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The Norfolk State University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Norfolk 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 Norfolk State University .

Amount of Faculty Here is About Average

Student to faculty ratio at Norfolk State University is on par with the national average of 15 students for every one instructional faculty member, at 16 :1. This ratio is a standard metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students.

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 Norfolk State University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees36224212066.9%
Total of Those With Faculty Status242242-100.0%
Tenured Faculty100100-100.0%
On Tenure Track5858-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track8484-100.0%
Without Faculty Status120-120-
Graduate Assistants----

Below Average Use of Part-Timers

Norfolk State University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 67.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Below Average Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

At Norfolk State University , only 33.0% 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 Norfolk 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

Reliance on Graduate Assistants Unknown

We were not able to determine Norfolk State University's reliance on graduate students.

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