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The Shepherd University - Shepherdstown Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at Shepherd University ?

Get a feel for student life at Shepherd University - Shepherdstown by checking out the information on classes and faculty below.

Average Teacher to Student Ratio

Student to faculty ratio at Shepherd University is on par with the national average of 15 students for every one instructional faculty member, at 16 :1. This ratio is a standard metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students.

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 Shepherd University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees24614110557.3%
Total of Those With Faculty Status24614110557.3%
Tenured Faculty8383-100.0%
On Tenure Track4040-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track1231810514.6%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

This Campus is Filled with Full-Time Teachers

Shepherd University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 57.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Lower Than Average Use of Adjuncts or Part-Time Teachers

At Shepherd University , only 43.0% 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 Shepherd University'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

Grad Assistants May Not Teach Classes

Shepherd University reports 30 graduate assistants, however, none of them are considered instructional, meaning they do not teach or perform teaching-related activities.

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