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The Brandeis University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at Brandeis ?

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

Student to Faculty Ratio is Well Above Average

Student to faculty ratio is a common metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 10 students for every one instructional faculty member, Brandeis University ranks among the best colleges when compared to the national average of 15.

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 Brandeis University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees54738716070.7%
Total of Those With Faculty Status54738716070.7%
Tenured Faculty1991891095.0%
On Tenure Track7271198.6%
Not on Tenure Track27612714946.0%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants261-261-

This Campus is Filled with Full-Time Teachers

Brandeis University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 71.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Reliance on Part-Time Teachers is Way Below Average

At Brandeis University , only 27.0% 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 Brandeis 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

Grad Assistants May Teach Classes

Brandeis University has 261 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 142 non-instructional graduate assistants.

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