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The Maryville University of Saint Louis Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Maryville U have a good student to faculty ratio?

Get a feel for student life at Maryville U by checking out the information on classes and faculty below.

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Student to Faculty Ratio is About Average

With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Maryville University of Saint Louis is about average in this regard, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1.

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 Maryville University of Saint Louis as primarily performing research or public service.

Total Full Time Part Time Percent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees 1,069 147 922 14%
Total of Those With Faculty Status 1,069 147 922 14%
Tenured Faculty 70 70 - 100%
On Tenure Track 28 28 - 100%
Not on Tenure Track 971 49 922 5%
Without Faculty Status - - - -
Graduate Assistants 20 - 20 -

Fewer Full-Time Teachers Than Average

Only 14% of the instructors at Maryville University of Saint Louis are employed full time, which is below the national average of 47%.

Heavier Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

At Maryville University of Saint Louis, 86% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This is above the national average of 51.4%.

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.

You May End Up Getting Taught by a Grad Assistant

Maryville University of Saint Louis has 0 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 20 non-instructional graduate assistants.

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