The Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Saint Joseph’s Maine have a good student to faculty ratio?

Take a look at the classes and faculty information below to get a feel for student life at Saint Joseph’s Maine.

On this page you’ll find:

• Student to Faculty Ratio
• Faculty Composition
• Percent of Full-Time Instructors
• Percent of Adjunct Professors
• Graduate Assistant Breakdown

Student to Faculty Ratio is Well Above Average

With 10 students for every one instructional faculty member, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranks among the best colleges when compared to the national average of 15.

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 Saint Joseph’s College of Maine as primarily performing research or public service.

Fewer Full-Time Teachers Than Average

Only 31% of the instructors at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine are employed full time, which is below the national average of 47%.

Heavier Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

At Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, 69% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This is above 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.

You May End Up Getting Taught by a Grad Assistant

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine has 0 instructional graduate assistants that teach or provide teaching-related duties. These responsibilities could range from entirely teaching lower-level courses themselves, to assisting professors by developing teaching materials, preparing or giving exams and grading student work. We suggest you ask the college to what extent graduate assistants are relied on for instruction, so you know what you are paying for. Additionally, the school has 9 non-instructional graduate assistants.

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References

• U.S. Department of Education — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
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