University of Silicon Valley: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary

$91,000

Bad

Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for University of Silicon Valley 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

10

As a rule, adequately 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.

Faculty monthly salaries at University of Silicon Valley vary approximately from $6,000 to $9,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $91,000 a year, which is 41% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $5,789 a month on average; which is way lower than average men faculty salaries, $7,975 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

11 : 1

Low

University of Silicon Valley has a good, 11:1 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 University of Silicon Valley versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at University of Silicon Valley consists of 3 professors, 4 associate professors, 1 assistant professor, and 2 instructors - 8 men and 2 women:


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