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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (15% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 59% of faculty are full-time. Spends $7,149 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

257 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 55% of graduates; 22 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380115% 38
    Graduates in this field earn $83,010 4 years out
  2. Business/Commerce, General 52.010111% 29
  3. Social Work 44.070111% 28
  4. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020111% 28
    Graduates in this field earn $59,591 4 years out
  5. Elementary Education and Teaching 13.12027.0% 18
    Graduates in this field earn $44,219 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Public administration and social work, 0.1% → 11% of graduates since 2014–15 (28 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

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,010 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,012

    4 years after completion$83,010
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $73,709 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,250 · 170 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General$75,435 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $49,926

    4 years after completion$75,435
    National median: $92,374Below typical

    Median federal debt: $19,850 · 31 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Medical Illustration and Informatics$67,134 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$67,134
    National median: $73,739Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 6 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,591 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $43,471

    4 years after completion$59,591
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $45,132 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,250 · 137 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Communication and Media Studies$58,770 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$58,770
    National median: $56,359Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 26 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.

Students per faculty member vs. every college11 to 1
11 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 68% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty59%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$47,118

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 private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$7,149
$7,149
← Lessmore than 26% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$31,691
$31,691
← Lessmore than 47% of 1,065More →

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)