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The University of Mobile Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does University of Mobile 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 University of Mobile .

Good Student to Faculty Ratio

University of Mobile , with 13 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.

Instructional Staff at the College

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 University of Mobile as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees162689442.0%
Total of Those With Faculty Status6868-100.0%
Tenured Faculty77-100.0%
On Tenure Track5555-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track66-100.0%
Without Faculty Status94-94-
Graduate Assistants----

Number of Full-Time Teachers is Average

At University of Mobile ,42.0% of the teaching staff are full time, which is on average when compared nationally.

Average Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

58.0% of the teaching staff at University of Mobile are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This use of adjuncts is on par with the national average of 51.4% .

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

Non-Instructional Grad Assistants

University of Mobile reports 4 graduate assistants, however, none of them are considered instructional, meaning they do not teach or perform teaching-related activities.

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