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The Wentworth Institute of Technology Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Wentworth Institute of Technology 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 Wentworth Institute of Technology .

Worse Than 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, Wentworth Institute of Technology 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.

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 Wentworth Institute of Technology as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees39216922343.1%
Total of Those With Faculty Status169169-100.0%
Tenured Faculty----
On Tenure Track----
Not on Tenure Track169169-100.0%
Without Faculty Status223-223-
Graduate Assistants31-31-

Number of Full-Time Teachers is Average

At Wentworth Institute of Technology ,43.0% of the teaching staff are full time, which is on average when compared nationally.

No Tenure System at This School

This school does not have a tenure system, and so we are unable to call out the number of 'adjuncts' due to all teachers being considered non-tenure track. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the school. 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.

Keep an Eye Out for Grad Assistants Teaching Classes

Wentworth Institute of Technology has 31 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 10 non-instructional graduate assistants.

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