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The Liberty University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at Liberty University ?

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

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 18 students for every one instructional faculty member, Liberty University has more students split among the same faculty when compared to the national average of 15 . 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 Liberty University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees3,1301,0322,09833.0%
Total of Those With Faculty Status3,1301,0322,09833.0%
Tenured Faculty1111-100.0%
On Tenure Track44-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track3,1151,0172,09832.6%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants178-178-

Below Average Use of Full-Time Teachers

33.0% of the teaching staff are full time at Liberty University , which places this college below average in its use of full-time teachers when compared to a nationwide average.

Above Average Use of Part-Time Teachers

67.0% of the teaching staff at Liberty University are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This percentage represents a higher than average use of adjuncts when compared to the national average of 51.4% , a controversial statistic that some consider indicative of a college'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

Grad Assistants May Teach Classes

Liberty University has 178 instructional graduate assistants that teach or provide 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 58 non-instructional graduate assistants.

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