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Fact 7 - Student-Faculty Ratios
Student-faculty ratios are lower at independent colleges and universities (averaging 13 to 1) than at public institutions (16 to 1).

Source: Analysis conducted by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities as reported in Independent Colleges and Universities: A National Profile, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), “Fall Staff” surveys (2000).
Note: Instruction and research assistants are excluded.