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The Chicago State University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Chicago State University 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 Chicago State University .

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 7 students for every one instructional faculty member, Chicago State 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 Chicago State University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees2441915378.3%
Total of Those With Faculty Status192191199.5%
Tenured Faculty8585-100.0%
On Tenure Track4948198.0%
Not on Tenure Track5858-100.0%
Without Faculty Status52-52-
Graduate Assistants----

This School is Seriously Committed to Hiring Full-Time Teachers

Chicago State University's utilization of full-time teaching staff ranks among the highest in the nation, with 78.0% of instructors employed full time.

Low Percentage of Part-Time Teachers (Adjuncts)

At Chicago State University , only 21.0% 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 Chicago State 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 Chicago State University's reliance on graduate students.

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