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The Briar Cliff University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Briar Cliff 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 Briar Cliff .

Above Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Briar Cliff University , with 11 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.

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 Briar Cliff University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees100703070.0%
Total of Those With Faculty Status99693069.7%
Tenured Faculty3131-100.0%
On Tenure Track3130196.8%
Not on Tenure Track3782921.6%
Without Faculty Status11-100.0%
Graduate Assistants----

Above Average Use of Full-Time Teachers

Briar Cliff University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 70.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Lower Than Average Use of Adjuncts or Part-Time Teachers

At Briar Cliff University , only 29.0% 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 Briar Cliff 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 Do Not Teach

Briar Cliff University reports 16 graduate assistants, however, none of them are considered instructional, meaning they do not teach or perform teaching-related activities.

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