University of Portland: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$117,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for University of Portland 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
283
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 University of Portland vary approximately from $6,000 to $13,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $117,000 a year - that is 2% lower than Oregon average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this college are paid $9,218 a month on average; that is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries - $10,609 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
OR Average
Difference

Professor
$154,968
$162,540
-5%

Associate professor
$128,148
$126,101
+2%

Assistant professor
$114,888
$105,200
+9%

Instructor
$92,304
$95,467
-3%

Lecturer
$85,800
$95,563
-10%

Unranked Teacher
$81,996
$102,555
-20%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

University of Portland Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
9 : 1
Low
University of Portland has a good, 9:1 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 Portland versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at University of Portland consists of 48 professors, 82 associate professors, 59 assistant professors, 69 instructors, 12 lecturers, and 13 unranked teachers - 113 men and 170 women:
University of Portland 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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