Colleges with Low Student to Faculty Ratio
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 U.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 3 to 1 where 1,716 faculty or instructional staffs teach 11,886 undergraduate students in United States.
Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded 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 faculty. 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 faculty shown in below table. You may want to check colleges having the Highest Student to Faculty Ratio.
| Name | Student to Faculty Ratio | # of Students | # of Full-time Faculty | # of Part-time Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA | 3 to 1 | 11,886 | 1,391 | 325 |
| 2 | Loma Linda UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLoma Linda, CA | 3 to 1 | 4,210 | 374 | 10 |
| 3 | Duke UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDurham, NC | 5 to 1 | 17,499 | 4,280 | 141 |
| 4 | Princeton UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPrinceton, NJ | 5 to 1 | 9,137 | 1,052 | 189 |
| 5 | City University of SeattlePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA | 5 to 1 | 2,007 | 27 | 358 |
| 6 | University of ChicagoPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL | 5 to 1 | 18,566 | 2,755 | 440 |
| 7 | Yale UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT | 5 to 1 | 15,564 | 2,881 | 819 |
| 8 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPittsburgh, PA | 5 to 1 | 15,888 | 1,387 | 361 |
| 9 | Stanford UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsStanford, CA | 6 to 1 | 18,625 | 4,218 | 588 |
| 10 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsEvanston, IL | 6 to 1 | 23,856 | 2,442 | 417 |
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