Colby College: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$143,000
Good
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Colby College 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
253
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 Colby College vary approximately from $7,000 to $18,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $143,000 a year - which is 27% higher than Maine average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $11,436 a month on average; it is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries, $12,540 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
ME Average
Difference

Professor
$209,256
$153,075
+37%

Associate professor
$152,844
$122,502
+25%

Assistant professor
$125,520
$97,002
+29%

Instructor
$91,608
$81,354
+13%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Colby College Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
10 : 1
Low
Colby College has a good, 10:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios usually 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 Colby College versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Colby College includes 54 professors, 63 associate professors, 83 assistant professors, and 53 instructors - 112 men and 141 women:
Colby College Faculty Demographics Chart

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

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