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Table 314.60. Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in private 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
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 1,058,817 916,166 4,278 138,373 378,157 316,585 1,857 59,716 34.6 43.2 3.6 9.7 10.6 22.5
Alabama 6,497 4,563 56 1,879 2,519 1,715 24 781 37.6 41.6 4.9 13.4 13.1 32.3
Alaska 547 161 26 360 205 64 5 136 39.8 37.7 3.0 7.0 7.6 18.6
Arizona 21,690 1,699 0 19,991 9,164 597 0 8,567 35.1 42.9 4.9 14.7 13.9 34.4
Arkansas 3,255 3,012 66 177 1,140 1,016 17 107 33.7 60.4 4.8 8.3 14.3 13.8
California 90,669 72,779 230 17,659 32,806 25,220 83 7,503 34.7 42.5 3.6 9.0 10.4 21.3
                             
Colorado 9,856 5,605 4 4,247 3,907 2,082 1 1,825 37.1 43.0 4.8 9.8 12.9 22.8
Connecticut 24,997 24,146 0 851 8,600 8,283 0 317 34.3 37.3 2.5 7.0 7.2 18.6
Delaware 1,452 1,397 33 22 714 691 13 10 49.5 44.8 8.2 8.1 16.6 18.0
District of Columbia 21,076 20,456 0 621 7,205 6,775 0 429 33.1 69.2 3.3 4.4 9.9 6.4
Florida 46,629 32,914 204 13,511 16,305 10,467 98 5,739 31.8 42.5 4.5 9.5 14.1 22.4
                             
Georgia 25,380 21,428 84 3,868 9,881 8,087 31 1,763 37.7 45.6 3.0 9.8 8.0 21.6
Hawaii 1,995 1,641 0 354 890 712 0 179 43.4 50.4 6.7 10.8 15.4 21.3
Idaho 2,411 2,207 0 204 1,158 1,052 0 107 47.7 52.3 10.6 7.6 22.2 14.5
Illinois 63,612 56,432 82 7,099 22,287 19,551 34 2,703 34.6 38.1 3.4 6.5 9.7 17.2
Indiana 20,809 18,196 71 2,541 7,119 6,223 25 872 34.2 34.3 4.3 6.5 12.7 19.0
                             
Iowa 17,057 10,372 0 6,685 6,814 3,992 0 2,822 38.5 42.2 4.8 13.5 12.4 31.9
Kansas 4,812 4,080 116 617 1,916 1,631 42 243 40.0 39.4 5.0 7.0 12.5 17.7
Kentucky 8,176 6,301 0 1,875 3,348 2,480 0 868 39.4 46.3 5.3 6.5 13.4 14.0
Louisiana 8,464 7,476 122 865 3,112 2,623 56 433 35.1 50.1 3.2 8.4 9.1 16.9
Maine 4,747 4,588 43 116 1,562 1,499 26 37 32.7 31.5 3.8 9.4 11.6 29.8
                             
Maryland 23,947 23,328 0 620 6,952 6,712 0 240 28.8 38.7 1.8 9.7 6.4 25.2
Massachusetts 82,154 81,515 86 553 28,707 28,399 58 251 34.8 45.3 3.0 8.2 8.6 18.0
Michigan 13,949 12,986 0 963 5,817 5,372 0 444 41.4 46.1 6.2 6.8 14.9 14.8
Minnesota 18,191 12,466 28 5,697 7,751 5,107 9 2,635 41.0 46.3 4.8 11.5 11.8 24.8
Mississippi 2,655 2,300 0 355 1,067 896 0 171 39.0 48.1 5.6 6.1 14.4 12.7
                             
Missouri 33,363 30,826 126 2,411 11,875 10,921 69 885 35.4 36.7 3.7 11.3 10.3 30.7
Montana 970 865 105 0 357 333 24 0 38.5 4.7 12.2
Nebraska 5,324 4,981 49 294 1,996 1,856 19 121 37.3 41.0 5.8 7.3 15.5 17.9
Nevada 1,542 652 0 889 748 315 0 433 48.3 48.7 5.0 11.1 10.3 22.9
New Hampshire 8,499 8,089 38 372 2,556 2,378 26 152 29.4 40.9 4.4 6.7 15.0 16.4
                             
New Jersey 16,153 14,839 0 1,314 5,237 4,610 0 627 31.1 47.7 4.2 6.6 13.5 13.9
New Mexico 1,045 276 0 769 494 88 0 406 31.8 52.9 4.0 9.0 12.5 17.1
New York 146,029 139,585 545 5,899 51,622 48,704 292 2,626 34.9 44.5 3.2 7.5 9.2 16.9
North Carolina 37,442 35,566 128 1,748 11,998 11,233 37 728 31.6 41.7 2.4 7.9 7.7 19.1
North Dakota 1,305 1,236 0 69 434 410 0 25 33.1 35.8 3.6 10.1 10.8 28.3
                             
Ohio 31,230 27,099 137 3,993 12,118 10,187 42 1,889 37.6 47.3 4.5 7.2 11.9 15.2
Oklahoma 5,766 4,676 0 1,090 2,153 1,651 0 502 35.3 46.1 4.8 7.6 13.5 16.5
Oregon 7,233 6,396 0 837 3,012 2,625 0 387 41.0 46.3 4.9 7.7 12.0 16.6
Pennsylvania 77,664 71,282 1,274 5,108 27,119 24,184 552 2,384 33.9 46.7 3.5 7.7 10.2 16.5
Rhode Island 9,985 9,985 0 0 3,127 3,127 0 0 31.3 3.8 12.2
                             
South Carolina 8,343 5,965 123 2,256 2,989 2,187 36 766 36.7 34.0 5.1 5.8 13.9 17.0
South Dakota 1,914 1,278 30 607 717 516 14 187 40.4 30.8 4.4 3.1 10.8 10.2
Tennessee 38,349 35,905 72 2,372 9,714 8,577 32 1,105 23.9 46.6 2.1 9.1 8.7 19.6
Texas 36,531 30,527 246 5,757 13,264 10,755 120 2,388 35.2 41.5 3.8 8.6 10.7 20.8
Utah 8,898 7,916 66 916 3,723 3,256 16 451 41.1 49.2 10.5 7.7 25.6 15.7
                             
Vermont 4,043 3,933 0 110 1,387 1,364 0 23 34.7 21.1 4.0 3.6 11.6 16.8
Virginia 22,521 17,624 80 4,817 8,782 6,542 51 2,189 37.1 45.4 5.6 7.8 15.1 17.2
Washington 9,052 8,002 9 1,041 3,779 3,353 5 421 41.9 40.4 4.7 8.5 11.3 21.1
West Virginia 4,135 1,759 0 2,375 1,712 583 0 1,129 33.1 47.5 4.5 11.3 13.6 23.9
Wisconsin 16,261 14,842 0 1,418 6,223 5,578 0 644 37.6 45.4 3.6 6.6 9.5 14.5
Wyoming 194 14 0 180 73 5 0 68 37.2 37.7 5.2 8.1 14.1 21.6
                             
Other
       jurisdictions
14,737 11,721 0 3,016 6,099 4,848 0 1,251 41.4 41.5 9.9 12.6 23.9 30.4
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
      Micronesia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 10 10 0 0 6 6 0 0 56.7 6.6 11.6
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 14,727 11,711 0 3,016 6,093 4,842 0 1,251 41.3 41.5 9.9 12.6 23.9 30.4
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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
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, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared March 2016.)

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