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Champlain CollegeBurlington, VT · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance (20% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,094 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

609 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 47% of graduates; 38 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 11.100320% 121
    Graduates in this field earn $112,282 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02017.7% 47
    Graduates in this field earn $69,076 4 years out
  3. Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 43.04037.6% 46
    Graduates in this field earn $101,401 4 years out
  4. Game and Interactive Media Design 50.04117.4% 45
    Graduates in this field earn $54,561 4 years out
  5. Computer Science 11.07014.6% 28
    Graduates in this field earn $97,753 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 13% → 37% of graduates since 2014–15 (223 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. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$112,282 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,652

    4 years after completion$112,282
    National median: $85,063Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $67,862 · Non-Pell: $83,669(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 291 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Security Science and Technology$101,401 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,586

    4 years after completion$101,401
    National median: $57,805Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $74,073 · Non-Pell: $84,625(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 143 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer Science$97,753 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $54,036

    4 years after completion$97,753
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 46 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$91,533 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,207

    4 years after completion$91,533
    National median: $53,072Above typical

    Median federal debt: $12,500 · 38 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,076 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $46,334

    4 years after completion$69,076
    National median: $68,257About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $45,962 · Non-Pell: $60,773(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 172 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 college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% 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 faculty100%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$89,765

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$9,094
$9,094
← Lessmore than 40% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$13,265
$13,265
← Lessmore than 24% 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)