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Table 314.50. Full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff, FTE faculty, and ratios of FTE students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2020
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 1,943,204 1,610,336 332,868 678,835 528,023 150,812 32.8 45.3 5.2 4.6 8.0 14.8 14.0 17.6
Alabama 39,388 33,596 5,792 12,705 10,088 2,617 30.0 45.2 4.9 4.5 7.3 15.1 14.8 16.1
Alaska 4,009 4,009 0 1,672 1,672 0 41.7 3.3 3.3 8.0 8.0
Arizona 42,346 30,674 11,672 14,012 9,320 4,692 30.4 40.2 5.8 5.5 6.6 17.5 18.0 16.5
Arkansas 22,715 18,517 4,199 6,839 5,067 1,772 27.4 42.2 4.4 4.0 5.9 14.5 14.8 13.9
California 215,991 165,426 50,565 80,970 53,987 26,983 32.6 53.4 6.7 5.1 11.9 17.9 15.6 22.4

Colorado
44,607 42,960 1,646 18,230 17,644 586 41.1 35.6 4.3 4.2 6.3 10.6 10.3 17.7
Connecticut 16,543 13,739 2,804 6,240 4,701 1,539 34.2 54.9 4.7 4.1 7.8 12.5 12.0 14.1
Delaware 7,454 7,454 0 2,163 2,163 0 29.0 4.6 4.6 15.9 15.9
District of Columbia 899 899 0 393 393 0 43.7 3.1 3.1 7.0 7.0
Florida 84,312 82,962 1,350 28,476 27,924 551 33.7 40.8 6.5 6.4 9.2 19.2 19.1 22.6

Georgia
61,727 53,725 8,002 21,762 17,654 4,109 32.9 51.3 5.3 5.0 7.3 15.0 15.2 14.3
Hawaii 7,674 6,029 1,645 2,713 1,963 750 32.6 45.6 4.4 3.6 7.4 12.6 11.2 16.2
Idaho 9,966 8,228 1,738 3,419 2,829 590 34.4 34.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 15.2 15.2 15.4
Illinois 66,418 47,899 18,519 18,893 11,472 7,420 24.0 40.1 4.4 3.3 7.2 15.4 13.6 18.1
Indiana 47,538 43,157 4,380 16,469 14,392 2,078 33.3 47.4 5.0 4.7 7.6 14.5 14.2 16.0

Iowa
26,264 19,617 6,647 8,663 5,743 2,920 29.3 43.9 4.3 3.3 7.2 13.0 11.4 16.3
Kansas 26,279 19,980 6,299 9,349 6,808 2,541 34.1 40.3 4.5 3.9 6.3 12.7 11.5 15.7
Kentucky 31,381 26,543 4,838 10,397 8,215 2,182 30.9 45.1 4.5 3.8 8.4 13.6 12.3 18.5
Louisiana 25,993 22,163 3,830 9,877 7,934 1,942 35.8 50.7 6.3 5.7 9.8 16.5 15.8 19.4
Maine 6,451 5,420 1,031 2,188 1,621 567 29.9 55.0 4.9 4.3 8.5 14.6 14.3 15.4

Maryland
43,018 32,178 10,840 16,500 12,220 4,280 38.0 39.5 4.5 4.2 5.4 11.8 11.1 13.6
Massachusetts 29,214 22,455 6,759 10,938 8,148 2,790 36.3 41.3 4.8 4.4 5.9 12.8 12.2 14.3
Michigan 72,477 63,308 9,169 25,960 22,004 3,956 34.8 43.1 4.4 4.0 7.3 12.3 11.5 16.8
Minnesota 32,993 26,642 6,352 11,809 8,918 2,890 33.5 45.5 5.0 3.8 10.1 13.9 11.3 22.1
Mississippi 29,994 23,327 6,667 7,812 5,078 2,734 21.8 41.0 3.9 2.9 7.6 15.1 13.2 18.6

Missouri
29,807 23,059 6,748 10,015 7,008 3,007 30.4 44.6 5.3 4.8 7.2 15.9 15.8 16.1
Montana 7,456 6,686 770 2,779 2,459 320 36.8 41.5 4.5 4.4 5.2 12.0 11.9 12.5
Nebraska 19,197 15,467 3,730 6,523 4,824 1,699 31.2 45.6 3.8 3.3 5.8 11.1 10.5 12.7
Nevada 12,145 12,145 0 4,555 4,555 0 37.5 6.2 6.2 16.7 16.7
New Hampshire 5,782 4,707 1,076 2,202 1,565 638 33.2 59.3 4.9 4.9 5.1 12.9 14.6 8.6

New Jersey
43,869 35,384 8,484 15,721 11,909 3,812 33.7 44.9 5.4 4.5 8.9 15.0 13.4 19.9
New Mexico 17,409 12,606 4,803 5,650 3,890 1,760 30.9 36.6 4.0 3.3 6.0 12.4 10.7 16.3
New York 75,711 55,114 20,597 29,749 21,302 8,447 38.7 41.0 6.7 6.1 8.1 17.0 15.8 19.8
North Carolina 76,024 53,433 22,591 27,506 16,642 10,864 31.1 48.1 4.3 4.0 5.2 11.9 12.7 10.8
North Dakota 7,630 6,945 685 2,713 2,425 288 34.9 42.0 4.6 4.4 6.1 12.8 12.6 14.6

Ohio
79,593 72,004 7,589 22,835 19,261 3,574 26.8 47.1 4.6 4.1 9.5 16.1 15.3 20.2
Oklahoma 27,811 24,107 3,704 8,559 7,174 1,384 29.8 37.4 4.4 3.9 8.2 14.5 13.0 22.1
Oregon 31,183 24,334 6,849 10,951 8,171 2,780 33.6 40.6 4.1 3.4 6.6 11.6 10.0 16.2
Pennsylvania 65,960 57,451 8,509 24,807 20,735 4,072 36.1 47.9 4.4 4.1 6.9 11.8 11.3 14.3
Rhode Island 4,768 3,905 863 1,744 1,323 421 33.9 48.8 6.3 5.5 9.8 17.1 16.1 20.1

South Carolina
29,722 24,606 5,116 11,180 8,850 2,331 36.0 45.6 5.1 4.6 7.7 13.6 12.8 17.0
South Dakota 5,892 5,154 738 2,291 1,864 428 36.2 58.0 5.5 5.2 7.1 14.1 14.5 12.2
Tennessee 34,111 28,110 6,000 11,744 8,986 2,758 32.0 46.0 5.0 4.2 8.5 14.5 13.2 18.5
Texas 173,798 147,444 26,354 56,228 44,898 11,330 30.5 43.0 5.6 5.2 7.7 17.2 17.1 17.8
Utah 26,897 24,886 2,011 8,976 8,230 746 33.1 37.1 5.0 4.9 6.8 15.0 14.7 18.4

Vermont
4,774 4,492 282 1,678 1,552 126 34.6 44.7 4.0 3.7 8.0 11.4 10.8 17.9
Virginia 57,143 49,137 8,006 20,056 16,404 3,652 33.4 45.6 4.9 4.0 10.4 14.0 12.1 22.8
Washington 47,351 45,549 1,802 18,374 17,643 730 38.7 40.5 4.9 4.8 8.8 12.7 12.3 21.8
West Virginia 12,418 11,260 1,159 5,427 4,806 621 42.7 53.6 5.0 4.8 7.3 11.5 11.2 13.7
Wisconsin 42,081 33,823 8,258 15,111 11,200 3,911 33.1 47.4 4.6 4.4 5.0 12.7 13.4 10.6
Wyoming 5,268 3,865 1,402 1,867 1,245 622 32.2 44.4 4.1 3.6 5.4 11.4 11.1 12.2

U.S. Service Academies
3,755 3,755 0 1,146 1,146 0 30.5 4.1 4.1 13.6 13.6

Other jurisdictions
12,855 12,496 359 4,613 4,430 183 35.5 51.0 4.6 4.6 4.7 12.9 13.0 9.2
American Samoa 282 282 0 99 99 0 35.1 3.0 3.0 8.5 8.5
Federated States of
    Micronesia
457 457 0 133 133 0 29.2 3.3 3.3 11.2 11.2
Guam 848 848 0 287 287 0 33.9 4.7 4.7 14.0 14.0
Marshall Islands 235 235 0 84 84 0 35.7 3.6 3.6 10.2 10.2
Northern Marianas 154 154 0 47 47 0 30.5 7.0 7.0 22.9 22.9
Palau 147 0 147 42 0 42 28.6 2.5 2.5 8.9 8.9
Puerto Rico 10,251 10,039 212 3,750 3,609 141 36.0 66.5 4.8 4.8 6.2 13.1 13.3 9.3
U.S. Virgin Islands 481 481 0 171 171 0 35.5 2.9 2.9 8.2 8.2
†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. 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 2021, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2021, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2021.)

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