The phrase "a first rate faculty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a group of educators or academic staff that are of high quality or excellence.
Example: "The university is known for its commitment to academic excellence, boasting a first rate faculty that attracts students from around the world."
Alternatives: "top-notch faculty" or "high-caliber faculty".
As Dean, Wellington had a major impact on the image and reputation of New York Law School, by putting together and overseeing a first-rate faculty, whose well-established scholarship continues to earn respect and admiration from the legal community.
Winternitz accomplished many more fundamental changes to the School, at the same time building up a first-rate faculty that put Yale among the top medical institutions in the U.S. and stabilizing the School financially.
We are hiring first rate faculty, expanding our research into near areas such as cosmology and soft matter physics, and are exploiting the wonderful Duke environment for interdisciplinary science.
While he got offers from several top schools, he says Haas offered a combination of first-rate faculty, connections to an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and a great location.
It consistently leads rankings of statistics departments by maintaining a distinguished and prolific research record, a stimulating research environment with outstanding computing facilities, a broad and modern curriculum, and attracting first-rate faculty and the very best of graduate students.
Recruiting first-rate faculty and staff is a top priority for Cornell, and in support of that goal the Cornell Dual Career Program offers job search information and assistance to dual career spouses or partners.
Education at a liberal arts institution often provides access to first-rate faculty in many different departments and actively fosters thinking across disciplines - a key skill for any profession, even in a STEM field - and helps to minimize "group think".
Above all, weigh large loans and sticker shock against the dividends of learning with first-rate faculty and socializing with smart, stimulating students who become spouses, friends and, along with alumni, a professional network.
The remarkable facilities, beautiful vistas and first-rate faculty are certainly all there.
In addition to building a first-rate administrative staff, a committed faculty executive committee, and a stellar advisory council, we have secured the first three of nine new joint faculty.
