Table 288.

Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in public degree-granting institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2011

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	1,891,866	1,472,137	419,729	645,542	445,572	199,970	30.3	47.6	5.8	4.6	10.0	17.0	15.1	21.1
Alabama	38,871	32,435	6,436	11,813	8,663	3,150	26.7	48.9	5.2	4.3	10.0	17.2	16.1	20.4
Alaska	5,400	5,242	157	1,832	1,788	45	34.1	28.4	3.9	4.0	2.6	11.6	11.6	9.3
Arizona	36,083	24,893	11,189	11,971	6,655	5,316	26.7	47.5	6.8	5.0	10.9	20.5	18.6	22.9
Arkansas	22,313	17,269	5,044	6,947	4,802	2,144	27.8	42.5	5.4	4.6	8.2	17.3	16.5	19.2
California	185,657	127,751	57,906	71,505	40,405	31,100	31.6	53.7	7.7	4.7	14.2	19.9	14.9	26.5
Colorado	35,487	30,482	5,005	16,804	14,339	2,465	47.0	49.3	5.5	4.5	11.0	11.5	9.6	22.4
Connecticut	16,715	13,500	3,215	5,584	3,815	1,769	28.3	55.0	5.5	4.3	10.2	16.4	15.3	18.6
Delaware	6,838	5,545	1,293	2,038	1,403	634	25.3	49.1	4.8	4.3	7.1	16.2	17.0	14.5
District of Columbia	1,234	1,234	0	389	389	0	31.5	†	3.0	3.0	†	9.5	9.5	†
Florida	78,359	72,488	5,871	26,318	23,920	2,398	33.0	40.8	7.3	7.2	8.9	21.7	21.7	21.8
Georgia	58,879	46,268	12,611	18,348	12,594	5,754	27.2	45.6	5.6	4.9	8.0	17.8	18.0	17.5
Hawaii	8,027	6,300	1,727	3,012	2,158	854	34.3	49.5	5.2	3.9	10.0	13.8	11.3	20.3
Idaho	8,618	7,135	1,484	3,115	2,489	627	34.9	42.2	5.9	5.7	6.9	16.4	16.4	16.3
Illinois	71,155	49,795	21,361	20,986	11,636	9,349	23.4	43.8	5.6	3.5	10.3	18.9	15.2	23.5
Indiana	47,513	42,036	5,477	15,696	12,765	2,931	30.4	53.5	5.4	4.6	11.8	16.5	15.2	22.0
Iowa	25,515	18,993	6,521	8,261	5,500	2,761	29.0	42.3	5.3	3.5	10.5	16.2	11.9	24.8
Kansas	26,157	19,216	6,941	9,152	6,293	2,859	32.8	41.2	5.3	4.4	7.6	15.0	13.5	18.5
Kentucky	34,948	28,509	6,439	10,745	7,691	3,055	27.0	47.4	4.9	3.7	10.0	15.9	13.8	21.1
Louisiana	29,125	24,781	4,344	9,967	7,575	2,393	30.6	55.1	6.0	5.0	12.1	17.6	16.3	22.0
Maine	6,627	5,533	1,093	2,285	1,668	617	30.1	56.4	5.5	4.5	10.6	16.1	15.1	18.8
Maryland	42,910	30,825	12,085	16,982	11,442	5,540	37.1	45.8	5.0	4.2	7.0	12.6	11.2	15.4
Massachusetts	30,487	22,762	7,724	10,432	7,121	3,311	31.3	42.9	5.4	4.4	8.3	15.7	14.0	19.4
Michigan	72,522	58,646	13,876	25,777	18,995	6,782	32.4	48.9	5.6	4.4	10.4	15.6	13.6	21.3
Minnesota	33,692	25,885	7,807	11,503	7,677	3,826	29.7	49.0	5.9	4.4	10.9	17.3	14.9	22.2
Mississippi	29,522	22,474	7,048	7,924	4,674	3,249	20.8	46.1	4.6	3.1	9.3	17.2	15.1	20.2
Missouri	38,791	30,862	7,929	12,637	9,309	3,328	30.2	42.0	5.1	4.0	9.3	15.6	13.2	22.3
Montana	7,626	6,594	1,032	2,585	2,173	411	33.0	39.9	5.3	5.1	6.5	15.6	15.5	16.2
Nebraska	17,504	14,226	3,278	5,594	4,031	1,563	28.3	47.7	4.6	3.5	9.2	14.4	12.5	19.2
Nevada	9,629	9,094	535	3,480	3,187	293	35.0	54.7	7.3	7.1	10.4	20.1	20.2	19.1
New Hampshire	6,267	4,922	1,345	2,290	1,516	774	30.8	57.5	5.5	5.3	6.2	15.1	17.2	10.9
New Jersey	47,365	36,407	10,958	15,507	10,666	4,841	29.3	44.2	5.7	4.1	11.1	17.4	13.9	25.1
New Mexico	20,013	14,594	5,419	6,146	3,914	2,232	26.8	41.2	5.0	3.6	8.7	16.2	13.4	21.1
New York	75,982	53,146	22,836	30,535	20,180	10,354	38.0	45.3	7.5	6.2	10.5	18.7	16.4	23.3
North Carolina	72,139	49,179	22,960	25,938	13,634	12,304	27.7	53.6	4.8	3.9	6.8	13.4	14.2	12.6
North Dakota	8,328	7,587	741	2,674	2,384	290	31.4	39.1	4.8	4.6	6.2	14.8	14.7	15.9
Ohio	78,885	65,696	13,189	23,639	17,376	6,263	26.4	47.5	5.2	4.4	9.3	17.5	16.7	19.6
Oklahoma	29,029	24,269	4,760	8,712	6,870	1,843	28.3	38.7	5.1	4.3	9.2	16.9	15.1	23.7
Oregon	28,489	20,101	8,388	10,753	7,098	3,656	35.3	43.6	5.5	4.3	8.5	14.6	12.1	19.6
Pennsylvania	65,125	55,430	9,695	24,411	19,653	4,757	35.5	49.1	5.3	4.6	9.1	14.1	13.0	18.5
Rhode Island	4,668	3,779	889	1,885	1,404	481	37.2	54.1	6.8	5.8	11.3	16.9	15.5	20.9
South Carolina	28,367	21,567	6,801	9,552	6,259	3,293	29.0	48.4	5.7	4.4	9.7	16.9	15.3	20.0
South Dakota	5,976	5,294	682	2,115	1,754	361	33.1	53.0	5.8	5.5	8.1	16.3	16.5	15.3
Tennessee	32,902	26,843	6,059	10,801	7,820	2,980	29.1	49.2	5.7	4.7	10.3	17.4	16.1	20.9
Texas	177,130	132,830	44,300	52,290	32,474	19,816	24.4	44.7	5.2	3.9	9.2	17.7	16.0	20.5
Utah	20,739	17,961	2,778	7,325	6,184	1,141	34.4	41.1	6.0	5.6	9.0	17.1	16.3	21.8
Vermont	5,348	4,938	410	1,959	1,736	222	35.2	54.2	4.0	3.7	7.2	10.9	10.6	13.4
Virginia	53,135	44,097	9,038	18,975	13,994	4,981	31.7	55.1	5.7	4.3	12.6	15.9	13.5	22.9
Washington	43,309	33,161	10,148	13,787	9,322	4,465	28.1	44.0	5.7	4.3	10.1	17.8	15.4	22.9
West Virginia	13,228	11,892	1,336	5,092	4,280	812	36.0	60.8	6.0	5.4	11.3	15.6	15.0	18.6
Wisconsin	41,816	32,581	9,236	14,468	9,831	4,637	30.2	50.2	5.4	4.9	7.1	15.5	16.2	14.1
Wyoming	5,611	3,277	2,334	2,069	1,128	941	34.4	40.3	4.5	3.4	6.1	12.3	9.8	15.2
U.S. Service Academies	1,814	1,814	0	938	938	0	51.7	†	8.6	8.6	†	16.7	16.7	†
Other jurisdictions	15,324	13,782	1,543	4,972	4,304	668	31.2	43.3	4.6	4.5	6.0	14.3	14.4	13.9
American Samoa	300	0	300	84	0	84	†	27.9	4.6	†	4.6	16.5	†	16.5
Federated States of    Micronesia	330	0	330	105	0	105	†	31.8	7.0	†	7.0	22.1	†	22.1
Guam	962	686	276	403	255	148	37.1	53.6	4.7	4.5	5.2	11.3	12.2	9.7
Marshall Islands	169	0	169	61	0	61	†	36.1	5.2	†	5.2	14.4	†	14.4
Northern Marianas	165	165	0	60	60	0	36.4	†	5.9	5.9	†	16.2	16.2	†
Palau	164	0	164	51	0	51	†	31.2	3.6	†	3.6	11.5	†	11.5
Puerto Rico	12,669	12,365	304	4,047	3,829	219	31.0	72.0	4.6	4.5	8.8	14.4	14.6	12.3
U.S. Virgin Islands	565	565	0	161	161	0	28.5	†	3.5	3.5	†	12.1	12.1	†

†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 2011-12, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2013.)