by our College Data Analytics TeamUse 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 Walden University .
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 18 students for every one instructional faculty member, Walden University 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.
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 Walden University as primarily performing research or public service.
| Total | Full Time | Part Time | Percent Full Time | |
| Total of Instructional Employees | 3,017 | 233 | 2,784 | 7.7% |
| Total of Those With Faculty Status | 3,017 | 233 | 2,784 | 7.7% |
| Tenured Faculty | - | - | - | - |
| On Tenure Track | - | - | - | - |
| Not on Tenure Track | 3,017 | 233 | 2,784 | 7.7% |
| Without Faculty Status | - | - | - | - |
| Graduate Assistants | 62 | - | 62 | - |
Walden University's use of full-time instructors ranks among the nation's lowest, with only 8.0% of instructors teaching on a full-time basis.
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.
Walden University has 62 instructional graduate assistants that teach or provide 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.