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Table 228. Staff and student/staff ratios in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution and by state: Fall 1997
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                    |     Full-time-equivalent staff     |  Full-time-equivalent faculty    |   Full-time-equivalent    |   Full-time-equivalent    |Full-time-equivalent faculty
                    |____________________________________|__________________________________|   students per FTE staff  |  students per FTE faculty | as a percent of FTE staff
                    |      Public       |     Private    |      Public     |     Private    |___________________________|___________________________|____________________________
State or other area |                   |                |                 |                |    Public   |   Private   |    Public   |   Private   |    Public    |   Private
                    |___________________|________________|_________________|________________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_____________
                    |  4-year  | 2-year | 4-year |2-year | 4-year | 2-year | 4-year |2-year |4-year|2-year|4-year|2-year|4-year|2-year|4-year|2-year|4-year |2-year|4-year|2-year
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         1          |    2     |   3    |   4    |   5   |   6    |   7    |   8    |   9   |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  15  |  16  |  17  |  18   |  19  |  20  |  21
____________________|__________|________|________|_______|________|________|________|_______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|_______|______|______|______
   United States ...|1,161,522 |343,243 |647,197 |27,575 |331,888 |162,502 |203,273 |11,385 |  4.1 |  8.9 |  3.9 |  8.0 | 14.5 | 18.8 | 12.4 | 19.4 |  28.6 | 47.3 | 31.4 | 41.3
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Alabama ............|   33,005 |  5,097 |  3,811 |   211 |  6,966 |  2,574 |  1,428 |    78 |  3.1 | 10.3 |  5.6 |  4.6 | 14.6 | 20.4 | 14.9 | 12.4 |  21.1 | 50.5 | 37.5 | 36.8
Alaska .............|    3,721 |     50 |    167 |    41 |  1,322 |     24 |     47 |    16 |  4.5 |  6.3 |  3.4 |  8.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 22.3 |  35.5 | 49.3 | 28.2 | 38.6
Arizona ............|   20,340 |  7,553 |  2,335 |   982 |  4,912 |  3,369 |  1,001 |   411 |  4.2 | 10.5 |  9.6 |  7.3 | 17.3 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 17.4 |  24.2 | 44.6 | 42.9 | 41.9
Arkansas ...........|   15,684 |  2,950 |  2,007 |    91 |  4,119 |  1,356 |    637 |    34 |  3.3 |  8.0 |  5.1 |  5.4 | 12.7 | 17.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 |  26.3 | 45.9 | 31.8 | 37.1
California .........|  106,152 | 49,802 | 48,852 | 3,416 | 32,067 | 26,161 | 15,717 | 1,300 |  4.2 | 12.0 |  4.5 |  8.4 | 13.8 | 22.8 | 14.1 | 22.0 |  30.2 | 52.5 | 32.2 | 38.1
                    |          |        |        |       |        |        |        |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |       |      |      |
Colorado ...........|   22,299 |  4,815 |  4,278 |   460 |  8,421 |  2,285 |  1,530 |   258 |  4.8 |  8.4 |  6.3 |  9.5 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.0 |  37.8 | 47.5 | 35.8 | 56.0
Connecticut ........|    9,964 |  2,440 | 16,002 |   260 |  2,849 |  1,181 |  5,233 |    89 |  4.2 |  8.2 |  2.8 |  4.4 | 14.8 | 16.8 |  8.7 | 13.1 |  28.6 | 48.4 | 32.7 | 34.0
Delaware ...........|    4,600 |    972 |    836 |   --- |  1,120 |    471 |    453 |   --- |  4.5 |  7.2 |  6.4 |  --- | 18.6 | 14.8 | 11.9 |  --- |  24.4 | 48.5 | 54.1 |  ---
District of Columbia|      926 |    --- | 20,102 |   --- |    495 |    --- |  6,185 |   --- |  3.4 |  --- |  2.8 |  --- |  6.3 |  --- |  9.0 |  --- |  53.5 |  --- | 30.8 |  ---
Florida ............|   32,754 | 21,306 | 19,806 | 1,489 | 10,083 |  8,599 |  5,954 |   626 |  5.1 |  8.2 |  4.4 |  8.8 | 16.6 | 20.4 | 14.7 | 20.9 |  30.8 | 40.4 | 30.1 | 42.0
                    |          |        |        |       |        |        |        |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |       |      |      |
Georgia ............|   34,384 |  6,330 | 15,093 |   504 |  8,674 |  2,812 |  5,401 |   197 |  4.0 |  7.3 |  3.9 |  7.3 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 11.0 | 18.7 |  25.2 | 44.4 | 35.8 | 39.2
Hawaii .............|    4,738 |  1,626 |  1,485 |   126 |  2,107 |    964 |    642 |    56 |  3.6 |  9.5 |  7.3 | 12.5 |  8.1 | 16.1 | 17.0 | 28.0 |  44.5 | 59.3 | 43.2 | 44.6
Idaho ..............|    5,582 |    801 |    402 |   829 |  1,990 |    355 |    175 |   355 |  5.8 |  7.8 |  6.2 |  9.9 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 14.4 | 23.1 |  35.6 | 44.3 | 43.4 | 42.9
Illinois ...........|   44,861 | 19,901 | 45,954 |   707 | 11,513 |  9,015 | 13,350 |   270 |  3.6 |  9.6 |  3.2 |  7.5 | 14.0 | 21.1 | 10.9 | 19.6 |  25.7 | 45.3 | 29.1 | 38.2
Indiana.............|   33,631 |  3,571 | 12,716 |   655 |  9,081 |  1,617 |  3,801 |   265 |  4.4 |  6.5 |  4.4 | 10.1 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 25.0 |  27.0 | 45.3 | 29.9 | 40.5
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Iowa ...............|   17,185 |  4,801 |  8,227 |   285 |  3,959 |  1,906 |  2,912 |   141 |  3.5 |  8.8 |  5.1 |  6.3 | 15.0 | 22.2 | 14.4 | 12.7 |  23.0 | 39.7 | 35.4 | 49.4
Kansas .............|   17,136 |  5,149 |  2,477 |   253 |  4,897 |  2,304 |    992 |    81 |  4.1 |  7.7 |  5.4 |  5.4 | 14.5 | 17.3 | 13.6 | 16.8 |  28.6 | 44.7 | 40.1 | 32.2
Kentucky ...........|   21,067 |  2,751 |  4,573 |   508 |  6,074 |  1,490 |  1,489 |   225 |  4.1 | 10.1 |  5.1 |  8.4 | 14.2 | 18.7 | 15.8 | 18.9 |  28.8 | 54.2 | 32.6 | 44.4
Louisiana ..........|   23,597 |  2,954 |  6,523 |   246 |  7,614 |  1,593 |  1,940 |   114 |  5.4 |  9.5 |  3.6 |  8.6 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 12.1 | 18.6 |  32.3 | 53.9 | 29.7 | 46.3
Maine ..............|    5,032 |    624 |  3,062 |   133 |  1,430 |    290 |    910 |    66 |  4.5 |  7.5 |  4.1 | 11.6 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 23.1 |  28.4 | 46.5 | 29.7 | 50.1
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Maryland ...........|   21,244 |  8,432 | 14,005 |   138 |  6,962 |  3,831 |  3,835 |    47 |  4.2 |  6.7 |  2.2 |  7.3 | 12.8 | 14.7 |  8.1 | 21.7 |  32.8 | 45.4 | 27.4 | 33.9
Massachusetts ......|   19,784 |  5,791 | 60,642 |   762 |  5,251 |  2,473 | 15,366 |   307 |  4.0 |  7.4 |  3.2 |  6.9 | 15.0 | 17.3 | 12.6 | 17.1 |  26.5 | 42.7 | 25.3 | 40.3
Michigan ...........|   47,067 | 10,914 | 10,373 |   201 | 14,360 |  5,001 |  3,809 |    84 |  4.5 |  9.3 |  6.4 |  6.4 | 14.7 | 20.2 | 17.5 | 15.4 |  30.5 | 45.8 | 36.7 | 41.8
Minnesota ..........|   20,990 |  6,170 |  9,390 |   875 |  5,280 |  3,205 |  3,585 |   422 |  4.3 | 10.0 |  5.2 |  8.1 | 16.9 | 19.2 | 13.6 | 16.8 |  25.2 | 51.9 | 38.2 | 48.2
Mississippi ........|   17,246 |  5,007 |  1,652 |   149 |  3,130 |  2,387 |    590 |    48 |  3.2 |  8.9 |  5.5 |  5.3 | 17.4 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 16.4 |  18.2 | 47.7 | 35.7 | 32.2
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Missouri............|   25,136 |  5,526 | 20,067 |   953 |  8,007 |  2,394 |  6,772 |   403 |  3.8 |  7.8 |  3.9 |  6.4 | 11.8 | 17.9 | 11.7 | 15.0 |  31.9 | 43.3 | 33.7 | 42.3
Montana ............|    5,328 |    690 |    722 |   177 |  1,681 |    310 |    247 |    73 |  5.3 |  7.0 |  4.8 |  5.7 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 13.8 |  31.5 | 44.8 | 34.3 | 41.2
Nebraska ...........|   14,032 |  2,642 |  4,078 |   151 |  3,385 |  1,117 |  1,541 |    54 |  3.2 |  7.5 |  4.3 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 17.7 | 11.4 | 29.1 |  24.1 | 42.3 | 37.8 | 35.6
Nevada .............|    5,067 |  1,901 |    220 |   103 |  1,656 |  1,029 |    115 |    44 |  4.6 |  9.7 |  8.0 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 24.5 |  32.7 | 54.2 | 52.4 | 43.0
New Hampshire ......|    3,664 |  1,160 |  5,619 |    91 |  1,149 |    776 |  1,567 |    39 |  5.8 |  4.3 |  3.8 |  9.4 | 18.5 |  6.4 | 13.7 | 22.0 |  31.4 | 66.9 | 27.9 | 42.8
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New Jersey .........|   27,997 |  8,377 | 11,414 |   431 |  7,876 |  3,712 |  3,431 |   159 |  3.8 |  9.1 |  4.0 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 20.6 | 13.2 | 29.3 |  28.1 | 44.3 | 30.1 | 36.9
New Mexico .........|   13,290 |  4,025 |    895 |    44 |  2,939 |  1,591 |    425 |    21 |  2.9 |  7.2 |  6.7 | 24.0 | 13.1 | 18.1 | 14.1 | 49.6 |  22.1 | 39.5 | 47.4 | 48.3
New York ...........|   52,569 | 20,363 | 88,879 | 2,830 | 16,494 |  9,291 | 30,214 | 1,225 |  4.9 |  8.4 |  3.9 |  8.4 | 15.8 | 18.4 | 11.5 | 19.4 |  31.4 | 45.6 | 34.0 | 43.3
North Carolina .....|   33,964 | 15,371 | 28,233 |   209 |  8,916 |  8,466 |  6,052 |    85 |  4.0 |  5.5 |  2.3 |  3.5 | 15.2 | 10.0 | 10.6 |  8.7 |  26.3 | 55.1 | 21.4 | 40.6
North Dakota .......|    5,298 |    981 |    431 |   185 |  1,759 |    422 |    202 |    32 |  4.5 |  7.2 |  7.8 |  1.5 | 13.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 |  8.6 |  33.2 | 43.0 | 46.9 | 17.1
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Ohio ...............|   50,699 |  9,943 | 20,781 | 1,191 | 13,991 |  4,845 |  7,237 |   554 |  4.3 |  8.5 |  4.8 |  9.3 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 13.6 | 20.0 |  27.6 | 48.7 | 34.8 | 46.5
Oklahoma ...........|   16,804 |  4,915 |  3,733 |   304 |  4,974 |  1,913 |  1,328 |   116 |  4.6 |  7.4 |  4.9 |  4.6 | 15.4 | 18.9 | 13.8 | 12.0 |  29.6 | 38.9 | 35.6 | 38.0
Oregon .............|   17,553 |  6,675 |  4,492 |    58 |  5,162 |  2,710 |  1,714 |    30 |  3.1 |  6.5 |  4.8 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 16.1 | 12.5 | 22.3 |  29.4 | 40.6 | 38.2 | 51.8
Pennsylvania .......|   46,913 |  7,361 | 52,154 | 3,501 | 15,523 |  3,969 | 16,992 | 1,419 |  4.3 |  7.9 |  3.5 |  7.7 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 19.1 |  33.1 | 53.9 | 32.6 | 40.5
Rhode Island .......|    3,316 |    665 |  7,540 |   --- |    997 |    280 |  1,971 |   --- |  5.2 | 12.5 |  4.1 |  --- | 17.2 | 29.8 | 15.5 |  --- |  30.1 | 42.1 | 26.1 |  ---
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South Carolina .....|   17,939 |  5,221 |  4,345 |   272 |  5,466 |  2,389 |  1,470 |    97 |  4.0 |  7.4 |  5.4 |  6.5 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 18.3 |  30.5 | 45.8 | 33.8 | 35.6
South Dakota .......|    3,911 |    521 |    999 |    13 |  1,363 |    284 |    392 |     3 |  6.0 |  8.0 |  5.0 |  9.4 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 40.5 |  34.9 | 54.4 | 39.2 | 23.3
Tennessee ..........|   26,263 |  4,677 | 18,765 |   601 |  6,623 |  2,055 |  4,661 |   196 |  3.7 | 10.2 |  2.5 |  6.6 | 14.8 | 23.3 | 10.2 | 20.2 |  25.2 | 44.0 | 24.8 | 32.6
Texas ..............|   76,533 | 30,980 | 22,106 | 1,196 | 20,276 | 14,578 |  6,988 |   483 |  4.4 |  8.0 |  4.2 |  8.5 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 13.3 | 21.1 |  26.5 | 47.1 | 31.6 | 40.4
Utah ...............|   16,049 |  1,725 |  4,870 |   247 |  3,600 |    597 |  1,696 |   126 |  4.0 | 12.4 |  6.7 |  9.7 | 17.8 | 35.7 | 19.3 | 19.0 |  22.4 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 51.2
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Vermont ............|    3,883 |    269 |  3,461 |   370 |  1,217 |    150 |  1,002 |   164 |  3.6 |  7.1 |  3.8 |  1.5 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 13.2 |  3.4 |  31.4 | 55.8 | 29.0 | 44.3
Virginia ...........|   39,193 |  4,735 | 10,800 |   677 | 10,111 |  1,957 |  3,614 |   299 |  3.6 | 14.2 |  4.4 |  8.4 | 14.1 | 34.4 | 13.2 | 19.0 |  25.8 | 41.3 | 33.5 | 44.2
Washington .........|   27,103 | 11,250 |  5,949 |   309 |  8,539 |  5,471 |  2,513 |   142 |  3.0 | 10.3 |  5.2 | 11.4 |  9.5 | 21.2 | 12.4 | 24.6 |  31.5 | 48.6 | 42.2 | 46.2
West Virginia.......|    9,885 |    589 |  1,968 |   122 |  3,616 |    261 |    629 |    60 |  5.7 |  7.7 |  4.6 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 14.5 | 25.4 |  36.6 | 44.2 | 32.0 | 49.0
Wisconsin ..........|   25,476 | 11,175 |  9,906 |    61 |  8,133 |  5,964 |  3,517 |    29 |  4.9 |  5.1 |  4.3 |  5.4 | 15.4 |  9.5 | 12.2 | 11.4 |  31.9 | 53.4 | 35.5 | 47.2
Wyoming ............|    2,791 |  1,605 |    --- |   159 |    862 |    705 |    --- |    41 |  3.4 |  7.1 |  --- |  5.1 | 10.9 | 16.1 |  --- | 19.8 |  30.9 | 44.0 |  --- | 25.6
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U.S. Service Schools|    7,883 |     93 |    --- |   --- |  2,895 |    --- |    --- |   --- |  2.4 |  --- |  --- |  --- |  6.5 |  --- |  --- |  --- |  36.7 |  --- |  --- |  ---
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   Outlying areas ..|   12,617 |  1,323 |  7,929 |   791 |  4,292 |    449 |  3,223 |   342 |  5.1 |  4.3 |  9.3 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 23.0 | 27.1 |  34.0 | 34.0 | 40.6 | 43.2
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American Samoa .....|      --- |    215 |    --- |   --- |    --- |     59 |    --- |   --- |  --- |  4.7 |  --- |  --- |  --- | 17.2 |  --- |  --- |   --- | 27.5 |  --- |  ---
Federated States of |          |        |        |       |        |        |        |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |       |      |      |
  Micronesia .......|      --- |    248 |    --- |   --- |    --- |    110 |    --- |   --- |  --- |  4.6 |  --- |  --- |  --- | 10.2 |  --- |  --- |   --- | 44.6 |  --- |  ---
Guam ...............|      607 |    230 |    --- |   --- |    214 |    100 |    --- |   --- |  4.5 |  4.1 |  --- |  --- | 12.7 |  9.4 |  --- |  --- |  35.2 | 43.5 |  --- |  ---
Marshall Islands ...|      --- |     32 |    --- |   --- |    --- |      8 |    --- |   --- |  --- | 10.7 |  --- |  --- |  --- | 42.4 |  --- |  --- |   --- | 25.3 |  --- |  ---
Northern Marianas ..|      --- |    230 |    --- |   --- |    --- |     73 |    --- |   --- |  --- |  3.1 |  --- |  --- |  --- |  9.6 |  --- |  --- |   --- | 31.7 |  --- |  ---
Palau ..............|      --- |    130 |    --- |   --- |    --- |     38 |    --- |   --- |  --- |  2.2 |  --- |  --- |  --- |  7.6 |  --- |  --- |   --- | 29.2 |  --- |  ---
Puerto Rico ........|   11,477 |    239 |  7,929 |   791 |  3,927 |     61 |  3,223 |   342 |  5.2 |  5.2 |  9.3 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 27.1 |  34.2 | 25.5 | 40.6 | 43.2
Virgin Islands .....|      533 |    --- |    --- |   --- |    151 |    --- |    --- |   --- |  3.3 |  --- |  --- |  --- | 11.7 |  --- |  --- |  --- |  28.4 |  --- |  --- |  ---
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NOTE: Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Staff, 1997" and "Fall Enrollment, 1997" surveys. (This table was prepared March 2000.)


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