University of San Diego: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$155,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for University of San Diego 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
513
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.

Monthly faculty salaries at University of San Diego vary approximately from $7,000 to $16,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $155,000 a year, which is 2% higher than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this college are paid $12,062 a month on average; that is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries, $13,804 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference

Professor
$188,700
$220,913
-15%

Associate professor
$142,524
$152,288
-6%

Assistant professor
$119,916
$130,634
-8%

Instructor
$92,844
$124,802
-26%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

University of San Diego Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
13 : 1
Low
University of San Diego has a pretty good, 13:1 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 San Diego versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at University of San Diego consists of 219 professors, 148 associate professors, 131 assistant professors, and 15 instructors - 252 men and 261 women:
University of San Diego Faculty Demographics Chart

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

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