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The Stanbridge University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Stanbridge have a good student to faculty ratio?

Get a feel for student life at Stanbridge by checking out the information on classes and faculty below.

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Student to Faculty Ratio is About Average

The student to faculty ratio at Stanbridge University is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

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 Stanbridge University as primarily performing research or public service.

Total Full Time Part Time Percent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees 259 80 179 31%
Total of Those With Faculty Status 259 80 179 31%
Tenured Faculty - - - -
On Tenure Track - - - -
Not on Tenure Track 259 80 179 31%
Without Faculty Status - - - -

Fewer Full-Time Teachers Than Average

At Stanbridge University, 31% of instructors are full time — lower than the national average of 47%.

Heavier Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

At Stanbridge University, 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.

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