Headcounts and Directory Information
Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia University) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in New York, NY. It has a total enrollment of 35,173 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 6 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 7,286 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Columbia University. The average faculty salary is $193,642 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 23,178 employees work at Columbia University. The average non-instructional staff salary is $99,867. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | West 116 St and Broadway, New York, NY |
| Phone Number | 212-854-1754 |
| Web | www.columbia.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 6 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 4,683 Full-time / 2,603 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 19,717 Full-time / 3,461 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $193,642 |
| Staff Average Salary | $99,867 |
| Student Population | 35,173 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Columbia University in the City of New York, there are 23,178 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 19,717 full-time and 3,461 part-time staffs work at Columbia University. By gender there are 10,282 male and 12,896 female employees.
Among them, 7,286 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 7,289 full-time and 2,715 part-time faculty. By gender there are 5,278 male and 4,726 female faculty teaching at Columbia University.
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 | 23,178 | 10,282 | 12,896 | 19,717 | 8,720 | 10,997 | 3,461 | 1,562 | 1,899 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 10,004 | 5,278 | 4,726 | 7,289 | 3,897 | 3,392 | 2,715 | 1,381 | 1,334 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 390 | 136 | 254 | 371 | 133 | 238 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| Management | 3,843 | 1,268 | 2,575 | 3,803 | 1,259 | 2,544 | 40 | 9 | 31 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 640 | 192 | 448 | 631 | 189 | 442 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 1,550 | 821 | 729 | 1,476 | 798 | 678 | 74 | 23 | 51 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 271 | 150 | 121 | 255 | 140 | 115 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 1,078 | 205 | 873 | 1,008 | 196 | 812 | 70 | 9 | 61 |
| Service | 1,401 | 1,075 | 326 | 1,390 | 1,071 | 319 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Sales and related | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 3,713 | 899 | 2,814 | 3,206 | 779 | 2,427 | 507 | 120 | 387 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 200 | 195 | 5 | 200 | 195 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 69 | 57 | 12 | 69 | 57 | 12 | - | - | - |