Northern Illinois University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$115,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Northern Illinois 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
805
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.

Monthly faculty salaries at Northern Illinois University vary approximately from $5,000 to $13,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $115,000 a year, that is 13% lower than Illinois average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this college are paid $9,076 a month on average; that is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries, $10,184 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
IL Average
Difference

Professor
$146,160
$183,286
-20%

Associate professor
$124,380
$129,451
-4%

Assistant professor
$117,228
$115,234
+2%

Instructor
$67,128
$87,138
-23%

Unranked Teacher
$85,728
$93,616
-8%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Northern Illinois University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
14 : 1
Low
Northern Illinois University has a pretty decent, 14:1 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 Northern Illinois University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Northern Illinois University includes 237 professors, 227 associate professors, 131 assistant professors, 179 instructors, and 31 unranked teachers - 396 men and 409 women:
Northern Illinois 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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