Headcounts and Directory Information
Michigan Technological University (MTU) is a public, four-years institute located in Houghton, MI. It has a total enrollment of 7,403 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 454 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at MTU. The average faculty salary is $106,725 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 1,618 employees work at MTU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $74,161. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI |
| Phone Number | 906-487-1885 |
| Web | https://www.mtu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 13 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 401 Full-time / 53 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,377 Full-time / 241 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $106,725 |
| Staff Average Salary | $74,161 |
| Student Population | 7,403 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Michigan Technological University, there are 1,618 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,377 full-time and 241 part-time staffs work at MTU. By gender there are 891 male and 727 female employees.
Among them, 454 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 569 full-time and 140 part-time faculty. By gender there are 470 male and 239 female faculty teaching at MTU.
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 | 1,618 | 891 | 727 | 1,377 | 765 | 612 | 241 | 126 | 115 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 709 | 470 | 239 | 569 | 383 | 186 | 140 | 87 | 53 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 63 | 24 | 39 | 58 | 21 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Management | 66 | 41 | 25 | 65 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 168 | 62 | 106 | 149 | 57 | 92 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 130 | 93 | 37 | 113 | 84 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 103 | 53 | 50 | 85 | 43 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Service | 151 | 74 | 77 | 141 | 70 | 71 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Sales and related | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 166 | 18 | 148 | 144 | 17 | 127 | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 17 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |