Pepperdine University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$162,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Pepperdine 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
421
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.

Monthly faculty salaries at Pepperdine University vary approximately from $8,000 to $19,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $162,000 a year - which is 6% higher than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $12,040 a month on average; that is lower than average men faculty salaries - $14,734 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference

Professor
$223,440
$220,913
+1%

Associate professor
$169,152
$152,288
+11%

Assistant professor
$137,064
$130,634
+5%

Instructor
$100,944
$124,802
-19%

Lecturer
$118,836
$113,806
+4%

Unranked Teacher
$106,452
$102,335
+4%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Pepperdine University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
13 : 1
Low
Pepperdine University has a pretty good, 13:1 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 Pepperdine University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Pepperdine University includes 129 professors, 88 associate professors, 88 assistant professors, 31 instructors, 20 lecturers, and 65 unranked teachers - 228 men and 193 women:
Pepperdine 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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