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Average
Faculty Salary
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.
In this report for
Soka University of America 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
54
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.
Faculty monthly salaries at Soka University of America vary approximately from $8,000 to $17,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $149,000 a year - it is 5% higher than California average faculty compensation.
Women faculty members at this college are paid $11,610 a month on average; that is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries, $13,262 a month.
Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference
Professor
$203,868
$205,331
-1%
Associate professor
$144,132
$142,193
+1%
Assistant professor
$112,656
$122,308
-8%
Instructor
$98,484
$115,923
-15%
Lecturer
$129,660
$103,368
+25%
Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Students to
Faculty Ratio
7 : 1
Low
Soka University of America has a very good, 7:1 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 Soka University of America versus nearby colleges.
Faculty Ranking and Demographics
The full-time faculty at Soka University of America consists of 14 professors, 23 associate professors, 13 assistant professors, 3 instructors, and 1 lecturer - 27 men and 27 women:

Please note that faculty rank (e.g. associate professor, lecturer, instructor) is usually assigned by the college itself.
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