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Online MBA Programs Ranked by Student / Faculty Ratio

The faculty/student ratio has become an increasingly important criteria for selective MBA candidates. This ratio is important because many schools use the case-discussion approach to business instruction. With this teaching method, students are asked to read a case write-up of a business experiencing a problem, do their own analysis and prepare a solution to the problem. In-class case discussions are often heated, as the solution to the problem is unclear. But students won’t get much time to participate in these discussions if class sizes are enormous.

More broadly, a higher faculty/student ratio indicates a university pays more faculty members to instruct students and to offer additional guidance. This can be seen as a direct reflection of an institution’s attitude towards their students’ success. For aspiring MBA students who want faculty mentorship, a higher faculty/student ratio is important.

Online MBA Programs Ranked by Student / Faculty Ratio

Rank University MBA Student Faculty Ratio
1 Seattle Pacific University 2:1
2 University of Richmond 3:1
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3:1
4 Naval Postgraduate School 4:1
4 Dartmouth College 4:1
5 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4:1
7 Woodbury University 5:1
7 Willamette University 5:1
8 Stanford University 5:1
9 The University of Chicago 5:1
11 Vanderbilt University 6:1
11 University of California, San Diego 6:1
12 The Pennsylvania State University Great Valley 6:1
13 Yale University 6:1
14 Northwestern University 6:1
15 Columbia University 6:1
16 Meredith College 6:1
17 Rollins College 6:1
19 Yeshiva University 7:1
19 University of California, Davis 7:1
20 Millsaps College 7:1
21 Illinois Institute of Technology 7:1
22 Bradley University 7:1
23 Harvard University 7:1
25 University of California, Los Angeles 8:1
25 Shenandoah University 8:1
26 Rochester Institute of Technology 8:1
27 Seaver College 8:1
28 Michigan Technological University 8:1
29 Frostburg State University 8:1
30 Clarkson University 8:1
31 Clark University 8:1
32 American University 8:1
33 University of Pennsylvania 8:1
35 Western Washington University 9:1
35 University of Washington Bothell 9:1
36 University of Portland 9:1
37 Stetson University 9:1
38 Siena College 9:1
39 Santa Clara University 9:1
40 Saint Mary's College of California 9:1
41 Rider University 9:1
42 Rice University 9:1
43 Oklahoma City University 9:1
44 Northeastern Illinois University 9:1
45 Niagara University 9:1
46 Emory University 9:1
47 Duke University 9:1
48 Case Western Reserve University 9:1
49 Queens University of Charlotte 9:1
50 University of Washington Tacoma 9:1
51 Adelphi University 9:1
52 Alfred University 9:1
54 Xavier University 10:1
54 Western Illinois University 10:1
55 Washburn University 10:1
56 The University of Tulsa 10:1
57 University of San Diego 10:1
58 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10:1
59 University of Nebraska at Kearney 10:1
60 Suffolk University 10:1
61 St. Mary's University 10:1
62 Seattle University 10:1
63 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 10:1
64 Lehigh University 10:1
65 Ithaca College 10:1
66 Governors State University 10:1
67 Cornell University 10:1
68 Carnegie Mellon University 10:1
69 Berry College 10:1
70 Creighton University 10:1
71 Whitworth University 10:1
73 Widener University 11:1
73 Washington University in St. Louis 11:1
74 Wake Forest University 11:1
75 Villanova University 11:1
76 Valparaiso University 11:1
77 University of Notre Dame 11:1
78 University of New Hampshire 11:1
79 University of Louisiana at Monroe 11:1
80 University of Detroit Mercy 11:1
81 University of Denver 11:1
82 Stevens Institute of Technology 11:1
83 State University of New York at New Paltz 11:1
84 St. Bonaventure University 11:1
85 Southern Methodist University 11:1
86 Manhattan College 11:1
87 Georgia Institute of Technology 11:1
88 The George Washington University 11:1
89 Drake University 11:1
90 Dominican University 11:1
91 Brigham Young University 11:1
92 Bellarmine University 11:1
93 University of South Alabama 11:1
94 Claremont Graduate University 11:1
95 Lawrence Technological University 11:1
96 Roger Williams University 11:1
97 Western New England University 11:1
99 Le Moyne College 12:1
99 Winthrop University 12:1
100 Utah State University 12:1
101 University of Montevallo 12:1
102 University of Central Arkansas 12:1
103 University of Baltimore 12:1
104 University of Alaska Anchorage 12:1
105 St. John Fisher University 12:1
106 St. Cloud State University 12:1
107 Salisbury University 12:1
108 Saint Louis University 12:1
109 Rockhurst University 12:1
110 Pacific Lutheran University 12:1
111 Missouri University of Science and Technology 12:1
112 Marshall University 12:1
113 Marquette University 12:1
114 La Salle University 12:1
115 St. John's University 12:1
116 Iona University 12:1
117 Indiana University Southeast 12:1
118 Indiana University Northwest 12:1
119 Hofstra University 12:1
120 Duquesne University 12:1
121 Drury University 12:1
122 Chapman University 12:1
123 Butler University 12:1
124 Brandeis University 12:1
125 Boston College 12:1
126 University of Hartford 12:1
127 University of Mary Washington 12:1
128 University at Buffalo 12:1
129 Virginia State University 12:1
130 Salem State University 12:1
132 University of Wyoming 13:1
132 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13:1
133 University of Southern Mississippi 13:1
134 University of Scranton 13:1
135 University of San Francisco 13:1
136 University of Rochester 13:1
137 The University of Michigan-Dearborn 13:1
138 University of Miami 13:1
139 University of Delaware 13:1
140 University of Colorado Colorado Springs 13:1
141 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 13:1
142 The University of Akron 13:1
143 Southern Arkansas University 13:1
144 Robert Morris University 13:1
145 Radford University 13:1
146 New York Institute of Technology 13:1
147 Monmouth University 13:1
148 Middle Tennessee State University 13:1
149 Mercer University-Macon and Atlanta Campuses 13:1
150 Loyola University New Orleans 13:1
151 Loyola University Chicago 13:1
152 Longwood University 13:1
153 Jacksonville University 13:1
154 Indiana University Kokomo 13:1
155 Idaho State University 13:1
156 Georgetown University 13:1
157 Francis Marion University 13:1
158 Colorado State University-Pueblo 13:1
159 College of William and Mary 13:1
160 Canisius University 13:1
161 Baylor University 13:1
162 Babson College 13:1
163 Augusta University 13:1
164 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 13:1
165 Union University 13:1
166 University of Dayton 13:1
167 Loyola Marymount University 13:1
168 Elon University 13:1
169 Ball State University 13:1
170 University of St. Thomas-Houston 13:1
171 The College of New Jersey 13:1
172 Fairleigh Dickinson University 13:1
173 Mississippi College 13:1
175 Wright State University 14:1
175 Western Carolina University 14:1
176 University of West Georgia 14:1
177 University of the Pacific 14:1
178 University of Southern Maine 14:1
179 University of Southern California 14:1
180 The University of Michigan 14:1
181 University of Alaska Fairbanks 14:1
182 Tulane University 14:1
183 Texas Christian University 14:1
184 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 14:1
185 Southeast Missouri State University 14:1
186 Purdue University 14:1
187 The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg 14:1
188 The Pennsylvania State University at Erie 14:1
189 New York University 14:1
190 New Mexico State University 14:1
191 Morehead State University 14:1
192 Missouri Western State University 14:1
193 Midwestern State University 14:1
194 Louisiana Tech University 14:1
195 Louisiana State University 14:1
196 Johns Hopkins Carey Business School 14:1
197 Purdue University Fort Wayne 14:1
198 Florida Southern College 14:1
199 Eastern Michigan University 14:1
200 East Tennessee State University 14:1
201 College of Charleston 14:1
202 Bentley University 14:1
203 Appalachian State University 14:1
204 The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute 14:1
205 Samford University 14:1
206 The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 14:1
207 Ouachita Baptist University 14:1
208 Western Connecticut State University 14:1
209 Purdue University Northwest 14:1
210 Howard University 14:1
211 University of Central Oklahoma 14:1
212 University of Hawaii at Manoa 14:1
213 Texas A&M University-Texarkana 14:1
214 Slippery Rock University 14:1
215 State University of New York College at Oneonta 14:1
217 University of Washington 15:1
217 University of Virginia-McIntire 15:1
218 University of Vermont 15:1
219 The University of Texas at Austin 15:1
220 University of Tennessee at Martin 15:1
221 University of Pittsburgh 15:1
222 University of Nebraska at Omaha 15:1
223 University of Minnesota 15:1
224 The University of Michigan-Flint 15:1
225 University of Illinois at Springfield 15:1
226 Syracuse University 15:1
227 State University of New York College at Brockport 15:1
228 Seton Hall University 15:1
229 Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Camden 15:1
230 Northeastern University 15:1
231 New Jersey Institute of Technology 15:1
232 Miami University 15:1
233 John Carroll University 15:1
234 Fordham University 15:1
235 Eastern Illinois University 15:1
236 Central Connecticut State University 15:1
237 Auburn University at Montgomery 15:1
238 Arkansas State University 15:1
239 Fairfield University 15:1
240 Clark Atlanta University 15:1
241 Saint Xavier University 15:1
242 Long Island University-Post Campus 15:1
244 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 16:1
244 The University of Texas at Tyler 16:1
245 The University of Tampa 16:1
246 University of Southern Indiana 16:1
247 University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras 16:1
248 University of Northern Iowa 16:1
249 University of North Carolina Wilmington 16:1
250 University of Missouri-St. Louis 16:1
251 University of Massachusetts Boston 16:1
252 University of Maryland 16:1
253 University of Kansas 16:1
254 University of Dallas 16:1
255 University of Connecticut 16:1
256 Tennessee Technological University 16:1
257 Saginaw Valley State University 16:1
258 Rowan University 16:1
259 Pittsburg State University 16:1
260 Old Dominion University 16:1
261 Marist College 16:1
262 Jackson State University 16:1
263 Indiana State University 16:1
264 Henderson State University 16:1
265 Eastern Kentucky University 16:1
266 Cleveland State University 16:1
267 Bowling Green State University 16:1
268 Delaware State University 16:1
269 Ramapo College of New Jersey 16:1
270 Montclair State University 16:1
271 Belmont University 16:1
272 Georgia College & State University 16:1
273 North Carolina Central University 16:1
275 Western Kentucky University 17:1
275 West Texas A&M University 17:1
276 Washington State University 17:1
277 Virginia Commonwealth University 17:1
278 Valdosta State University 17:1
279 University of Wisconsin-Parkside 17:1
280 The University of Rhode Island 17:1
281 University of Northern Colorado 17:1
282 University of Montana 17:1
283 University of Missouri-Kansas City 17:1
284 University of Louisville 17:1
285 The University of Iowa 17:1
286 University of Alabama in Huntsville 17:1
287 University at Albany 17:1
288 Texas State University 17:1
289 Stephen F. Austin State University 17:1
290 Southeastern Louisiana University 17:1
291 South Carolina State University 17:1
292 Shippensburg University 17:1
293 Quinnipiac University 17:1
294 Providence College 17:1
295 Oakland University 17:1
296 Nicholls State University 17:1
297 James Madison University 17:1
298 Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis 17:1
299 Georgia Southwestern State University 17:1
300 Drexel University 17:1
301 DePaul University 17:1
302 Clayton State University 17:1
303 The Citadel 17:1
304 Central Michigan University 17:1
305 Bryant University 17:1
306 Abilene Christian University 17:1
307 University of North Georgia 17:1
308 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 17:1
309 Morgan State University 17:1
311 West Virginia University 18:1
311 University of Wisconsin-River Falls 18:1
312 University of Toledo 18:1
313 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 18:1
314 University of South Dakota 18:1
315 University of South Carolina 18:1
316 University of New Orleans 18:1
317 University of New Haven 18:1
318 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 18:1
319 University of Illinois at Chicago 18:1
320 University of Houston-Victoria 18:1
321 University of Colorado at Boulder 18:1
322 Texas A&M University 18:1
323 Stockton University 18:1
324 San Francisco State University 18:1
325 Sacred Heart University 18:1
326 Prairie View A&M University 18:1
327 Pace University 18:1
328 Oregon State University 18:1
329 Oklahoma State University 18:1
330 Northern Michigan University 18:1
331 Northern Illinois University 18:1
332 North Dakota State University 18:1
333 Loyola University Maryland 18:1
334 Iowa State University 18:1
335 California State University, Los Angeles 18:1
336 Black Hills State University 18:1
337 Arkansas Tech University 18:1
338 Southern University and A&M College 18:1
339 Texas A&M University-Kingsville 18:1
340 University of Minnesota Duluth 18:1
341 University of Houston-Clear Lake 18:1
342 Fayetteville State University 18:1
343 Metropolitan State University of Denver 18:1
344 Troy University 18:1
346 Western Michigan University 19:1
346 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 19:1
347 University of St. Thomas-Minnesota 19:1
348 The University of North Dakota 19:1
349 University of Central Missouri 19:1
350 University of California, Berkeley 19:1
351 Temple University 19:1
352 Ohio University 19:1
353 North Carolina A&T State University 19:1
354 Murray State University 19:1
355 McNeese State University 19:1
356 Kent State University 19:1
357 Grand Valley State University 19:1
358 George Mason University 19:1
359 Weber State University 19:1
360 Jacksonville State University 19:1
361 California State University, Bakersfield 19:1
362 Alabama A&M University 19:1
364 William Paterson University 20:1
364 University of North Florida 20:1
365 University of North Alabama 20:1
366 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 20:1
367 University of California, Irvine 20:1
368 Sam Houston State University 20:1
369 Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick 20:1
370 Northern Arizona University 20:1
371 Indiana University South Bend 20:1
372 Illinois State University 20:1
373 Eastern Washington University 20:1
374 Columbus State University 20:1
375 Coastal Carolina University 20:1
376 California State University, Stanislaus 20:1
377 California State University, Chico 20:1
378 Boston University 20:1
379 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 20:1
380 Wichita State University 20:1
381 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 20:1
382 Mississippi State University 20:1
384 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 21:1
384 University of Utah 21:1
385 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 21:1
386 The University of Memphis 21:1
387 University of Kentucky 21:1
388 University of California, Riverside 21:1
389 University of Arkansas 21:1
390 Texas Wesleyan University 21:1
391 Tennessee State University 21:1
392 Michigan State University 21:1
393 Emporia State University 21:1
394 Boise State University 21:1
395 Binghamton University 21:1
396 Barry University 21:1
397 East Texas A&M University 21:1
398 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 21:1
399 Savannah State University 21:1
401 University of Tennessee at Knoxville 22:1
401 University of Massachusetts Lowell 22:1
402 Texas Tech University 22:1
403 State University of New York at Oswego 22:1
404 Saint Joseph's University 22:1
405 Minnesota State University, Mankato 22:1
406 California State University, San Bernardino 22:1
407 California State University, Long Beach 22:1
408 California State University, East Bay 22:1
409 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 22:1
410 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 22:1
411 University of Oklahoma 22:1
412 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 22:1
413 California State University, Dominguez Hills 22:1
414 Sonoma State University 22:1
416 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 23:1
416 The University of Texas at Dallas 23:1
417 University of Oregon 23:1
418 The University of New Mexico 23:1
419 University of Nevada, Reno 23:1
420 University of Maine 23:1
421 University of Cincinnati 23:1
422 The Pennsylvania State University 23:1
423 Northern Kentucky University 23:1
424 North Carolina State University 23:1
425 Kutztown University 23:1
426 Kansas State University 23:1
427 California State Polytechnic University Pomona 23:1
428 University of Alabama at Birmingham 23:1
429 Lander University 23:1
431 University of West Florida 24:1
431 The University of Texas at El Paso 24:1
432 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 24:1
433 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 24:1
434 University of Houston 24:1
435 University of Colorado Denver 24:1
436 Kennesaw State University 24:1
437 Georgia Southern University 24:1
438 Florida Gulf Coast University 24:1
439 East Carolina University 24:1
440 Colorado State University 24:1
441 California State University, Fullerton 24:1
442 Hult International Business School 24:1
444 Wayne State University 25:1
444 Utah Valley University 25:1
445 The University of Texas at San Antonio 25:1
446 The University of Texas at Arlington 25:1
447 The University of Georgia 25:1
448 Texas Southern University 25:1
449 Missouri State University 25:1
450 Florida International University 25:1
451 California State University, Fresno 25:1
452 University of Houston-Downtown 25:1
453 Minnesota State University Moorhead 25:1
454 Grambling State University 25:1
456 Youngstown State University 26:1
456 University of South Florida 26:1
457 The Ohio State University 26:1
458 Georgia State University 26:1
459 Clemson University 26:1
460 West Chester University of PA 26:1
461 University of South Carolina Aiken 26:1
462 Portland State University 26:1
464 University of Massachusetts Amherst 27:1
464 The University of Alabama 27:1
466 University of North Texas 28:1
466 Southeastern Oklahoma State University 28:1
467 Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Gurabo 28:1
469 University of Central Florida 29:1
469 Florida Atlantic University 29:1
470 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 29:1
472 University of Missouri 30:1
472 California State University, Sacramento 30:1
473 California State University, Northridge 30:1
474 Baruch College-The City University of New York 30:1
475 Auburn University 30:1
477 Florida State University 31:1
477 San Jose State University 31:1
479 University of Florida 32:1
479 The University of Arizona 32:1
481 Lamar University 33:1
482 Arizona State University 34:1
483 The University of Texas Permian Basin 35:1
483 The University of Mississippi 35:1
485 Southern Utah University 37:1
486 San Diego State University 47:1
487 Louisiana State University Shreveport 63:1

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Best Online Mba Programs Ranked By Student / Faculty Ratio

Best Online MBA Programs Ranked by Student / Faculty Ratio

Online MBA Programs with the Lowest and Highest Student / Faculty Ratios

Faculty/student ratios vary dramatically from one online MBA program to another. Western Kentucky University, for instance, has about one professor for every 285 students. The University of Arizona, on the other hand, has about one professor for every 2.9 students. It’s easy to see which program provides students with more faculty interaction.

Explore the online MBA programs by Student / Faculty ratios in our table below.

Related to the student faculty ratio metric is the Best Faculty metric which measures the number of professors with a doctorate degree, the number of support staff, the number of part-and full-time professors.

Considering a Campus MBA Option

While considering the faculty/student ratios at online MBA programs, don’t forget to take a look at the campus MBA programs near you. Advances in technology have made online instruction much closer to the classroom experience than it has been in the class. Nonetheless, once you have your MBA diploma in hand, you’ll want to use it to advance your career. Faculty with connections in businesses close to where you live will be of more assistance with that.

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