Headcounts and Directory Information
Iowa State University (ISU) is a public, four-years institute located in Ames, IA. It has a total enrollment of 30,380 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 18 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 1,693 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at ISU. The average faculty salary is $114,501 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 6,849 employees work at ISU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $69,448. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1750 Beardshear Hall, Ames, IA |
| Phone Number | 515-294-4111 |
| Web | www.iastate.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,432 Full-time / 261 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 6,342 Full-time / 507 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $114,501 |
| Staff Average Salary | $69,448 |
| Student Population | 30,380 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Iowa State University, there are 6,849 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 6,342 full-time and 507 part-time staffs work at ISU. By gender there are 3,243 male and 3,606 female employees.
Among them, 1,693 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 2,185 full-time and 326 part-time faculty. By gender there are 1,441 male and 1,070 female faculty teaching at ISU.
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 | 6,849 | 3,243 | 3,606 | 6,342 | 3,046 | 3,296 | 507 | 197 | 310 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 2,511 | 1,441 | 1,070 | 2,185 | 1,281 | 904 | 326 | 160 | 166 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 164 | 59 | 105 | 157 | 56 | 101 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Management | 287 | 136 | 151 | 284 | 134 | 150 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 959 | 251 | 708 | 931 | 247 | 684 | 28 | 4 | 24 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 549 | 408 | 141 | 530 | 396 | 134 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 612 | 177 | 435 | 588 | 173 | 415 | 24 | 4 | 20 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 351 | 59 | 292 | 313 | 56 | 257 | 38 | 3 | 35 |
| Service | 565 | 287 | 278 | 553 | 283 | 270 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Sales and related | 26 | 22 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 405 | 46 | 359 | 361 | 44 | 317 | 44 | 2 | 42 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 348 | 303 | 45 | 345 | 301 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 72 | 54 | 18 | 71 | 53 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |