Best Online MBA Programs Ranked by Student / Faculty Ratio 2025

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

Best Online MBA Programs Ranked by Student / Faculty Ratio

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.

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