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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 2020 |
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 | |||||||||
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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 | 1,943,204 | 1,610,336 | 332,868 | 678,835 | 528,023 | 150,812 | 32.8 | 45.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 17.6 |
Alabama | 39,388 | 33,596 | 5,792 | 12,705 | 10,088 | 2,617 | 30.0 | 45.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 16.1 |
Alaska | 4,009 | 4,009 | 0 | 1,672 | 1,672 | 0 | 41.7 | † | 3.3 | 3.3 | † | 8.0 | 8.0 | † |
Arizona | 42,346 | 30,674 | 11,672 | 14,012 | 9,320 | 4,692 | 30.4 | 40.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 16.5 |
Arkansas | 22,715 | 18,517 | 4,199 | 6,839 | 5,067 | 1,772 | 27.4 | 42.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 13.9 |
California | 215,991 | 165,426 | 50,565 | 80,970 | 53,987 | 26,983 | 32.6 | 53.4 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 17.9 | 15.6 | 22.4 |
Colorado |
44,607 | 42,960 | 1,646 | 18,230 | 17,644 | 586 | 41.1 | 35.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 17.7 |
Connecticut | 16,543 | 13,739 | 2,804 | 6,240 | 4,701 | 1,539 | 34.2 | 54.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 14.1 |
Delaware | 7,454 | 7,454 | 0 | 2,163 | 2,163 | 0 | 29.0 | † | 4.6 | 4.6 | † | 15.9 | 15.9 | † |
District of Columbia | 899 | 899 | 0 | 393 | 393 | 0 | 43.7 | † | 3.1 | 3.1 | † | 7.0 | 7.0 | † |
Florida | 84,312 | 82,962 | 1,350 | 28,476 | 27,924 | 551 | 33.7 | 40.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 22.6 |
Georgia |
61,727 | 53,725 | 8,002 | 21,762 | 17,654 | 4,109 | 32.9 | 51.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.3 |
Hawaii | 7,674 | 6,029 | 1,645 | 2,713 | 1,963 | 750 | 32.6 | 45.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 16.2 |
Idaho | 9,966 | 8,228 | 1,738 | 3,419 | 2,829 | 590 | 34.4 | 34.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 |
Illinois | 66,418 | 47,899 | 18,519 | 18,893 | 11,472 | 7,420 | 24.0 | 40.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 18.1 |
Indiana | 47,538 | 43,157 | 4,380 | 16,469 | 14,392 | 2,078 | 33.3 | 47.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 16.0 |
Iowa |
26,264 | 19,617 | 6,647 | 8,663 | 5,743 | 2,920 | 29.3 | 43.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 16.3 |
Kansas | 26,279 | 19,980 | 6,299 | 9,349 | 6,808 | 2,541 | 34.1 | 40.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 15.7 |
Kentucky | 31,381 | 26,543 | 4,838 | 10,397 | 8,215 | 2,182 | 30.9 | 45.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 18.5 |
Louisiana | 25,993 | 22,163 | 3,830 | 9,877 | 7,934 | 1,942 | 35.8 | 50.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 19.4 |
Maine | 6,451 | 5,420 | 1,031 | 2,188 | 1,621 | 567 | 29.9 | 55.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 15.4 |
Maryland |
43,018 | 32,178 | 10,840 | 16,500 | 12,220 | 4,280 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 13.6 |
Massachusetts | 29,214 | 22,455 | 6,759 | 10,938 | 8,148 | 2,790 | 36.3 | 41.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 14.3 |
Michigan | 72,477 | 63,308 | 9,169 | 25,960 | 22,004 | 3,956 | 34.8 | 43.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 16.8 |
Minnesota | 32,993 | 26,642 | 6,352 | 11,809 | 8,918 | 2,890 | 33.5 | 45.5 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 22.1 |
Mississippi | 29,994 | 23,327 | 6,667 | 7,812 | 5,078 | 2,734 | 21.8 | 41.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 15.1 | 13.2 | 18.6 |
Missouri |
29,807 | 23,059 | 6,748 | 10,015 | 7,008 | 3,007 | 30.4 | 44.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
Montana | 7,456 | 6,686 | 770 | 2,779 | 2,459 | 320 | 36.8 | 41.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.5 |
Nebraska | 19,197 | 15,467 | 3,730 | 6,523 | 4,824 | 1,699 | 31.2 | 45.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 12.7 |
Nevada | 12,145 | 12,145 | 0 | 4,555 | 4,555 | 0 | 37.5 | † | 6.2 | 6.2 | † | 16.7 | 16.7 | † |
New Hampshire | 5,782 | 4,707 | 1,076 | 2,202 | 1,565 | 638 | 33.2 | 59.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 8.6 |
New Jersey |
43,869 | 35,384 | 8,484 | 15,721 | 11,909 | 3,812 | 33.7 | 44.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 19.9 |
New Mexico | 17,409 | 12,606 | 4,803 | 5,650 | 3,890 | 1,760 | 30.9 | 36.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 16.3 |
New York | 75,711 | 55,114 | 20,597 | 29,749 | 21,302 | 8,447 | 38.7 | 41.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 19.8 |
North Carolina | 76,024 | 53,433 | 22,591 | 27,506 | 16,642 | 10,864 | 31.1 | 48.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 10.8 |
North Dakota | 7,630 | 6,945 | 685 | 2,713 | 2,425 | 288 | 34.9 | 42.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 14.6 |
Ohio |
79,593 | 72,004 | 7,589 | 22,835 | 19,261 | 3,574 | 26.8 | 47.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 20.2 |
Oklahoma | 27,811 | 24,107 | 3,704 | 8,559 | 7,174 | 1,384 | 29.8 | 37.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 22.1 |
Oregon | 31,183 | 24,334 | 6,849 | 10,951 | 8,171 | 2,780 | 33.6 | 40.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 16.2 |
Pennsylvania | 65,960 | 57,451 | 8,509 | 24,807 | 20,735 | 4,072 | 36.1 | 47.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 14.3 |
Rhode Island | 4,768 | 3,905 | 863 | 1,744 | 1,323 | 421 | 33.9 | 48.8 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 20.1 |
South Carolina |
29,722 | 24,606 | 5,116 | 11,180 | 8,850 | 2,331 | 36.0 | 45.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 17.0 |
South Dakota | 5,892 | 5,154 | 738 | 2,291 | 1,864 | 428 | 36.2 | 58.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 12.2 |
Tennessee | 34,111 | 28,110 | 6,000 | 11,744 | 8,986 | 2,758 | 32.0 | 46.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 18.5 |
Texas | 173,798 | 147,444 | 26,354 | 56,228 | 44,898 | 11,330 | 30.5 | 43.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.8 |
Utah | 26,897 | 24,886 | 2,011 | 8,976 | 8,230 | 746 | 33.1 | 37.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 18.4 |
Vermont |
4,774 | 4,492 | 282 | 1,678 | 1,552 | 126 | 34.6 | 44.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 17.9 |
Virginia | 57,143 | 49,137 | 8,006 | 20,056 | 16,404 | 3,652 | 33.4 | 45.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 22.8 |
Washington | 47,351 | 45,549 | 1,802 | 18,374 | 17,643 | 730 | 38.7 | 40.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 21.8 |
West Virginia | 12,418 | 11,260 | 1,159 | 5,427 | 4,806 | 621 | 42.7 | 53.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 13.7 |
Wisconsin | 42,081 | 33,823 | 8,258 | 15,111 | 11,200 | 3,911 | 33.1 | 47.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 10.6 |
Wyoming | 5,268 | 3,865 | 1,402 | 1,867 | 1,245 | 622 | 32.2 | 44.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 12.2 |
U.S. Service Academies |
3,755 | 3,755 | 0 | 1,146 | 1,146 | 0 | 30.5 | † | 4.1 | 4.1 | † | 13.6 | 13.6 | † |
Other jurisdictions |
12,855 | 12,496 | 359 | 4,613 | 4,430 | 183 | 35.5 | 51.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 9.2 |
American Samoa | 282 | 282 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 35.1 | † | 3.0 | 3.0 | † | 8.5 | 8.5 | † |
Federated States of Micronesia |
457 | 457 | 0 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 29.2 | † | 3.3 | 3.3 | † | 11.2 | 11.2 | † |
Guam | 848 | 848 | 0 | 287 | 287 | 0 | 33.9 | † | 4.7 | 4.7 | † | 14.0 | 14.0 | † |
Marshall Islands | 235 | 235 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 35.7 | † | 3.6 | 3.6 | † | 10.2 | 10.2 | † |
Northern Marianas | 154 | 154 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 30.5 | † | 7.0 | 7.0 | † | 22.9 | 22.9 | † |
Palau | 147 | 0 | 147 | 42 | 0 | 42 | † | 28.6 | 2.5 | † | 2.5 | 8.9 | † | 8.9 |
Puerto Rico | 10,251 | 10,039 | 212 | 3,750 | 3,609 | 141 | 36.0 | 66.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 9.3 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 481 | 481 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 0 | 35.5 | † | 2.9 | 2.9 | † | 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 2021, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and Spring 2021, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2021.) |