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Colleges with High Student to Faculty Ratio in Iowa

This page lists colleges with the high Student to Faculty Ratio (a faculty teaches/cares more students which means probably less attention/support on each student) in Iowa. Iowa State University has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 18 to 1 where 1,797 faculty or instructional staffs teach 29,969 undergraduate students in Iowa.
We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. We also exclude schools which provide programs through online exclusively since those schools have relatively many more students per faculty than regular colleges.
The next table shows the schools that have high Student to Faculty Ratio with total number of students and faculties. Note that the actual ratio is computed based on number of undergraduate students and instructional staffs who teach undergraduate programs. It may differ from the number of faculties shown in below table. You may want to check colleges having the Lowest Student to Faculty Ratio in Iowa.
Colleges with High Student to Faculty Ratio in Iowa
NameStudent to Faculty Ratio# of Students# of Full-time Faculty# of Part-time Faculty
1Iowa State University
Public, four-yearsAmes, IA
18 to 129,9691,519278
2William Penn University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOskaloosa, IA
18 to 11,4734772
3University of Northern Iowa
Public, four-yearsCedar Falls, IA
17 to 18,945461130
4University of Iowa
Public, four-yearsIowa City, IA
16 to 130,0152,485390
5Northwestern College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange City, IA
15 to 11,6517897
6Dordt University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Center, IA
14 to 11,8618948
7Central College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPella, IA
13 to 11,1699921
8Cornell College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMount Vernon, IA
13 to 11,0738317
9Morningside University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA
13 to 12,24972162
10Mount Mercy University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA
13 to 11,5268499