Best Online MBA Programs Ranked by Student / Faculty Ratio 2025

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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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.