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Table 288. | Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in public degree-granting institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2011 |
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 | |||||||||
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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 | 1,891,866 | 1,472,137 | 419,729 | 645,542 | 445,572 | 199,970 | 30.3 | 47.6 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 21.1 |
Alabama | 38,871 | 32,435 | 6,436 | 11,813 | 8,663 | 3,150 | 26.7 | 48.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 20.4 |
Alaska | 5,400 | 5,242 | 157 | 1,832 | 1,788 | 45 | 34.1 | 28.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 9.3 |
Arizona | 36,083 | 24,893 | 11,189 | 11,971 | 6,655 | 5,316 | 26.7 | 47.5 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 10.9 | 20.5 | 18.6 | 22.9 |
Arkansas | 22,313 | 17,269 | 5,044 | 6,947 | 4,802 | 2,144 | 27.8 | 42.5 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 19.2 |
California | 185,657 | 127,751 | 57,906 | 71,505 | 40,405 | 31,100 | 31.6 | 53.7 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 14.2 | 19.9 | 14.9 | 26.5 |
Colorado | 35,487 | 30,482 | 5,005 | 16,804 | 14,339 | 2,465 | 47.0 | 49.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 22.4 |
Connecticut | 16,715 | 13,500 | 3,215 | 5,584 | 3,815 | 1,769 | 28.3 | 55.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 18.6 |
Delaware | 6,838 | 5,545 | 1,293 | 2,038 | 1,403 | 634 | 25.3 | 49.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 14.5 |
District of Columbia | 1,234 | 1,234 | 0 | 389 | 389 | 0 | 31.5 | † | 3.0 | 3.0 | † | 9.5 | 9.5 | † |
Florida | 78,359 | 72,488 | 5,871 | 26,318 | 23,920 | 2,398 | 33.0 | 40.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.8 |
Georgia | 58,879 | 46,268 | 12,611 | 18,348 | 12,594 | 5,754 | 27.2 | 45.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.5 |
Hawaii | 8,027 | 6,300 | 1,727 | 3,012 | 2,158 | 854 | 34.3 | 49.5 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 20.3 |
Idaho | 8,618 | 7,135 | 1,484 | 3,115 | 2,489 | 627 | 34.9 | 42.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.3 |
Illinois | 71,155 | 49,795 | 21,361 | 20,986 | 11,636 | 9,349 | 23.4 | 43.8 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 18.9 | 15.2 | 23.5 |
Indiana | 47,513 | 42,036 | 5,477 | 15,696 | 12,765 | 2,931 | 30.4 | 53.5 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 22.0 |
Iowa | 25,515 | 18,993 | 6,521 | 8,261 | 5,500 | 2,761 | 29.0 | 42.3 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 16.2 | 11.9 | 24.8 |
Kansas | 26,157 | 19,216 | 6,941 | 9,152 | 6,293 | 2,859 | 32.8 | 41.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 18.5 |
Kentucky | 34,948 | 28,509 | 6,439 | 10,745 | 7,691 | 3,055 | 27.0 | 47.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 15.9 | 13.8 | 21.1 |
Louisiana | 29,125 | 24,781 | 4,344 | 9,967 | 7,575 | 2,393 | 30.6 | 55.1 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 22.0 |
Maine | 6,627 | 5,533 | 1,093 | 2,285 | 1,668 | 617 | 30.1 | 56.4 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 18.8 |
Maryland | 42,910 | 30,825 | 12,085 | 16,982 | 11,442 | 5,540 | 37.1 | 45.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 15.4 |
Massachusetts | 30,487 | 22,762 | 7,724 | 10,432 | 7,121 | 3,311 | 31.3 | 42.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 19.4 |
Michigan | 72,522 | 58,646 | 13,876 | 25,777 | 18,995 | 6,782 | 32.4 | 48.9 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 21.3 |
Minnesota | 33,692 | 25,885 | 7,807 | 11,503 | 7,677 | 3,826 | 29.7 | 49.0 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 17.3 | 14.9 | 22.2 |
Mississippi | 29,522 | 22,474 | 7,048 | 7,924 | 4,674 | 3,249 | 20.8 | 46.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 9.3 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 20.2 |
Missouri | 38,791 | 30,862 | 7,929 | 12,637 | 9,309 | 3,328 | 30.2 | 42.0 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 15.6 | 13.2 | 22.3 |
Montana | 7,626 | 6,594 | 1,032 | 2,585 | 2,173 | 411 | 33.0 | 39.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 16.2 |
Nebraska | 17,504 | 14,226 | 3,278 | 5,594 | 4,031 | 1,563 | 28.3 | 47.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 19.2 |
Nevada | 9,629 | 9,094 | 535 | 3,480 | 3,187 | 293 | 35.0 | 54.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 19.1 |
New Hampshire | 6,267 | 4,922 | 1,345 | 2,290 | 1,516 | 774 | 30.8 | 57.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 10.9 |
New Jersey | 47,365 | 36,407 | 10,958 | 15,507 | 10,666 | 4,841 | 29.3 | 44.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 11.1 | 17.4 | 13.9 | 25.1 |
New Mexico | 20,013 | 14,594 | 5,419 | 6,146 | 3,914 | 2,232 | 26.8 | 41.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 21.1 |
New York | 75,982 | 53,146 | 22,836 | 30,535 | 20,180 | 10,354 | 38.0 | 45.3 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 23.3 |
North Carolina | 72,139 | 49,179 | 22,960 | 25,938 | 13,634 | 12,304 | 27.7 | 53.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 12.6 |
North Dakota | 8,328 | 7,587 | 741 | 2,674 | 2,384 | 290 | 31.4 | 39.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 15.9 |
Ohio | 78,885 | 65,696 | 13,189 | 23,639 | 17,376 | 6,263 | 26.4 | 47.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 19.6 |
Oklahoma | 29,029 | 24,269 | 4,760 | 8,712 | 6,870 | 1,843 | 28.3 | 38.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 23.7 |
Oregon | 28,489 | 20,101 | 8,388 | 10,753 | 7,098 | 3,656 | 35.3 | 43.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 19.6 |
Pennsylvania | 65,125 | 55,430 | 9,695 | 24,411 | 19,653 | 4,757 | 35.5 | 49.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 18.5 |
Rhode Island | 4,668 | 3,779 | 889 | 1,885 | 1,404 | 481 | 37.2 | 54.1 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 20.9 |
South Carolina | 28,367 | 21,567 | 6,801 | 9,552 | 6,259 | 3,293 | 29.0 | 48.4 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 20.0 |
South Dakota | 5,976 | 5,294 | 682 | 2,115 | 1,754 | 361 | 33.1 | 53.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 15.3 |
Tennessee | 32,902 | 26,843 | 6,059 | 10,801 | 7,820 | 2,980 | 29.1 | 49.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 17.4 | 16.1 | 20.9 |
Texas | 177,130 | 132,830 | 44,300 | 52,290 | 32,474 | 19,816 | 24.4 | 44.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 9.2 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 20.5 |
Utah | 20,739 | 17,961 | 2,778 | 7,325 | 6,184 | 1,141 | 34.4 | 41.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 21.8 |
Vermont | 5,348 | 4,938 | 410 | 1,959 | 1,736 | 222 | 35.2 | 54.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 13.4 |
Virginia | 53,135 | 44,097 | 9,038 | 18,975 | 13,994 | 4,981 | 31.7 | 55.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 15.9 | 13.5 | 22.9 |
Washington | 43,309 | 33,161 | 10,148 | 13,787 | 9,322 | 4,465 | 28.1 | 44.0 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 22.9 |
West Virginia | 13,228 | 11,892 | 1,336 | 5,092 | 4,280 | 812 | 36.0 | 60.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 18.6 |
Wisconsin | 41,816 | 32,581 | 9,236 | 14,468 | 9,831 | 4,637 | 30.2 | 50.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 14.1 |
Wyoming | 5,611 | 3,277 | 2,334 | 2,069 | 1,128 | 941 | 34.4 | 40.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 12.3 | 9.8 | 15.2 |
U.S. Service Academies | 1,814 | 1,814 | 0 | 938 | 938 | 0 | 51.7 | † | 8.6 | 8.6 | † | 16.7 | 16.7 | † |
Other jurisdictions | 15,324 | 13,782 | 1,543 | 4,972 | 4,304 | 668 | 31.2 | 43.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 13.9 |
American Samoa | 300 | 0 | 300 | 84 | 0 | 84 | † | 27.9 | 4.6 | † | 4.6 | 16.5 | † | 16.5 |
Federated States of Micronesia |
330 | 0 | 330 | 105 | 0 | 105 | † | 31.8 | 7.0 | † | 7.0 | 22.1 | † | 22.1 |
Guam | 962 | 686 | 276 | 403 | 255 | 148 | 37.1 | 53.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 9.7 |
Marshall Islands | 169 | 0 | 169 | 61 | 0 | 61 | † | 36.1 | 5.2 | † | 5.2 | 14.4 | † | 14.4 |
Northern Marianas | 165 | 165 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 36.4 | † | 5.9 | 5.9 | † | 16.2 | 16.2 | † |
Palau | 164 | 0 | 164 | 51 | 0 | 51 | † | 31.2 | 3.6 | † | 3.6 | 11.5 | † | 11.5 |
Puerto Rico | 12,669 | 12,365 | 304 | 4,047 | 3,829 | 219 | 31.0 | 72.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 12.3 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 565 | 565 | 0 | 161 | 161 | 0 | 28.5 | † | 3.5 | 3.5 | † | 12.1 | 12.1 | † |
†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), Winter 2011-12, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2013.) |