Headcounts and Directory Information
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (Penn State) is a public, four-years institute located in University Park, PA. It has a total enrollment of 50,028 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 15 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 3,615 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Penn State. The average faculty salary is $81,577 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 15,462 employees work at Penn State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $68,618. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 201 Old Main, University Park, PA |
| Phone Number | 814-865-4700 |
| Web | www.psu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 15 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 2,994 Full-time / 621 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 14,044 Full-time / 1,418 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $81,577 |
| Staff Average Salary | $68,618 |
| Student Population | 50,028 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, there are 17,695 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 16,585 full-time and 1,110 part-time staffs work at Penn State. By gender there are 8,801 male and 8,894 female employees.
Among them, 3,615 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 5,281 full-time and 695 part-time faculties. By gender there are 3,432 male and 2,544 female faculties teaching at Penn State.
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 | 17,695 | 8,801 | 8,894 | 16,585 | 8,310 | 8,275 | 1,110 | 491 | 619 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 5,976 | 3,432 | 2,544 | 5,281 | 3,088 | 2,193 | 695 | 344 | 351 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 897 | 236 | 661 | 801 | 211 | 590 | 96 | 25 | 71 |
| Management | 1,655 | 774 | 881 | 1,655 | 774 | 881 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1,799 | 502 | 1,297 | 1,765 | 487 | 1,278 | 34 | 15 | 19 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 2,352 | 1,638 | 714 | 2,247 | 1,598 | 649 | 105 | 40 | 65 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 950 | 416 | 534 | 930 | 404 | 526 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 313 | 82 | 231 | 299 | 81 | 218 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| Service | 1,321 | 796 | 525 | 1,262 | 761 | 501 | 59 | 35 | 24 |
| Sales and related | 31 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,598 | 178 | 1,420 | 1,524 | 165 | 1,359 | 74 | 13 | 61 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 583 | 543 | 40 | 579 | 541 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 220 | 192 | 28 | 216 | 188 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 |