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The Eastern Michigan University Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Eastern Michigan have a good student to faculty ratio?

Use the student to faculty ratio, as well as the faculty composition to get an idea of how much attention you'll receive as an individual student at Eastern Michigan .

Average Teacher to Student Ratio

Student to faculty ratio at Eastern Michigan University is on par with the national average of 15 students for every one instructional faculty member, at 14 :1. This ratio is a standard metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students.

Breakdown of Instructional Staff

The following table shows all the employees the school considers instructional, and therefore, part of the above student-to-faculty ratio. These include both those employees designated as either "primarily instructional" or as "instructional combined with research/public service". It does not include employees that have been identified by Eastern Michigan University as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees1,12365047357.9%
Total of Those With Faculty Status658650898.8%
Tenured Faculty499491898.4%
On Tenure Track8484-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track7575-100.0%
Without Faculty Status465-465-
Graduate Assistants----

Above Average Use of Full-Time Teachers

Eastern Michigan University has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 58.0% of instructors teaching full time.

Lower Than Average Use of Adjuncts or Part-Time Teachers

At Eastern Michigan University , only 41.0% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This use of adjuncts is low, below the national average of 51.4%, which could be indicative of Eastern Michigan University's commitment to building a strong, long-term instructional team.

Colleges often use part-time professors and adjuncts to teach courses, rather than full-time faculty. This hiring practice is primarily a way to save money amid increasingly tight budgets. However, it is a controversial practice with strong views on either side. We encourage you to understand this topic more deeply, and how the colleges you are interested in approach faculty hiring. It's your education and your money on the line. Make sure you know what you are getting for it.

Additional Information

Grad Assistants Do Not Teach

Eastern Michigan University reports 458 graduate assistants, however, none of them are considered instructional, meaning they do not teach or perform teaching-related activities.

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