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Colleges with the most faculty per student

Colleges with the fewest students for each faculty member.

Colleges with the most faculty per student704 schools

704 schools qualify, ranked by students per faculty member. The top 25 are shown.

How this list is made

  • Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
  • Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
  • Has a student-to-faculty ratio from federal data (College Scorecard).
  • Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
  • Ordered by students per faculty member, fewest first.

Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.

  1. 1

    Curtis Institute of Music

    Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit

    #1 in Pennsylvania

    • 2 students per faculty member
    • 106 undergraduates
  2. 2

    California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll

    #1 in California

    • 3 students per faculty member
    • 1,023 undergraduates
  3. 2

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll

    #1 in Massachusetts

    • 3 students per faculty member
    • 4,576 undergraduates
  4. 2

    Centra College

    Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit

    Top 1% for graduation

    • 3 students per faculty member
    • 212 undergraduates
  5. 5

    The Juilliard School

    New York, NY · Private nonprofit

    Top 3% for graduation

    • 4 students per faculty member
    • 619 undergraduates
  6. 5

    Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

    San Juan, PR · Public

    #3 in Puerto Rico

    • 4 students per faculty member
    • 308 undergraduates
  7. 5

    New York Film Academy

    Burbank, CA · Private for-profit

    Top 22% for low debt

    • 4 students per faculty member
    • 965 undergraduates
  8. 5

    Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Cape Girardeau, MO · Private nonprofit

    Top 11% for low debt

    • 4 students per faculty member
    • 147 undergraduates
  9. 9

    Princeton University

    Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofitIvy LeagueHonor Roll

    #1 in New Jersey

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 5,671 undergraduates
  10. 9

    University of Chicago

    Chicago, IL · Private nonprofitHonor Roll

    #1 in Illinois

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 7,643 undergraduates
  11. 9

    Yale University

    New Haven, CT · Private nonprofitIvy LeagueHonor Roll

    #1 in Connecticut

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 6,818 undergraduates
  12. 9

    Duke University

    Durham, NC · Private nonprofitHonor Roll

    #1 in North Carolina

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 6,488 undergraduates
  13. 9

    Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll

    Top 1% for earnings

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 7,289 undergraduates
  14. 9

    American Musical and Dramatic Academy

    New York, NY · Private nonprofit

    Excellent: Compass grade A-

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 1,502 undergraduates
  15. 9

    Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses

    Stockton, CA · Private nonprofit

    Top 5% for low net price

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 183 undergraduates
  16. 9

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

    San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit

    Top 16% for graduation

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 215 undergraduates
  17. 9

    The New England Conservatory of Music

    Boston, MA · Private nonprofit

    Top 16% for graduation

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 393 undergraduates
  18. 9

    Hebrew Theological College

    Skokie, IL · Private nonprofit

    Top 17% for low debt

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 197 undergraduates
  19. 9

    Criswell College

    Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit

    #25 in Texas

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 118 undergraduates
  20. 9

    Mercy College of Ohio

    Toledo, OH · Private nonprofit

    Top 19% for earnings

    • 5 students per faculty member
    • 999 undergraduates
  21. 21

    Stanford University

    Stanford, CA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll

    Exceptional: Compass grade A+

    • 6 students per faculty member
    • 8,054 undergraduates
  22. 21

    Rice University

    Houston, TX · Private nonprofitHonor Roll

    #1 in Texas

    • 6 students per faculty member
    • 4,574 undergraduates
  23. 21

    Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofitHonor Roll

    #1 in Maryland

    • 6 students per faculty member
    • 6,089 undergraduates
  24. 21

    Williams College

    Williamstown, MA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll

    Exceptional: Compass grade A+

    • 6 students per faculty member
    • 2,112 undergraduates
  25. 21

    Brown University

    Providence, RI · Private nonprofitIvy LeagueHonor Roll

    #1 in Rhode Island

    • 6 students per faculty member
    • 7,741 undergraduates

Compare cost and outcomes

SchoolNet price a yearMedian debtEarnings 10 years outGraduation rate
Curtis Institute of Music———96%
California Institute of Technology$16,075—$128,56694%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$20,111$14,768$143,37296%
Centra College—$15,250$60,122100%
The Juilliard School$43,571$25,500$37,82793%
Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music$7,260$8,875$19,47467%
New York Film Academy$39,011$16,000$29,63368%
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences$19,390$11,500$60,91875%
Princeton University$6,128$10,320$110,06698%
University of Chicago$14,860$15,000$91,88596%
Yale University$23,777$12,975$100,53396%
Duke University$29,612$13,000$97,80097%
Carnegie Mellon University$31,944$21,750$114,86294%
American Musical and Dramatic Academy$41,416$15,250$26,97572%
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses$5,524$35,500$39,24862%
San Francisco Conservatory of Music$42,607$27,000—74%
The New England Conservatory of Music$46,754$27,000$34,48373%
Hebrew Theological College$26,861$14,000$33,29150%
Criswell College$21,630$25,346$43,18550%
Mercy College of Ohio$17,989$20,834$65,40956%
Stanford University$13,807$12,000$124,08092%
Rice University$13,370$11,000$89,71895%
Johns Hopkins University$18,809$10,250$87,55594%
Williams College$17,716$12,761$88,66594%
Brown University$25,184$11,428$93,48796%

Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.

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