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Table 314.60. | 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 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 | |||||||||
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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 | 1,058,139 | 939,771 | 7,335 | 111,034 | 381,785 | 328,958 | 2,882 | 49,945 | 35.0 | 45.0 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 21.3 |
Alabama | 6,155 | 4,575 | 51 | 1,529 | 2,480 | 1,768 | 25 | 687 | 38.6 | 44.9 | 5.1 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 33.2 |
Alaska | 494 | 146 | 25 | 322 | 209 | 60 | 5 | 144 | 40.8 | 44.7 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 16.1 |
Arizona | 20,274 | 1,657 | 0 | 18,616 | 8,160 | 676 | 0 | 7,484 | 40.8 | 40.2 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 32.0 |
Arkansas | 3,289 | 3,024 | 167 | 99 | 1,153 | 1,021 | 84 | 48 | 33.8 | 49.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 14.4 | 11.0 |
California | 92,861 | 76,642 | 211 | 16,009 | 35,015 | 27,426 | 90 | 7,499 | 35.8 | 46.8 | 3.4 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 21.9 |
Colorado | 9,210 | 5,898 | 83 | 3,228 | 3,691 | 2,118 | 28 | 1,545 | 35.9 | 47.9 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 23.7 |
Connecticut | 25,639 | 24,822 | 0 | 817 | 9,281 | 8,988 | 0 | 293 | 36.2 | 35.8 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 18.3 |
Delaware | 1,507 | 1,462 | 33 | 12 | 755 | 737 | 11 | 6 | 50.4 | 48.7 | 8.5 | 12.4 | 16.9 | 25.5 |
District of Columbia | 21,631 | 20,198 | 387 | 1,046 | 7,723 | 6,974 | 387 | 362 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 9.6 | 13.6 |
Florida | 45,489 | 34,994 | 2,238 | 8,256 | 15,764 | 11,475 | 458 | 3,831 | 32.8 | 46.4 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 19.0 |
Georgia | 24,797 | 21,612 | 256 | 2,928 | 9,687 | 8,220 | 103 | 1,365 | 38.0 | 46.6 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 7.8 | 23.0 |
Hawaii | 1,585 | 1,425 | 0 | 160 | 639 | 544 | 0 | 94 | 38.2 | 59.0 | 6.4 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 28.0 |
Idaho | 2,630 | 2,474 | 0 | 156 | 1,404 | 1,318 | 0 | 85 | 53.3 | 54.6 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 11.9 |
Illinois | 62,490 | 56,439 | 73 | 5,977 | 22,050 | 19,669 | 31 | 2,351 | 34.8 | 39.3 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 18.9 |
Indiana | 20,612 | 18,611 | 77 | 1,923 | 7,050 | 6,348 | 24 | 678 | 34.1 | 35.3 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 12.7 | 18.0 |
Iowa | 12,537 | 10,199 | 0 | 2,338 | 5,156 | 3,927 | 0 | 1,229 | 38.5 | 52.6 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 22.2 |
Kansas | 5,101 | 4,157 | 0 | 944 | 2,093 | 1,727 | 0 | 367 | 41.5 | 38.9 | 4.8 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 33.6 |
Kentucky | 7,656 | 6,279 | 0 | 1,377 | 2,916 | 2,294 | 0 | 623 | 36.5 | 45.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 14.1 | 13.4 |
Louisiana | 8,302 | 7,515 | 59 | 728 | 3,044 | 2,625 | 34 | 385 | 34.9 | 52.8 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 16.7 |
Maine | 4,722 | 4,549 | 41 | 132 | 1,489 | 1,415 | 25 | 48 | 31.1 | 36.3 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 13.5 | 26.3 |
Maryland | 24,057 | 23,638 | 0 | 419 | 6,998 | 6,812 | 0 | 186 | 28.8 | 44.4 | 1.8 | 12.7 | 6.2 | 28.7 |
Massachusetts | 84,872 | 84,358 | 89 | 425 | 29,966 | 29,688 | 61 | 216 | 35.2 | 50.9 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 14.8 |
Michigan | 13,142 | 12,455 | 0 | 687 | 5,431 | 5,100 | 0 | 331 | 40.9 | 48.2 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
Minnesota | 17,629 | 12,336 | 29 | 5,265 | 7,506 | 5,012 | 9 | 2,485 | 40.6 | 47.2 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 24.4 |
Mississippi | 2,732 | 2,457 | 0 | 276 | 1,153 | 1,031 | 0 | 121 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 13.0 | 13.4 |
Missouri | 33,249 | 31,657 | 84 | 1,508 | 11,705 | 10,951 | 30 | 724 | 34.6 | 48.0 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 17.4 |
Montana | 935 | 824 | 111 | 0 | 365 | 315 | 50 | 0 | 38.2 | † | 4.8 | † | 12.6 | † |
Nebraska | 5,409 | 5,161 | 51 | 196 | 2,042 | 1,943 | 12 | 86 | 37.7 | 44.0 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 15.1 | 16.5 |
Nevada | 1,428 | 745 | 56 | 627 | 706 | 359 | 27 | 320 | 48.2 | 51.0 | 4.8 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 21.9 |
New Hampshire | 10,388 | 10,130 | 16 | 242 | 3,393 | 3,269 | 11 | 113 | 32.3 | 46.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 17.0 | 11.6 |
New Jersey | 16,836 | 15,558 | 0 | 1,278 | 5,369 | 4,767 | 0 | 602 | 30.6 | 47.1 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 |
New Mexico | 816 | 297 | 0 | 519 | 371 | 101 | 0 | 270 | 33.9 | 52.0 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 18.0 |
New York | 149,126 | 143,310 | 336 | 5,480 | 52,301 | 49,667 | 171 | 2,463 | 34.7 | 44.9 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 16.1 |
North Carolina | 37,451 | 35,819 | 133 | 1,499 | 12,435 | 11,688 | 37 | 710 | 32.6 | 47.4 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 17.0 |
North Dakota | 1,043 | 995 | 0 | 48 | 386 | 365 | 0 | 21 | 36.7 | 43.8 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 20.3 |
Ohio | 29,991 | 26,947 | 141 | 2,903 | 11,502 | 10,019 | 46 | 1,437 | 37.2 | 49.5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 11.8 | 14.0 |
Oklahoma | 5,759 | 4,818 | 148 | 793 | 2,165 | 1,705 | 71 | 390 | 35.4 | 49.2 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 13.1 | 14.5 |
Oregon | 7,377 | 6,771 | 22 | 584 | 3,051 | 2,773 | 8 | 271 | 40.9 | 46.3 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 15.3 |
Pennsylvania | 77,479 | 72,210 | 1,417 | 3,852 | 27,151 | 24,681 | 612 | 1,859 | 34.2 | 48.2 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 15.4 |
Rhode Island | 10,036 | 10,036 | 0 | 0 | 3,190 | 3,190 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 | † | 3.8 | † | 12.1 | † |
South Carolina | 8,001 | 5,892 | 109 | 2,000 | 2,905 | 2,183 | 35 | 686 | 37.1 | 34.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 14.1 | 14.5 |
South Dakota | 1,742 | 1,306 | 24 | 412 | 671 | 514 | 12 | 145 | 39.3 | 35.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 7.8 |
Tennessee | 38,815 | 37,036 | 82 | 1,697 | 9,693 | 8,816 | 38 | 839 | 23.8 | 49.4 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 17.6 |
Texas | 37,129 | 31,969 | 275 | 4,884 | 15,221 | 12,772 | 137 | 2,311 | 40.0 | 47.3 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 19.9 |
Utah | 9,786 | 9,083 | 66 | 636 | 4,144 | 3,795 | 16 | 333 | 41.8 | 52.4 | 12.3 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 14.4 |
Vermont | 4,237 | 4,155 | 0 | 82 | 1,428 | 1,409 | 0 | 20 | 33.9 | 23.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 11.4 | 15.9 |
Virginia | 22,700 | 18,635 | 144 | 3,921 | 9,027 | 7,064 | 71 | 1,891 | 37.9 | 48.2 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 14.3 | 17.3 |
Washington | 9,128 | 8,215 | 211 | 702 | 3,850 | 3,455 | 86 | 310 | 42.1 | 44.2 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 18.8 |
West Virginia | 4,216 | 1,819 | 0 | 2,397 | 1,801 | 628 | 0 | 1,173 | 34.5 | 49.0 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 22.4 |
Wisconsin | 15,553 | 14,451 | 0 | 1,102 | 6,059 | 5,553 | 0 | 506 | 38.4 | 45.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 12.2 |
Wyoming | 97 | 10 | 88 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 34.4 | † | 5.2 | † | 15.0 | † |
Other jurisdictions |
13,085 | 11,249 | 96 | 1,740 | 6,360 | 4,817 | 37 | 1,505 | 42.8 | 86.5 | 9.6 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 24.1 |
American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Federated States of Micronesia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Guam | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | † | 4.0 | † | 61.0 | † |
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 | 13,070 | 11,234 | 96 | 1,740 | 6,359 | 4,816 | 37 | 1,505 | 42.9 | 86.5 | 9.6 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 24.1 |
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 2016, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2016, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared December 2016.) |