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 37,737 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 10 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 4,328 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at BU. The average faculty salary is $150,038 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 11,414 employees work at BU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $94,626. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | One Silber Way, Boston, MA |
| Phone Number | 617-353-2000 |
| Web | www.bu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 10 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 3,236 Full-time / 1,092 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 9,857 Full-time / 1,557 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $150,038 |
| Staff Average Salary | $94,626 |
| Student Population | 37,737 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Boston University, there are 11,414 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 9,857 full-time and 1,557 part-time staffs work at BU. By gender there are 5,165 male and 6,249 female employees.
Among them, 4,328 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 3,947 full-time and 1,162 part-time faculty. By gender there are 2,555 male and 2,554 female faculty teaching at BU.
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 | 11,414 | 5,165 | 6,249 | 9,857 | 4,426 | 5,431 | 1,557 | 739 | 818 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 5,109 | 2,555 | 2,554 | 3,947 | 1,924 | 2,023 | 1,162 | 631 | 531 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 238 | 64 | 174 | 155 | 50 | 105 | 83 | 14 | 69 |
| Management | 1,220 | 504 | 716 | 1,206 | 500 | 706 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1,009 | 274 | 735 | 984 | 268 | 716 | 25 | 6 | 19 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 1,142 | 550 | 592 | 1,050 | 529 | 521 | 92 | 21 | 71 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 1,001 | 333 | 668 | 931 | 305 | 626 | 70 | 28 | 42 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 165 | 47 | 118 | 143 | 43 | 100 | 22 | 4 | 18 |
| Service | 823 | 522 | 301 | 769 | 502 | 267 | 54 | 20 | 34 |
| Sales and related | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 533 | 147 | 386 | 499 | 137 | 362 | 34 | 10 | 24 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 147 | 145 | 2 | 147 | 145 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 19 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |