Headcounts and Directory Information
Michigan State University (MSU) is a public, four-years institute located in East Lansing, MI. It has a total enrollment of 50,023 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 17 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 3,472 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at MSU. The average faculty salary is $116,379 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 12,630 employees work at MSU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $75,613. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 0, East Lansing, MI |
| Phone Number | 517-355-1855 |
| Web | https://www.msu.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 2,996 Full-time / 476 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 11,831 Full-time / 799 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $116,379 |
| Staff Average Salary | $75,613 |
| Student Population | 50,023 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Michigan State University, there are 12,864 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 12,046 full-time and 818 part-time staffs work at MSU. By gender there are 5,858 male and 7,006 female employees.
Among them, 3,472 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 3,830 full-time and 570 part-time faculties. By gender there are 2,320 male and 2,080 female faculties teaching at MSU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties 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 | 12,864 | 5,858 | 7,006 | 12,046 | 5,512 | 6,534 | 818 | 346 | 472 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 4,400 | 2,320 | 2,080 | 3,830 | 2,037 | 1,793 | 570 | 283 | 287 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 745 | 273 | 472 | 682 | 247 | 435 | 63 | 26 | 37 |
| Management | 1,686 | 685 | 1,001 | 1,656 | 678 | 978 | 30 | 7 | 23 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 682 | 163 | 519 | 670 | 162 | 508 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 1,183 | 869 | 314 | 1,165 | 859 | 306 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 719 | 268 | 451 | 694 | 262 | 432 | 25 | 6 | 19 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 427 | 74 | 353 | 393 | 69 | 324 | 34 | 5 | 29 |
| Service | 1,013 | 484 | 529 | 1,007 | 481 | 526 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Sales and related | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,406 | 196 | 1,210 | 1,347 | 191 | 1,156 | 59 | 5 | 54 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 379 | 353 | 26 | 379 | 353 | 26 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 216 | 172 | 44 | 215 | 172 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 |