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Smallest student–faculty ratios

Students per faculty member — a proxy for how easy it is to know your professors.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
5:1
#1 · Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
16:1
Median
of 366 schools, Division I
3.2×
Median vs top
how many times the median the leader is below
7:1
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Princeton UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ5:1
  2. 2Brown UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI6:1
  3. 3Columbia University-Barnard CollegeDivision I · The Ivy League · New York, NY6:1
  4. 4Duke UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC6:1
  5. 5Northwestern UniversityDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL6:1
  6. 6Rice UniversityDivision I · American Conference · Houston, TX6:1
  7. 7Stanford UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA6:1
  8. 8Yale UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT6:1
  9. 9Dartmouth CollegeDivision I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH7:1
  10. 10Harvard UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA7:1
  11. 11University of RichmondDivision I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA7:1
  12. 12U.S. Air Force AcademyDivision I · Mountain West Conference · USAF Academy, CO7:1
  13. 13U.S. Military AcademyDivision I · Patriot League · West Point, NY7:1
  14. 14Vanderbilt UniversityDivision I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN7:1
  15. 15Saint Louis UniversityDivision I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO8:1

Every school, Division I

5:129:1
#1 · Princeton Universityevery school

The spread across 366 schools; the median is 16:1.

How it is measured

Student-to-faculty ratio as reported. Medical schools and research staff can distort it at big universities; a handful of implausible figures under 3:1 are left out.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolStudents per faculty memberUndergradsType
1Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
5:15,671Private
2Brown University
Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI
6:17,741Private
3Columbia University-Barnard College
Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY
6:19,111Private
4Duke University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC
6:16,488Private
5Northwestern University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL
6:19,157Private
6Rice University
Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX
6:14,574Private
7Stanford University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA
6:18,054Private
8Yale University
Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT
6:16,818Private
9Dartmouth College
Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH
7:14,447Private
10Harvard University
Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA
7:19,095Private
11University of Richmond
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
7:13,054Private
12U.S. Air Force Academy
Division I · Mountain West Conference · USAF Academy, CO
7:14,124Public
13U.S. Military Academy
Division I · Patriot League · West Point, NY
7:14,508Public
14Vanderbilt University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN
7:17,152Private
15Saint Louis University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO
8:110,519Private
16Tulane University
Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA
8:18,077Private
17University of Pennsylvania
Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA
8:111,611Private
18U.S. Naval Academy
Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD
8:14,465Public
19Bucknell University
Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA
9:13,846Private
20Colgate University
Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY
9:13,131Private
21College of the Holy Cross
Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA
9:13,035Private
22Cornell University
Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY
9:116,051Private
23Davidson College
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC
9:11,904Private
24Drexel University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Philadelphia, PA
9:113,589Private
25Furman University
Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC
9:12,327Private
26Queens University of Charlotte
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Charlotte, NC
9:11,373Private
27The University of Tulsa
Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK
9:12,485Private
28University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Princess Anne, MD
9:12,233Public
29University of Notre Dame
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN
9:18,968Private
30University of Portland
Division I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR
9:13,136Private
31University of Southern California
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
9:121,023Private
32Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
9:15,471Private
33American University
Division I · Patriot League · Washington, DC
10:17,817Private
34Boston University
Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA
10:118,656Private
35Chicago State University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL
10:11,495Public
36Coppin State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD
10:11,810Public
37Creighton University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE
10:14,262Private
38Drake University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Des Moines, IA
10:12,702Private
39Lafayette College
Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA
10:12,764Private
40Lehigh University
Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA
10:15,811Private
41Niagara University
Division I · Metro Conference · Niagara University, NY
10:12,747Private
42Saint Joseph's University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA
10:14,828Private
43Saint Mary's College of California
Division I · West Coast Conference · Moraga, CA
10:12,044Private
44Santa Clara University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Santa Clara, CA
10:16,249Private
45Seattle University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Seattle, WA
10:14,137Private
46Stetson University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · DeLand, FL
10:12,338Private
47University of Denver
Division I · West Coast Conference · Denver, CO
10:16,415Private
48University of Evansville
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
10:11,741Private
49Villanova University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA
10:17,063Private
50Virginia Military Institute
Division I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA
10:11,560Public
51Bradley University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Peoria, IL
11:13,883Private
52Butler University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Indianapolis, IN
11:14,519Private
53Canisius University
Division I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY
11:11,798Private
54Elon University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Elon, NC
11:16,402Private
55Gardner-Webb University
Division I · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC
11:11,840Private
56Georgetown University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC
11:17,968Private
57Howard University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Washington, DC
11:110,190Private
58Loyola Marymount University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Los Angeles, CA
11:17,336Private
59Manhattan University
Division I · Metro Conference · The Bronx, NY
11:12,928Private
60Presbyterian College
Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC
11:1903Private
61Providence College
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI
11:14,191Private
62Quinnipiac University
Division I · Metro Conference · Hamden, CT
11:16,248Private
63Saint Peter's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Jersey City, NJ
11:12,101Private
64Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Carbondale, IL
11:18,195Public
65Southern Methodist University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX
11:17,115Private
66The Citadel
Division I · Southern Conference · Charleston, SC
11:12,661Public
67University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Buffalo, NY
11:120,463Public
68University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR
11:15,789Public
69University of Miami (Florida)
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL
11:112,883Private
70University of Michigan
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI
11:133,730Public
71University of North Carolina Asheville
Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC
11:12,907Public
72Valparaiso University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Valparaiso, IN
11:12,255Private
73Xavier University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Cincinnati, OH
11:14,748Private
74Belmont University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Nashville, TN
12:17,330Private
75Duquesne University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
12:15,226Private
76Fairfield University
Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT
12:14,968Private
77George Washington University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Washington, DC
12:111,387Private
78Gonzaga University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Spokane, WA
12:15,163Private
79La Salle University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA
12:12,426Private
80Le Moyne College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Syracuse, NY
12:12,551Private
81Loyola University Maryland
Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD
12:13,987Private
82Monmouth University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ
12:13,842Private
83Mount St. Mary's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Emmitsburg, MD
12:11,873Private
84Radford University
Division I · Big South Conference · Radford, VA
12:15,704Public
85Rider University
Division I · Metro Conference · Lawrenceville, NJ
12:13,244Private
86St. Bonaventure University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Bonaventure, NY
12:11,914Private
87Stonehill College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Easton, MA
12:12,515Private
88Temple University
Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA
12:121,720Public
89University of Detroit Mercy
Division I · Horizon League · Detroit, MI
12:13,352Private
90University of San Francisco
Division I · West Coast Conference · San Francisco, CA
12:15,729Private
91University of the Incarnate Word
Division I · Southland Conference · San Antonio, TX
12:14,726Private
92Winthrop University
Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC
12:13,787Public
93Wofford College
Division I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC
12:11,873Private
94Abilene Christian University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Abilene, TX
13:13,188Private
95Bellarmine University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Louisville, KY
13:12,351Private
96Boston College
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA
13:110,083Private
97Bryant University
Division I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI
13:13,240Private
98Campbell University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Buies Creek, NC
13:12,813Private
99Charleston Southern University
Division I · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC
13:12,914Private
100Hofstra University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hempstead, NY
13:16,224Private
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