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The Robert Morris University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at RMU ?

Check out the information on class structures and faculty to get a feel for the academic life at RMU .

Amount of Faculty Here is About Average

Student to faculty ratio at Robert Morris University is on par with the national average of 15 students for every one instructional faculty member, at 15 :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 Robert Morris University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees39318221146.3%
Total of Those With Faculty Status182182-100.0%
Tenured Faculty161161-100.0%
On Tenure Track1414-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track77-100.0%
Without Faculty Status211-211-
Graduate Assistants----

Average Use of Full-Time Teachers

At Robert Morris University ,46.0% of the teaching staff are full time, which is on average when compared nationally.

This School Hires an Average Number of Adjuncts

54.0% of the teaching staff at Robert Morris University are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This use of adjuncts is on par with 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. 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 Robert Morris University's reliance on graduate students.

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