Headcounts and Directory Information
Duke University (Duke) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Durham, NC. It has a total enrollment of 17,499 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 5 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 4,421 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Duke. The average faculty salary is $172,945 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 18,941 employees work at Duke. The average non-instructional staff salary is $86,606. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 103 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC |
| Phone Number | 919-684-8111 |
| Web | www.duke.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 5 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 4,280 Full-time / 141 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 17,986 Full-time / 955 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $172,945 |
| Staff Average Salary | $86,606 |
| Student Population | 17,499 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Duke University, there are 18,941 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 17,986 full-time and 955 part-time staffs work at Duke. By gender there are 7,502 male and 11,439 female employees.
Among them, 4,421 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 5,591 full-time and 195 part-time faculty. By gender there are 3,186 male and 2,600 female faculty teaching at Duke.
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 | 18,941 | 7,502 | 11,439 | 17,986 | 7,101 | 10,885 | 955 | 401 | 554 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 5,786 | 3,186 | 2,600 | 5,591 | 3,083 | 2,508 | 195 | 103 | 92 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 355 | 95 | 260 | 349 | 92 | 257 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Management | 2,075 | 656 | 1,419 | 2,069 | 654 | 1,415 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 2,258 | 501 | 1,757 | 2,248 | 501 | 1,747 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 3,169 | 1,286 | 1,883 | 2,906 | 1,182 | 1,724 | 263 | 104 | 159 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 833 | 302 | 531 | 639 | 241 | 398 | 194 | 61 | 133 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 1,585 | 339 | 1,246 | 1,516 | 319 | 1,197 | 69 | 20 | 49 |
| Service | 797 | 322 | 475 | 649 | 235 | 414 | 148 | 87 | 61 |
| Sales and related | 39 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,458 | 258 | 1,200 | 1,396 | 239 | 1,157 | 62 | 19 | 43 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 384 | 375 | 9 | 384 | 375 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 202 | 166 | 36 | 201 | 165 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 |