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The Mercer University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Mercer University have a good student to faculty ratio?

Use the student to faculty ratio, as well as the faculty composition to get an idea of how much attention you'll receive as an individual student at Mercer University .

Good Student to Faculty Ratio

Mercer University , with 13 students for every instructional faculty member, has more professors per student than the national average, which is 15 students for every one instructor. This student to faculty ratio is one of the standard metrics used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students, and therefore, the individualized attention or quality of instruction the student might receive.

Instructional Staff at the College

The following table shows all the employees the school considers instructional, and therefore, part of the above student-to-faculty ratio. These include both those employees designated as either "primarily instructional" or as "instructional combined with research/public service". It does not include employees that have been identified by Mercer University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees66138527658.2%
Total of Those With Faculty Status4033851895.5%
Tenured Faculty199194597.5%
On Tenure Track7979-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track1251121389.6%
Without Faculty Status258-258-
Graduate Assistants----

Below Average Use of Part-Timers

Mercer University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 58.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Below Average Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

At Mercer University , only 41.0% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This use of adjuncts is low, below the national average of 51.4%, which could be indicative of Mercer University's commitment to building a strong, long-term instructional team.

Colleges often use part-time professors and adjuncts to teach courses, rather than full-time faculty. This hiring practice is primarily a way to save money amid increasingly tight budgets. However, it is a controversial practice with strong views on either side. We encourage you to understand this topic more deeply, and how the colleges you are interested in approach faculty hiring. It's your education and your money on the line. Make sure you know what you are getting for it.

Additional Information

Reliance on Graduate Assistants Unknown

We were not able to determine Mercer University's reliance on graduate students.

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