Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Florida Atlantic University
A total of 3,530 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Florida Atlantic University. By employment type, there are 3,107 full-time and 423 part-time faculty and staffs. By gender, 1,985 female and 1,545 male employees are working at FAU.
The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 1,239, which is 35.10% of total employees. On average, 24 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty. By occupation, there are 263 Librarians, 664 management occupation, 183 computer/engineering, and 195 service occupations.
By race/ethnicity, there are 2,033 white (57.59%), 577 black (16.35%), and 242 asian (6.86%) employees working at FAU. A total of 94 non-resident alien employees work at FAU.
Next tables summarize the number of staffs by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 3,530 | 3,107 | 423 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,386 | 1,015 | 371 |
| Instructional staff | 1,239 | 879 | 360 |
| Research | 111 | 100 | 11 |
| Public service | 36 | 36 | - |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 263 | 249 | 14 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Librarians | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Library Technicians | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 244 | 232 | 12 |
| Management | 664 | 658 | 6 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 522 | 517 | 5 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 183 | 176 | 7 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 99 | 99 | - |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| Service Occupations | 195 | 194 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 187 | 176 | 11 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 5 | 5 | - |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 3,530 | 1,985 | 1,545 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,386 | 700 | 686 |
| Instructional staff | 1,239 | 622 | 617 |
| Research | 111 | 49 | 62 |
| Public service | 36 | 29 | 7 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 263 | 199 | 64 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Librarians | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Library Technicians | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 244 | 186 | 58 |
| Management | 664 | 403 | 261 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 522 | 385 | 137 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 183 | 46 | 137 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 99 | 32 | 67 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| Service Occupations | 195 | 64 | 131 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 187 | 138 | 49 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Occupation | Total | American Indian / Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Nativie Hawaiian | White | Two or More Races | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 3,530 | 5 | 242 | 577 | 543 | 5 | 2,033 | 31 | 0 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,386 | 1 | 142 | 141 | 154 | 0 | 881 | 7 | 0 |
| Instructional staff | 1,239 | 1 | 132 | 126 | 134 | 0 | 803 | 5 | 0 |
| Research | 111 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 0 |
| Public service | 36 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 263 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 55 | 1 | 147 | 3 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 244 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 55 | 1 | 130 | 3 | 0 |
| Management | 664 | 2 | 29 | 110 | 94 | 2 | 409 | 9 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 522 | 0 | 28 | 100 | 122 | 0 | 255 | 9 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 183 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 99 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 23 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 195 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 41 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 187 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 94 | 39 | 55 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 60 | 24 | 36 |
| Instructional staff | 38 | 17 | 21 |
| Research | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Public service | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Management | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employment Status
According to the IPEDS, Full-time staff and Part-time staff is determined by the institution. The type of appointment at the snapshot date determines whether an employee is full time or part time. The employee\s term of contract is not considered in making the determination of full or part time. Casual employees (hired on an ad-hoc basis or occasional basis to meet short-term needs) and students in the College Work-Study Program (CWS) are not considered part-time staff.