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The Ohio Valley University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Ohio Valley 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 Ohio Valley .

Above Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Ohio Valley University , with 12 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 Ohio Valley University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees52173532.7%
Total of Those With Faculty Status52173532.7%
Tenured Faculty----
On Tenure Track----
Not on Tenure Track52173532.7%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

Lower Than Average Number of Full-Time Teachers

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

No Such Thing as Tenure at This School

This school does not have a tenure system, and so we are unable to call out the number of 'adjuncts' due to all teachers being considered non-tenure track. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the school. 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.

Grad Assistants Do Not Teach

Ohio Valley University reports 14 graduate assistants, however, none of them are considered instructional, meaning they do not teach or perform teaching-related activities.

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