Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Business/Managerial Economics (34% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 90% of faculty are full-time. Spends $20,153 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
185 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 71% of graduates; 18 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.
- Business/Managerial Economics 52.060134% 62Graduates in this field earn $87,835 4 years out
- History, General 54.010114% 25Graduates in this field earn $48,625 4 years out
- Political Science and Government, General 45.10019.2% 17Graduates in this field earn $68,731 4 years out
- Economics, General 45.06018.1% 15Graduates in this field earn $68,795 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01017.0% 13Graduates in this field earn $62,515 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Business, 16% → 34% of graduates since 2014–15 (62 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
Business/Managerial Economics$87,835 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $52,087
4 years after completion$87,835National median: $77,981Above typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $65,834(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,970 · 83 graduates, two most recent years combined
Economics$68,795 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $52,155
4 years after completion$68,795National median: $82,686Below typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 49 graduates, two most recent years combined
Political Science and Government$68,731 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $37,123
4 years after completion$68,731National median: $63,293Above typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 44 graduates, two most recent years combined
Biology, General$62,515 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $41,876
4 years after completion$62,515National median: $57,214Above typicalMedian federal debt: $24,500 · 44 graduates, two most recent years combined
History$48,625 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $42,949
4 years after completion$48,625National median: $50,680Below typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 48 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.
The college also reports 8.4 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$85,950
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.
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;Hampden-Sydney College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
