by our College Data Analytics TeamCheck out the information on class structures and faculty to get a feel for the academic life at Naropa .
Student to faculty ratio is a common metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 9 students for every one instructional faculty member, Naropa University ranks among the best colleges when compared to the national average of 15.
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 Naropa University as primarily performing research or public service.
| Total | Full Time | Part Time | Percent Full Time | |
| Total of Instructional Employees | 181 | 57 | 124 | 31.5% |
| Total of Those With Faculty Status | 181 | 57 | 124 | 31.5% |
| Tenured Faculty | - | - | - | - |
| On Tenure Track | - | - | - | - |
| Not on Tenure Track | 181 | 57 | 124 | 31.5% |
| Without Faculty Status | - | - | - | - |
| Graduate Assistants | 1 | - | 1 | - |
31.0% of the teaching staff are full time at Naropa University , which places this college below average in its use of full-time teachers when compared to a nationwide average.
This school does not have a tenure system, and so we are unable to call out the number of 'adjuncts' due to all teachers being considered non-tenure track. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the school. 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.
Naropa University has a single instructional graduate assistant who teaches or provides teaching-related duties. These responsibilities could range from entirely teaching lower-level courses themselves, to assisting professors by developing teaching materials, preparing or giving exams and grading student work. We suggest you ask the college to what extent graduate assistants are relied on for instruction, so you know what you are paying for.
Additionally, the school has 32 non-instructional graduate assistants.