Headcounts and Directory Information
Northwestern University (Northwestern) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Evanston, IL. It has a total enrollment of 23,856 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 6 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 2,859 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Northwestern. The average faculty salary is $182,894 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 11,742 employees work at Northwestern. The average non-instructional staff salary is $95,631. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL |
| Phone Number | 847-491-3741 |
| Web | www.northwestern.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 6 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 2,442 Full-time / 417 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 11,103 Full-time / 639 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $182,894 |
| Staff Average Salary | $95,631 |
| Student Population | 23,856 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Northwestern University, there are 11,742 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 11,103 full-time and 639 part-time staffs work at Northwestern. By gender there are 5,214 male and 6,528 female employees.
Among them, 2,859 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 3,694 full-time and 445 part-time faculty. By gender there are 2,341 male and 1,798 female faculty teaching at Northwestern.
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 | 11,742 | 5,214 | 6,528 | 11,103 | 4,914 | 6,189 | 639 | 300 | 339 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 4,139 | 2,341 | 1,798 | 3,694 | 2,090 | 1,604 | 445 | 251 | 194 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 322 | 121 | 201 | 314 | 117 | 197 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Management | 254 | 124 | 130 | 247 | 122 | 125 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1,920 | 542 | 1,378 | 1,898 | 539 | 1,359 | 22 | 3 | 19 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 2,189 | 1,038 | 1,151 | 2,131 | 1,021 | 1,110 | 58 | 17 | 41 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 391 | 167 | 224 | 382 | 164 | 218 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 106 | 31 | 75 | 105 | 31 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Service | 157 | 98 | 59 | 156 | 97 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sales and related | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,940 | 471 | 1,469 | 1,853 | 452 | 1,401 | 87 | 19 | 68 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 318 | 277 | 41 | 317 | 277 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 |