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 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
	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	1,947,599	1,561,020	386,579	680,913	501,700	179,214	32.1	46.4	5.4	4.6	8.7	15.5	14.4	18.7
Alabama	39,293	33,218	6,075	12,345	9,534	2,812	28.7	46.3	5.0	4.4	8.6	16.0	15.3	18.6
Alaska	4,685	4,585	100	2,565	2,540	25	55.4	25.4	3.8	3.9	0.8	7.0	7.0	3.0
Arizona	39,806	28,067	11,739	12,926	8,188	4,738	29.2	40.4	6.2	5.3	8.4	19.2	18.3	20.8
Arkansas	23,694	19,173	4,521	6,957	5,046	1,910	26.3	42.3	4.7	4.2	6.7	16.1	16.1	15.9
California	201,391	147,165	54,227	78,512	48,848	29,664	33.2	54.7	7.4	5.5	12.8	19.1	16.4	23.4
Colorado	41,391	37,148	4,243	17,020	15,048	1,973	40.5	46.5	4.7	4.2	9.1	11.5	10.4	19.6
Connecticut	17,117	14,061	3,056	6,267	4,554	1,714	32.4	56.1	5.0	4.1	9.1	13.7	12.8	16.2
Delaware	6,973	6,973	0	2,112	2,112	0	30.3	†	5.0	5.0	†	16.4	16.4	†
District of Columbia	918	918	0	402	402	0	43.8	†	3.4	3.4	†	7.8	7.8	†
Florida	82,655	80,853	1,802	27,602	26,834	767	33.2	42.6	6.8	6.7	9.8	20.2	20.2	23.0
Georgia	61,666	52,950	8,716	19,627	15,115	4,512	28.5	51.8	5.2	4.9	7.0	16.3	17.2	13.4
Hawaii	8,087	6,297	1,790	2,959	2,114	845	33.6	47.2	4.6	3.6	8.2	12.6	10.7	17.4
Idaho	9,792	7,610	2,182	3,510	2,617	894	34.4	41.0	5.4	5.3	5.7	15.0	15.3	13.9
Illinois	66,797	46,744	20,053	19,633	11,321	8,312	24.2	41.4	5.1	3.5	8.7	17.3	14.6	21.0
Indiana	47,297	42,191	5,107	15,934	13,421	2,513	31.8	49.2	5.0	4.6	8.2	14.8	14.4	16.7
Iowa	27,190	19,877	7,312	9,043	5,752	3,291	28.9	45.0	4.7	3.6	7.4	14.0	12.6	16.5
Kansas	26,711	19,988	6,724	9,760	6,929	2,831	34.7	42.1	4.9	4.2	7.1	13.5	12.2	16.8
Kentucky	32,785	27,830	4,955	10,308	7,991	2,317	28.7	46.8	4.7	3.8	9.5	14.9	13.3	20.4
Louisiana	25,425	21,460	3,965	9,355	7,300	2,055	34.0	51.8	6.3	5.6	10.5	17.3	16.4	20.3
Maine	6,556	5,400	1,157	2,201	1,544	657	28.6	56.8	5.2	4.4	8.8	15.4	15.3	15.5
Maryland	43,772	31,559	12,212	17,124	11,964	5,160	37.9	42.2	4.7	4.4	5.6	12.1	11.6	13.3
Massachusetts	31,465	23,597	7,868	11,710	8,302	3,408	35.2	43.3	5.0	4.4	6.9	13.5	12.5	15.8
Michigan	73,952	64,188	9,764	27,257	22,822	4,435	35.6	45.4	4.9	4.4	8.6	13.3	12.3	18.9
Minnesota	32,593	26,022	6,571	12,193	8,957	3,235	34.4	49.2	5.6	4.2	11.0	14.9	12.2	22.4
Mississippi	30,849	23,935	6,914	8,111	5,135	2,976	21.5	43.0	4.2	3.1	8.2	16.1	14.3	19.0
Missouri	33,646	25,775	7,871	11,291	7,827	3,464	30.4	44.0	5.5	4.9	7.3	16.3	16.2	16.6
Montana	7,723	6,727	995	2,596	2,175	421	32.3	42.3	4.8	4.8	5.4	14.4	14.8	12.7
Nebraska	18,353	14,746	3,607	6,234	4,519	1,715	30.6	47.5	4.1	3.5	6.5	12.1	11.5	13.7
Nevada	11,152	10,579	573	3,941	3,657	284	34.6	49.6	6.6	6.5	9.7	18.8	18.7	19.5
New Hampshire	6,036	4,861	1,175	2,267	1,592	675	32.8	57.4	5.5	5.2	6.5	14.5	15.9	11.4
New Jersey	45,550	35,433	10,117	16,282	11,634	4,647	32.8	45.9	5.6	4.4	9.7	15.7	13.5	21.2
New Mexico	19,243	13,934	5,309	6,294	4,166	2,128	29.9	40.1	4.5	3.5	7.2	13.8	11.6	17.9
New York	80,429	56,815	23,615	31,932	21,871	10,060	38.5	42.6	6.8	5.9	9.0	17.1	15.3	21.2
North Carolina	73,756	50,718	23,038	27,173	15,917	11,256	31.4	48.9	4.5	4.0	5.7	12.3	12.7	11.6
North Dakota	8,272	7,411	861	2,904	2,588	315	34.9	36.6	4.6	4.6	5.3	13.2	13.1	14.4
Ohio	80,376	68,988	11,388	23,310	18,115	5,195	26.3	45.6	4.6	4.1	8.0	15.9	15.5	17.5
Oklahoma	28,782	24,559	4,223	8,878	7,170	1,708	29.2	40.4	4.7	4.1	8.3	15.2	13.9	20.6
Oregon	31,546	23,970	7,576	11,714	8,427	3,287	35.2	43.4	4.6	3.6	7.5	12.3	10.3	17.3
Pennsylvania	65,301	55,840	9,461	25,393	20,614	4,780	36.9	50.5	5.0	4.5	7.6	12.7	12.2	15.0
Rhode Island	4,814	3,893	921	1,836	1,354	482	34.8	52.3	6.3	5.8	8.7	16.6	16.6	16.7
South Carolina	30,424	23,868	6,556	10,795	7,687	3,108	32.2	47.4	5.2	4.3	8.2	14.6	13.5	17.3
South Dakota	6,095	5,384	710	2,305	1,900	405	35.3	57.0	5.6	5.4	7.3	14.8	15.3	12.9
Tennessee	33,573	27,606	5,967	11,401	8,608	2,792	31.2	46.8	5.2	4.3	9.5	15.3	13.7	20.3
Texas	185,165	142,195	42,970	56,884	38,370	18,514	27.0	43.1	5.1	4.1	8.5	16.7	15.3	19.7
Utah	24,615	22,614	2,001	8,500	7,751	749	34.3	37.4	5.1	4.8	7.6	14.7	14.1	20.3
Vermont	5,248	4,880	368	2,074	1,870	204	38.3	55.3	3.9	3.6	6.9	9.7	9.5	12.4
Virginia	56,520	47,000	9,519	20,447	15,994	4,453	34.0	46.8	5.1	4.1	10.1	14.2	12.1	21.5
Washington	44,666	40,018	4,648	17,298	15,377	1,921	38.4	41.3	5.6	5.2	8.9	14.5	13.6	21.6
West Virginia	12,901	11,639	1,262	5,380	4,647	734	39.9	58.1	5.5	5.1	8.9	13.1	12.7	15.4
Wisconsin	41,311	32,834	8,476	15,437	11,526	3,911	35.1	46.1	5.0	4.9	5.4	13.4	14.0	11.7
Wyoming	5,458	3,140	2,317	2,000	1,038	962	33.1	41.5	4.2	3.4	5.3	11.5	10.3	12.8
U.S. Service Academies	3,784	3,784	0	915	915	0	24.2	†	4.0	4.0	†	16.4	16.4	†
Other jurisdictions	15,051	13,728	1,323	5,492	4,963	529	36.2	40.0	4.9	4.9	5.3	13.5	13.6	13.2
American Samoa	279	279	0	75	75	0	26.8	†	3.3	3.3	†	12.4	12.4	†
Federated States of       Micronesia	427	0	427	132	0	132	†	30.8	3.9	†	3.9	12.7	†	12.7
Guam	891	616	275	320	232	88	37.7	32.1	5.2	5.3	5.0	14.5	14.2	15.5
Marshall Islands	185	0	185	74	0	74	†	40.2	4.3	†	4.3	10.8	†	10.8
Northern Marianas	151	151	0	46	46	0	30.5	†	6.0	6.0	†	19.8	19.8	†
Palau	166	0	166	51	0	51	†	30.7	2.6	†	2.6	8.6	†	8.6
Puerto Rico	12,428	12,158	270	4,540	4,356	184	35.8	68.2	5.1	5.0	10.0	13.9	13.8	14.7
U.S. Virgin Islands	524	524	0	255	255	0	48.6	†	3.5	3.5	†	7.2	7.2	†

†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. 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 December 2017.)