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 52,089 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 3,583 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at MSU. The average faculty salary is $122,284 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 13,601 employees work at MSU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $82,709. 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 Faculty | 3,013 Full-time / 570 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 12,782 Full-time / 819 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $122,284 |
| Staff Average Salary | $82,709 |
| Student Population | 52,089 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Michigan State University, there are 13,601 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 12,782 full-time and 819 part-time staffs work at MSU. By gender there are 6,083 male and 7,518 female employees.
Among them, 3,583 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 3,967 full-time and 590 part-time faculty. By gender there are 2,329 male and 2,228 female faculty teaching at MSU.
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 | 13,601 | 6,083 | 7,518 | 12,782 | 5,751 | 7,031 | 819 | 332 | 487 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 4,557 | 2,329 | 2,228 | 3,967 | 2,050 | 1,917 | 590 | 279 | 311 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 787 | 277 | 510 | 734 | 255 | 479 | 53 | 22 | 31 |
| Management | 1,846 | 759 | 1,087 | 1,818 | 751 | 1,067 | 28 | 8 | 20 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 732 | 171 | 561 | 720 | 171 | 549 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 1,310 | 934 | 376 | 1,297 | 926 | 371 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 805 | 299 | 506 | 777 | 293 | 484 | 28 | 6 | 22 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 451 | 72 | 379 | 416 | 68 | 348 | 35 | 4 | 31 |
| Service | 1,091 | 517 | 574 | 1,079 | 516 | 563 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| Sales and related | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,419 | 192 | 1,227 | 1,372 | 189 | 1,183 | 47 | 3 | 44 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 381 | 357 | 24 | 381 | 357 | 24 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 212 | 173 | 39 | 211 | 172 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 |