by our College Data Analytics TeamTake a look at the classes and faculty information below to get a feel for student life at UWM Flexible Option.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex is about average in this regard, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1.
With 60% of instructors employed full time, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex is above the national average of 47%.
At University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex, 40% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This is a bit below 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.
