National Center for Education Statistics

Table 20. Number of instructional staff at Title IV institutions and administrative offices, by level of institution or administrative office, medical school staff status, employment status, control of institution, and type of instructional staff: United States, fall 2020
	All staff			4-year						2-year			Less-than-2-year
Control of institution and type of instructional staff	All staff			Staff not in medical schools¹			Medical school¹ staff			2-year			Less-than-2-year
Control of institution and type of instructional staff	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time
All institutions	1,393,152	744,844	648,308	956,197	525,552	430,645	129,114	103,359	25,755	286,121	103,846	182,275	21,720	12,087	9,633
Instructional staff	1,393,152	744,844	648,308	956,197	525,552	430,645	129,114	103,359	25,755	286,121	103,846	182,275	21,720	12,087	9,633
Primarily instruction	1,052,579	478,107	574,472	718,768	342,418	376,350	40,040	27,122	12,918	272,051	96,480	175,571	21,720	12,087	9,633
Exclusively credit	963,262	444,809	518,453	659,871	316,963	342,908	36,501	24,635	11,866	245,170	91,124	154,046	21,720	12,087	9,633
Exclusively not-for-credit	21,477	1,845	19,632	6,003	601	5,402	34	0	34	15,440	1,244	14,196	—	—	—
Combined credit/not-for-credit	67,840	31,453	36,387	52,894	24,854	28,040	3,505	2,487	1,018	11,441	4,112	7,329	—	—	—
Instruction/research/public service	340,573	266,737	73,836	237,429	183,134	54,295	89,074	76,237	12,837	14,070	7,366	6,704	—	—	—
Public
Instructional staff	873,899	486,984	386,915	524,419	327,308	197,111	74,978	61,850	13,128	267,778	95,077	172,701	6,724	2,749	3,975
Primarily instruction	648,158	301,241	346,917	364,752	193,225	171,527	21,977	17,147	4,830	254,705	88,120	166,585	6,724	2,749	3,975
Exclusively credit	590,230	281,086	309,144	336,012	180,072	155,940	18,812	14,971	3,841	228,682	83,294	145,388	6,724	2,749	3,975
Exclusively not-for-credit	20,215	1,552	18,663	4,785	330	4,455	34	0	34	15,396	1,222	14,174	—	—	—
Combined credit/not-for-credit	37,713	18,603	19,110	23,955	12,823	11,132	3,131	2,176	955	10,627	3,604	7,023	—	—	—
Instruction/research/public service	225,741	185,743	39,998	159,667	134,083	25,584	53,001	44,703	8,298	13,073	6,957	6,116	—	—	—
Private nonprofit
Instructional staff	436,304	231,857	204,447	377,877	188,169	189,708	53,991	41,427	12,564	3,769	1,827	1,942	667	434	233
Primarily instruction	328,282	151,697	176,585	306,058	139,621	166,437	17,918	9,893	8,025	3,639	1,749	1,890	667	434	233
Exclusively credit	301,007	139,807	161,200	279,217	128,095	151,122	17,544	9,582	7,962	3,579	1,696	1,883	667	434	233
Exclusively not-for-credit	1,022	234	788	1,018	231	787	0	0	0	4	3	1	—	—	—
Combined credit/not-for-credit	26,253	11,656	14,597	25,823	11,295	14,528	374	311	63	56	50	6	—	—	—
Instruction/research/public service	108,022	80,160	27,862	71,819	48,548	23,271	36,073	31,534	4,539	130	78	52	—	—	—
Private for-profit
Instructional staff	82,949	26,003	56,946	53,901	10,075	43,826	145	82	63	14,574	6,942	7,632	14,329	8,904	5,425
Primarily instruction	76,139	25,169	50,970	47,958	9,572	38,386	145	82	63	13,707	6,611	7,096	14,329	8,904	5,425
Exclusively credit	72,025	23,916	48,109	44,642	8,796	35,846	145	82	63	12,909	6,134	6,775	14,329	8,904	5,425
Exclusively not-for-credit	240	59	181	200	40	160	0	0	0	40	19	21	—	—	—
Combined credit/not-for-credit	3,874	1,194	2,680	3,116	736	2,380	0	0	0	758	458	300	—	—	—
Instruction/research/public service	6,810	834	5,976	5,943	503	5,440	0	0	0	867	331	536	—	—	—

— Not available. Data were not collected or not reported.

¹Medical schools are defined as those that grant degrees in Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and/or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) programs. Also includes health or allied health schools or departments that are affiliated with (housed in or under the authority of) the medical school. There are no medical schools at 2-year or less-than-2-year institutions.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The four U.S. service academies that are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public and are included in this table. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the collection year’s archived downloadable glossary located at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/annual-survey-forms-packages-archived?year=2020.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2021, Human Resources component (final data).

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