University of Northern Colorado: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$100,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for University of Northern Colorado 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
397
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 University of Northern Colorado vary approximately from $5,000 to $10,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $100,000 a year - it is 13% lower than Colorado average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $7,704 a month on average; it is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries - $8,999 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CO Average
Difference

Professor
$119,676
$151,625
-21%

Associate professor
$93,804
$122,249
-23%

Assistant professor
$81,060
$106,046
-24%

Instructor
$66,816
$79,032
-15%

Lecturer
$84,744
$79,832
+6%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

University of Northern Colorado Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
14 : 1
Low
University of Northern Colorado has a pretty decent, 14:1 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 University of Northern Colorado versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at University of Northern Colorado includes 157 professors, 109 associate professors, 65 assistant professors, 14 instructors, and 52 lecturers - 188 men and 209 women:
University of Northern Colorado 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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