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The Alderson Broaddus University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Alderson Broaddus 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 Alderson Broaddus University .

Average Teacher to Student Ratio

Student to faculty ratio at Alderson Broaddus University is on par with the national average of 15 students for every one instructional faculty member, at 14 :1. This ratio is a standard metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students.

Breakdown of Instructional Staff

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 Alderson Broaddus University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees78532567.9%
Total of Those With Faculty Status78532567.9%
Tenured Faculty2020-100.0%
On Tenure Track3333-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track25-25-
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

Above Average Use of Full-Time Teachers

Alderson Broaddus University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 68.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Lower Than Average Use of Adjuncts or Part-Time Teachers

At Alderson Broaddus University , only 32.0% 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 Alderson Broaddus 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 Alderson Broaddus University's reliance on graduate students.

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