The Pennsylvania State University - Hazleton Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Penn State Hazleton 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 Penn State Hazleton .

Above Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Pennsylvania State University - Hazleton , with 11 students for every instructional faculty member, has more professors per student than the national average, which is 15 students for every one instructor. This student to faculty ratio is one of the standard metrics used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students, and therefore, the individualized attention or quality of instruction the student might receive.

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 Pennsylvania State University - Hazleton as primarily performing research or public service.

Number of Full-Time Teachers Unknown

Unfortunately, we were not able to determine the full-time teacher ratio at Pennsylvania State University - Hazleton .

No Such Thing as Tenure at This School

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.

No Graduate Programs

Many U.S. colleges utilize enrolled graduate assistants to help instructional faculty, however, as Pennsylvania State University - Hazleton does not offer graduate degree programs, this practice is not applicable to this college.