Alabama Colleges having Lowest Students to Faculty Ratio

Samford University has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 14 to last year.

Auburn University at Montgomery and University of South Alabama also have lower ratio of students per faculty.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Samford University has the highest students to faculty ratio of 14 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. Auburn University at Montgomery has the second lowest ratio of 15 to 1.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,722 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,950 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 82.00% and the average SAT score is 1,125 at the schools.

Table. Alabama Colleges With More Faculty Per Student Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
-
Samford University Birmingham, ALPrivate, 4-year 14 to 1
2 to 1
5,682362115$38,14477.00%
2
1
Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, ALPublic, 4-year 15 to 1
-
5,10922597$20,092
($9,436)
35.00%
3
2
University of South Alabama Mobile, ALPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
1 to 1
13,438801364$18,652
($9,676)
47.00%
3
1
Troy University Troy, ALPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
-
14,156482425$19,584
($9,792)
45.00%
5
3
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, ALPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
2 to 1
9,237353185$24,770
($11,878)
62.00%
6
2
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, ALPublic, 4-year 18 to 1
1 to 1
21,6392,544414$21,864
($8,832)
64.00%
6
4
University of West Alabama Livingston, ALPublic, 4-year 18 to 1
4 to 1
5,860114146$20,090
($10,990)
38.00%
6
1
University of North Alabama Florence, ALPublic, 4-year 18 to 1
1 to 1
9,830272156$22,190
($11,990)
52.00%
9
2
Alabama A & M University Normal, ALPublic, 4-year 19 to 1
1 to 1
6,007253110$18,634
($10,024)
26.00%
9
1
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALPublic, 4-year 19 to 1
-
38,6441,517469$33,200
($11,900)
72.00%
Average17 to 112,960692248$23,722
($10,502)
51.80%