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Table 289. Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in private 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
All private Non- profit 4-year Non- profit 2-year For-profit All private Non- profit 4-year Non- profit 2-year For-profit Non- profit 4-year For-profit Non- profit 4-year For-profit Non- profit 4-year For-profit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 1,069,358 903,021 5,434 160,903 371,478 304,204 2,400 64,874 33.7 40.3 3.6 10.0 10.8 24.9
Alabama 6,601 4,565 72 1,965 2,412 1,674 30 708 36.7 36.1 5.1 13.8 13.9 38.2
Alaska 562 165 0 396 241 76 0 165 45.9 41.6 3.2 5.1 6.9 12.3
Arizona 27,144 1,686 0 25,457 10,997 551 0 10,446 32.7 41.0 4.6 15.4 14.1 37.4
Arkansas 3,176 2,874 40 263 1,111 970 13 128 33.8 48.6 5.3 9.4 15.6 19.3
California 92,893 73,729 234 18,930 32,652 24,610 93 7,949 33.4 42.0 3.4 9.9 10.2 23.6
                             
Colorado 10,594 5,460 24 5,110 3,978 2,012 8 1,958 36.9 38.3 4.8 10.1 13.0 26.5
Connecticut 24,340 23,451 51 838 8,531 8,206 31 293 35.0 35.0 2.5 6.2 7.0 17.7
Delaware 1,355 1,281 37 37 615 589 16 11 46.0 28.9 8.4 5.6 18.2 19.3
District of Columbia 21,236 20,481 0 755 7,085 6,500 0 584 31.7 77.4 3.3 4.1 10.3 5.3
Florida 46,576 32,395 138 14,044 17,296 11,816 72 5,408 36.5 38.5 4.5 9.5 12.4 24.6
                             
Georgia 24,901 20,399 80 4,423 9,231 7,165 29 2,036 35.1 46.0 3.2 12.4 9.0 27.0
Hawaii 2,051 1,705 0 345 889 736 0 152 43.2 44.1 6.9 9.4 16.0 21.3
Idaho 2,331 1,919 0 411 1,070 901 0 169 46.9 41.2 9.7 6.4 20.7 15.6
Illinois 64,454 55,280 86 9,088 21,818 18,788 38 2,992 34.0 32.9 3.5 6.4 10.3 19.5
Indiana 20,851 17,977 75 2,799 6,741 5,615 26 1,100 31.2 39.3 4.4 8.6 14.1 21.9
                             
Iowa 20,372 10,204 35 10,132 6,680 3,781 23 2,876 37.1 28.4 4.9 10.7 13.3 37.7
Kansas 4,264 3,451 372 442 1,662 1,377 114 171 39.9 38.6 5.3 7.2 13.3 18.5
Kentucky 8,616 6,259 0 2,357 3,425 2,330 0 1,095 37.2 46.5 5.3 7.1 14.3 15.3
Louisiana 8,645 7,455 161 1,029 3,031 2,450 75 506 32.9 49.2 3.3 9.6 10.0 19.6
Maine 4,484 4,297 44 143 1,429 1,348 30 50 31.4 35.3 4.1 7.1 13.1 20.2
                             
Maryland 24,236 23,465 0 771 6,596 6,295 0 302 26.8 39.1 1.8 10.0 6.9 25.5
Massachusetts 81,167 80,395 105 667 27,884 27,508 70 306 34.2 45.9 3.0 8.9 8.6 19.4
Michigan 14,353 13,238 11 1,104 5,834 5,345 4 484 40.4 43.9 6.7 8.4 16.5 19.1
Minnesota 18,821 12,644 36 6,140 7,894 5,003 11 2,879 39.6 46.9 4.9 11.6 12.3 24.7
Mississippi 2,625 2,244 0 381 1,033 874 0 159 39.0 41.7 6.1 6.5 15.8 15.6
                             
Missouri 33,106 30,129 138 2,839 11,646 10,482 68 1,096 34.8 38.6 3.8 11.0 10.9 28.5
Montana 983 885 99 0 368 337 31 0 38.1 4.7 12.4
Nebraska 6,062 5,669 46 347 2,048 1,890 12 145 33.3 41.9 4.9 7.3 14.7 17.4
Nevada 1,599 551 0 1,048 747 270 0 476 49.1 45.4 5.8 10.8 11.8 23.7
New Hampshire 7,663 7,194 46 422 2,241 2,035 31 175 28.3 41.4 3.4 6.3 12.0 15.3
                             
New Jersey 16,294 15,231 0 1,063 5,649 5,231 0 418 34.3 39.3 4.1 7.0 11.9 17.9
New Mexico 1,119 267 0 852 497 87 0 410 32.6 48.1 3.7 10.7 11.3 22.3
New York 142,639 135,910 582 6,148 48,640 45,907 320 2,412 33.8 39.2 3.3 7.8 9.7 20.0
North Carolina 37,734 35,839 127 1,768 10,128 9,425 41 662 26.3 37.4 2.4 8.3 9.0 22.1
North Dakota 1,139 1,013 0 127 430 381 0 49 37.6 38.4 4.9 6.3 13.0 16.5
                             
Ohio 32,539 27,266 391 4,882 12,541 10,187 179 2,176 37.4 44.6 4.5 7.6 12.1 17.0
Oklahoma 5,649 4,548 0 1,101 2,010 1,525 0 485 33.5 44.0 4.5 8.2 13.5 18.6
Oregon 7,088 6,107 0 981 2,896 2,444 0 452 40.0 46.1 4.8 8.6 12.0 18.7
Pennsylvania 79,008 71,435 1,171 6,403 27,381 24,142 507 2,732 33.8 42.7 3.5 7.5 10.3 17.5
Rhode Island 9,659 9,659 0 0 3,014 3,014 0 0 31.2 4.0 12.9
                             
South Carolina 8,551 5,817 168 2,566 2,874 2,077 49 748 35.7 29.1 5.3 1.0 15.0 3.4
South Dakota 1,911 1,222 34 654 669 490 18 161 40.1 24.6 4.8 4.0 11.9 16.3
Tennessee 38,501 35,614 177 2,711 9,445 8,171 75 1,199 22.9 44.2 2.0 8.7 8.8 19.8
Texas 36,240 29,497 540 6,204 13,169 10,440 245 2,484 35.4 40.0 3.8 8.9 10.6 22.1
Utah 8,627 7,075 106 1,447 3,191 2,470 54 667 34.9 46.1 9.3 9.1 26.5 19.7
                             
Vermont 4,238 3,899 198 142 1,404 1,287 82 36 33.0 25.3 4.0 3.3 12.2 13.2
Virginia 22,257 16,521 0 5,736 8,549 6,040 0 2,509 36.6 43.7 5.6 7.9 15.2 18.0
Washington 8,865 7,626 11 1,229 3,664 3,151 5 509 41.3 41.4 5.0 8.9 12.0 21.4
West Virginia 4,308 2,141 0 2,167 1,805 744 0 1,061 34.7 49.0 4.9 11.9 14.2 24.3
Wisconsin 16,694 14,889 0 1,805 6,262 5,457 0 805 36.7 44.6 3.6 6.2 9.8 13.8
Wyoming 236 0 0 236 78 0 0 78 33.2 7.3 22.0
                             
Other
    jurisdictions
15,424 11,649 328 3,446 6,294 4,589 146 1,559 39.4 45.2 10.4 12.0 26.5 26.5
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 47 47 0 0 11 11 0 0 24.2 1.4 5.8
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 15,377 11,603 328 3,446 6,282 4,578 146 1,559 39.5 45.2 10.5 12.0 26.5 26.5
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 2011-12, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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