Table 247.

Number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and faculty, and FTE staff and faculty/FTE student ratios in public degree-granting institutions, by type of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2007

State or jurisdiction	Full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff			FTE faculty			FTE faculty as a percent of FTE staff		FTE students per FTE staff			FTE students per FTE faculty
	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year	Total	4-year	2-year
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
United States	1,811,840	1,399,342	412,497	601,617	408,052	193,565	29.2	46.9	5.4	4.3	9.1	16.2	14.7	19.3
Alabama	37,425	31,259	6,166	11,200	8,324	2,876	26.6	46.6	4.9	4.1	8.8	16.4	15.6	18.8
Alaska	5,278	5,135	143	1,735	1,686	49	32.8	34.1	3.6	3.6	3.8	11.0	11.0	11.0
Arizona	35,491	24,439	11,052	10,860	5,967	4,894	24.4	44.3	5.9	4.4	9.1	19.3	18.2	20.6
Arkansas	20,893	16,508	4,384	6,518	4,606	1,912	27.9	43.6	4.9	4.2	7.4	15.7	15.1	17.0
California	190,600	128,964	61,635	69,457	36,254	33,203	28.1	53.9	7.2	4.5	13.0	19.8	15.9	24.1
Colorado	31,832	26,031	5,802	13,053	10,485	2,568	40.3	44.3	5.2	4.7	7.5	12.7	11.6	16.9
Connecticut	16,599	13,697	2,902	5,222	3,667	1,555	26.8	53.6	5.0	4.0	9.8	16.0	15.0	18.2
Delaware	6,551	5,274	1,277	1,971	1,358	613	25.8	48.0	4.8	4.2	7.2	15.9	16.2	15.1
District of Columbia	1,168	1,168	0	318	318	0	27.2	†	3.4	3.4	†	12.3	12.3	†
Florida	75,350	58,532	16,818	25,001	18,147	6,854	31.0	40.8	6.4	5.7	8.7	19.1	18.3	21.4
Georgia	51,610	39,881	11,728	16,416	10,983	5,432	27.5	46.3	5.4	4.7	7.5	16.8	17.1	16.3
Hawaii	8,040	6,416	1,623	3,047	2,251	796	35.1	49.0	4.5	3.4	8.5	11.8	9.8	17.3
Idaho	8,380	7,129	1,252	2,854	2,361	492	33.1	39.3	5.5	5.3	6.3	16.0	16.1	16.0
Illinois	70,543	50,477	20,067	20,372	11,707	8,665	23.2	43.2	5.4	3.5	10.1	18.6	15.1	23.4
Indiana	45,697	41,561	4,136	13,445	11,199	2,246	26.9	54.3	4.8	4.2	10.0	16.2	15.7	18.4
Iowa	24,981	18,715	6,265	7,748	5,182	2,566	27.7	41.0	4.7	3.3	9.0	15.2	11.8	22.1
Kansas	24,828	18,532	6,295	8,496	5,889	2,607	31.8	41.4	5.0	4.3	7.0	14.6	13.6	16.9
Kentucky	33,443	27,581	5,862	10,273	7,412	2,860	26.9	48.8	4.6	3.6	9.1	15.0	13.6	18.6
Louisiana	30,419	26,755	3,664	10,021	8,129	1,892	30.4	51.6	5.1	4.5	9.5	15.6	15.0	18.4
Maine	6,859	5,875	983	2,295	1,746	549	29.7	55.9	5.2	4.6	8.9	15.5	15.4	15.9
Maryland	39,535	28,440	11,095	14,780	9,889	4,891	34.8	44.1	4.7	4.0	6.4	12.6	11.6	14.6
Massachusetts	28,354	21,168	7,186	9,255	6,206	3,049	29.3	42.4	5.0	4.2	7.5	15.4	14.3	17.8
Michigan	69,027	56,076	12,951	23,902	17,707	6,195	31.6	47.8	5.5	4.4	10.2	15.9	13.9	21.4
Minnesota	33,811	25,940	7,871	11,896	8,078	3,818	31.1	48.5	5.5	4.2	10.0	15.7	13.5	20.6
Mississippi	28,234	21,735	6,499	7,411	4,484	2,927	20.6	45.0	4.2	2.8	8.7	16.0	13.8	19.4
Missouri	37,023	29,801	7,222	12,083	8,968	3,115	30.1	43.1	4.5	3.7	8.0	13.9	12.3	18.6
Montana	7,396	6,469	927	2,372	1,990	382	30.8	41.2	4.8	4.6	6.7	15.0	14.8	16.3
Nebraska	16,256	13,369	2,888	5,144	3,782	1,362	28.3	47.2	4.4	3.5	8.6	14.0	12.5	18.1
Nevada	10,740	10,076	664	3,770	3,425	345	34.0	52.0	6.3	6.1	9.2	18.0	18.0	17.6
New Hampshire	6,736	5,227	1,509	2,350	1,454	896	27.8	59.4	4.8	4.8	4.9	13.9	17.3	8.3
New Jersey	44,688	34,583	10,105	14,404	9,951	4,453	28.8	44.1	5.2	3.7	10.6	16.3	12.8	24.0
New Mexico	20,245	14,713	5,532	5,560	3,498	2,062	23.8	37.3	4.1	3.1	6.8	15.0	13.2	18.1
New York	73,723	52,025	21,697	28,929	19,224	9,705	37.0	44.7	6.9	5.9	9.3	17.6	16.0	20.8
North Carolina	66,696	45,586	21,111	23,375	12,052	11,323	26.4	53.6	4.5	4.0	5.6	12.8	15.0	10.4
North Dakota	7,629	6,624	1,005	2,380	1,942	438	29.3	43.6	4.7	4.4	6.7	15.0	14.9	15.5
Ohio	66,880	54,624	12,256	21,975	16,154	5,820	29.6	47.5	5.4	4.6	8.8	16.3	15.5	18.6
Oklahoma	27,502	23,060	4,442	8,252	6,497	1,755	28.2	39.5	4.9	4.2	8.4	16.2	14.8	21.3
Oregon	29,404	21,504	7,899	10,334	7,105	3,229	33.0	40.9	4.0	3.3	6.1	11.4	9.9	14.9
Pennsylvania	63,874	54,438	9,436	23,187	18,374	4,813	33.8	51.0	5.0	4.4	8.5	13.8	13.1	16.6
Rhode Island	4,394	3,515	879	1,545	1,086	459	30.9	52.2	6.9	5.9	11.2	19.7	19.0	21.4
South Carolina	27,192	20,710	6,482	9,127	6,131	2,996	29.6	46.2	5.1	4.2	8.2	15.3	14.0	17.8
South Dakota	5,318	4,721	597	1,845	1,548	297	32.8	49.7	5.8	5.6	7.8	16.8	17.0	15.7
Tennessee	31,651	26,059	5,591	10,190	7,538	2,652	28.9	47.4	5.2	4.4	9.1	16.2	15.1	19.1
Texas	162,670	123,942	38,728	45,842	29,097	16,745	23.5	43.2	4.7	3.7	8.2	16.8	15.6	18.9
Utah	19,855	16,869	2,986	7,150	5,853	1,296	34.7	43.4	5.2	4.8	7.4	14.5	13.9	17.0
Vermont	5,094	4,723	371	1,798	1,607	191	34.0	51.4	3.8	3.6	6.9	10.8	10.5	13.4
Virginia	49,144	41,222	7,922	17,290	13,058	4,232	31.7	53.4	5.4	4.2	11.7	15.4	13.2	21.9
Washington	43,298	31,559	11,739	13,748	8,567	5,180	27.1	44.1	5.1	3.7	8.8	16.1	13.7	20.0
West Virginia	12,058	10,968	1,090	4,518	3,923	595	35.8	54.6	6.0	5.4	12.5	16.1	15.1	22.8
Wisconsin	40,504	30,853	9,652	14,198	9,319	4,879	30.2	50.6	5.2	4.9	5.9	14.7	16.3	11.7
Wyoming	5,156	3,046	2,110	1,866	1,032	834	33.9	39.5	4.5	3.5	5.9	12.3	10.2	15.0
U.S. Service Academies	1,768	1,768	0	840	840	0	47.5	†	8.6	8.6	†	18.2	18.2	†
Other jurisdictions	17,094	15,977	1,117	5,370	4,910	460	30.7	41.1	4.2	4.1	5.3	13.3	13.3	12.8
American Samoa	257	257	0	97	97	0	37.7	†	4.7	4.7	†	12.5	12.5	†
Federated States of    Micronesia	373	0	373	113	0	113	†	30.3	5.3	†	5.3	17.4	†	17.4
Guam	859	632	227	320	216	103	34.2	45.5	4.3	4.2	4.7	11.7	12.4	10.3
Marshall Islands	141	0	141	52	0	52	†	36.9	2.9	†	2.9	7.8	†	7.8
Northern Marianas	160	160	0	60	60	0	37.6	†	4.7	4.7	†	12.6	12.6	†
Palau	132	0	132	44	0	44	†	33.4	4.1	†	4.1	12.3	†	12.3
Puerto Rico	14,604	14,360	244	4,532	4,385	147	30.5	60.3	4.2	4.1	7.8	13.5	13.5	13.0
U.S. Virgin Islands	569	569	0	153	153	0	26.8	†	3.0	3.0	†	11.3	11.3	†

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Full-time-equivalent staff is the full-time staff, plus the full-time equivalent of the part-time staff. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data are for all degree-granting institutions, including those with fewer than 15 employees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2007-08 and Spring 2008. (This table was prepared July 2009.)