Best Online MBA Programs Ranked by Student / Faculty Ratio 2025

Online MBA Programs Ranked by Student / Faculty Ratio

The faculty/student ratio has become an increasingly important criteria for selective MBA candidates. This ratio is important because many schools use the case-discussion approach to business instruction. With this teaching method, students are asked to read a case write-up of a business experiencing a problem, do their own analysis and prepare a solution to the problem. In-class case discussions are often heated, as the solution to the problem is unclear. But students won’t get much time to participate in these discussions if class sizes are enormous.

More broadly, a higher faculty/student ratio indicates a university pays more faculty members to instruct students and to offer additional guidance. This can be seen as a direct reflection of an institution’s attitude towards their students’ success. For aspiring MBA students who want faculty mentorship, a higher faculty/student ratio is important.

Online MBA Programs Ranked by Student / Faculty Ratio

Rank	University	MBA Student Faculty Ratio
1	Seattle Pacific University	2:1
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	3:1
2	University of Richmond	3:1
4	Dartmouth College	4:1
4	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	4:1
6	Willamette University	5:1
6	Woodbury University	5:1
7	Stanford University	5:1
8	The University of Chicago	5:1
10	The Pennsylvania State University Great Valley	6:1
10	University of California, San Diego	6:1
11	Vanderbilt University	6:1
12	Northwestern University	6:1
13	Columbia University	6:1
14	Yale University	6:1
15	Meredith College	6:1
16	Rollins College	6:1
18	Bradley University	7:1
18	Illinois Institute of Technology	7:1
19	Millsaps College	7:1
20	University of California, Davis	7:1
21	Yeshiva University	7:1
22	Harvard University	7:1
24	American University	8:1
24	Clark University	8:1
25	Clarkson University	8:1
26	Frostburg State University	8:1
27	Michigan Technological University	8:1
28	Seaver College	8:1
29	Rochester Institute of Technology	8:1
30	Shenandoah University	8:1
31	University of California, Los Angeles	8:1
32	University of Pennsylvania	8:1
34	Case Western Reserve University	9:1
34	Duke University	9:1
35	Emory University	9:1
36	Niagara University	9:1
37	Northeastern Illinois University	9:1
38	Oklahoma City University	9:1
39	Rice University	9:1
40	Rider University	9:1
41	Saint Mary's College of California	9:1
42	Santa Clara University	9:1
43	Siena College	9:1
44	Stetson University	9:1
45	University of Portland	9:1
46	University of Washington Bothell	9:1
47	Western Washington University	9:1
48	Queens University of Charlotte	9:1
49	University of Washington Tacoma	9:1
50	Adelphi University	9:1
51	Alfred University	9:1
53	Berry College	10:1
53	Carnegie Mellon University	10:1
54	Cornell University	10:1
55	Governors State University	10:1
56	Ithaca College	10:1
57	Lehigh University	10:1
58	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	10:1
59	Seattle University	10:1
60	St. Mary's University	10:1
61	Suffolk University	10:1
62	University of Nebraska at Kearney	10:1
63	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	10:1
64	University of San Diego	10:1
65	The University of Tulsa	10:1
66	Washburn University	10:1
67	Western Illinois University	10:1
68	Xavier University	10:1
69	Creighton University	10:1
70	Whitworth University	10:1
72	Bellarmine University	11:1
72	Brigham Young University	11:1
73	Dominican University	11:1
74	Drake University	11:1
75	The George Washington University	11:1
76	Georgia Institute of Technology	11:1
77	Manhattan College	11:1
78	Southern Methodist University	11:1
79	St. Bonaventure University	11:1
80	State University of New York at New Paltz	11:1
81	Stevens Institute of Technology	11:1
82	University of Denver	11:1
83	University of Detroit Mercy	11:1
84	University of Louisiana at Monroe	11:1
85	University of New Hampshire	11:1
86	University of Notre Dame	11:1
87	Valparaiso University	11:1
88	Villanova University	11:1
89	Wake Forest University	11:1
90	Washington University in St. Louis	11:1
91	Widener University	11:1
92	Claremont Graduate University	11:1
93	Lawrence Technological University	11:1
94	Roger Williams University	11:1
95	Western New England University	11:1
96	University of South Alabama	11:1
98	Boston College	12:1
98	Brandeis University	12:1
99	Butler University	12:1
100	Chapman University	12:1
101	Drury University	12:1
102	Duquesne University	12:1
103	Hofstra University	12:1
104	Indiana University Northwest	12:1
105	Indiana University Southeast	12:1
106	Iona University	12:1
107	St. John's University	12:1
108	La Salle University	12:1
109	Le Moyne College	12:1
110	Marquette University	12:1
111	Marshall University	12:1
112	Missouri University of Science and Technology	12:1
113	Pacific Lutheran University	12:1
114	Rockhurst University	12:1
115	Saint Louis University	12:1
116	Salisbury University	12:1
117	St. Cloud State University	12:1
118	St. John Fisher University	12:1
119	University of Alaska Anchorage	12:1
120	University of Baltimore	12:1
121	University of Central Arkansas	12:1
122	University of Montevallo	12:1
123	Utah State University	12:1
124	Winthrop University	12:1
125	University of Hartford	12:1
126	University of Mary Washington	12:1
127	University at Buffalo	12:1
128	Virginia State University	12:1
129	Salem State University	12:1
131	Augusta University	13:1
131	Babson College	13:1
132	Baylor University	13:1
133	Canisius University	13:1
134	College of William and Mary	13:1
135	Colorado State University-Pueblo	13:1
136	Francis Marion University	13:1
137	Georgetown University	13:1
138	Idaho State University	13:1
139	Indiana University Kokomo	13:1
140	Jacksonville University	13:1
141	Longwood University	13:1
142	Loyola University Chicago	13:1
143	Loyola University New Orleans	13:1
144	Mercer University-Macon and Atlanta Campuses	13:1
145	Middle Tennessee State University	13:1
146	Monmouth University	13:1
147	New York Institute of Technology	13:1
148	Radford University	13:1
149	Robert Morris University	13:1
150	Southern Arkansas University	13:1
151	The University of Akron	13:1
152	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	13:1
153	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	13:1
154	University of Delaware	13:1
155	University of Miami	13:1
156	The University of Michigan-Dearborn	13:1
157	University of Rochester	13:1
158	University of San Francisco	13:1
159	University of Scranton	13:1
160	University of Southern Mississippi	13:1
161	University of Wisconsin-Madison	13:1
162	University of Wyoming	13:1
163	University of Dayton	13:1
164	Loyola Marymount University	13:1
165	Elon University	13:1
166	Ball State University	13:1
167	University of St. Thomas-Houston	13:1
168	The College of New Jersey	13:1
169	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	13:1
170	Fairleigh Dickinson University	13:1
171	Mississippi College	13:1
172	Union University	13:1
174	Appalachian State University	14:1
174	Bentley University	14:1
175	College of Charleston	14:1
176	East Tennessee State University	14:1
177	Eastern Michigan University	14:1
178	Florida Southern College	14:1
179	Purdue University Fort Wayne	14:1
180	Johns Hopkins Carey Business School	14:1
181	Louisiana State University	14:1
182	Louisiana Tech University	14:1
183	Midwestern State University	14:1
184	Missouri Western State University	14:1
185	Morehead State University	14:1
186	New Mexico State University	14:1
187	New York University	14:1
188	The Pennsylvania State University at Erie	14:1
189	The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg	14:1
190	Purdue University	14:1
191	Southeast Missouri State University	14:1
192	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	14:1
193	Texas Christian University	14:1
194	Tulane University	14:1
195	University of Alaska Fairbanks	14:1
196	The University of Michigan	14:1
197	University of Southern California	14:1
198	University of Southern Maine	14:1
199	University of the Pacific	14:1
200	University of West Georgia	14:1
201	Western Carolina University	14:1
202	Wright State University	14:1
203	Purdue University Northwest	14:1
204	Howard University	14:1
205	University of Central Oklahoma	14:1
206	University of Hawaii at Manoa	14:1
207	Ouachita Baptist University	14:1
208	Western Connecticut State University	14:1
209	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	14:1
210	Samford University	14:1
211	Slippery Rock University	14:1
212	The University of North Carolina at Pembroke	14:1
213	The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute	14:1
215	Arkansas State University	15:1
215	Auburn University at Montgomery	15:1
216	Central Connecticut State University	15:1
217	Eastern Illinois University	15:1
218	Fordham University	15:1
219	John Carroll University	15:1
220	Miami University	15:1
221	New Jersey Institute of Technology	15:1
222	Northeastern University	15:1
223	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Camden	15:1
224	Seton Hall University	15:1
225	State University of New York College at Brockport	15:1
226	Syracuse University	15:1
227	University of Illinois at Springfield	15:1
228	The University of Michigan-Flint	15:1
229	University of Minnesota	15:1
230	University of Nebraska at Omaha	15:1
231	University of Pittsburgh	15:1
232	University of Tennessee at Martin	15:1
233	The University of Texas at Austin	15:1
234	University of Vermont	15:1
235	University of Virginia-McIntire	15:1
236	University of Washington	15:1
237	Fairfield University	15:1
238	Clark Atlanta University	15:1
239	Saint Xavier University	15:1
240	Long Island University-Post Campus	15:1
242	Bowling Green State University	16:1
242	Cleveland State University	16:1
243	Eastern Kentucky University	16:1
244	Henderson State University	16:1
245	Indiana State University	16:1
246	Jackson State University	16:1
247	Marist College	16:1
248	Old Dominion University	16:1
249	Pittsburg State University	16:1
250	Rowan University	16:1
251	Saginaw Valley State University	16:1
252	Tennessee Technological University	16:1
253	University of Connecticut	16:1
254	University of Dallas	16:1
255	University of Kansas	16:1
256	University of Maryland	16:1
257	University of Massachusetts Boston	16:1
258	University of Missouri-St. Louis	16:1
259	University of North Carolina Wilmington	16:1
260	University of Northern Iowa	16:1
261	University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras	16:1
262	University of Southern Indiana	16:1
263	The University of Tampa	16:1
264	The University of Texas at Tyler	16:1
265	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh	16:1
266	Ramapo College of New Jersey	16:1
267	Montclair State University	16:1
268	Belmont University	16:1
269	Georgia College & State University	16:1
270	Delaware State University	16:1
271	North Carolina Central University	16:1
273	Abilene Christian University	17:1
273	Bryant University	17:1
274	Central Michigan University	17:1
275	The Citadel	17:1
276	Clayton State University	17:1
277	DePaul University	17:1
278	Drexel University	17:1
279	Georgia Southwestern State University	17:1
280	Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis	17:1
281	James Madison University	17:1
282	Nicholls State University	17:1
283	Oakland University	17:1
284	Providence College	17:1
285	Quinnipiac University	17:1
286	Shippensburg University	17:1
287	South Carolina State University	17:1
288	Southeastern Louisiana University	17:1
289	Stephen F. Austin State University	17:1
290	Texas State University	17:1
291	University at Albany	17:1
292	University of Alabama in Huntsville	17:1
293	The University of Iowa	17:1
294	University of Louisville	17:1
295	University of Missouri-Kansas City	17:1
296	University of Montana	17:1
297	University of Northern Colorado	17:1
298	The University of Rhode Island	17:1
299	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	17:1
300	Valdosta State University	17:1
301	Virginia Commonwealth University	17:1
302	Washington State University	17:1
303	West Texas A&M University	17:1
304	Western Kentucky University	17:1
305	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	17:1
306	Morgan State University	17:1
307	University of North Georgia	17:1
309	Arkansas Tech University	18:1
309	Black Hills State University	18:1
310	California State University, Los Angeles	18:1
311	Iowa State University	18:1
312	Loyola University Maryland	18:1
313	North Dakota State University	18:1
314	Northern Illinois University	18:1
315	Northern Michigan University	18:1
316	Oklahoma State University	18:1
317	Oregon State University	18:1
318	Pace University	18:1
319	Prairie View A&M University	18:1
320	Sacred Heart University	18:1
321	San Francisco State University	18:1
322	Stockton University	18:1
323	Texas A&M University	18:1
324	University of Colorado at Boulder	18:1
325	University of Houston-Victoria	18:1
326	University of Illinois at Chicago	18:1
327	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	18:1
328	University of New Haven	18:1
329	University of New Orleans	18:1
330	University of South Carolina	18:1
331	University of South Dakota	18:1
332	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	18:1
333	University of Toledo	18:1
334	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	18:1
335	West Virginia University	18:1
336	University of Minnesota Duluth	18:1
337	University of Houston-Clear Lake	18:1
338	Fayetteville State University	18:1
339	Metropolitan State University of Denver	18:1
340	Troy University	18:1
341	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	18:1
342	Southern University and A&M College	18:1
344	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	19:1
344	George Mason University	19:1
345	Grand Valley State University	19:1
346	Kent State University	19:1
347	McNeese State University	19:1
348	Murray State University	19:1
349	North Carolina A&T State University	19:1
350	Ohio University	19:1
351	Temple University	19:1
352	University of California, Berkeley	19:1
353	University of Central Missouri	19:1
354	The University of North Dakota	19:1
355	University of St. Thomas-Minnesota	19:1
356	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	19:1
357	Western Michigan University	19:1
358	Weber State University	19:1
359	California State University, Bakersfield	19:1
360	Jacksonville State University	19:1
361	Alabama A&M University	19:1
363	Boston University	20:1
363	California State University, Chico	20:1
364	California State University, Stanislaus	20:1
365	Coastal Carolina University	20:1
366	Columbus State University	20:1
367	Eastern Washington University	20:1
368	Illinois State University	20:1
369	Indiana University South Bend	20:1
370	Northern Arizona University	20:1
371	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick	20:1
372	Sam Houston State University	20:1
373	University of California, Irvine	20:1
374	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	20:1
375	University of North Alabama	20:1
376	University of North Florida	20:1
377	William Paterson University	20:1
378	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	20:1
379	Wichita State University	20:1
380	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	20:1
381	Mississippi State University	20:1
383	Barry University	21:1
383	Binghamton University	21:1
384	Boise State University	21:1
385	Emporia State University	21:1
386	Michigan State University	21:1
387	Tennessee State University	21:1
388	Texas Wesleyan University	21:1
389	University of Arkansas	21:1
390	University of California, Riverside	21:1
391	University of Kentucky	21:1
392	The University of Memphis	21:1
393	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro	21:1
394	University of Utah	21:1
395	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	21:1
396	East Texas A&M University	21:1
397	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	21:1
398	Savannah State University	21:1
400	California State University, East Bay	22:1
400	California State University, Long Beach	22:1
401	California State University, San Bernardino	22:1
402	Minnesota State University, Mankato	22:1
403	Saint Joseph's University	22:1
404	State University of New York at Oswego	22:1
405	Texas Tech University	22:1
406	University of Massachusetts Lowell	22:1
407	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	22:1
408	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	22:1
409	University of Oklahoma	22:1
410	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	22:1
411	California State University, Dominguez Hills	22:1
412	Sonoma State University	22:1
413	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	22:1
415	California State Polytechnic University Pomona	23:1
415	Kansas State University	23:1
416	Kutztown University	23:1
417	North Carolina State University	23:1
418	Northern Kentucky University	23:1
419	The Pennsylvania State University	23:1
420	University of Cincinnati	23:1
421	University of Maine	23:1
422	University of Nevada, Reno	23:1
423	The University of New Mexico	23:1
424	University of Oregon	23:1
425	The University of Texas at Dallas	23:1
426	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	23:1
427	University of Alabama at Birmingham	23:1
428	Lander University	23:1
430	California State University, Fullerton	24:1
430	Colorado State University	24:1
431	East Carolina University	24:1
432	Florida Gulf Coast University	24:1
433	Georgia Southern University	24:1
434	Kennesaw State University	24:1
435	University of Colorado Denver	24:1
436	University of Houston	24:1
437	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	24:1
438	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	24:1
439	The University of Texas at El Paso	24:1
440	University of West Florida	24:1
441	Hult International Business School	24:1
443	California State University, Fresno	25:1
443	Florida International University	25:1
444	Missouri State University	25:1
445	Texas Southern University	25:1
446	The University of Georgia	25:1
447	The University of Texas at Arlington	25:1
448	The University of Texas at San Antonio	25:1
449	Utah Valley University	25:1
450	Wayne State University	25:1
451	Minnesota State University Moorhead	25:1
452	University of Houston-Downtown	25:1
454	Clemson University	26:1
454	Georgia State University	26:1
455	The Ohio State University	26:1
456	University of South Florida	26:1
457	Youngstown State University	26:1
458	Portland State University	26:1
459	West Chester University of PA	26:1
460	University of South Carolina Aiken	26:1
462	The University of Alabama	27:1
462	University of Massachusetts Amherst	27:1
464	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	28:1
464	University of North Texas	28:1
465	Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Gurabo	28:1
467	Florida Atlantic University	29:1
467	University of Central Florida	29:1
468	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	29:1
470	Auburn University	30:1
470	Baruch College-The City University of New York	30:1
471	California State University, Northridge	30:1
472	California State University, Sacramento	30:1
473	University of Missouri	30:1
475	Florida State University	31:1
475	San Jose State University	31:1
477	The University of Arizona	32:1
477	University of Florida	32:1
479	Lamar University	33:1
480	Arizona State University	34:1
481	The University of Mississippi	35:1
481	The University of Texas Permian Basin	35:1
483	Southern Utah University	37:1
484	San Diego State University	47:1
485	Louisiana State University Shreveport	63:1

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Online MBA Programs with the Lowest and Highest Student / Faculty Ratios

Faculty/student ratios vary dramatically from one online MBA program to another. Western Kentucky University, for instance, has about one professor for every 285 students. The University of Arizona, on the other hand, has about one professor for every 2.9 students. It’s easy to see which program provides students with more faculty interaction.

Explore the online MBA programs by Student / Faculty ratios in our table below.

Related to the student faculty ratio metric is the Best Faculty metric which measures the number of professors with a doctorate degree, the number of support staff, the number of part-and full-time professors.

Considering a Campus MBA Option

While considering the faculty/student ratios at online MBA programs, don’t forget to take a look at the campus MBA programs near you. Advances in technology have made online instruction much closer to the classroom experience than it has been in the class. Nonetheless, once you have your MBA diploma in hand, you’ll want to use it to advance your career. Faculty with connections in businesses close to where you live will be of more assistance with that.