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Average Students To Faculty Ratio At U.S. Colleges

What Is The Average Students To Faculty Ratio?

The students to faculty ratio is the total number of students over the number of faculties. When then ratio is low, it is assumed that a students will have more chances to meet or get helped from teachers and professors. Therefore, the students to faculty ratio is one of important consideration when choosing colleges and schools tries to keep it low.
The average students to faculty ratio of U.S. colleges is 15 to 1. It is based on all institutions' ratio where the students and faculty information is available. In public colleges, the student faculty ratio is 16 to 1 and private schools' ratio is 12 to 1. By school levels, the students to faculty ratio at four-years colleges is 14 to 1 and community colleges' ratio is 17 to 1.
The next schools are the top 5 U.S. colleges that have the lowest students to faculty ratio. Northcentral University has the lowest ratio of 1 to 1 among U.S. colleges. Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Chicago also have lower ratio of 3 to 1 and 5 to 1 respectively. For the ranking, we exclude community colleges and four-colleges with less than 5,000 students.
The following table summarizes the average students to faculty ratio in United States by school type and level.
The Average Students To Faculty Ratio
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total15.02 to 115.81 to 112.02 to 116.51 to 1
4 Years Colleges13.82 to 116.61 to 111.88 to 116.29 to 1
Community Colleges16.54 to 116.47 to 112.51 to 117.67 to 1
Trade Schools15.22 to 110.28 to 113.87 to 116.08 to 1

The Average Students To Faculty Ratio By State

The following table summarizes the The Average Students To Faculty Ratio by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.
2023 The Average Students To Faculty Ratio by State
StateTotalPublicPrivate
Alabama16 to 116 to 112 to 1
Alaska9 to 110 to 16 to 1
Arizona18 to 116 to 110 to 1
Arkansas14 to 114 to 112 to 1
California18 to 122 to 112 to 1
Colorado16 to 116 to 112 to 1
Connecticut13 to 115 to 110 to 1
Delaware13 to 112 to 111 to 1
District of Columbia15 to 18 to 110 to 1
Florida16 to 117 to 114 to 1
Georgia16 to 117 to 113 to 1
Hawaii15 to 116 to 113 to 1
Idaho13 to 116 to 114 to 1
Illinois14 to 116 to 111 to 1
Indiana14 to 116 to 111 to 1
Iowa13 to 117 to 111 to 1
Kansas14 to 116 to 111 to 1
Kentucky15 to 117 to 113 to 1
Louisiana16 to 120 to 113 to 1
Maine12 to 113 to 111 to 1
Maryland15 to 114 to 111 to 1
Massachusetts12 to 113 to 111 to 1
Michigan15 to 115 to 112 to 1
Minnesota15 to 118 to 112 to 1
Mississippi17 to 117 to 112 to 1
Missouri13 to 113 to 111 to 1
Montana13 to 113 to 19 to 1
Nebraska12 to 113 to 112 to 1
Nevada15 to 119 to 113 to 1
New Hampshire12 to 112 to 112 to 1
New Jersey16 to 116 to 114 to 1
New Mexico16 to 115 to 113 to 1
New York14 to 115 to 113 to 1
North Carolina13 to 113 to 111 to 1
North Dakota13 to 113 to 110 to 1
Ohio14 to 114 to 111 to 1
Oklahoma14 to 114 to 113 to 1
Oregon13 to 115 to 19 to 1
Pennsylvania13 to 113 to 111 to 1
Rhode Island13 to 116 to 111 to 1
South Carolina15 to 115 to 112 to 1
South Dakota12 to 114 to 111 to 1
Tennessee16 to 117 to 112 to 1
Texas17 to 118 to 114 to 1
Utah15 to 116 to 119 to 1
Vermont11 to 113 to 110 to 1
Virginia15 to 117 to 112 to 1
Washington15 to 116 to 111 to 1
West Virginia14 to 112 to 19 to 1
Wisconsin13 to 115 to 111 to 1
Wyoming15 to 114 to 1-
American Samoa16 to 116 to 1-
Federated States of Micronesia16 to 116 to 1-
Guam14 to 114 to 113 to 1
Marshall Islands16 to 116 to 1-
Northern Marianas22 to 122 to 1-
Palau10 to 110 to 1-
Puerto Rico19 to 113 to 117 to 1
Virgin Islands10 to 110 to 1-