College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

The The University of Montana Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at UM ?

Check out the information on class structures and faculty to get a feel for the academic life at UM .

Amount of Faculty Here is About Average

Student to faculty ratio at The University of Montana 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.

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 The University of Montana as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees63442321166.7%
Total of Those With Faculty Status63442321166.7%
Tenured Faculty3412934885.9%
On Tenure Track7877198.7%
Not on Tenure Track2155316224.7%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants309-309-

This Campus is Filled with Full-Time Teachers

The University of Montana has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 67.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Reliance on Part-Time Teachers is Way Below Average

At The University of Montana , only 26.0% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This use of adjuncts is far below the national average of 51.4%, which could be indicative of The University of Montana'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 Teach Classes

The University of Montana has 309 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 143 non-instructional graduate assistants.

Continue Your Research on UM

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options