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Table 314.50. Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2013
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 1,890,401 1,476,377 414,024 664,056 467,144 196,912 31.6 47.6 5.7 4.6 9.4 16.1 14.5 19.8
Alabama 38,441 32,156 6,285 12,146 9,284 2,862 28.9 45.5 5.1 4.3 9.1 16.0 14.8 19.9
Alaska 5,524 5,268 256 2,504 2,409 94 45.7 36.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 8.2 8.2 10.2
Arizona 36,797 25,409 11,388 12,479 7,185 5,294 28.3 46.5 6.5 5.1 9.8 19.3 18.0 21.0
Arkansas 22,322 17,506 4,815 7,024 4,987 2,037 28.5 42.3 5.2 4.6 7.5 16.6 16.1 17.8
California 186,622 130,122 56,499 71,822 40,984 30,837 31.5 54.6 7.7 4.8 14.1 19.9 15.4 25.9
                             
Colorado 38,368 33,103 5,265 15,920 13,386 2,534 40.4 48.1 5.1 4.3 9.7 12.2 10.7 20.1
Connecticut 16,949 13,726 3,223 6,122 4,303 1,819 31.3 56.4 5.2 4.2 9.9 14.5 13.2 17.5
Delaware 6,808 5,489 1,319 2,070 1,411 659 25.7 50.0 4.9 4.5 6.7 16.2 17.5 13.5
District of Columbia 922 922 0 456 456 0 49.5 3.9 3.9 7.8 7.8
Florida 78,778 75,417 3,361 26,395 25,025 1,370 33.2 40.8 7.1 7.0 9.8 21.3 21.2 24.0
                             
Georgia 58,807 48,005 10,802 18,102 13,167 4,936 27.4 45.7 5.4 4.9 7.7 17.5 17.7 16.8
Hawaii 8,346 6,541 1,805 3,149 2,269 879 34.7 48.7 5.0 3.7 9.4 13.1 10.8 19.2
Idaho 9,271 7,180 2,090 3,333 2,428 905 33.8 43.3 6.0 5.6 7.1 16.6 16.7 16.4
Illinois 70,449 48,874 21,575 20,898 11,728 9,170 24.0 42.5 5.3 3.5 9.5 17.9 14.5 22.3
Indiana 45,934 40,441 5,493 15,637 12,824 2,813 31.7 51.2 5.4 4.8 10.2 15.9 15.0 19.9
                             
Iowa 25,466 18,185 7,281 8,938 5,482 3,456 30.1 47.5 5.0 3.7 8.1 14.2 12.4 17.0
Kansas 26,243 19,210 7,033 9,489 6,499 2,991 33.8 42.5 5.2 4.4 7.2 14.3 13.0 16.9
Kentucky 33,510 27,154 6,356 10,692 7,631 3,061 28.1 48.2 4.9 3.9 8.8 15.2 14.0 18.2
Louisiana 26,102 22,128 3,974 9,430 7,336 2,094 33.2 52.7 6.4 5.4 12.3 17.8 16.3 23.4
Maine 6,717 5,395 1,321 2,472 1,631 841 30.2 63.7 5.3 4.5 8.7 14.5 15.0 13.6
                             
Maryland 43,483 31,043 12,440 17,173 11,529 5,645 37.1 45.4 4.7 4.1 6.3 12.0 11.0 13.9
Massachusetts 30,567 22,410 8,157 11,338 7,812 3,526 34.9 43.2 5.4 4.5 7.6 14.4 13.0 17.7
Michigan 71,768 59,269 12,499 27,347 21,237 6,110 35.8 48.9 5.4 4.4 10.0 14.1 12.3 20.4
Minnesota 32,878 25,603 7,275 12,240 8,561 3,679 33.4 50.6 5.8 4.4 11.0 15.7 13.1 21.8
Mississippi 29,148 22,176 6,972 7,976 4,823 3,153 21.7 45.2 4.6 3.2 8.9 16.6 14.7 19.6
                             
Missouri 37,874 29,642 8,232 11,243 7,690 3,553 25.9 43.2 5.1 4.2 8.3 17.2 16.2 19.2
Montana 7,482 6,453 1,029 2,662 2,242 419 34.8 40.7 5.2 5.1 5.8 14.7 14.8 14.3
Nebraska 17,454 13,936 3,518 5,929 4,163 1,766 29.9 50.2 4.4 3.6 7.4 12.9 12.2 14.6
Nevada 9,674 9,090 584 3,544 3,260 284 35.9 48.7 7.2 7.0 9.8 19.6 19.5 20.0
New Hampshire 6,181 4,701 1,480 2,384 1,512 872 32.2 59.0 5.4 5.4 5.6 14.1 16.7 9.6
                             
New Jersey 45,134 34,046 11,087 16,301 11,058 5,243 32.5 47.3 5.8 4.4 10.2 16.2 13.6 21.7
New Mexico 20,014 14,463 5,551 6,775 4,458 2,317 30.8 41.7 4.9 3.6 8.2 14.4 11.7 19.6
New York 78,002 54,420 23,583 31,494 20,848 10,646 38.3 45.1 7.2 6.1 9.9 17.9 15.8 22.0
North Carolina 71,499 48,573 22,926 25,579 14,235 11,344 29.3 49.5 4.8 4.0 6.4 13.3 13.6 13.0
North Dakota 8,019 7,186 833 2,688 2,359 329 32.8 39.5 4.9 4.8 5.3 14.6 14.7 13.5
                             
Ohio 78,505 66,060 12,445 23,424 17,583 5,842 26.6 46.9 4.9 4.3 8.5 16.5 16.0 18.0
Oklahoma 29,087 24,476 4,611 9,083 7,257 1,826 29.6 39.6 4.8 4.2 8.2 15.4 14.1 20.7
Oregon 28,997 21,256 7,740 10,664 7,204 3,460 33.9 44.7 5.3 4.1 8.4 14.3 12.2 18.8
Pennsylvania 64,436 54,705 9,731 25,320 20,264 5,056 37.0 52.0 5.2 4.6 8.2 13.2 12.5 15.8
Rhode Island 4,703 3,742 960 1,868 1,345 523 35.9 54.5 6.6 5.8 10.0 16.7 16.1 18.3
                             
South Carolina 28,938 22,116 6,822 10,671 7,367 3,304 33.3 48.4 5.6 4.4 9.2 15.1 13.3 19.1
South Dakota 5,975 5,247 728 2,338 1,921 417 36.6 57.3 5.8 5.6 7.5 14.8 15.2 13.0
Tennessee 32,040 26,137 5,903 10,766 7,914 2,851 30.3 48.3 5.5 4.6 9.5 16.5 15.3 19.7
Texas 174,401 131,147 43,254 53,946 34,654 19,293 26.4 44.6 5.2 4.1 8.8 16.9 15.4 19.7
Utah 22,594 20,786 1,808 8,646 7,925 722 38.1 39.9 5.3 4.9 9.1 13.8 12.9 22.9
                             
Vermont 5,309 4,925 385 2,061 1,844 217 37.4 56.3 3.8 3.6 7.1 9.8 9.5 12.6
Virginia 55,575 45,112 10,463 20,424 15,255 5,169 33.8 49.4 5.4 4.2 10.3 14.7 12.5 20.9
Washington 43,958 34,403 9,555 16,419 12,308 4,111 35.8 43.0 5.6 4.4 9.6 14.9 12.4 22.4
West Virginia 13,232 11,827 1,405 5,330 4,501 830 38.1 59.0 5.7 5.3 9.7 14.2 13.8 16.4
Wisconsin 41,801 32,392 9,409 16,060 11,457 4,602 35.4 48.9 5.2 4.9 6.5 13.6 13.7 13.3
Wyoming 5,689 3,194 2,495 2,213 1,063 1,151 33.3 46.1 4.3 3.4 5.5 11.1 10.3 11.9
                             
U.S. Service Academies 3,609 3,609 0 1,071 1,071 0 29.7 4.2 4.2 14.0 14.0
                             
Other jurisdictions 15,904 14,633 1,270 5,709 5,217 492 35.7 38.7 4.4 4.3 5.8 12.3 12.0 15.1
American Samoa 304 304 0 81 81 0 26.6 3.4 3.4 12.8 12.8
Federated States of
      Micronesia
384 0 384 105 0 105 27.3 5.0 5.0 18.1 18.1
Guam 898 655 243 279 213 66 32.5 27.2 5.3 4.9 6.4 17.1 15.1 23.5
Marshall Islands 148 0 148 48 0 48 32.4 5.3 5.3 16.3 16.3
Northern Marianas 185 185 0 60 60 0 32.4 5.4 5.4 16.6 16.6
Palau 192 0 192 53 0 53 27.4 2.6 2.6 9.4 9.4
Puerto Rico 13,213 12,910 303 4,865 4,645 220 36.0 72.6 4.4 4.3 8.8 12.0 12.0 12.1
U.S. Virgin Islands 580 580 0 219 219 0 37.7 3.0 3.0 8.1 8.1
†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), Spring 2014, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2014, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared May 2015.)

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