4-year Colleges
Student to Faculty Ratio
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average student to faculty ratio of 4-year colleges is 13.79 to 1. It indicates that there are about 14 students for every one instructional faculty and staff. For public schools, the ratio is 15.40 to 1 and 13.18 for private schools. Following table and chart illustrate the student to faculty ratio of 4-year colleges by school controls and levels.
| Average | Public Schools | Private Schools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Years (or high) | 12.54 to 1 | 15.93 to 1 | 11.33 to 1 |
| 2-4 Years | 15.91 to 1 | 16.46 to 1 | 15.39 to 1 |
| Less than 2 Years | 13.76 to 1 | 10.22 to 1 | 14.25 to 1 |
| Average | 13.79 to 1 | 15.40 to 1 | 13.18 to 1 |
| Student-to-faculty ratio: total students not in graduate or professional programs divided by total instructional staff not teaching in graduate or professional programs. | |||
Faculty Statistics
There are 1,504,513 instructional staffs including professors, faculty, instructors, and teaching staffs with full-time or part-time status in 4-year colleges.By school type, 914,939 instructional staffs are working for public schools and 589,574 for private schools. By employment status, there are 783,388 full-time and 721,125 part-time faculty in 4-year colleges. The next table and chart show the number of instructional staffs by school type, levels, and employment status.
| Total | Public Schools | Private Schools | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time | Part-Time | Full-time | Part-Time | Full-time | Part-Time | ||
| 4 Years (or high) | 666,210 | 529,215 | 411,998 | 241,982 | 254,212 | 287,233 | |
| 2-4 Years | 102,137 | 178,433 | 90,438 | 162,328 | 11,699 | 16,105 | |
| Less than 2 Years | 15,041 | 13,477 | 3,467 | 4,726 | 11,574 | 8,751 | |
| Total | 783,388 | 721,125 | 505,903 | 409,036 | 277,485 | 312,089 | |