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The Howard Payne University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Howard Payne 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 Howard Payne University .

Excellent Student to Faculty Ratio

Student to faculty ratio is a common metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 9 students for every one instructional faculty member, Howard Payne University ranks among the best colleges when compared to the national average of 15.

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 Howard Payne University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees104584655.8%
Total of Those With Faculty Status5858-100.0%
Tenured Faculty11-100.0%
On Tenure Track----
Not on Tenure Track5757-100.0%
Without Faculty Status46-46-
Graduate Assistants1-1-

Below Average Use of Part-Timers

Howard Payne University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 56.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Lower Than Average Use of Adjuncts or Part-Time Teachers

At Howard Payne University , only 44.0% 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 Howard Payne 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

Keep an Eye Out for Grad Assistants Teaching Classes

Howard Payne University has a single instructional graduate assistant who teaches or provides teaching-related duties. These responsibilities could range from entirely teaching lower-level courses themselves, to assisting professors by developing teaching materials, preparing or giving exams and grading student work. We suggest you ask the college to what extent graduate assistants are relied on for instruction, so you know what you are paying for.

Additionally, the school has 14 non-instructional graduate assistants.

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