Table 314.55.

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 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	1,945,664	1,566,681	378,983	681,878	507,739	174,139	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	40,427	28,823	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	209,876	157,513	52,363	80,143	51,911	28,232	33.0	53.9	7.2	5.4	12.8	19.0	16.4	23.7
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	28,199	27,532	667	33.3	44.1	6.7	6.6	10.9	20.0	19.9	24.7
Georgia	62,472	53,898	8,573	19,678	15,256	4,421	28.3	51.6	5.2	4.8	7.2	16.4	17.1	13.9
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	12.4	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	32,306	27,360	4,946	10,549	8,253	2,296	30.2	46.4	4.7	3.8	9.2	14.3	12.7	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	17.3	16.3	21.0
Maine	6,592	5,447	1,145	2,228	1,580	648	29.0	56.6	5.1	4.3	8.6	15.0	14.9	15.3
Maryland	43,876	31,791	12,086	17,136	12,131	5,005	38.2	41.4	4.7	4.4	5.4	12.0	11.6	13.1
Massachusetts	31,230	23,600	7,629	11,572	8,345	3,227	35.4	42.3	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	32,552	24,945	7,607	11,064	7,704	3,360	30.9	44.2	5.5	4.9	7.4	16.1	15.9	16.7
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	11.7	18.2
New York	80,400	57,183	23,216	31,259	21,633	9,626	37.8	41.5	6.8	5.9	9.0	17.5	15.7	21.7
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	15.2	13.8	21.4
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	25,356	20,631	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	15,650	11,481	4,170	34.5	47.8	4.9	4.8	5.2	13.1	13.9	10.9
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	3,686	3,686	0	1,032	1,032	0	28.0	†	4.1	4.1	†	14.8	14.8	†
Other jurisdictions	8,825	7,529	1,296	3,046	2,538	508	33.7	39.2	3.7	3.6	4.8	10.8	10.6	12.2
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	902	625	276	310	225	84	36.0	30.5	5.2	5.3	4.9	15.0	14.7	15.9
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	9.4	†	9.4
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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. 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 2019.)