Saginaw Valley State University: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Very GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - PoorCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Below Average

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Average
Faculty Salary
$101,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Saginaw Valley State 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
265
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 Saginaw Valley State University vary approximately from $5,000 to $11,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $101,000 a year - it is 21% lower than Michigan average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this college are paid $8,022 a month on average; that is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries - $8,825 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
MI Average
Difference

Professor
$120,084
$173,000
-31%

Associate professor
$103,200
$128,558
-20%

Assistant professor
$69,516
$108,858
-36%

Instructor
$67,944
$93,561
-27%

Lecturer
$71,556
$98,372
-27%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Saginaw Valley State University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
16 : 1
Low
Saginaw Valley State University has a decent, 16:1 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 Saginaw Valley State University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Saginaw Valley State University includes 113 professors, 80 associate professors, 54 assistant professors, 2 instructors, and 16 lecturers - 140 men and 125 women:
Saginaw Valley State 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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