Headcounts and Directory Information
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is a public, four-years institute located in Richmond, KY. It has a total enrollment of 15,673 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1. It is a Doctoral/Research University by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - professional practice.
A total of 980 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at EKU. The average faculty salary is $70,289 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 2,463 employees work at EKU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $58,114. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY |
| Phone Number | 859-622-1000 |
| Web | www.eku.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 501 Full-time / 479 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,653 Full-time / 810 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $70,289 |
| Staff Average Salary | $58,114 |
| Student Population | 15,673 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Eastern Kentucky University, there are 2,463 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,653 full-time and 810 part-time staffs work at EKU. By gender there are 1,065 male and 1,398 female employees.
Among them, 980 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 501 full-time and 479 part-time faculty. By gender there are 421 male and 559 female faculty teaching at EKU.
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 | 2,463 | 1,065 | 1,398 | 1,653 | 716 | 937 | 810 | 349 | 461 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 980 | 421 | 559 | 501 | 238 | 263 | 479 | 183 | 296 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 346 | 107 | 239 | 228 | 53 | 175 | 118 | 54 | 64 |
| Management | 275 | 118 | 157 | 275 | 118 | 157 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 191 | 55 | 136 | 186 | 53 | 133 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 102 | 56 | 46 | 97 | 52 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 125 | 58 | 67 | 102 | 55 | 47 | 23 | 3 | 20 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 28 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| Service | 85 | 64 | 21 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 179 | 46 | 133 | 115 | 18 | 97 | 64 | 28 | 36 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 125 | 98 | 27 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 68 | 46 | 22 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 27 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |