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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Aviation/Airway Management and Operations (8% of graduates). 30 students for every faculty member, more than at 98% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $3,121 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

428 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 35% of graduates; 31 programs in 14 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 49.01047.7% 33
    Graduates in this field earn $49,222 4 years out
  2. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01017.5% 32
    Graduates in this field earn $36,882 4 years out
  3. Communications Technology/Technician 10.01056.8% 29
    Graduates in this field earn $26,213 4 years out
  4. Criminalistics and Criminal Science 43.04026.5% 28
    Graduates in this field earn $31,130 4 years out
  5. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38016.1% 26
    Graduates in this field earn $35,148 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Biology, 9.0% → 19% of graduates since 2014–15 (83 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. Mechanical Engineering$63,291 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $35,250

    4 years after completion$63,291
    National median: $92,135Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $54,206 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $14,495 · 45 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$60,940 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$60,940
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $50,179 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,250 · 38 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Industrial Engineering$56,541 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$56,541
    National median: $98,442Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $55,470 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $10,525 · 47 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$53,013 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $32,166

    4 years after completion$53,013
    National median: $83,742Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $63,059 · 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 · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Air Transportation$49,222 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $31,376

    4 years after completion$49,222
    National median: $85,825Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $44,577 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $10,000 · 54 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 college30 to 1
30 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 98% 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

$48,596

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$3,121
$3,121
← Lessmore than 4% 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)