Table 314.50.

Ratios of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2015

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	1,918,918	1,513,406	405,512	673,241	483,898	189,343	32.0	46.7	5.5	4.6	8.9	15.7	14.4	19.0
Alabama	39,109	32,997	6,112	12,182	9,365	2,817	28.4	46.1	5.0	4.3	8.7	16.0	15.2	18.9
Alaska	5,069	4,961	108	2,751	2,726	25	54.9	22.8	3.7	3.8	0.8	6.8	6.8	3.4
Arizona	38,914	27,250	11,664	12,778	7,799	4,978	28.6	42.7	6.3	5.3	8.8	19.3	18.5	20.7
Arkansas	23,127	18,571	4,556	6,955	5,016	1,939	27.0	42.6	4.9	4.4	6.9	16.2	16.1	16.3
California	195,148	135,363	59,785	76,360	43,323	33,037	32.0	55.3	7.5	4.9	13.4	19.3	15.5	24.3
Colorado	39,517	34,315	5,202	16,538	14,122	2,416	41.2	46.4	4.8	4.2	8.8	11.5	10.2	19.0
Connecticut	16,889	13,731	3,158	6,063	4,302	1,761	31.3	55.8	5.2	4.2	9.3	14.4	13.5	16.6
Delaware	6,881	5,617	1,263	2,065	1,443	622	25.7	49.2	4.8	4.5	6.1	16.1	17.7	12.3
District of Columbia	869	869	0	391	391	0	45.0	†	4.0	4.0	†	8.8	8.8	†
Florida	81,048	78,310	2,738	27,048	25,958	1,090	33.1	39.8	6.9	6.8	9.2	20.6	20.5	23.2
Georgia	59,905	49,727	10,178	19,036	14,287	4,749	28.7	46.7	5.3	5.0	6.7	16.7	17.5	14.3
Hawaii	8,124	6,319	1,805	3,038	2,168	870	34.3	48.2	4.8	3.7	8.7	12.9	10.8	18.0
Idaho	9,518	7,495	2,023	3,363	2,556	807	34.1	39.9	5.5	5.2	6.3	15.5	15.3	15.8
Illinois	69,417	48,212	21,205	20,407	11,626	8,781	24.1	41.4	5.1	3.5	8.6	17.2	14.6	20.7
Indiana	46,329	41,158	5,171	15,778	13,222	2,556	32.1	49.4	5.1	4.7	8.6	15.1	14.6	17.4
Iowa	26,816	19,486	7,330	9,105	5,736	3,369	29.4	46.0	4.7	3.7	7.6	14.0	12.4	16.5
Kansas	26,641	19,885	6,755	9,771	6,894	2,877	34.7	42.6	5.0	4.3	7.1	13.5	12.3	16.6
Kentucky	33,558	28,098	5,459	10,562	8,043	2,519	28.6	46.1	4.6	3.8	8.8	14.7	13.3	19.0
Louisiana	25,667	21,598	4,069	9,489	7,386	2,103	34.2	51.7	6.4	5.6	10.9	17.4	16.3	21.1
Maine	6,320	5,132	1,189	2,199	1,519	680	29.6	57.2	5.4	4.6	8.8	15.5	15.5	15.4
Maryland	42,780	30,550	12,230	16,842	11,545	5,297	37.8	43.3	4.8	4.4	5.9	12.2	11.6	13.6
Massachusetts	31,052	23,146	7,906	11,544	8,125	3,419	35.1	43.2	5.2	4.5	7.2	13.9	12.7	16.6
Michigan	73,382	62,548	10,834	27,509	22,399	5,110	35.8	47.2	5.0	4.4	8.9	13.4	12.2	18.9
Minnesota	32,494	25,839	6,656	12,225	8,990	3,235	34.8	48.6	5.7	4.2	11.2	15.0	12.1	23.1
Mississippi	30,115	23,238	6,877	8,083	5,087	2,996	21.9	43.6	4.3	3.1	8.3	16.0	14.2	19.1
Missouri	33,739	25,915	7,824	11,254	7,842	3,412	30.3	43.6	5.6	5.0	7.6	16.7	16.4	17.5
Montana	7,583	6,580	1,003	2,519	2,121	398	32.2	39.7	5.0	4.9	5.4	14.9	15.2	13.7
Nebraska	17,918	14,342	3,576	6,077	4,312	1,765	30.1	49.3	4.2	3.6	6.6	12.3	11.9	13.4
Nevada	10,764	10,182	582	3,780	3,499	281	34.4	48.3	6.7	6.6	9.8	19.2	19.1	20.4
New Hampshire	6,322	4,884	1,437	2,420	1,565	856	32.0	59.5	5.4	5.3	5.7	14.0	16.4	9.6
New Jersey	44,307	34,223	10,084	16,004	11,346	4,657	33.2	46.2	5.8	4.5	10.3	16.1	13.6	22.2
New Mexico	19,782	14,277	5,505	6,586	4,330	2,256	30.3	41.0	4.5	3.4	7.1	13.4	11.4	17.4
New York	80,194	56,310	23,884	32,040	21,589	10,452	38.3	43.8	6.9	5.9	9.3	17.3	15.5	21.2
North Carolina	71,444	48,299	23,145	26,124	14,935	11,190	30.9	48.3	4.6	4.1	5.8	12.7	13.3	11.9
North Dakota	8,349	7,433	916	2,809	2,477	332	33.3	36.2	4.6	4.6	4.9	13.8	13.8	13.6
Ohio	78,369	66,623	11,746	22,755	17,403	5,352	26.1	45.6	4.8	4.2	7.9	16.5	16.2	17.4
Oklahoma	29,281	24,826	4,454	9,047	7,272	1,776	29.3	39.9	4.6	4.0	8.0	14.9	13.7	20.0
Oregon	30,513	23,011	7,502	11,296	8,012	3,284	34.8	43.8	4.7	3.8	7.6	12.8	10.9	17.4
Pennsylvania	64,588	55,085	9,503	25,296	20,413	4,883	37.1	51.4	5.0	4.6	7.8	12.9	12.3	15.1
Rhode Island	4,646	3,739	906	1,816	1,327	489	35.5	54.0	6.6	5.9	9.5	16.8	16.5	17.7
South Carolina	29,120	22,452	6,669	10,507	7,298	3,209	32.5	48.1	5.4	4.5	8.4	15.0	14.0	17.5
South Dakota	6,008	5,285	723	2,303	1,889	413	35.7	57.2	5.7	5.6	6.9	15.0	15.6	12.1
Tennessee	33,182	27,140	6,042	11,387	8,496	2,891	31.3	47.8	5.3	4.4	9.5	15.5	14.0	19.9
Texas	181,175	137,375	43,800	55,655	36,636	19,019	26.7	43.4	5.1	4.1	8.3	16.7	15.4	19.2
Utah	23,882	21,932	1,950	8,342	7,580	763	34.6	39.1	5.1	4.9	7.7	14.6	14.1	19.7
Vermont	5,197	4,825	372	2,022	1,819	203	37.7	54.7	3.8	3.6	6.9	9.9	9.6	12.6
Virginia	56,170	46,154	10,016	20,217	15,661	4,556	33.9	45.5	5.2	4.2	10.0	14.5	12.3	22.0
Washington	43,521	37,077	6,444	16,667	14,118	2,549	38.1	39.6	5.7	5.1	9.1	14.9	13.5	22.9
West Virginia	12,990	11,668	1,322	5,308	4,572	736	39.2	55.7	5.5	5.1	8.8	13.4	13.0	15.8
Wisconsin	41,446	31,955	9,491	15,913	11,332	4,581	35.5	48.3	5.1	4.9	5.8	13.2	13.7	11.9
Wyoming	5,630	3,289	2,340	2,019	1,032	987	31.4	42.2	4.2	3.3	5.4	11.7	10.7	12.7
U.S. Service Academies	4,111	4,111	0	996	996	0	24.2	†	3.6	3.6	†	14.9	14.9	†
Other jurisdictions	14,908	13,582	1,326	5,265	4,737	528	34.9	39.8	4.9	4.8	5.2	13.7	13.8	13.1
American Samoa	271	271	0	70	70	0	25.8	†	3.5	3.5	†	13.4	13.4	†
Federated States of       Micronesia	412	0	412	121	0	121	†	29.3	4.1	†	4.1	14.0	†	14.0
Guam	897	633	264	311	228	83	36.1	31.4	5.3	5.3	5.5	15.4	14.6	17.5
Marshall Islands	188	0	188	76	0	76	†	40.5	4.2	†	4.2	10.4	†	10.4
Northern Marianas	157	157	0	49	49	0	31.1	†	6.5	6.5	†	20.9	20.9	†
Palau	180	0	180	50	0	50	†	27.9	2.4	†	2.4	8.8	†	8.8
Puerto Rico	12,203	11,921	282	4,320	4,123	197	34.6	70.1	5.0	4.9	9.1	14.1	14.1	12.9
U.S. Virgin Islands	600	600	0	267	267	0	44.6	†	3.1	3.1	†	7.0	7.0	†

†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 2016, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2016, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared December 2016.)