Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other (32% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $3,754 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
41 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 88% of graduates; 7 programs in 1 field awarded at least one.
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 50.069932% 13
- Painting 50.070827% 11Graduates in this field earn $23,194 4 years out
- Graphic Design 50.040912% 5
- Printmaking 50.07109.8% 4Graduates in this field earn $23,194 4 years out
- Fashion/Apparel Design 50.04077.3% 3
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
Visual and Performing Arts, General$23,558 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$23,558National median: $41,688Below typical4 years out, Pell: $28,086 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 8 graduates, two most recent years combined
Fine and Studio Arts$23,194 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $7,453
4 years after completion$23,194National median: $41,367Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 44 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.
$27,268
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)
