Headcounts and Directory Information
Boston University (BU) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Boston, MA. It has a total enrollment of 36,714 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 3,946 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at BU. The average faculty salary is $139,765 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 10,406 employees work at BU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $88,794. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
Directory Information | |
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Address | One Silber Way, Boston, MA |
Phone Number | 617-353-2000 |
Web | www.bu.edu |
Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
Student to Faculty Ratio | 11 to 1 |
Number of Faculties | 3,047 Full-time / 899 Part-time |
Number of Staffs | 9,030 Full-time / 1,376 Part-time |
Faculty Average Salary | $139,765 |
Staff Average Salary | $88,794 |
Student Population | 36,714 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Boston University, there are 10,674 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 9,204 full-time and 1,470 part-time staffs work at BU. By gender there are 4,896 male and 5,778 female employees.
Among them, 3,946 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 3,719 full-time and 1,093 part-time faculties. By gender there are 2,435 male and 2,377 female faculties teaching at BU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
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Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Grand Total | 10,674 | 4,896 | 5,778 | 9,204 | 4,206 | 4,998 | 1,470 | 690 | 780 |
Postsecondary Teachers | 4,812 | 2,435 | 2,377 | 3,719 | 1,848 | 1,871 | 1,093 | 587 | 506 |
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 173 | 58 | 115 | 146 | 49 | 97 | 27 | 9 | 18 |
Management | 1,040 | 463 | 577 | 1,031 | 460 | 571 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Business and Financial Operations | 907 | 241 | 666 | 889 | 238 | 651 | 18 | 3 | 15 |
Computer, Engineering, and Science | 1,088 | 532 | 556 | 1,010 | 516 | 494 | 78 | 16 | 62 |
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 1,011 | 324 | 687 | 880 | 292 | 588 | 131 | 32 | 99 |
Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 157 | 43 | 114 | 136 | 41 | 95 | 21 | 2 | 19 |
Service | 814 | 540 | 274 | 755 | 511 | 244 | 59 | 29 | 30 |
Sales and related | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
Office and Administrative Support | 535 | 127 | 408 | 502 | 119 | 383 | 33 | 8 | 25 |
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 114 | 114 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 0 | - | - | - |
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |