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Colleges with High Student to Faculty Ratio in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts. University of Massachusetts-Amherst has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 18 to 1 where 1,760 faculty or instructional staffs teach 32,229 undergraduate students in Massachusetts.
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 Massachusetts.
Colleges with High Student to Faculty Ratio in Massachusetts
NameStudent to Faculty Ratio# of Students# of Full-time Faculty# of Part-time Faculty
1University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Public, four-yearsAmherst, MA
18 to 132,2291,452308
2Bridgewater State University
Public, four-yearsBridgewater, MA
17 to 19,604337425
3University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Public, four-yearsLowell, MA
17 to 117,153630372
4University of Massachusetts-Boston
Public, four-yearsBoston, MA
16 to 115,586684407
5Northeastern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
16 to 130,0131,399486
6Emerson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
15 to 15,891229388
7University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Public, four-yearsNorth Dartmouth, MA
15 to 17,457397147
8Gordon College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWenham, MA
14 to 11,62873161
9Westfield State University
Public, four-yearsWestfield, MA
14 to 14,702226234
10Worcester State University
Public, four-yearsWorcester, MA
14 to 15,311203223