Headcounts and Directory Information
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is a public, four-years institute located in Boca Raton, FL. It has a total enrollment of 31,607 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 24 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 1,239 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at FAU. The average faculty salary is $96,727 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 3,530 employees work at FAU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $76,965. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339, Boca Raton, FL |
| Phone Number | 561-297-3000 |
| Web | www.fau.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 24 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 879 Full-time / 360 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 3,107 Full-time / 423 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $96,727 |
| Staff Average Salary | $76,965 |
| Student Population | 31,607 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Florida Atlantic University, there are 3,530 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 3,107 full-time and 423 part-time staffs work at FAU. By gender there are 1,545 male and 1,985 female employees.
Among them, 1,239 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 1,015 full-time and 371 part-time faculty. By gender there are 686 male and 700 female faculty teaching at FAU.
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 | 3,530 | 1,545 | 1,985 | 3,107 | 1,368 | 1,739 | 423 | 177 | 246 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,386 | 686 | 700 | 1,015 | 522 | 493 | 371 | 164 | 207 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 263 | 64 | 199 | 249 | 62 | 187 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| Management | 664 | 261 | 403 | 658 | 258 | 400 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 522 | 137 | 385 | 517 | 137 | 380 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 183 | 137 | 46 | 176 | 134 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 99 | 67 | 32 | 99 | 67 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 23 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Service | 195 | 131 | 64 | 194 | 130 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 187 | 49 | 138 | 176 | 46 | 130 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - |