The Pennsylvania State University - World Campus Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Penn State World Campus 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 World Campus .

Below Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Student to faculty ratio is one of the standard metrics used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 17 students for every one instructional faculty member, Pennsylvania State University - World Campus has more students split among the same faculty when compared to the national average of 15 . This metric might be an indicator that larger class sizes may be the norm, especially in introductory courses.

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 - World Campus 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 - World Campus .

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.

Reliance on Graduate Assistants Unknown

We were not able to determine Pennsylvania State University - World Campus' reliance on graduate students.