University of South Carolina Lancaster: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary

$80,000

Bad

Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for University of South Carolina Lancaster 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, 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 South Carolina Lancaster vary approximately from $5,000 to $8,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $80,000 a year - which is 22% lower than South Carolina average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this college are paid $6,394 a month on average; that is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries, $6,862 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

16 : 1

Low

University of South Carolina Lancaster has a decent, 16:1 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 South Carolina Lancaster versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at University of South Carolina Lancaster includes 12 professors, 18 associate professors, 6 assistant professors, and 18 instructors - 28 men and 26 women:


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