Table 314.10.

Total and full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and FTE student/FTE staff ratios in postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV programs, by degree-granting status, control of institution, and primary occupation: Fall 1993, fall 2003, and fall 2013

Degree-granting status, control of institution, and primary occupation	Fall 1993				Fall 2003				Fall 2013
	Total		Full-time-equivalent (FTE)		Total		Full-time-equivalent (FTE)		Total		Full-time-equivalent (FTE)
	Number	Per-cent	Total	FTE stu-dents per FTE staff	Number	Per-cent	Total	FTE stu-dents per FTE staff	Number	Per-cent	Total	FTE stu-dents per FTE staff
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
All postsecondary institutions	2,727,504	100.0	2,152,184	5.2	3,237,089	100.0	2,491,009	5.2	3,969,396	100.0	3,006,389	5.3
Faculty (instruction/research/       public service)	973,289	35.7	707,820	15.7	1,198,420	37.0	828,883	15.8	1,580,932	39.8	1,067,966	14.8
Graduate assistants	203,049	7.4	67,683	164.6	292,094	9.0	97,365	134.1	359,546	9.1	119,849	132.0
Other staff	1,551,166	56.9	1,376,681	8.1	1,746,575	54.0	1,564,761	8.3	2,028,918	51.1	1,818,574	8.7
Degree-granting institutions1
Total	2,602,612	100.0	2,056,544	5.0	3,187,907	100.0	2,451,397	5.2	3,896,149	100.0	2,949,362	5.2
Faculty (instruction/research/       public service)	915,474	35.2	668,962	15.5	1,173,593	36.8	811,259	15.6	1,544,060	39.6	1,042,281	14.8
Graduate assistants	202,819	7.8	67,606	153.1	292,061	9.2	97,354	130.3	359,546	9.2	119,849	128.6
Other staff	1,484,319	57.0	1,319,976	7.8	1,722,253	54.0	1,542,784	8.2	1,992,543	51.1	1,787,232	8.6
Public	1,812,513	100.0	1,408,451	5.5	2,163,336	100.0	1,633,890	5.7	2,527,329	100.0	1,890,401	5.7
Faculty (instruction/research/       public service)	650,434	35.9	471,977	16.6	791,766	36.6	547,294	16.9	967,703	38.3	664,056	16.1
Graduate assistants	173,678	9.6	57,893	134.9	239,923	11.1	79,974	115.5	283,516	11.2	94,505	113.2
Other staff	988,401	54.5	878,582	8.9	1,131,647	52.3	1,006,622	9.2	1,276,110	50.5	1,131,839	9.4
Private nonprofit	766,723	100.0	630,876	3.7	934,992	100.0	755,743	3.7	1,157,030	100.0	920,570	3.7
Faculty (instruction/research/       public service)	254,130	33.1	190,083	12.4	330,097	35.3	237,397	11.9	448,724	38.8	318,456	10.6
Graduate assistants	28,065	3.7	9,355	251.5	52,026	5.6	17,342	162.2	75,579	6.5	25,193	133.7
Other staff	484,528	63.2	431,438	5.5	552,869	59.1	501,004	5.6	632,727	54.7	576,921	5.8
Private for-profit	23,376	100.0	17,217	10.8	89,579	100.0	61,764	10.3	211,790	100.0	138,391	9.7
Faculty (instruction/research/       public service)	10,910	46.7	6,903	26.9	51,730	57.7	26,568	23.8	127,633	60.3	59,768	22.5
Graduate assistants	1,076	4.6	359	518.3	112	0.1	37	16,960.9	451	0.2	150	8,948.8
Other staff	11,390	48.7	9,956	18.7	37,737	42.1	35,159	18.0	83,706	39.5	78,472	17.1
Non-degree-granting institutions2
Total	124,892	100.0	95,640	8.3	49,182	100.0	39,612	9.3	73,247	100.0	57,027	7.1
Faculty (instruction/research/       public service)	57,815	46.3	38,858	20.3	24,827	50.5	17,624	20.9	36,872	50.3	25,685	15.8
Graduate assistants	230	0.2	77	10,293.8	33	0.1	11	33,429.2	0	0.0	0	†
Other staff	66,847	53.5	56,705	13.9	24,322	49.5	21,977	16.7	36,375	49.7	31,342	13.0
Public	31,554	100.0	24,231	9.5	25,276	100.0	19,665	4.1	22,521	100.0	16,156	4.8
Faculty (instruction/research/       public service)	18,142	57.5	12,878	17.9	12,749	50.4	8,358	9.5	11,481	51.0	7,160	10.8
Graduate assistants	22	0.1	7	31,442.6	0	0.0	0	†	0	0.0	0	†
Other staff	13,390	42.4	11,346	20.3	12,527	49.6	11,307	7.1	11,040	49.0	8,996	8.6
Private nonprofit	34,348	100.0	25,897	5.0	4,091	100.0	3,274	8.8	4,394	100.0	3,401	5.3
Faculty (instruction/research/       public service)	12,485	36.3	7,810	16.5	2,021	49.4	1,500	19.3	2,015	45.9	1,440	12.6
Graduate assistants	189	0.6	63	2,049.5	0	0.0	0	†	0	0.0	0	†
Other staff	21,674	63.1	18,023	7.2	2,070	50.6	1,774	16.3	2,379	54.1	1,961	9.2
Private for-profit	58,990	100.0	45,512	9.4	19,815	100.0	16,672	15.5	46,332	100.0	37,470	8.3
Faculty (instruction/research/       public service)	27,188	46.1	18,170	23.6	10,057	50.8	7,766	33.4	23,376	50.5	17,085	18.2
Graduate assistants	19	#	6	67,814.4	33	0.2	11	23,546.0	0	0.0	0	†
Other staff	31,783	53.9	27,336	15.7	9,725	49.1	8,896	29.1	22,956	49.5	20,385	15.2

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

1 Data for 1993 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees.

2 Data are for institutions that did not offer accredited 4-year or 2-year degree programs, but were participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes some institutions transitioning to higher level program offerings, though still classified at a lower level.

NOTE: Full-time-equivalent staff is the full-time staff, plus the full-time equivalent of the part-time staff. Data for 2013 include institutions with fewer than 15 full-time employees; these institutions did not report staff data prior to 2007. By definition, all graduate assistants are part time. 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), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:93) and "Fall Staff Survey" (IPEDS-S:93); IPEDS Spring 2003 and 2013, Enrollment component; and IPEDS Winter 2003-04 and Spring 2014, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table was prepared May 2015.)