Compendium Student Faculty Ratios

Student/Faculty Ratios

by College and Department

2019-20 through 2025-26

Athens Campus


For fall 2023 and beyond: The method for calculating student/faculty ratios has been modified to align with the federal definition of FTE. The IEA Office is no longer collecting budgeted FTE data from the colleges for use in student/faculty ratio calculations.

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Student Faculty Ratios for each college and field of study by academic year
CollegeField of Study2023-242024-252025-26
Arts & SciencesAfrican-American Studies

0.3

0.0

0.1

Arts & SciencesBiological Sciences

35.7

36.9

35.7

Arts & SciencesChemistry & Biochemistry

14.0

13.3

13.2

Arts & SciencesClassics & Religious Studies

3.0

3.8

3.5

Arts & SciencesEarth & Environmental Geosciences

13.6

13.0

12.6

Arts & SciencesEconomics

4.7

5.9

5.3

Arts & SciencesEnglish

9.4

9.2

10.1

Arts & SciencesEnvironmental & Plant Biology

21.4

26.6

26.8

Arts & SciencesGeography

11.2

10.7

12.4

Arts & SciencesHistory

7.9

7.7

9.7

Arts & SciencesInternational Studies

N/A

66.0

39.8

Arts & SciencesLinguistics

6.1

6.8

6.5

Arts & SciencesMathematics

4.1

3.8

3.9

Arts & SciencesModern Languages

1.8

2.1

1.1

Arts & SciencesOhio Program of Intensive English

0.6

0.6

0.5

Arts & SciencesPhilosophy

5.3

5.1

5.0

Arts & SciencesPhysics & Astronomy

5.3

5.4

5.4

Arts & SciencesPolitical Science

17.0

16.8

17.8

Arts & SciencesPsychology

44.3

43.4

41.5

Arts & SciencesSociology & Anthropology

20.9

20.9

20.4

Arts & SciencesWomen's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

9.5

5.8

3.0

Arts & SciencesARTS & SCIENCES TOTAL

14.9

15.4

15.9

BusinessAccountancy

20.1

20.0

26.9

BusinessFinance

45.3

48.8

17.0

BusinessManagement

24.7

24.1

27.9

BusinessAnalytics &   Information Systems

22.4

17.1

17.0

BusinessMarketing

44.4

39.7

40.5

BusinessSports Administration

32.4

33.4

26.6

BusinessBUSINESS  TOTAL

30.4

28.4

31.3

CommunicationCommunication Studies

28.7

27.5

36.5

CommunicationEmerging Communication Technologies

20.4

21.4

19.9

CommunicationJournalism

25.0

22.7

23.0

CommunicationMedia Arts & Studies

28.0

25.4

27.3

CommunicationVisual Communication

17.1

17.1

16.0

CommunicationCOMMUNICATION TOTAL

25.6

24.1

25.9

EducationCounseling & Higher Education

18.8

18.8

23.0

EducationEducational Studies

6.6

8.6

10.5

EducationRecreation, Sport Pedagogy & Consumer Sciences

18.0

21.3

10.1

EducationTeacher Education

31.5

33.5

33.6

EducationEDUCATION TOTAL

22.5

24.7

25.8

Engineering & TechnologyAviation

101.1

93.0

94.4

Engineering & TechnologyChemical & Biomolecular Engineering

18.0

17.1

17.2

Engineering & TechnologyCivil Engineering

18.8

16.2

22.8

Engineering & TechnologyElectrical Engineering & Computer Science

21.4

21.4

17.3

Engineering & TechnologyEngineering Technology & Management

19.2

28.4

32.2

Engineering & TechnologyIndustrial & Systems Engineering

12.7

12.0

12.9

Engineering & TechnologyMechanical Engineering

28.8

34.7

32.3

Engineering & TechnologyENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY TOTAL

23.2

24.2

24.2

Fine ArtsArt

26.9

25.6

27.4

Fine ArtsDance

12.3

15.1

9.4

Fine ArtsFilm

15.0

17.2

15.0

Fine ArtsTheater

12.5

14.1

11.5

Fine ArtsInterdisciplinary Arts

6.6

7.5

7.0

Fine ArtsMusic

6.9

6.7

7.1

Fine ArtsFINE ARTS TOTAL

13.0

13.9

13.7

George Voinovich SchoolVOINOVICH SCHOOL

4.5

7.0

7.6

Health Sciences & ProfessionsInterdisciplinary Health Studies

20.6

15.4

25.8

Health Sciences & ProfessionsAthletic Training

7.3

9.5

10.4

Health Sciences & ProfessionsExercise Physiology

43.7

46.6

50.0

Health Sciences & ProfessionsNutrition Sciences

21.9

22.2

26.4

Health Sciences & ProfessionsNursing

46.2

44.9

40.5

Health Sciences & ProfessionsCommunication Sciences & Disorders

15.2

15.6

17.4

Health Sciences & ProfessionsPhysical Therapy

10.4

11.0

11.9

Health Sciences & ProfessionsChild & Family Studies

28.1

24.6

25.8

Health Sciences & ProfessionsPublic Health

10.7

11.1

9.2

Health Sciences & ProfessionsSocial Work

17.2

18.4

18.2

Health Sciences & ProfessionsEnvironmental Health

20.3

12.8

9.2

Health Sciences & ProfessionsHealth Administration

30.5

26.9

25.8

Health Sciences & ProfessionsPhysician Assistant Practice

8.6

7.8

9.5

Health Sciences & ProfessionsHEALTH SCIENCES & PROFESSIONS TOTAL

26.7

26.7

26.8

University TotalUNIVERSITY TOTAL

20.4

20.9

21.9

Student Faculty Ratios college totals by academic year
College2023-242024-252025-26
ARTS & SCIENCES TOTAL

14.9

15.4

15.9

BUSINESS  TOTAL

30.4

28.4

31.3

COMMUNICATION TOTAL

25.6

24.1

25.9

EDUCATION TOTAL

22.5

24.7

25.8

ENGINEERING & TECH. TOTAL

23.2

24.2

24.2

FINE ARTS TOTAL

13.0

13.9

13.7

HEALTH SCI. & PROF. TOTAL

26.7

26.7

26.8

VOINOVICH SCHOOL

4.5

7.0

7.6

UNIVERSITY TOTAL

20.4

20.9

21.9