Alaska Pacific University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$82,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Alaska Pacific University we provide you with information about faculty structure, salaries, and class sizes, as well as comparisons to competing and nearby colleges.

Faculty Compensation and Workload

Full-time
Faculty
50
As a rule, well-compensated instructors are better motivated and have more opportunities to concentrate on teaching; therefore, we consider faculty compensation to be an important factor for evaluating education quality.

Monthly faculty salaries at Alaska Pacific University vary approximately from $5,000 to $9,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $82,000 a year - that is 26% lower than Alaska average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $6,873 a month on average; it is almost equal to average men faculty salaries - $6,794 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
AK Average
Difference

Professor
$97,440
$135,576
-28%

Associate professor
$84,132
$112,342
-25%

Assistant professor
$75,528
$97,526
-23%

Instructor
$71,400
$89,458
-20%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Alaska Pacific University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
8 : 1
Low
Alaska Pacific University has a good, 8:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios typically imply smaller class size, more attention to students, better quality of education, and higher satisfaction both for students and instructors. High ratios are usually a sign of the opposite.

Use the charts above to compare faculty compensation and workload at Alaska Pacific University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Alaska Pacific University includes 8 professors, 19 associate professors, 20 assistant professors, and 3 instructors - 22 men and 28 women:
Alaska Pacific University Faculty Demographics Chart

Please note that faculty rank (e.g. associate professor, lecturer, instructor) is typically assigned by the college itself.

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