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Part-Time/Adjunct Faculty Stipend and Benefits

Effective January 1, 2025, the IL Pay Transparency Law requires employers with at least 15 employees to post salary and benefit information in job postings. In accordance with this law, part-time faculty stipends for each College/School are provided below. The stipend amounts reflect the total compensation per course. Per the Adjunct Faculty and the Affordable Care Act Guidelines, part-time faculty may not teach more than 6 credit hours per semester and no more than 18 credits per calendar year. Part-time faculty benefits information can be found here.

Arrupe College

Degree

Pay Rate for ½- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 4- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$1,269.97

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

$10,159.76

Non-Terminal Degree

$1,147,25

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

$9,178.00

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Please note that the CAS rates are based on the agreed upon terms delineated in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Degree

Pay Rate for ½- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 4- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$1,269.97

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

$10,159.76

Non-Terminal Degree

$1,147,25

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

$9,178.00

Adjunct Instructor

$1,392.69

$2,785.37

$5,570.74

$8,356.10

$11,141.48

Department of Fine and Performing Arts (Part-Time Faculty Hourly Rates) 

Degree

Hourly Pay Rate

Part-Time Faculty

$84.47/hour

Adjunct Faculty

$91.70/hour

Quinlan School of Business

Degree

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$2,539.94

$7,619.81

Non-Terminal Degree

$2,294.50

$6,883.51

Graduate MBA Program Pay Rates (Next Gen MBA, Executive MBA, Health Care MBA, and Baumhart Scholars MBA) 

Degree

Pay Rate for 1.5 credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Terminal Degree and Non-Terminal Degree

$6,000

$12,000

Family Business Center Pay Rates 

Degree

Family Business Stewardship Institute

(FBSI) Program

Next Generation Leadership Institute

(NGLI) Program

Next Generation Leadership Institute

(NGLI) Program Coaches

PAG Program

Terminal Degree and non-Terminal Degrees

$34,184 for 18-month program

$54,296 for 18-month program

$5400 for 18-month program

$9600  for 12-month program

 

Programs with Hourly Pay Rates 

Program

Degree

Hourly Pay Rate

EPEC

Terminal and non-Terminal Degree

$167/hour for program development

$333.00/hour for teaching

$450/hour for individual coaching

Baumhart Scholars

Terminal and non-Terminal Degree

$150/hour for coaching

Family Business Center

Terminal and non-Terminal Degree

$167/hour for program development

$250/hour for coaching

$333/hour for speakers

School of Communication

Degree

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

Non-Terminal Degree

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Degree Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course
Terminal Degree $2,539.94 $5,079.88 $7,619.81
Non-Terminal Degree $2,294.50 $4,589.00 $6,883.51

Institute for Paralegal Studies (School of Continuing and Professional Studies)  

Degree Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course
Terminal Degree $5,079.88
Non-Terminal Degree $4,589.00

Directed Study Pay Rates (School of Continuing and Professional Studies)  

Enrollment*

3- credit hour course

2- credit hour course

1- credit hour course

1

30 hrs / $2,534.23

20 hrs / $1,689.49

10 hrs / $844.74

2 to 3

40 hrs / $3,378.97

30 hrs / $2,534.23

20 hrs / $1,689.49

4 to 5

50 hrs / $4,223.71

40 hrs / $3,378.97

30 hrs / $2,534.23

*Note: Directed study courses have a maximum of 5 students.

2025 Hourly Wage: $84.47

School of Education

Degree

Pay Rate for ½- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit  and 4-credit  hour courses

Terminal Degree

$1,269.97

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

Non-Terminal Degree

$1,147,25

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

Courses that are paid-per-student will be paid the hourly pay rate with a cap of $7,619.81 w/ terminal degree and $6,883.51 w/o terminal degree 

Degree

Hourly Pay Rate

Terminal and Non-Terminal Degree

$16.20/hour

School of Environmental Sustainability

Degree

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

Non-Terminal Degree

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

Parkinson School Health Sciences and Public Health

Degree

Pay Rate for ½- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 4- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$1,269.97

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

$10,159.76

Non-Terminal Degree

$1,147.25

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

$9,178.00

*Service-Learning Course Director (Part-Time Faculty) pay is $2500/semester.

School of Law

Degree

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

Non-Terminal Degree

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

Adjunct Instructor

$2,785.37

$5,570.74

$8,356.10

Stritch School of Medicine

Part-time faculty are paid the following stipends rates based on percent of time and area of expertise.

Degree

5% of total faculty full-time equivalent compensation per area of expertise

10% of total faculty full-time equivalent compensation per area of expertise

15% of total faculty full-time equivalent compensation per area of expertise

Terminal Degree

Range $2,500-25,000

Range $5,000-50,000

Range $10,000-100,000

Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Degree

Pay Rate for ½- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 4- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$1,269.97

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

$10,159.76

Non-Terminal Degree

$1,147,25

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

$9,178.00

* GNUR 155L, GNUR 160L, GNUR 156L are paid at the 1.2 credit hour rate.

*GNUR 238L is paid at the 1.5 credit hour rate.

School of Social Work

Degree

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

Non-Terminal Degree

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

*Field Liaisons are paid $32/hour 

Institute of Pastoral Studies

Degree

Pay Rate for 1- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 2- credit hour course

Pay Rate for 3- credit hour course

Terminal Degree

$2,539.94

$5,079.88

$7,619.81

Non-Terminal Degree

$2,294.50

$4,589.00

$6,883.51

 Courses with Pay Per Student Rates 

Courses

Pay Rate per Student

IPS 400

$560.00 per student

IPS 493

$1,000 per student

*Note: Maximum pay rate for these courses is $7,619.81 with terminal degree and $6,883.51 with non-terminal degree. 

Effective January 1, 2025, the IL Pay Transparency Law requires employers with at least 15 employees to post salary and benefit information in job postings. In accordance with this law, part-time faculty stipends for each College/School are provided below. The stipend amounts reflect the total compensation per course. Per the Adjunct Faculty and the Affordable Care Act Guidelines, part-time faculty may not teach more than 6 credit hours per semester and no more than 18 credits per calendar year. Part-time faculty benefits information can be found here.