Palo Alto University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$141,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Palo Alto 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
51
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 Palo Alto University vary approximately from $6,000 to $19,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $141,000 a year - that is 1% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this college are paid $10,779 a month on average; it is much lower than average men faculty salaries - $13,983 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference

Professor
$217,236
$205,331
+6%

Associate professor
$147,696
$142,193
+4%

Assistant professor
$119,628
$122,308
-2%

Unranked Teacher
$77,124
$92,876
-17%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Palo Alto University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
12 : 1
Low
Palo Alto University has a pretty good, 12:1 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 Palo Alto University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Palo Alto University consists of 12 professors, 13 associate professors, 16 assistant professors, and 10 unranked teachers - 16 men and 35 women:
Palo Alto 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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