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Colleges with Low Student to Faculty Ratio in Massachusetts

This page lists colleges with the lower Student to Faculty Ratio (a faculty teaches/cares less students which means probably more attention/support on each student) in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 3 to 1 where 1,681 faculty or instructional staffs teach 11,934 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 aslo exclude schools which total student population is less than 1,000.
The next table shows the schools that have low 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 Highest Student to Faculty Ratio in Massachusetts.
Colleges with Low Student to Faculty Ratio in Massachusetts
NameStudent to Faculty Ratio# of Students# of Full-time Faculty# of Part-time Faculty
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA
3 to 111,9341,375306
2Williams College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilliamstown, MA
6 to 12,22431769
3Amherst College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAmherst, MA
7 to 11,97126217
4Harvard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA
7 to 131,3452,120335
5Wellesley College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWellesley, MA
8 to 12,46132985
6Clark University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
9 to 13,350207178
7Simmons University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
9 to 15,984224648
8Smith College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorthampton, MA
9 to 12,92431380
9Brandeis University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaltham, MA
10 to 15,558387160
10College of the Holy Cross
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
10 to 13,02929435