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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
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.)

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