Colorado Colleges
Student to Faculty Ratio
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average student to faculty ratio of Colorado colleges is 13.92 to 1. It indicates that there are about 14 students for every one instructional faculty and staff. For public schools, the ratio is 15.47 to 1 and 13.29 for private schools. Following table and chart illustrate the student to faculty ratio of Colorado colleges by school controls and levels.
| Average | Public Schools | Private Schools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Years (or high) | 13.48 to 1 | 17.38 to 1 | 10.37 to 1 |
| 2-4 Years | 15.16 to 1 | 11.50 to 1 | 16.38 to 1 |
| Less than 2 Years | 13.42 to 1 | 8.50 to 1 | 13.74 to 1 |
| Average | 13.92 to 1 | 15.47 to 1 | 13.29 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 28,918 instructional staffs including professors, faculty, instructors, and teaching staffs with full-time or part-time status in Colorado colleges.By school type, 21,697 instructional staffs are working for public schools and 7,221 for private schools. By employment status, there are 15,521 full-time and 13,397 part-time faculty in Colorado 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) | 14,694 | 12,615 | 12,771 | 8,304 | 1,923 | 4,311 | |
| 2-4 Years | 660 | 537 | 237 | 298 | 423 | 239 | |
| Less than 2 Years | 167 | 245 | 41 | 46 | 126 | 199 | |
| Total | 15,521 | 13,397 | 13,049 | 8,648 | 2,472 | 4,749 | |