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The American University of Puerto Rico Manati Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at AUPR Manati ?

Get a feel for student life at American University of Puerto Rico Manati by checking out the information on classes and faculty below.

Below Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Student to faculty ratio is one of the standard metrics used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 20 students for every one instructional faculty member, American University of Puerto Rico has more students split among the same faculty when compared to the national average of 15 . This metric might be an indicator that larger class sizes may be the norm, especially in introductory courses.

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 American University of Puerto Rico as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees5074314.0%
Total of Those With Faculty Status5074314.0%
Tenured Faculty77-100.0%
On Tenure Track----
Not on Tenure Track43-43-
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

Fewer Full-Time Teachers Than Most

American University of Puerto Rico's use of full-time instructors ranks among the nation's lowest, with only 14.0% of instructors teaching on a full-time basis.

This School Really Likes Hiring Part-Timers

86.0% of the teaching staff at American University of Puerto Rico are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This high use of adjuncts is far above the national average of 51.4% . A high use of adjuncts instead of tenured professors is controversial, and some consider this statistic to be indicative of a college'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 American University of Puerto Rico's reliance on graduate students.

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