World’s Top 20 Universities With The Best Student-To-Staff Ratio, 2017

With 1.1 students for every staff member, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in the United States topped the list of the world’s top 20 universities with the best student-staff ratio, according to the Times Higher Education for 2017.

Meanwhile, Saitama Medical University in Japan ranked No. 2 with 1.5 students for every staff member. With 2.2 students for every staff member, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago tied with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Bengaluru for the No. 3 spot.

Attending an institution with a low student-to-staff ratio can mean more personalized attention for students. It allows students a high level of interaction with faculty and advisers.

So, which universities have the best student-to-staff ratios in the world?

The research shows that the United States dominate the list with 10 universities featured in top 20. Japan comes in second with 5 universities.

The rest of the top 20 features universities from Denmark, India, Italy, Russia, and Sweden. Surprisingly universities based in the united kingdom are absent from the list.

It is also important to point out that all the universities in the top 5 are specialist institutions, with 4 of them dedicated exclusively to the medical and health sciences.

World’s top 20 universities with the best student-to-staff ratio, 2017:

1. Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), United States
   Number of students per one member of staff: 1.1
2. Saitama Medical University, Japan
   Number of students per one member of staff: 1.5
3. Rush University Medical Center, United States (TIE)
   Number of students per one member of staff: 2.2
4. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), India (TIE)
   Number of students per one member of staff: 2.2
5. Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
   Number of students per one member of staff: 2.4
6. University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States (TIE)
   Number of students per one member of staff: 2.5
7. Showa University, Japan (TIE)
   Number of students per one member of staff: 2.5
8. Vanderbilt University, United States
   Number of students per one member of staff: 3.1
9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan
   Number of students per one member of staff: 3.2
10. Johns Hopkins University, United States
    Number of students per one member of staff: 3.5
11. Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia (TIE)
    Number of students per one member of staff: 3.7
12. Juntendo University, Japan (TIE)
    Number of students per one member of staff: 3.7
13. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
    Number of students per one member of staff: 4.1
14. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Number of students per one member of staff: 4.2
15. Yale University, United States (TIE)
    Number of students per one member of staff: 4.4
16. Emory University, United States (TIE)
    Number of students per one member of staff: 4.4
17. University of Rochester, United States (TIE)
    Number of students per one member of staff: 4.5
18. Wake Forest University, United States (TIE)
    Number of students per one member of staff: 4.5
19. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
    Number of students per one member of staff: 4.6
20. Duke University, United States
    Number of students per one member of staff: 4.8