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The Arizona State University - Tempe Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at ASU - Tempe ?

Check out the information on class structures and faculty to get a feel for the academic life at ASU - Tempe .

Worse Than 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 19 students for every one instructional faculty member, Arizona State University - Tempe 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.

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 Arizona State University - Tempe as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees4,3043,1761,12873.8%
Total of Those With Faculty Status4,3043,1761,12873.8%
Tenured Faculty1,3661,3303697.4%
On Tenure Track485484199.8%
Not on Tenure Track2,4531,3621,09155.5%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants2,774-2,774-

How Seriously Does This School Take Hiring Full-Time Teachers? Very Seriously

Arizona State University - Tempe's utilization of full-time teaching staff ranks among the highest in the nation, with 74.0% of instructors employed full time.

Reliance on Part-Time Teachers is Way Below Average

At Arizona State University - Tempe , only 25.0% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This use of adjuncts is far below the national average of 51.4%, which could be indicative of Arizona State University - Tempe'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

Grad Assistants May Teach Classes

Arizona State University - Tempe has 2,774 instructional graduate assistants that teach or provide teaching-related duties. These responsibilities could range from entirely teaching lower-level courses themselves, to assisting professors by developing teaching materials, preparing or giving exams and grading student work. We suggest you ask the college to what extent graduate assistants are relied on for instruction, so you know what you are paying for.

Additionally, the school has 1,384 non-instructional graduate assistants.

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