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 23,161 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 2,665 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Northwestern. The average faculty salary is $168,344 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 10,438 employees work at Northwestern. The average non-instructional staff salary is $89,597. 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 Faculties | 2,325 Full-time / 340 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 9,894 Full-time / 544 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $168,344 |
| Staff Average Salary | $89,597 |
| Student Population | 23,161 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Northwestern University, there are 11,161 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 10,521 full-time and 640 part-time staffs work at Northwestern. By gender there are 5,052 male and 6,109 female employees.
Among them, 2,665 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 3,575 full-time and 450 part-time faculties. By gender there are 2,332 male and 1,693 female faculties teaching at Northwestern.
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 | 11,161 | 5,052 | 6,109 | 10,521 | 4,745 | 5,776 | 640 | 307 | 333 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 4,025 | 2,332 | 1,693 | 3,575 | 2,074 | 1,501 | 450 | 258 | 192 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 295 | 112 | 183 | 284 | 106 | 178 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Management | 251 | 119 | 132 | 248 | 119 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1,799 | 508 | 1,291 | 1,778 | 504 | 1,274 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 2,020 | 972 | 1,048 | 1,969 | 954 | 1,015 | 51 | 18 | 33 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 366 | 156 | 210 | 356 | 154 | 202 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 121 | 40 | 81 | 116 | 40 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Service | 150 | 92 | 58 | 148 | 91 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sales and related | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,821 | 450 | 1,371 | 1,735 | 432 | 1,303 | 86 | 18 | 68 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 308 | 268 | 40 | 307 | 268 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 |