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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 2017
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 1,941,114 1,562,171 378,943 680,510 506,406 174,105 32.4 45.9 5.4 4.7 8.6 15.5 14.4 18.7
Alabama 40,141 34,003 6,138 12,661 9,843 2,818 28.9 45.9 5.0 4.4 8.4 15.8 15.2 18.2
Alaska 4,529 4,529 0 2,105 2,105 0 46.5 3.8 3.8 8.2 8.2
Arizona 40,443 28,839 11,604 13,420 8,766 4,654 30.4 40.1 6.2 5.3 8.4 18.7 17.5 20.8
Arkansas 23,770 19,346 4,424 7,006 5,107 1,899 26.4 42.9 4.6 4.2 6.5 15.7 15.9 15.2
California 205,542 153,179 52,363 78,944 50,712 28,232 33.1 53.9 7.4 5.5 12.7 19.2 16.8 23.6
                             
Colorado 42,902 38,982 3,920 17,518 15,761 1,757 40.4 44.8 4.6 4.2 9.0 11.4 10.4 20.1
Connecticut 17,025 13,956 3,070 6,370 4,635 1,735 33.2 56.5 5.0 4.2 8.9 13.4 12.6 15.8
Delaware 7,286 7,286 0 2,118 2,118 0 29.1 4.8 4.8 16.5 16.5
District of Columbia 903 903 0 395 395 0 43.7 3.5 3.5 8.0 8.0
Florida 84,123 82,611 1,512 28,198 27,531 667 33.3 44.1 6.7 6.6 10.9 20.0 19.9 24.7
                             
Georgia 62,441 53,898 8,543 19,723 15,256 4,466 28.3 52.3 5.2 4.8 7.2 16.4 17.1 13.8
Hawaii 8,064 6,275 1,788 2,919 2,094 825 33.4 46.1 4.5 3.5 7.8 12.4 10.6 16.9
Idaho 10,237 7,870 2,367 3,638 2,716 922 34.5 38.9 5.1 5.1 5.4 14.5 14.7 13.8
Illinois 65,852 46,299 19,553 19,454 11,336 8,118 24.5 41.5 5.0 3.5 8.6 16.9 14.3 20.6
Indiana 47,175 42,348 4,827 15,762 13,398 2,364 31.6 49.0 4.8 4.4 8.2 14.4 14.0 16.7
                             
Iowa 27,028 19,889 7,139 8,999 5,824 3,175 29.3 44.5 4.6 3.6 7.4 13.9 12.5 16.6
Kansas 26,709 20,014 6,696 9,685 6,925 2,760 34.6 41.2 4.9 4.2 7.0 13.5 12.1 16.9
Kentucky 32,205 27,260 4,946 10,499 8,203 2,296 30.1 46.4 4.7 3.8 9.2 14.3 12.8 19.9
Louisiana 25,529 21,605 3,924 9,360 7,366 1,994 34.1 50.8 6.4 5.6 10.7 17.4 16.4 21.0
Maine 6,590 5,447 1,143 2,228 1,580 648 29.0 56.7 5.1 4.3 8.7 15.0 14.9 15.3
                             
Maryland 43,771 31,686 12,086 17,059 12,054 5,005 38.0 41.4 4.7 4.4 5.4 12.1 11.7 13.1
Massachusetts 31,236 23,600 7,635 11,569 8,345 3,224 35.4 42.2 5.0 4.4 6.7 13.5 12.5 15.8
Michigan 74,166 64,449 9,717 27,268 22,874 4,395 35.5 45.2 4.8 4.3 8.2 13.0 12.0 18.1
Minnesota 32,880 26,464 6,417 12,077 8,987 3,090 34.0 48.2 5.4 4.1 11.1 14.8 12.0 22.9
Mississippi 30,029 23,306 6,723 7,939 5,090 2,849 21.8 42.4 4.3 3.1 8.4 16.2 14.3 19.7
                             
Missouri 32,539 24,932 7,607 11,067 7,706 3,360 30.9 44.2 5.5 4.9 7.3 16.1 15.9 16.5
Montana 7,627 6,691 936 2,530 2,114 416 31.6 44.4 4.9 4.8 5.4 14.6 15.1 12.1
Nebraska 18,634 14,944 3,690 6,318 4,599 1,719 30.8 46.6 4.0 3.5 6.4 11.9 11.3 13.8
Nevada 11,492 10,897 595 4,140 3,848 292 35.3 49.1 6.6 6.4 9.2 18.2 18.2 18.7
New Hampshire 6,165 4,982 1,183 2,296 1,592 704 32.0 59.5 5.2 5.0 6.0 14.0 15.7 10.1
                             
New Jersey 45,827 35,857 9,969 16,417 11,847 4,570 33.0 45.8 5.6 4.4 9.6 15.5 13.4 21.0
New Mexico 18,521 13,433 5,088 6,020 4,015 2,004 29.9 39.4 4.5 3.5 7.2 13.8 11.6 18.2
New York 80,387 57,183 23,203 31,263 21,633 9,630 37.8 41.5 6.8 5.9 9.0 17.5 15.7 21.6
North Carolina 75,387 51,844 23,543 27,218 15,997 11,221 30.9 47.7 4.4 4.0 5.5 12.3 12.9 11.5
North Dakota 7,915 7,117 799 2,779 2,481 298 34.9 37.3 4.8 4.7 5.8 13.7 13.5 15.5
                             
Ohio 80,850 69,603 11,247 23,363 18,237 5,127 26.2 45.6 4.5 4.0 8.0 15.7 15.2 17.5
Oklahoma 28,546 24,456 4,091 8,668 7,096 1,572 29.0 38.4 4.6 4.0 8.2 15.1 13.8 21.3
Oregon 31,702 24,241 7,460 11,659 8,490 3,168 35.0 42.5 4.4 3.6 7.3 12.1 10.2 17.2
Pennsylvania 66,016 56,679 9,337 25,366 20,641 4,725 36.4 50.6 4.8 4.4 7.5 12.6 12.1 14.8
Rhode Island 4,871 3,956 915 1,862 1,376 486 34.8 53.2 6.3 5.7 9.1 16.6 16.4 17.2
                             
South Carolina 30,291 23,815 6,476 11,062 7,996 3,066 33.6 47.3 5.2 4.4 8.1 14.3 13.1 17.2
South Dakota 6,021 5,304 716 2,330 1,917 413 36.1 57.7 5.7 5.5 7.4 14.7 15.1 12.8
Tennessee 33,992 27,976 6,016 11,597 8,759 2,837 31.3 47.2 5.2 4.2 9.7 15.2 13.5 20.5
Texas 167,276 123,999 43,277 55,429 36,739 18,690 29.6 43.2 5.8 4.8 8.6 17.5 16.3 19.8
Utah 25,286 23,324 1,961 8,624 7,900 723 33.9 36.9 5.1 4.9 7.7 14.9 14.3 20.9
                             
Vermont 5,266 4,894 372 2,072 1,869 203 38.2 54.5 3.8 3.6 6.4 9.7 9.4 11.8
Virginia 56,674 47,709 8,965 20,330 16,179 4,151 33.9 46.3 5.1 4.1 10.4 14.2 12.2 22.4
Washington 45,685 42,898 2,787 17,335 16,208 1,127 37.8 40.4 5.6 5.3 8.9 14.7 14.2 22.0
West Virginia 12,647 11,412 1,235 5,373 4,663 711 40.9 57.5 5.5 5.2 8.5 12.9 12.6 14.7
Wisconsin 41,979 33,256 8,723 15,570 11,481 4,090 34.5 46.9 4.9 4.8 5.2 13.2 13.9 11.1
Wyoming 5,230 3,012 2,218 1,896 989 907 32.8 40.9 4.4 3.6 5.5 12.1 10.9 13.3
                             
U.S. Service Academies 3,712 3,712 0 1,012 1,012 27.3 4.1 4.1 15.1 15.1
                             
Other jurisdictions 8,795 7,529 1,266 3,016 2,538 478 33.7 37.7 3.8 3.6 4.9 11.0 10.6 13.0
American Samoa 272 272 0 81 81 0 29.7 3.0 3.0 10.0 10.0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
423 0 423 129 0 129 30.6 3.9 3.9 12.7 12.7
Guam 871 625 246 279 225 54 36.0 22.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 16.6 14.7 24.9
Marshall Islands 196 0 196 80 0 80 41.1 4.0 4.0 9.8 9.8
Northern Marianas 167 167 0 52 52 0 31.2 6.2 6.2 19.9 19.9
Palau 159 0 159 44 0 44 27.7 2.6 2.6 9.5 9.5
Puerto Rico 6,203 5,961 242 2,137 1,967 170 33.0 70.2 3.5 3.4 8.4 10.3 10.2 11.9
U.S. Virgin Islands 505 505 0 214 214 0 42.3 3.3 3.3 7.9 7.9
†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 2018, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2018, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2018.)

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