Table 257.

Number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and faculty, and FTE staff and faculty/FTE student ratios in public degree-granting institutions, by type of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2009

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	1,868,956	1,449,825	419,131	621,181	422,776	198,405	29.2	47.3	5.8	4.5	10.3	17.3	15.3	21.7
Alabama	38,534	32,149	6,386	11,531	8,509	3,022	26.5	47.3	5.2	4.2	10.3	17.5	16.0	21.8
Alaska	5,418	5,260	158	1,769	1,721	47	32.7	30.0	3.7	3.7	2.3	11.3	11.4	7.8
Arizona	35,263	24,281	10,982	11,406	6,429	4,977	26.5	45.3	6.5	4.8	10.4	20.2	18.1	23.0
Arkansas	21,720	17,047	4,673	6,700	4,671	2,028	27.4	43.4	5.2	4.4	8.4	17.0	15.9	19.3
California	191,529	130,158	61,371	68,510	35,491	33,019	27.3	53.8	7.7	4.5	14.3	21.4	16.7	26.6
Colorado	32,978	27,484	5,495	13,926	11,316	2,610	41.2	47.5	5.6	4.8	9.8	13.3	11.5	20.7
Connecticut	16,331	13,431	2,901	5,338	3,682	1,656	27.4	57.1	5.5	4.3	11.3	16.9	15.6	19.8
Delaware	6,621	5,339	1,282	1,959	1,338	621	25.1	48.4	5.0	4.3	7.9	16.8	17.0	16.3
District of Columbia	802	802	0	303	303	0	37.8	†	4.5	4.5	†	12.0	12.0	†
Florida	75,190	63,892	11,297	25,183	20,493	4,690	32.1	41.5	7.2	6.7	9.8	21.4	20.8	23.6
Georgia	55,812	44,195	11,617	17,342	11,948	5,394	27.0	46.4	5.9	4.9	9.5	18.9	18.2	20.4
Hawaii	8,127	6,402	1,725	3,057	2,204	853	34.4	49.4	5.0	3.7	9.7	13.3	10.8	19.6
Idaho	8,439	7,101	1,338	2,897	2,351	546	33.1	40.8	5.8	5.6	6.9	16.9	16.9	17.0
Illinois	72,555	51,375	21,180	21,001	11,854	9,147	23.1	43.2	5.6	3.5	10.8	19.3	15.0	25.0
Indiana	47,569	42,907	4,662	15,113	12,578	2,534	29.3	54.4	5.3	4.4	13.6	16.7	15.1	25.0
Iowa	25,636	19,370	6,267	7,959	5,340	2,618	27.6	41.8	5.1	3.3	10.7	16.5	12.0	25.6
Kansas	25,655	18,837	6,819	8,873	6,041	2,831	32.1	41.5	5.2	4.4	7.4	15.1	13.8	17.9
Kentucky	33,695	27,829	5,866	10,261	7,456	2,805	26.8	47.8	4.9	3.7	10.4	16.0	13.9	21.8
Louisiana	30,347	26,381	3,966	10,053	7,950	2,103	30.1	53.0	5.6	4.7	11.6	16.9	15.6	21.9
Maine	6,610	5,543	1,066	2,280	1,673	608	30.2	57.0	5.6	4.7	10.0	16.2	15.7	17.5
Maryland	41,629	29,780	11,849	15,944	10,518	5,426	35.3	45.8	4.9	4.1	7.0	12.9	11.6	15.3
Massachusetts	29,113	21,847	7,266	9,592	6,467	3,125	29.6	43.0	5.4	4.3	8.8	16.5	14.7	20.4
Michigan	72,383	58,761	13,622	25,190	18,592	6,597	31.6	48.4	5.6	4.3	11.2	16.2	13.7	23.1
Minnesota	33,738	25,862	7,875	11,542	7,718	3,824	29.8	48.6	6.0	4.4	11.2	17.4	14.6	23.1
Mississippi	28,715	22,057	6,657	7,754	4,723	3,031	21.4	45.5	4.6	2.9	10.1	17.1	13.8	22.2
Missouri	38,492	30,730	7,762	12,466	9,112	3,353	29.7	43.2	4.8	3.8	8.9	14.9	12.8	20.5
Montana	7,597	6,634	963	2,439	2,045	395	30.8	41.0	5.1	4.6	8.0	15.8	15.1	19.5
Nebraska	17,079	13,959	3,121	5,496	3,994	1,502	28.6	48.1	4.6	3.5	9.5	14.3	12.3	19.8
Nevada	10,168	9,603	565	3,469	3,181	287	33.1	50.9	7.2	7.0	12.2	21.2	21.0	24.0
New Hampshire	6,690	5,060	1,630	2,422	1,470	952	29.0	58.4	5.2	5.2	5.2	14.3	17.9	8.8
New Jersey	46,758	36,102	10,656	14,960	10,236	4,723	28.4	44.3	5.6	3.8	11.6	17.5	13.5	26.2
New Mexico	20,484	14,910	5,574	5,991	3,734	2,257	25.0	40.5	4.7	3.4	8.2	16.0	13.5	20.2
New York	77,055	54,219	22,837	30,610	20,379	10,231	37.6	44.8	7.3	6.0	10.2	18.3	16.1	22.8
North Carolina	70,532	48,401	22,131	25,270	13,340	11,930	27.6	53.9	4.9	4.0	6.9	13.6	14.4	12.7
North Dakota	8,151	7,437	714	2,534	2,261	273	30.4	38.2	4.7	4.6	6.1	15.2	15.1	15.9
Ohio	77,332	65,072	12,260	22,817	17,008	5,809	26.1	47.4	5.2	4.3	10.2	17.8	16.5	21.5
Oklahoma	28,214	23,575	4,639	8,350	6,565	1,785	27.8	38.5	5.0	4.2	9.2	17.0	15.1	23.9
Oregon	26,303	18,186	8,116	9,870	6,466	3,403	35.6	41.9	5.6	4.3	8.4	14.9	12.2	20.0
Pennsylvania	65,679	55,917	9,762	23,821	19,012	4,809	34.0	49.3	5.3	4.5	9.5	14.5	13.3	19.3
Rhode Island	4,464	3,584	880	1,718	1,237	480	34.5	54.6	7.2	6.1	11.8	18.8	17.7	21.6
South Carolina	27,821	21,223	6,598	9,290	6,172	3,118	29.1	47.3	5.6	4.3	9.8	16.8	14.8	20.8
South Dakota	5,920	5,239	681	2,048	1,721	327	32.8	48.1	5.6	5.3	8.1	16.2	16.1	16.8
Tennessee	32,055	26,276	5,779	10,368	7,554	2,814	28.8	48.7	5.7	4.6	10.8	17.7	16.0	22.1
Texas	173,248	130,140	43,108	49,094	30,206	18,888	23.2	43.8	5.0	3.7	8.8	17.6	16.0	20.2
Utah	19,936	17,084	2,853	7,099	5,894	1,205	34.5	42.2	6.0	5.4	9.2	16.8	15.7	21.9
Vermont	5,194	4,810	384	1,810	1,608	202	33.4	52.5	4.1	3.8	7.7	11.8	11.4	14.7
Virginia	50,305	42,043	8,262	17,774	13,264	4,510	31.5	54.6	5.8	4.3	13.2	16.4	13.7	24.2
Washington	43,355	32,894	10,461	13,722	9,160	4,562	27.8	43.6	5.7	4.4	10.1	18.2	15.7	23.1
West Virginia	12,810	11,613	1,196	4,826	4,106	721	35.4	60.3	6.1	5.4	12.0	16.1	15.4	19.9
Wisconsin	41,551	31,914	9,637	14,494	9,644	4,850	30.2	50.3	5.4	4.9	7.0	15.5	16.4	13.9
Wyoming	5,443	3,199	2,243	2,001	1,097	904	34.3	40.3	4.6	3.3	6.4	12.5	9.8	15.8
U.S. Service Academies	1,912	1,912	0	940	940	0	49.2	†	8.2	8.2	†	16.7	16.7	†
Other jurisdictions	16,664	15,259	1,405	5,357	4,802	555	31.5	39.5	4.6	4.5	5.8	14.4	14.3	14.7
American Samoa	293	0	293	91	0	91	†	31.1	4.8	†	4.8	15.3	†	15.3
Federated States of    Micronesia	371	0	371	103	0	103	†	27.8	6.7	†	6.7	24.0	†	24.0
Guam	886	646	240	347	222	126	34.3	52.4	4.6	4.6	4.7	11.8	13.5	9.0
Marshall Islands	134	0	134	50	0	50	†	37.3	4.9	†	4.9	13.0	†	13.0
Northern Marianas	159	159	0	55	55	0	34.7	†	5.4	5.4	†	15.6	15.6	†
Palau	133	0	133	44	0	44	†	33.1	3.6	†	3.6	10.9	†	10.9
Puerto Rico	14,108	13,874	235	4,509	4,368	141	31.5	60.3	4.6	4.5	8.6	14.4	14.4	14.2
U.S. Virgin Islands	581	581	0	158	158	0	27.1	†	3.4	3.4	†	12.6	12.6	†

†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, 2009 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2009-10 and Spring 2010. (This table was prepared September 2010.)