Student to Faculty Ratio in Architecture Design Studio

Student to Faculty Ratio in Architecture Design Studio

In general, the lower the student to faculty ratio, the better.
A low ratio should mean that classes are small and faculty members can spend more time working individually with students.
Private institutions such as Duke University (7:1 ratio), Caltech (3:1 ratio), Stanford University (12:1 ratio), Washington University (8:1), and all of the Ivy League schools such as Harvard (7:1 ratio) and Yale (6:1 ratio) have impressively low student to faculty ratios. They are research-centered institutions that often have more graduate students than undergraduates.
More common, especially among selective colleges and universities, is a ratio between 10 to 1 and 20 to 1.
More important is: What is the average class size?

– Factors
There are several factors that we have to consider when thinking about Faculty to Student Ratio:

1- University: (quality, reputation, image, branding + recruitment, marketing, …)

— Public vs Private institutions
— Teaching vs Research university
— Small vs Large university
— UG Lower level vs UG Upper level vs Graduate courses

2- College: َ(quality, reputation, image, branding)
3- Department: َ(quality, reputation, image, branding)
— Faculty Student Ratio:
— Permanent vs Full-Time Faculty Members (the number of adjunct, part-time, and temporary faculty members matters)

4- Courses:
— Studio courses: PBL individualized instructions 15-20 minutes per student per studio twice a week (15×20/60=5 hours!)
— Practical courses: CAD Labs & Workshops (Logistics: lab size, number of terminals, plotters, software, technical support), Model Making and Fabrication Workshop (material, technicians, safety)
— Lecture courses: Can accommodate more if spaces allow.

– International
Faculty/student ratios typically (1:12) throughout the design studios are mindful of the significant importance of providing as much contact time as possible between the instructor and the students. This favorable ratio in support of the program’s teaching / learning, results in a large number of one-on-one critiques, group discussions and public juries essential to a successful and meaningful studio setting.
Reference: School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Source: https://www.arch.rpi.edu/school/studio-culture/

School Student:Faculty Ratio (13:1) in design studio (Syracuse University, School of Architecture)
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 15:1. (Average architecture design studio student-to-faculty ratio is 13:1). Average Class Size: 26 (2 faculty members each 13 students)
Reference: Syracuse University, School of Architecture
Source: https://soa.syr.edu/admissions/undergraduate.php

Student to faculty class-size ratio after third year of study (1:15)
Reference: Louisiana State University
Source: https://design.lsu.edu/architecture/

typical design studio ratios of students:professor (1:14)
Reference: Norwich University
Source: https://www.norwich.edu/programs/architecture-and-art

Architecture : Faculty required teacher: student ratio (1:10)
Reference: http://www.satiengg.in/PDF/Faculty_Norms_AICTE.pdf
BEST ARCHITECTURE DEGREES
RICE UNIVERSITY student-to-faculty ratio of just (5:1)
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN class sizes contain fewer than 16 students
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR student-to-faculty ratio of just (12:1)
Reference: BEST ARCHITECTURE DEGREES
Source: https://www.collegechoice.net/…/best-architecture-degrees/

Studio classes typically have a (15:1) student-faculty ratio for individualized attention and a positive creative culture.
Reference: Washington University in St. Louis
Source: https://www.samfoxschool.wustl.edu/node/4124

India
The institutions shall maintain a teacher/student ratio of 1:10 including core faculty, faculty from allied disciplines and visiting faculty.
Reference: Council of Architecture, India
Source: https://www.coa.gov.in/showfile.php?lang=1&level=1… (Item: 8.1, p. 4)

Dubai
faculty to student ratio for the B.Arch. program (1:16)
Reference: American University in Dubai, Department of Architecture
Source: https://www.aud.edu/…/naab-apr-ia-april-2018-public.pdf

Saudi Arabia (Architecture)
the department keeps the faculty/students ratio not more than (1:12)
Reference: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Source: https://www.kfupm.edu.sa/…/ARC.Self.Assessment.Report…

student/teacher ratio is (1:10)
Reference: King Saud University
Source: https://cap.ksu.edu.sa/…/king_saud_vtr_for_visit_2.pdf

ratio of instructor:students (1:8)
Reference: University of Dammam
Source: https://www.iau.edu.sa/…/05-_visit_3university_of…

The program of architecture is always working to keep the ratio between the faculty and students as (1:12) in the design studios.
Reference: Dar Al Uloom University College of Architectural Engineering and Digital Design Program of Architecture, Saudi Arabia
Source: http://dau.edu.sa/pdf/01_APR_Visit_II_DAU.pdf

Compared to other subjects in the architecture course, Design Studio is the most dominant subject with the
highest credit hours per week. Other subjects such as Construction Technology, Architectural History and Theory, Environmental Physics, Design Communication and others have to serve Design Studio learning in each semester.

References;
Reference: How Important is the Student-Faculty Ratio in College?
Source: https://www.greatvaluecolleges.net/…/how-important-is…/

Reference: WHAT IS A GOOD STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO FOR U.S. COLLEGES?
Source: https://www.bestvalueschools.com/…/what-is-a-good…/

Reference: Schools Ranked by Student-Faculty Ratio
Source: https://oedb.org/rankings/student-faculty-ratio/