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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (25% of graduates). 21 students for every faculty member, more than at 93% of colleges. 22% of faculty are full-time. Spends $4,216 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

543 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 56% of graduates; 33 programs in 14 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380125% 138
    Graduates in this field earn $66,971 4 years out
  2. Cinematography and Film/Video Production 50.06029.4% 51
    Graduates in this field earn $21,459 4 years out
  3. Journalism 09.04018.3% 45
    Graduates in this field earn $29,511 4 years out
  4. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 09.09008.3% 45
    Graduates in this field earn $31,189 4 years out
  5. Biomedical Sciences, General 26.01024.2% 23

Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 6.6% → 19% of graduates since 2014–15 (101 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$66,971 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $36,836

    4 years after completion$66,971
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $49,915 · Non-Pell: $58,786(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,000 · 288 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Social Work$36,055 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$36,055
    National median: $51,790Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 14 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$35,626 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$35,626
    National median: $54,562Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $19,903 · 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 · 39 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$35,058 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $20,513

    4 years after completion$35,058
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    Median federal debt: $15,100 · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Communication and Media Studies$32,023 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $8,558

    4 years after completion$32,023
    National median: $56,359Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $23,377 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $13,150 · 89 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 college21 to 1
21 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 93% 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 faculty22%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$40,628

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$4,216
$4,216
← Lessmore than 9% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$6,062
$6,062
← Lessmore than 11% 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)