School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Faculty & Salaries

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

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Average
Faculty Salary
$138,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for School of the Art Institute of Chicago 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
144
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.

Faculty monthly salaries at School of the Art Institute of Chicago vary approximately from $7,000 to $15,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $138,000 a year - it is 4% higher than Illinois average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this school are paid $11,202 a month on average; that is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries, $11,824 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
IL Average
Difference

Professor
$170,436
$183,286
-7%

Associate professor
$125,292
$129,451
-3%

Assistant professor
$102,300
$115,234
-11%

Unranked Teacher
$90,000
$93,616
-4%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
11 : 1
Low
School of the Art Institute of Chicago has a good, 11:1 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 School of the Art Institute of Chicago versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at School of the Art Institute of Chicago includes 54 professors, 69 associate professors, 15 assistant professors, and 6 unranked teachers - 76 men and 68 women:
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 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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