Headcounts and Directory Information
Northern State University (NSU) is a public, four-years institute located in Aberdeen, SD. It has a total enrollment of 3,708 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (smaller programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Master's degree.
A total of 140 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at NSU. The average faculty salary is $80,539 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 393 employees work at NSU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $63,701. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1200 S Jay St, Aberdeen, SD |
| Phone Number | 605-626-3011 |
| Web | www.northern.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 19 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 87 Full-time / 53 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 315 Full-time / 78 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $80,539 |
| Staff Average Salary | $63,701 |
| Student Population | 3,708 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Northern State University, there are 393 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 315 full-time and 78 part-time staffs work at NSU. By gender there are 168 male and 225 female employees.
Among them, 140 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 87 full-time and 53 part-time faculty. By gender there are 68 male and 72 female faculty teaching at NSU.
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 | 393 | 168 | 225 | 315 | 143 | 172 | 78 | 25 | 53 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 140 | 68 | 72 | 87 | 47 | 40 | 53 | 21 | 32 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 33 | 4 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Management | 63 | 28 | 35 | 61 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 18 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 46 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Service | 34 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Sales and related | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 33 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |