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The Bluefield State College Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Bluefield State College 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 Bluefield State College .

Good Student to Faculty Ratio

Bluefield State College , with 12 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 Bluefield State College as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees102633961.8%
Total of Those With Faculty Status102633961.8%
Tenured Faculty3333-100.0%
On Tenure Track1212-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track57183931.6%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

Below Average Use of Part-Timers

Bluefield State College has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 62.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Below Average Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

At Bluefield State College , only 38.0% 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 Bluefield State 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

No Graduate Programs

Many U.S. colleges utilize enrolled graduate assistants to help instructional faculty, however, as Bluefield State College does not offer graduate degree programs, this practice is not applicable to this college.

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