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Table 314.50. Full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff, FTE faculty, and ratios of FTE students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2018
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 1,962,958 1,590,224 372,735 688,784 518,037 170,746 32.6 45.8 5.4 4.6 8.4 15.3 14.2 18.4
Alabama 40,168 34,104 6,064 12,808 9,983 2,825 29.3 46.6 5.0 4.4 8.3 15.7 15.1 17.7
Alaska 4,525 4,525 0 2,076 2,076 0 45.9 3.6 3.6 7.8 7.8
Arizona 41,418 29,950 11,468 13,647 9,260 4,387 30.9 38.3 6.0 5.3 8.0 18.3 17.1 20.8
Arkansas 23,491 19,011 4,481 7,006 5,118 1,888 26.9 42.1 4.5 4.2 6.0 15.2 15.6 14.3
California 213,010 159,963 53,048 81,547 52,781 28,766 33.0 54.2 7.1 5.3 12.6 18.6 16.2 23.2

Colorado
43,998 41,213 2,785 18,027 16,787 1,240 40.7 44.5 4.6 4.4 7.7 11.2 10.7 17.3
Connecticut 16,498 13,446 3,051 6,360 4,619 1,742 34.3 57.1 5.1 4.3 8.6 13.3 12.6 15.1
Delaware 7,419 7,419 0 2,192 2,192 0 29.6 4.8 4.8 16.1 16.1
District of Columbia 904 904 0 395 395 0 43.6 3.5 3.5 8.0 8.0
Florida 85,191 83,784 1,407 28,782 28,195 587 33.7 41.7 6.6 6.6 10.5 19.7 19.6 25.3

Georgia
62,847 54,337 8,509 19,660 15,279 4,380 28.1 51.5 5.2 4.8 7.4 16.6 17.2 14.4
Hawaii 8,035 6,244 1,790 2,881 2,076 805 33.3 45.0 4.4 3.5 7.5 12.3 10.6 16.7
Idaho 10,306 7,969 2,337 3,536 2,730 806 34.3 34.5 5.2 5.1 5.5 15.1 14.8 15.9
Illinois 66,272 46,938 19,334 19,143 11,270 7,873 24.0 40.7 4.8 3.4 8.4 16.7 14.1 20.5
Indiana 48,424 43,709 4,716 16,648 14,326 2,322 32.8 49.2 4.6 4.3 8.0 13.5 13.0 16.3

Iowa
26,799 19,827 6,972 9,000 5,854 3,146 29.5 45.1 5.2 4.5 7.4 15.6 15.1 16.4
Kansas 26,892 20,198 6,694 9,597 6,837 2,760 33.9 41.2 4.8 4.1 6.9 13.5 12.2 16.7
Kentucky 31,901 27,051 4,850 10,484 8,246 2,238 30.5 46.1 4.6 3.8 9.3 14.1 12.4 20.2
Louisiana 25,872 21,956 3,915 9,520 7,547 1,973 34.4 50.4 6.4 5.6 10.7 17.3 16.2 21.3
Maine 6,730 5,605 1,125 2,333 1,690 643 30.2 57.2 5.0 4.3 8.5 14.5 14.4 14.9

Maryland
43,806 31,878 11,928 17,102 12,215 4,887 38.3 41.0 4.7 4.4 5.3 12.0 11.6 12.9
Massachusetts 31,436 23,898 7,538 11,547 8,326 3,222 34.8 42.7 4.8 4.3 6.3 13.1 12.4 14.7
Michigan 74,895 65,346 9,549 27,152 22,922 4,230 35.1 44.3 4.6 4.2 7.9 12.8 11.8 17.9
Minnesota 33,008 26,592 6,416 12,118 9,064 3,054 34.1 47.6 5.3 4.0 10.9 14.5 11.7 22.9
Mississippi 30,354 23,537 6,816 7,874 5,044 2,830 21.4 41.5 4.1 3.0 8.1 15.9 13.8 19.6

Missouri
31,799 24,368 7,431 10,828 7,545 3,283 31.0 44.2 5.4 4.9 7.2 16.0 15.8 16.4
Montana 7,335 6,417 917 2,469 2,071 399 32.3 43.5 4.9 4.8 5.4 14.5 15.0 12.4
Nebraska 18,524 14,772 3,752 6,367 4,641 1,726 31.4 46.0 4.1 3.5 6.3 11.8 11.1 13.6
Nevada 11,952 11,952 0 4,522 4,522 0 37.8 6.4 6.4 16.9 16.9
New Hampshire 6,107 4,849 1,258 2,324 1,544 779 31.9 61.9 5.2 5.1 5.3 13.5 16.0 8.6

New Jersey
45,924 36,350 9,574 16,514 12,142 4,372 33.4 45.7 5.5 4.4 9.4 15.2 13.2 20.6
New Mexico 18,253 13,238 5,015 5,898 3,953 1,944 29.9 38.8 4.4 3.4 6.9 13.5 11.3 17.9
New York 81,048 57,553 23,495 31,493 21,823 9,669 37.9 41.2 6.7 6.0 8.5 17.2 15.7 20.6
North Carolina 76,309 53,039 23,270 27,466 16,324 11,142 30.8 47.9 4.4 3.9 5.4 12.2 12.8 11.2
North Dakota 7,763 7,009 754 2,764 2,478 286 35.4 38.0 4.8 4.6 6.1 13.4 13.1 16.1

Ohio
81,598 71,176 10,422 23,890 19,014 4,876 26.7 46.8 4.5 3.9 7.9 15.2 14.8 17.0
Oklahoma 28,663 24,551 4,112 8,605 7,058 1,547 28.7 37.6 4.5 3.9 7.8 14.9 13.7 20.8
Oregon 32,245 24,755 7,489 11,645 8,491 3,154 34.3 42.1 4.3 3.5 7.2 12.0 10.1 17.0
Pennsylvania 67,580 58,222 9,359 25,827 21,203 4,624 36.4 49.4 4.6 4.2 7.3 12.1 11.5 14.7
Rhode Island 4,953 4,013 940 1,857 1,377 481 34.3 51.1 6.2 5.5 9.3 16.5 16.0 18.1

South Carolina
30,553 24,162 6,391 11,068 8,058 3,010 33.4 47.1 5.1 4.4 7.8 14.0 13.1 16.5
South Dakota 6,021 5,294 727 2,359 1,940 419 36.6 57.7 5.6 5.4 7.3 14.3 14.6 12.6
Tennessee 34,248 28,112 6,136 11,707 8,828 2,879 31.4 46.9 5.1 4.2 9.5 15.1 13.4 20.2
Texas 169,558 128,193 41,364 56,627 38,703 17,924 30.2 43.3 5.8 4.9 8.6 17.3 16.2 19.8
Utah 26,252 24,295 1,957 8,919 8,175 743 33.7 38.0 5.0 4.8 7.5 14.7 14.2 19.9

Vermont
5,191 4,854 336 2,005 1,832 173 37.7 51.5 3.9 3.6 6.9 10.0 9.7 13.4
Virginia 57,910 49,226 8,684 20,631 16,623 4,008 33.8 46.2 5.0 4.0 10.3 13.9 11.9 22.4
Washington 46,084 43,647 2,437 17,626 16,681 945 38.2 38.8 5.5 5.3 9.0 14.4 13.9 23.2
West Virginia 12,481 11,262 1,220 5,385 4,709 676 41.8 55.4 5.3 5.0 8.3 12.4 12.0 15.0
Wisconsin 42,285 33,617 8,668 15,550 11,376 4,174 33.8 48.2 4.8 4.7 5.2 13.1 13.9 10.8
Wyoming 5,293 3,060 2,233 1,920 1,010 911 33.0 40.8 4.3 3.6 5.3 11.8 10.8 12.9

US Service Academies
2,833 2,833 0 1,082 1,082 0 38.2 5.5 5.5 14.3 14.3

Other
    jurisdictions
13,780 12,711 1,069 5,128 4,731 397 37.2 37.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 12.7 12.8 12.6
American Samoa 283 283 0 92 92 0 32.4 2.8 2.8 8.6 8.6
Federated States of
    Micronesia
418 0 418 121 0 121 29.0 3.8 3.8 13.1 13.1
Guam 916 648 268 315 232 83 35.8 31.1 4.9 4.9 4.9 14.3 13.8 15.8
Marshall Islands 208 208 0 97 97 0 46.7 4.3 4.3 9.2 9.2
Northern Marianas 171 171 0 50 50 0 29.2 6.1 6.1 20.7 20.7
Palau 157 0 157 37 0 37 23.7 2.2 2.2 9.2 9.2
Puerto Rico 11,157 10,931 225 4,224 4,069 155 37.2 68.8 4.9 4.8 7.8 12.9 13.0 11.4
US Virgin Islands 470 470 0 192 192 0 40.8 3.3 3.3 8.2 8.2
†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 2019, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2019, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2019.)

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