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The Salem College Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Salem College 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 Salem College .

Good Student to Faculty Ratio

Salem College , with 11 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 Salem College as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees73433058.9%
Total of Those With Faculty Status70403057.1%
Tenured Faculty2424-100.0%
On Tenure Track22-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track44143031.8%
Without Faculty Status33-100.0%
Graduate Assistants----

Below Average Use of Part-Timers

Salem College has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 59.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Below Average Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

At Salem College , only 41.0% 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 Salem 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

Reliance on Graduate Assistants Unknown

We were not able to determine Salem College's reliance on graduate students.

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