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Table 314.60. Full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff, FTE faculty, and ratios of FTE students to FTE staff and FTE faculty in private 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
All private Non-
profit 4-year
Non-
profit 2-year
For-profit All private Non-
profit 4-year
Non-
profit 2-year
For-profit Non-
profit 4-year
For-profit Non-
profit 4-year
For-profit Non-
profit 4-year
For-profit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 1,023,450 946,665 5,539 71,246 375,368 341,086 1,929 32,353 36.0 45.4 3.6 11.0 10.1 24.2
Alabama 5,326 4,355 0 971 2,099 1,686 0 414 38.7 42.6 5.1 16.7 13.1 39.3
Alaska 214 150 30 34 88 70 6 12 46.7 35.3 2.7 12.1 5.8 34.3
Arizona 12,991 2,192 0 10,799 5,530 779 0 4,750 35.6 44.0 4.8 16.3 13.5 37.0
Arkansas 3,144 2,986 150 7 1,127 1,027 96 5 34.4 71.4 4.5 34.9 13.1 48.8
California 91,687 79,559 75 12,053 34,001 28,243 26 5,732 35.5 47.6 3.4 10.4 9.5 21.9

Colorado
9,420 5,917 0 3,502 3,697 2,236 0 1,461 37.8 41.7 4.1 13.6 10.9 32.7
Connecticut 27,619 26,495 0 1,124 10,067 9,683 0 384 36.5 34.2 2.3 7.3 6.3 21.3
Delaware 1,380 1,353 27 0 761 749 12 0 55.3 7.4 13.4
District of Columbia 21,379 19,897 0 1,482 7,753 7,023 0 730 35.3 49.2 3.4 3.9 9.6 7.9
Florida 43,708 35,085 2,302 6,320 14,722 11,494 409 2,820 32.8 44.6 4.3 10.5 13.0 23.5

Georgia
25,331 23,635 329 1,368 9,181 8,480 139 562 35.9 41.1 2.9 12.4 8.0 30.1
Hawaii 1,316 1,255 0 61 534 513 0 22 40.9 35.7 6.5 4.9 15.9 13.8
Idaho 2,732 2,655 0 77 1,634 1,601 0 32 60.3 41.8 12.1 7.4 20.0 17.7
Illinois 55,220 50,682 44 4,494 22,070 20,162 24 1,884 39.8 41.9 3.5 7.2 8.9 17.1
Indiana 18,829 18,508 72 248 6,402 6,254 27 121 33.8 48.8 4.1 10.5 12.3 21.5

Iowa
10,174 9,871 0 303 3,768 3,669 0 99 37.2 32.5 4.4 7.7 11.8 23.8
Kansas 4,193 3,673 0 520 1,655 1,477 0 178 40.2 34.3 4.7 11.7 11.6 34.2
Kentucky 8,107 7,155 0 952 3,181 2,763 0 418 38.6 43.9 6.5 6.9 16.9 15.8
Louisiana 8,255 7,891 58 306 3,035 2,847 25 163 36.1 53.2 3.1 11.2 8.7 21.0
Maine 5,203 5,133 18 52 1,677 1,644 7 26 32.0 50.0 3.8 9.5 11.8 19.0

Maryland
24,619 24,496 0 123 7,262 7,196 0 66 29.4 53.4 1.7 22.5 5.9 42.1
Massachusetts 88,011 87,800 93 118 30,865 30,748 68 50 35.0 42.1 2.8 4.2 7.9 9.9
Michigan 11,605 11,362 0 243 4,493 4,396 0 97 38.7 39.9 4.5 10.8 11.6 27.2
Minnesota 16,327 12,195 41 4,091 6,848 4,923 7 1,918 40.4 46.9 4.8 13.3 11.9 28.3
Mississippi 2,459 2,429 0 30 1,031 1,018 0 13 41.9 43.3 5.6 21.0 13.4 48.5

Missouri
33,985 33,535 32 417 11,238 11,035 15 188 32.9 45.1 2.9 7.9 8.8 17.5
Montana 756 635 115 7 290 236 48 5 37.2 71.4 4.7 7.1 12.5 10.0
Nebraska 5,329 5,310 0 19 2,144 2,134 0 9 40.2 48.3 5.9 3.4 14.7 7.1
Nevada 1,276 820 0 456 537 334 0 203 40.8 44.5 4.3 12.6 10.6 28.3
New Hampshire 11,809 11,783 26 0 3,939 3,918 21 0 33.2 8.1 24.2

New Jersey
17,389 16,439 15 935 5,370 4,962 8 400 30.2 42.8 3.9 9.3 12.9 21.7
New Mexico 598 290 0 307 226 90 0 135 31.1 44.0 3.7 7.8 11.9 17.7
New York 156,066 151,139 410 4,518 56,815 54,516 226 2,073 36.1 45.9 2.8 7.1 7.8 15.5
North Carolina 38,964 38,547 100 317 12,694 12,525 33 136 32.5 42.8 2.2 18.9 6.8 44.1
North Dakota 1,109 1,057 0 52 430 400 0 30 37.8 57.7 4.8 8.8 12.8 15.2

Ohio
27,467 25,803 122 1,542 10,852 10,000 50 802 38.8 52.0 4.2 9.3 10.9 17.9
Oklahoma 4,337 3,936 77 324 1,646 1,453 34 159 36.9 49.0 4.8 6.3 13.0 12.8
Oregon 5,914 5,728 0 186 2,394 2,291 0 103 40.0 55.3 4.2 7.3 10.5 13.3
Pennsylvania 77,412 75,232 769 1,412 27,555 26,502 354 699 35.2 49.5 3.2 7.5 9.2 15.2
Rhode Island 10,463 10,463 0 0 3,368 3,368 0 0 32.2 3.4 10.6

South Carolina
7,314 6,959 0 355 2,767 2,614 0 153 37.6 43.2 4.7 10.9 12.4 25.1
South Dakota 1,263 1,080 0 183 534 448 0 86 41.5 47.2 5.2 4.4 12.7 9.3
Tennessee 19,318 17,912 100 1,306 7,028 6,305 42 681 35.2 52.1 4.1 9.5 11.5 18.3
Texas 37,776 34,065 205 3,505 15,666 13,985 91 1,589 41.1 45.3 3.6 10.2 8.8 22.5
Utah 13,676 12,722 158 796 6,037 5,590 92 355 43.9 44.6 15.4 7.6 34.9 16.9

Vermont
3,556 3,553 0 3 1,223 1,222 0 1 34.4 39.9 3.8 6.3 11.0 15.8
Virginia 20,841 18,360 14 2,467 8,217 7,059 5 1,153 38.4 46.7 6.3 10.2 16.4 21.9
Washington 8,751 7,954 155 641 3,651 3,262 64 326 41.0 50.8 4.3 7.9 10.5 15.6
West Virginia 3,308 1,474 0 1,834 1,476 524 0 952 35.5 51.9 4.6 14.0 12.8 27.0
Wisconsin 15,417 15,140 0 277 5,758 5,630 0 128 37.2 46.2 3.1 6.6 8.4 14.3
Wyoming 108 0 0 108 31 0 0 31 28.8 5.4 18.9

Other jurisdictions
12,576 9,021 31 3,524 5,213 3,815 14 1,383 42.3 39.2 9.1 5.9 21.4 15.1
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
    Micronesia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 11 11 0 0 2 2 0 0 18.7 23.1 123.0
Marshall Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 12,565 9,010 31 3,524 5,211 3,813 14 1,383 42.3 39.2 9.0 5.9 21.4 15.1
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
†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.)

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