Colleges having Highest Students to Faculty Ratio

University of Phoenix-Arizona has the highest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach large number of students and the average class size may also large. Its students to faculty ratio was 110 to last year.

DeVry University-Illinois and Western Governors University also have higher ratio of students per faculty.

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

University of Phoenix-Arizona has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 110 to 1. The lowest students to faculty ratio means that there are fewer students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of a small number of students. DeVry University-Illinois has the second highest ratio of 49 to 1.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,828 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,251 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 62.57% and the average SAT score is 1,149 at the schools.

Table. Colleges With More Students Per Student Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
-
University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year 110 to 1
18 to 1
88,891804,204$9,55218.00%
2
1
DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year 49 to 1
10 to 1
26,384621,132$15,03243.00%
3
1
Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UTPrivate, 4-year 42 to 1
-
156,9353,0931,016$8,30048.00%
4
-
American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZPrivate, 4-year 40 to 1
2 to 1
14,33390776$12,31022.00%
5
1
Capella University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year 35 to 1
3 to 1
39,7271771,155$14,436-
6
1
Full Sail University Winter Park, FLPrivate, 4-year 34 to 1
2 to 1
26,73777241$26,41741.00%
7
11
University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, ARPublic, 4-year 33 to 1
8 to 1
5,43621246$8,280
($8,280)
24.00%
8
-
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year 31 to 1
1 to 1
24,808611,247$12,76019.00%
9
1
University of Central Florida Orlando, FLPublic, 4-year 29 to 1
1 to 1
68,3461,577596$22,467
($6,368)
75.00%
10
3
Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, ALPrivate, 4-year 28 to 1
3 to 1
15,948308181$5,80832.00%
11
2
Southeastern University Lakeland, FLPrivate, 4-year 27 to 1
1 to 1
10,044122331$31,73242.00%
11
2
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TXPublic, 4-year 27 to 1
1 to 1
31,570908282$40,064
($14,564)
69.00%
13
2
Georgia State University Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year 26 to 1
1 to 1
36,5161,222381$23,709
($8,478)
54.00%
13
2
Purdue University Global West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year 26 to 1
1 to 1
45,1253351,385$14,421
($10,110)
20.00%
15
5
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CAPublic, 4-year 25 to 1
3 to 1
27,503669745$19,319
($7,439)
66.00%
15
2
San Diego State University San Diego, CAPublic, 4-year 25 to 1
1 to 1
37,402954904$20,170
($8,290)
78.00%
15
14
Grambling State University Grambling, LAPublic, 4-year 25 to 1
1 to 1
5,0581521$16,706
($7,683)
36.00%
15
3
Utah Valley University Orem, UTPublic, 4-year 25 to 1
-
43,099753722$17,830
($6,270)
39.00%
15
96
South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GAPrivate, 4-year 25 to 1
6 to 1
7,70736747$16,4526.00%
15
3
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZPublic, 4-year 25 to 1
-
62,5511,003510$13,625
($11,421)
52.00%
21
3
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CAPublic, 4-year 24 to 1
1 to 1
40,3861,018999$18,953
($7,073)
69.00%
21
8
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CAPublic, 4-year 24 to 1
2 to 1
37,5799061,037$18,975
($7,095)
55.00%
21
3
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CAPublic, 4-year 24 to 1
1 to 1
31,818821885$19,482
($7,602)
54.00%
21
8
University of California-Riverside Riverside, CAPublic, 4-year 24 to 1
-
26,8091,051160$44,947
($14,170)
76.00%
21
8
Florida International University Miami, FLPublic, 4-year 24 to 1
-
55,6091,401967$18,964
($6,565)
69.00%
Average32 to 138,653704826$18,828
($8,761)
46.13%