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The Montreat College Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at Montreat College ?

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

Above Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Montreat College , with 11 students for every instructional faculty member, has more professors per student than the national average, which is 15 students for every one instructor. This student to faculty ratio is one of the standard metrics used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students, and therefore, the individualized attention or quality of instruction the student might receive.

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 Montreat College as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees1973815919.3%
Total of Those With Faculty Status1973815919.3%
Tenured Faculty1717-100.0%
On Tenure Track33-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track1771815910.2%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

Fewer Full-Time Teachers Than Most

Montreat College's use of full-time instructors ranks among the nation's lowest, with only 19.0% of instructors teaching on a full-time basis.

This School Really Likes Hiring Part-Timers

81.0% of the teaching staff at Montreat College are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This high use of adjuncts is far above the national average of 51.4% . A high use of adjuncts instead of tenured professors is controversial, and some consider this statistic to be 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 Not Teach Classes

Montreat College reports 17 graduate assistants, however, none of them are considered instructional, meaning they do not teach or perform teaching-related activities.

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