Naropa University: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Very GoodCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Poor

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Average
Faculty Salary
$73,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Naropa 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
68
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.

Faculty monthly salaries at Naropa University vary approximately from $4,000 to $9,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $73,000 a year - which is 37% lower than Colorado average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $5,751 a month on average; which is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries, $6,630 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CO Average
Difference

Professor
$99,996
$151,625
-34%

Associate professor
$92,916
$122,249
-24%

Assistant professor
$74,052
$106,046
-30%

Instructor
$53,220
$79,032
-33%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Naropa University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
9 : 1
Low
Naropa University has a good, 9:1 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 Naropa University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Naropa University includes 9 professors, 16 associate professors, 13 assistant professors, and 30 instructors - 24 men and 44 women:
Naropa University 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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