Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Elementary Education and Teaching (10% of graduates). 19 students for every faculty member, more than at 87% of colleges. 95% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,584 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
229 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 44% of graduates; 38 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.
- Elementary Education and Teaching 13.12029.6% 22Graduates in this field earn $44,147 4 years out
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 26.09089.2% 21
- Psychology, General 42.01019.2% 21Graduates in this field earn $45,921 4 years out
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02018.7% 20Graduates in this field earn $56,571 4 years out
- General Studies 24.01027.0% 16
Fastest-growing field: Biology, 9.0% → 17% of graduates since 2014–15 (40 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Biology, General$70,545 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$70,545National median: $57,214Above typicalMedian federal debt: $21,862 · 44 graduates, two most recent years combined
Accounting and Related Services$67,072 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $51,239
4 years after completion$67,072National median: $76,194Below typicalMedian federal debt: $25,000 · 40 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,571 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $43,667
4 years after completion$56,571National median: $68,257Below typical4 years out, Pell: $47,912 · Non-Pell: $53,385(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,000 · 52 graduates, two most recent years combined
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$53,484 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $40,123
4 years after completion$53,484National median: $54,562About typicalMedian federal debt: $24,150 · 50 graduates, two most recent years combined
Sociology$50,765 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$50,765National median: $52,657About typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 24 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$80,539
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)