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The Southern University at New Orleans Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Southern University at New Orleans 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 Southern University at New Orleans .

Below Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Student to faculty ratio is one of the standard metrics used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 18 students for every one instructional faculty member, Southern University at New Orleans has more students split among the same faculty when compared to the national average of 15 . This metric might be an indicator that larger class sizes may be the norm, especially in introductory courses.

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 Southern University at New Orleans as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees127784961.4%
Total of Those With Faculty Status127784961.4%
Tenured Faculty4040-100.0%
On Tenure Track3838-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track49-49-
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

Above Average Use of Full-Time Teachers

Southern University at New Orleans has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 61.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Lower Than Average Use of Adjuncts or Part-Time Teachers

At Southern University at New Orleans , only 39.0% 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 Southern University at New Orleans' 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 Southern University at New Orleans' reliance on graduate students.

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