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Digest of Education Statistics: 2018
Digest of Education Statistics: 2018

NCES 2020-009
December 2019


Table 314.65. 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 2016
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 1,043,835 938,596 7,088 98,151 379,075 332,626 2,344 44,105 35.4 44.9 3.6 9.3 10.3 20.7
Alabama 6,003 4,620 48 1,335 2,373 1,756 22 595 38.0 44.6 4.9 16.9 12.9 38.0
Alaska 213 144 25 44 75 55 5 15 38.1 33.8 2.8 9.6 7.5 28.3
Arizona 17,134 1,699 0 15,435 6,980 703 0 6,278 41.4 40.7 5.1 12.8 12.4 31.4
Arkansas 3,235 3,033 162 40 1,139 1,042 80 18 34.4 44.5 4.8 8.5 14.1 19.1
California 93,967 78,306 213 15,449 35,171 27,892 86 7,194 35.6 46.6 3.3 9.7 9.4 20.8
                             
Colorado 9,019 5,839 39 3,141 3,584 2,131 11 1,442 36.5 45.9 4.5 11.3 12.3 24.6
Connecticut 26,171 25,443 0 728 9,464 9,196 0 269 36.1 36.9 2.5 7.2 6.8 19.5
Delaware 1,427 1,386 31 10 830 810 14 6 58.4 62.0 8.7 15.1 14.8 24.3
District of Columbia 21,374 20,129 0 1,245 7,487 7,063 0 424 35.1 34.1 3.3 3.8 9.4 11.1
Florida 45,258 35,399 2,524 7,334 15,216 11,500 356 3,360 32.5 45.8 4.3 8.9 13.3 19.3
                             
Georgia 25,160 22,199 335 2,626 9,605 8,298 131 1,176 37.4 44.8 2.9 10.0 7.9 22.4
Hawaii 1,579 1,399 0 180 639 540 0 99 38.6 54.9 6.1 13.0 15.8 23.7
Idaho 2,662 2,557 0 105 1,426 1,362 0 63 53.3 60.3 12.1 5.7 22.7 9.5
Illinois 63,500 58,154 69 5,277 22,167 20,112 31 2,024 34.6 38.3 3.2 7.4 9.3 19.3
Indiana 20,012 18,922 83 1,007 6,854 6,391 29 434 33.8 43.1 4.3 6.7 12.7 15.6
                             
Iowa 12,267 10,202 0 2,065 5,036 3,907 0 1,129 38.3 54.7 4.6 11.1 11.9 20.3
Kansas 4,677 3,905 0 772 1,976 1,678 0 298 43.0 38.6 4.6 11.3 10.8 29.4
Kentucky 7,625 6,315 0 1,310 2,900 2,333 0 567 36.9 43.3 5.3 4.9 14.3 11.2
Louisiana 8,015 7,404 53 558 2,921 2,595 29 297 35.0 53.3 3.0 8.7 8.6 16.3
Maine 4,932 4,764 39 129 1,544 1,469 24 52 30.8 40.1 4.1 7.9 13.2 19.7
                             
Maryland 24,482 24,131 0 350 6,898 6,754 0 144 28.0 41.1 1.8 11.7 6.3 28.3
Massachusetts 86,683 86,296 102 285 30,363 30,154 75 134 34.9 47.1 2.9 6.9 8.2 14.5
Michigan 12,804 12,395 0 408 5,298 5,117 0 181 41.3 44.4 5.3 6.4 12.9 14.4
Minnesota 17,127 12,316 31 4,780 7,269 5,020 10 2,239 40.8 46.8 4.8 12.0 11.9 25.5
Mississippi 2,766 2,528 0 238 1,142 1,031 0 111 40.8 46.6 5.5 5.6 13.5 12.0
                             
Missouri 33,414 32,173 92 1,149 11,618 11,028 37 552 34.3 48.1 3.4 7.4 9.8 15.4
Montana 952 830 117 5 362 319 40 4 38.4 80.0 4.5 7.0 11.8 8.8
Nebraska 5,319 5,142 52 125 1,997 1,933 14 50 37.6 39.9 5.6 7.3 14.9 18.4
Nevada 1,424 825 39 560 709 395 18 297 47.8 53.0 4.3 9.4 9.0 17.8
New Hampshire 10,666 10,647 19 0 3,469 3,453 16 0 32.4 5.8 17.8
                             
New Jersey 17,183 15,947 0 1,236 5,325 4,762 0 563 29.9 45.6 4.0 6.9 13.3 15.1
New Mexico 722 300 0 422 334 109 0 225 36.4 53.3 4.1 8.6 11.3 16.0
New York 151,270 145,671 359 5,240 53,504 50,982 184 2,338 35.0 44.6 3.1 7.0 8.8 15.7
North Carolina 38,103 36,819 128 1,156 12,645 12,075 41 529 32.8 45.8 2.4 8.4 7.3 18.4
North Dakota 1,065 1,026 0 39 391 373 0 18 36.3 45.8 4.9 10.6 13.5 23.2
                             
Ohio 29,596 27,164 148 2,284 11,870 10,658 52 1,160 39.2 50.8 4.3 6.7 11.1 13.2
Oklahoma 5,560 4,817 167 576 2,095 1,731 86 278 35.9 48.2 4.7 7.5 13.0 15.6
Oregon 7,315 6,876 0 439 2,977 2,784 0 194 40.5 44.2 4.7 6.5 11.5 14.6
Pennsylvania 78,293 73,690 1,323 3,279 27,412 25,167 568 1,678 34.2 51.2 3.4 6.8 9.8 13.3
Rhode Island 10,341 10,341 0 0 3,316 3,316 0 0 32.1 3.8 11.8
                             
South Carolina 8,153 6,074 144 1,934 2,919 2,230 51 638 36.7 33.0 5.0 4.5 13.7 13.5
South Dakota 1,694 1,281 0 413 635 501 0 133 39.1 32.3 4.5 2.5 11.4 7.9
Tennessee 20,387 18,658 83 1,647 7,219 6,391 38 790 34.3 48.0 4.0 8.2 11.6 17.2
Texas 37,707 32,927 182 4,599 15,209 13,036 76 2,097 39.6 45.6 3.7 7.7 9.3 17.0
Utah 10,644 9,856 123 665 4,577 4,167 64 346 42.3 52.0 12.8 6.2 30.4 12.0
                             
Vermont 4,239 4,169 0 70 1,446 1,432 0 14 34.4 19.5 3.9 3.9 11.4 20.0
Virginia 22,942 19,279 108 3,555 9,166 7,332 54 1,780 38.0 50.1 5.2 7.8 13.7 15.6
Washington 9,133 8,190 188 755 3,904 3,435 74 395 41.9 52.3 4.5 9.2 10.8 17.6
West Virginia 4,061 1,764 0 2,297 1,700 607 0 1,094 34.4 47.6 4.5 10.5 13.1 22.1
Wisconsin 15,489 14,635 0 854 5,881 5,499 0 381 37.6 44.7 3.3 5.0 8.9 11.2
Wyoming 72 10 62 0 36 4 32 0 43.3 4.5 10.4
                             
Other
    jurisdictions
15,264 11,387 77 3,801 6,581 4,917 31 1,634 43.2 43.0 9.1 8.9 21.0 20.7
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 11 11 0 0 5 5 0 0 45.5 5.0 11.0
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 15,253 11,376 77 3,801 6,576 4,912 31 1,634 43.2 43.0 9.1 8.9 21.0 20.7
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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2017, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2017, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared May 2019.)