The DeVry University - Virginia Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does DeVry University - Virginia have a good student to faculty ratio?

Get a feel for student life at DeVry University - Virginia by checking out the information on classes and faculty below.

Worse Than Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Student to faculty ratio is one of the standard metrics used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 17 students for every one instructional faculty member, DeVry University - Virginia has more students split among the same faculty when compared to the national average of 14. This metric might be an indicator that larger class sizes may be the norm, especially in introductory courses.

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 DeVry University - Virginia as primarily performing research or public service.

Full-Time Teaching Staff is Well Below Average

DeVry University - Virginia's use of full-time instructors ranks among the nation's lowest, with only 16.0% of instructors teaching on a full-time basis.

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 DeVry University - Virginia's reliance on graduate students.