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The Charleston Southern University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Charleston Southern University have a good student to faculty ratio?

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

Above Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Charleston Southern University , 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.

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 Charleston Southern University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees32722410368.5%
Total of Those With Faculty Status29519210365.1%
Tenured Faculty2929-100.0%
On Tenure Track109109-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track1575410334.4%
Without Faculty Status3232-100.0%
Graduate Assistants----

Below Average Use of Part-Timers

Charleston Southern University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 69.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Lower Than Average Use of Adjuncts or Part-Time Teachers

At Charleston Southern University , only 31.0% 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 Charleston Southern 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

Reliance on Graduate Assistants Unknown

We were not able to determine Charleston Southern University's reliance on graduate students.

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