CUNY School of Law: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$203,000
Good
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for CUNY School of Law 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
61
As a rule, properly 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 CUNY School of Law vary approximately from $10,000 to $20,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $203,000 a year, it is 46% higher than New York average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $16,500 a month on average; that is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries, $17,855 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
NY Average
Difference

Professor
$233,568
$193,453
+21%

Associate professor
$194,244
$133,142
+46%

Assistant professor
$148,224
$110,554
+34%

Instructor
$130,800
$82,895
+58%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

CUNY School of Law Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
5 : 1
Low
CUNY School of Law has a great, 5:1 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 CUNY School of Law versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at CUNY School of Law includes 32 professors, 16 associate professors, 6 assistant professors, and 7 instructors - 19 men and 42 women:
CUNY School of Law 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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