The Faculty Index is a measure of the number of faculty and the ratio between faculty numbers and student enrollment. The full-time equivalent student to full-time teacher category represents the traditional student-teacher ratio, the principal factor used by academic accreditation agencies to measure the quality of a school. The smaller the ratio, conventional wisdom declares, the more likely that teaching takes place in smaller class sections and that students will have a greater chance of access to faculty.

1. Northwestern University
   
2. John Marshall Law School
   
3. Boston University
   
4. University of Maryland
   
5. Southern Methodist University
   
6. Georgetown University
   
7. University of San Diego
   
8. Washington University
   
9. Wake Forest University
   
10. Temple University
    
11. Columbia University
    
12. Pace University
    
13. Case Western Reserve
    
14. University of Connecticut
    
15. Howard University
    
16. Hamline University
    
17. George Washington University
    
18. University of Minnesota
    
19. University of Miami
    
20. Fordham University
    

Full-time Equivalent Student to Full-time Teacher Ratio

1. University of New Mexico
   
2. University of Washington
   
3. Southern Illinois University
   
4. Washington and Lee University
   
5. Cornell University
   
6. Northwestern University
   
7. Howard University
   
8. Yale University
   
9. University of Utah
   
10. University of Connecticut
    

All Student to All Faculty (Full- & Part-time) Ratio

1. University of Hawaii
   
2. Northwestern University
   
3. John Marshall Law School
   
4. Loyola University of Chicago
   
5. University of New Mexico
   
6. Golden Gate University
   
7. American University
   
8. Hamline University
   
9. Northern Kentucky University
   
10. Seton Hall University