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The Montana State University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Montana State University have a good student to faculty ratio?

Use the student to faculty ratio, as well as the faculty composition to get an idea of how much attention you'll receive as an individual student at Montana State 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 19 students for every one instructional faculty member, Montana State 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 Montana State University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees1,22173648560.3%
Total of Those With Faculty Status1,22173648560.3%
Tenured Faculty421414798.3%
On Tenure Track168168-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track63215447824.4%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants440-440-

Below Average Use of Part-Timers

Montana State University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 60.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Below Average Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

At Montana State University , only 39.0% 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 Montana State 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

Montana State University has 440 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 370 non-instructional graduate assistants.

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