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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
3:1
#1 · California Institute of Technology
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA
12:1
Median
of 420 schools, Division III
4.0×
Median vs top
how many times the median the leader is below
7:1
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1California Institute of TechnologyDivision III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA3:1
  2. 2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDivision III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA3:1
  3. 3Carnegie Mellon UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA5:1
  4. 4Principia CollegeDivision III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Elsah, IL5:1
  5. 5University of ChicagoDivision III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL5:1
  6. 6Gallaudet UniversityDivision III · United East Conference · Washington, DC6:1
  7. 7Johns Hopkins UniversityDivision III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD6:1
  8. 8Williams CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA6:1
  9. 9Amherst CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA7:1
  10. 10Earlham CollegeDivision III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Richmond, IN7:1
  11. 11Lawrence UniversityDivision III · Midwest Conference · Appleton, WI7:1
  12. 12Pomona-Pitzer CollegesDivision III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA7:1
  13. 13Randolph CollegeDivision III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lynchburg, VA7:1
  14. 14Salem College (North Carolina)Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Winston-Salem, NC7:1
  15. 15U.S. Coast Guard AcademyDivision III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · New London, CT7:1

Every school, Division III

3:128:1
#1 · California Institute of Technologyevery school

The spread across 420 schools; the median is 12:1.

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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#SchoolStudents per faculty memberUndergradsType
1California Institute of Technology
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA
3:11,023Private
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA
3:14,576Private
3Carnegie Mellon University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA
5:17,289Private
4Principia College
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Elsah, IL
5:1338Private
5University of Chicago
Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL
5:17,643Private
6Gallaudet University
Division III · United East Conference · Washington, DC
6:1919Private
7Johns Hopkins University
Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD
6:16,089Private
8Williams College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA
6:12,112Private
9Amherst College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA
7:11,910Private
10Earlham College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Richmond, IN
7:1635Private
11Lawrence University
Division III · Midwest Conference · Appleton, WI
7:11,410Private
12Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
7:11,664Private
13Randolph College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lynchburg, VA
7:1541Private
14Salem College (North Carolina)
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
7:1436Private
15U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · New London, CT
7:11,081Public
16Washington University in St. Louis
Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO
7:18,267Private
17Wellesley College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA
7:12,418Private
18Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT
7:13,066Private
19Yeshiva University
Division III · Skyline Conference · New York, NY
7:13,091Private
20Allegheny College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Meadville, PA
8:11,231Private
21Bryn Mawr College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA
8:11,349Private
22Carleton College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN
8:12,069Private
23Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
8:11,381Private
24Elmira College
Division III · Empire 8 · Elmira, NY
8:1613Private
25Goucher College
Division III · Landmark Conference · Baltimore, MD
8:1964Private
26Haverford College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA
8:11,424Private
27Hollins University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Roanoke, VA
8:1673Private
28Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Adams, MA
8:1836Public
29Muhlenberg College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Allentown, PA
8:11,788Private
30New England College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Henniker, NH
8:1986Private
31New York University
Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY
8:129,760Private
32Notre Dame of Maryland University
Division III · United East Conference · Baltimore, MD
8:1686Private
33Saint Mary's College (Indiana)
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Notre Dame, IN
8:11,424Private
34Skidmore College
Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY
8:12,776Private
35Smith College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA
8:12,506Private
36Swarthmore College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA
8:11,644Private
37Vassar College
Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY
8:12,456Private
38Washington and Lee University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA
8:11,898Private
39Whittier College
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Whittier, CA
8:1813Private
40Baldwin Wallace University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Berea, OH
9:12,809Private
41Bard College
Division III · Liberty League · Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
9:12,453Private
42Berea College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Berea, KY
9:11,487Private
43Blackburn College
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Carlinville, IL
9:1389Private
44Bowdoin College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME
9:11,850Private
45Case Western Reserve University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH
9:16,186Private
46Cedar Crest College
Division III · United East Conference · Allentown, PA
9:1886Private
47Centenary College (Louisiana)
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Shreveport, LA
9:1620Private
48Clark University (Massachusetts)
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
9:12,369Private
49Colby College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME
9:12,284Private
50Colorado College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO
9:12,145Private
51Connecticut College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT
9:11,995Private
52Denison University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH
9:12,405Private
53Dickinson College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Carlisle, PA
9:12,204Private
54Emory University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA
9:17,359Private
55Franklin & Marshall College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA
9:11,911Private
56Grinnell College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA
9:11,775Private
57Gwynedd Mercy University
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Gwynedd Valley, PA
9:11,457Private
58Hamilton College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY
9:12,048Private
59Hampden-Sydney College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Hampden-Sydney, VA
9:1876Private
60Kenyon College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH
9:12,184Private
61Marietta College
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Marietta, OH
9:11,085Private
62Methodist University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Fayetteville, NC
9:11,436Private
63Millsaps College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Jackson, MS
9:1582Private
64Mount Holyoke College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · South Hadley, MA
9:12,209Private
65Mount St. Joseph University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Cincinnati, OH
9:11,446Private
66Nazareth University
Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY
9:11,900Private
67Oberlin College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH
9:12,966Private
68Occidental College
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Los Angeles, CA
9:11,854Private
69Pacific University (Oregon)
Division III · Northwest Conference · Forest Grove, OR
9:11,613Private
70Pratt Institute
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Brooklyn, NY
9:13,814Private
71Simmons University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
9:11,760Private
72Sweet Briar College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Sweet Briar, VA
9:1464Private
73Trinity College (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT
9:12,237Private
74Trinity University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX
9:12,531Private
75University of Minnesota, Morris
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Morris, MN
9:11,020Public
76University of Rochester
Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY
9:16,764Private
77University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · West Hartford, CT
9:1879Private
78University of the South
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Sewanee, TN
9:11,615Private
79Ursinus College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Collegeville, PA
9:11,492Private
80Vermont State University Castleton
Division III · Little East Conference · Castleton, VT
9:14,087Public
81Vermont State University-Johnson
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Johnson, VT
9:14,087Public
82Vermont State University Lyndon
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Lyndonville, VT
9:14,087Public
83Wabash College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Crawfordsville, IN
9:1845Private
84Washington College (Maryland)
Division III · Centennial Conference · Chestertown, MD
9:1916Private
85Willamette University
Division III · Northwest Conference · Salem, OR
9:1412Private
86Agnes Scott College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Decatur, GA
10:1911Private
87Albright College
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Reading, PA
10:11,328Private
88Alfred University
Division III · Empire 8 · Alfred, NY
10:11,422Private
89Alverno College
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Milwaukee, WI
10:1887Private
90Anderson University (Indiana)
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Anderson, IN
10:11,095Private
91Bates College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME
10:11,753Private
92Bluffton University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bluffton, OH
10:1602Private
93Capital University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Columbus, OH
10:11,747Private
94Centre College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY
10:11,356Private
95Chatham University
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
10:11,507Private
96Colby-Sawyer College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · New London, NH
10:1834Private
97DePauw University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN
10:11,819Private
98Eastern Mennonite University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Harrisonburg, VA
10:1863Private
99Gettysburg College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA
10:12,216Private
100Greensboro College
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Greensboro, NC
10:1809Private
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