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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (22% of graduates). 25 students for every faculty member, more than at 97% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $3,859 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

325 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 53% of graduates; 35 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010122% 71
    Graduates in this field earn $32,559 4 years out
  2. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380112% 39
    Graduates in this field earn $37,165 4 years out
  3. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01047.1% 23
  4. Accounting 52.03016.2% 20
    Graduates in this field earn $20,245 4 years out
  5. Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 52.07015.8% 19
    Graduates in this field earn $28,121 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 6.6% → 9.5% of graduates since 2014–15 (31 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$37,165 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $9,648

    4 years after completion$37,165
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $18,282 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $11,000 · 105 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$33,355 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$33,355
    National median: $62,582Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 37 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Biology, General$32,559 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $15,765

    4 years after completion$32,559
    National median: $57,214Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $25,800 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $11,000 · 166 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$31,196 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$31,196
    National median: $51,389Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $20,621 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $15,750 · 22 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$28,121 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$28,121
    National median: $61,027Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $18,492 · 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 · 28 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 college25 to 1
25 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 97% 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

$51,897

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$3,859
$3,859
← Lessmore than 6% of 1,199More →

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)