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Table 262. Number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and faculty, and FTE student/FTE staff and faculty ratios in private degree-granting institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2009
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
All private Not-for-profit 4-year Not-for-profit 2-year For-profit All private Not-for-profit 4-year Not-for-profit 2-year For-profit Not-for-profit 4-year For-profit Not-for-profit 4-year For-profit Not-for-profit 4-year For-profit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 1,015,829 867,502 5,141 143,187 345,671 287,269 2,220 56,182 33.1 39.2 3.6 11.0 11.0 27.9
Alabama 6,144 4,489 0 1,655 2,182 1,629 0 553 36.3 33.4 5.0 12.5 13.8 37.3
Alaska 320 148 0 172 129 66 0 63 44.6 36.4 3.7 5.2 8.4 14.4
Arizona 26,050 1,498 0 24,551 9,901 519 0 9,381 34.7 38.2 4.7 18.3 13.6 48.0
Arkansas 2,994 2,668 0 325 1,125 944 0 182 35.4 55.8 5.1 9.8 14.3 17.5
California 86,981 69,681 347 16,954 30,607 23,275 135 7,197 33.4 42.4 3.3 9.1 10.0 21.5
                             
Colorado 10,147 5,623 28 4,496 3,906 2,297 13 1,596 40.8 35.5 4.4 13.2 10.9 37.1
Connecticut 23,218 22,443 250 525 7,874 7,543 116 214 33.6 40.8 2.4 5.3 7.2 13.1
Delaware 1,217 1,183 34 0 559 544 15 0 46.0 8.8 19.1
District of Columbia 23,162 20,458 0 2,704 7,339 6,283 0 1,056 30.7 39.0 3.1 9.9 10.3 25.2
Florida 40,487 28,947 27 11,514 15,112 10,426 11 4,675 36.0 40.6 4.5 9.5 12.6 23.4
                             
Georgia 23,559 19,676 78 3,804 8,333 6,756 24 1,553 34.3 40.8 3.1 9.7 9.1 23.8
Hawaii 2,029 1,651 0 379 952 763 0 189 46.2 50.0 6.4 8.1 13.8 16.2
Idaho 2,079 1,780 0 299 946 803 0 143 45.1 48.0 9.1 10.2 20.3 21.1
Illinois 61,937 53,555 202 8,180 21,120 18,313 103 2,705 34.2 33.1 3.5 8.4 10.2 25.5
Indiana 19,894 17,268 78 2,548 6,496 5,517 31 949 31.9 37.2 4.5 9.6 14.1 25.8
                             
Iowa 19,090 9,937 32 9,121 5,857 3,675 19 2,163 37.0 23.7 5.1 9.1 13.7 38.4
Kansas 3,986 3,355 284 346 1,592 1,342 116 134 40.0 38.8 5.2 7.8 13.0 20.2
Kentucky 7,367 5,541 0 1,826 2,951 2,081 0 871 37.5 47.7 5.4 9.7 14.3 20.3
Louisiana 8,242 7,179 0 1,063 2,869 2,394 0 475 33.4 44.7 3.2 8.8 9.5 19.7
Maine 4,166 4,005 23 138 1,267 1,198 16 52 29.9 38.0 4.0 9.0 13.5 23.8
                             
Maryland 23,286 22,543 0 743 6,321 6,047 0 273 26.8 36.8 1.8 8.7 6.9 23.7
Massachusetts 77,878 77,041 106 730 25,919 25,505 67 347 33.1 47.5 3.0 7.8 9.2 16.5
Michigan 13,667 12,644 0 1,023 5,552 5,078 0 475 40.2 46.4 7.2 8.5 18.0 18.2
Minnesota 18,438 12,593 26 5,818 6,836 4,934 7 1,895 39.2 32.6 4.9 11.4 12.5 35.0
Mississippi 2,491 2,185 0 306 949 804 0 146 36.8 47.7 6.0 8.2 16.3 17.2
                             
Missouri 31,188 28,566 262 2,361 10,776 9,732 79 965 34.1 40.9 3.8 10.6 11.2 25.9
Montana 966 860 105 0 366 327 39 0 38.0 4.5 11.7
Nebraska 6,066 5,655 36 375 2,038 1,871 11 155 33.1 41.4 4.4 8.0 13.2 19.4
Nevada 1,218 267 0 952 573 120 0 453 44.9 47.6 5.8 10.9 13.0 22.9
New Hampshire 7,502 7,020 30 451 2,077 1,875 20 182 26.7 40.3 3.0 9.7 11.4 24.0
                             
New Jersey 15,875 14,956 0 918 5,360 5,038 0 322 33.7 35.1 4.2 6.7 12.4 19.2
New Mexico 965 263 0 702 477 96 0 380 36.6 54.2 3.9 11.4 10.7 21.0
New York 138,372 132,122 788 5,461 46,668 44,019 447 2,203 33.3 40.3 3.3 8.3 9.9 20.7
North Carolina 35,832 34,628 127 1,077 9,405 8,943 40 422 25.8 39.1 2.3 7.6 9.1 19.4
North Dakota 1,106 715 272 120 413 304 63 46 42.5 38.9 6.5 10.1 15.2 26.0
                             
Ohio 31,088 26,293 177 4,618 11,859 9,661 71 2,127 36.7 46.1 4.6 9.0 12.4 19.5
Oklahoma 5,405 4,322 0 1,083 1,922 1,433 0 490 33.1 45.2 4.6 7.8 13.9 17.2
Oregon 6,864 5,805 0 1,059 2,782 2,290 0 492 39.5 46.4 4.7 8.9 11.9 19.2
Pennsylvania 75,859 69,325 1,119 5,415 26,095 23,050 494 2,551 33.2 47.1 3.5 8.7 10.5 18.6
Rhode Island 9,855 9,849 0 6 2,937 2,935 0 2 29.8 33.8 3.9 1.8 13.1 5.4
                             
South Carolina 8,079 7,150 154 775 2,557 2,194 47 317 30.7 40.8 4.8 8.4 15.8 20.5
South Dakota 1,708 1,183 31 494 661 461 15 184 39.0 37.3 5.0 5.2 12.8 13.9
Tennessee 35,109 32,718 19 2,371 8,520 7,462 12 1,046 22.8 44.1 2.0 10.4 9.0 23.6
Texas 34,992 28,722 189 6,082 12,148 9,758 77 2,313 34.0 38.0 3.8 9.2 11.1 24.1
Utah 7,363 6,093 86 1,184 2,518 1,918 40 559 31.5 47.2 8.2 8.2 26.2 17.3
                             
Vermont 4,284 3,894 217 173 1,357 1,231 87 40 31.6 22.8 3.9 4.1 12.4 18.2
Virginia 19,604 15,341 0 4,263 6,810 4,905 0 1,904 32.0 44.7 5.1 9.8 16.1 21.8
Washington 8,472 7,371 0 1,102 3,502 3,043 0 459 41.3 41.7 5.0 9.1 12.1 21.9
West Virginia 3,478 2,072 0 1,406 1,355 710 0 645 34.2 45.9 5.7 13.4 16.6 29.2
Wisconsin 15,497 14,222 13 1,262 5,688 5,157 5 527 36.3 41.7 3.8 8.1 10.5 19.4
Wyoming 256 0 0 256 113 0 0 113 44.3 5.5 12.4
                             
Other
      jurisdictions
12,691 10,537 439 1,716 5,361 4,344 190 827 41.2 48.2 10.4 11.9 25.2 24.6
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 8 8 0 0 4 4 0 0 52.7 8.8 16.8
Marshall Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 12,683 10,528 439 1,716 5,356 4,339 190 827 41.2 48.2 10.4 11.9 25.2 24.6
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
†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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2009-10, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2010, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2010.)

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