University of Richmond: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$157,000
Good
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for University of Richmond 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
435
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 University of Richmond vary approximately from $5,000 to $18,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $157,000 a year - that is 24% higher than Virginia average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $12,215 a month on average; which is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries - $13,894 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
VA Average
Difference

Professor
$213,984
$171,267
+25%

Associate professor
$156,120
$124,723
+25%

Assistant professor
$146,148
$108,430
+35%

Instructor
$65,736
$80,891
-19%

Lecturer
$99,996
$82,013
+22%

Unranked Teacher
$87,516
$81,145
+8%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

University of Richmond Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
8 : 1
Low
University of Richmond has a good, 8:1 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 University of Richmond versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at University of Richmond includes 132 professors, 137 associate professors, 70 assistant professors, 2 instructors, 1 lecturer, and 93 unranked teachers - 222 men and 213 women:
University of Richmond 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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