The College of the Atlantic Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at College of the Atlantic?

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

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, College of the Atlantic ranks among the best colleges when compared to the national average of 14.

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 College of the Atlantic as primarily performing research or public service.

How Seriously Does This School Take Hiring Full-Time Teachers? Very Seriously

College of the Atlantic's utilization of full-time teaching staff ranks among the highest in the nation, with 100.0% of instructors employed full time.

No Tenure System at This School

This school does not have a tenure system, and so we are unable to call out the number of 'adjuncts' due to all teachers being considered non-tenure track. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the school. 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.

Reliance on Graduate Assistants Unknown

We were not able to determine College of the Atlantic's reliance on graduate students.