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Elite universities and American Indian tribal colleges were among the institutions with the lowest number of students per faculty member.
Four-year public and private nonprofit institutions with the lowest student-to-faculty ratios in the fall of 2016 include a mix of elite institutions, colleges that specialize in the arts, American Indian tribal colleges, public institutions with small enrollments, and Roman Catholic institutions that serve relatively high proportions of students from low-income families. Colleges with the highest student-to-faculty ratios include several that offer courses primarily or exclusively online, and a Talmudical academy of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. At both public and private nonprofit institutions, tuition and fees tend to be much higher among institutions with the lowest student-to-faculty ratios. Even with their favorable ratios, a few public tribal and Roman Catholic colleges managed to keep tuition and fees relatively moderate.
4-year public institutions
Lowest student-to-faculty ratios
| Rank | Institution | Student-to-faculty ratio | Tuition and fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | U. of North Carolina School of the Arts | 7 | $9,139 |
| 2. | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 8 | $12,200 |
| 3. | Oglala Lakota College | 9 | $2,684 |
| 4. | Northwest Indian College | 9 | $4,407 |
| 5. | U. of the District of Columbia | 9 | $5,612 |
| 6. | U. of Alaska at Fairbanks | 9 | $5,976 |
| 7. | U. of Alaska-Southeast | 9 | $8,415 |
| 8. | Western New Mexico U. | 10 | $5,906 |
| 9. | Dickinson State U. | 10 | $6,348 |
| 10. | New College of Florida | 10 | $6,916 |
| 11. | St. Mary's College of Maryland | 10 | $14,192 |
| 12. | Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | 10 | $16,950 |
| 13. | U. of Cincinnati-Clermont College | 11 | $5,316 |
| 14. | Minot State U. | 11 | $6,568 |
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