Headcounts and Directory Information
American University (American) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Washington, DC. It has a total enrollment of 12,321 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 1,662 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at American. The average faculty salary is $123,494 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 3,728 employees work at American. The average non-instructional staff salary is $97,171. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC |
| Phone Number | 202-885-1000 |
| Web | www.american.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 10 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 846 Full-time / 816 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 2,706 Full-time / 1,022 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $123,494 |
| Staff Average Salary | $97,171 |
| Student Population | 12,321 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At American University, there are 3,728 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 2,706 full-time and 1,022 part-time staffs work at American. By gender there are 1,685 male and 2,043 female employees.
Among them, 1,662 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 891 full-time and 816 part-time faculty. By gender there are 863 male and 844 female faculty teaching at American.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 3,728 | 1,685 | 2,043 | 2,706 | 1,190 | 1,516 | 1,022 | 495 | 527 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,707 | 863 | 844 | 891 | 443 | 448 | 816 | 420 | 396 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 113 | 36 | 77 | 111 | 36 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Management | 482 | 181 | 301 | 482 | 181 | 301 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 275 | 81 | 194 | 275 | 81 | 194 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 190 | 125 | 65 | 189 | 124 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 344 | 118 | 226 | 321 | 110 | 211 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 17 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Service | 88 | 58 | 30 | 87 | 57 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 404 | 118 | 286 | 225 | 53 | 172 | 179 | 65 | 114 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 64 | 60 | 4 | 64 | 60 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 44 | 41 | 3 | 44 | 41 | 3 | - | - | - |