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Boston University Faculty & Staff Headcounts

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.
Boston University Faculty/Staffs Headcounts and Directory Information
Directory Information
AddressOne Silber Way, Boston, MA
Phone Number617-353-2000
Webwww.bu.edu
Faculty & Staffs Overview
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1
Number of Faculties3,047 Full-time / 899 Part-time
Number of Staffs9,030 Full-time / 1,376 Part-time
Faculty Average Salary$139,765
Staff Average Salary$88,794
Student Population36,714

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.
Faculties & Staffs By Occupation, Gender, and Employment Type
Staff CategoryTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
Grand Total 10,6744,8965,7789,2044,2064,9981,470690780
Postsecondary Teachers 4,8122,4352,3773,7191,8481,8711,093587506
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support 17358115146499727918
Management 1,0404635771,031460571936
Business and Financial Operations 90724166688923865118315
Computer, Engineering, and Science 1,0885325561,010516494781662
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media 1,0113246878802925881313299
Healthcare Practioners and Technical 15743114136419521219
Service 814540274755511244592930
Sales and related 954954---
Office and Administrative Support 53512740850211938333825
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance 11411401141140---
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 1414013130110