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The Sacred Heart University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart University .

Good Student to Faculty Ratio

Sacred Heart University , with 13 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.

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 Sacred Heart University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees91933358636.2%
Total of Those With Faculty Status91933358636.2%
Tenured Faculty114113199.1%
On Tenure Track6262-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track74315858521.3%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

Above Average Use of Part-Time Teachers

36.0% of the teaching staff are full time at Sacred Heart University , which places this college below average in its use of full-time teachers when compared to a nationwide average.

Use of Part-Time Teachers is Above Average

64.0% of the teaching staff at Sacred Heart University are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This percentage represents a higher than average use of adjuncts when compared to the national average of 51.4% , a controversial statistic that some consider 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

Non-Instructional Grad Assistants

Sacred Heart University reports 132 graduate assistants, however, none of them are considered instructional, meaning they do not teach or perform teaching-related activities.

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