Headcounts and Directory Information
Purdue University-Main Campus (PU) is a public, four-years institute located in West Lafayette, IN. It has a total enrollment of 51,528 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 14 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 2,405 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at PU. The average faculty salary is $121,387 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 11,369 employees work at PU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $66,911. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hovde Hall of Administration, West Lafayette, IN |
| Phone Number | 765-494-4600 |
| Web | www.purdue.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 2,039 Full-time / 366 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 9,894 Full-time / 1,475 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $121,387 |
| Staff Average Salary | $66,911 |
| Student Population | 51,528 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Purdue University-Main Campus, there are 11,786 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 10,283 full-time and 1,503 part-time staffs work at PU. By gender there are 5,741 male and 6,045 female employees.
Among them, 2,405 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 3,051 full-time and 419 part-time faculties. By gender there are 2,164 male and 1,306 female faculties teaching at PU.
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 | 11,786 | 5,741 | 6,045 | 10,283 | 5,001 | 5,282 | 1,503 | 740 | 763 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 3,470 | 2,164 | 1,306 | 3,051 | 1,956 | 1,095 | 419 | 208 | 211 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 588 | 190 | 398 | 576 | 187 | 389 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Management | 974 | 506 | 468 | 970 | 503 | 467 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1,264 | 427 | 837 | 1,226 | 412 | 814 | 38 | 15 | 23 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 1,259 | 834 | 425 | 1,214 | 811 | 403 | 45 | 23 | 22 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 588 | 196 | 392 | 527 | 193 | 334 | 61 | 3 | 58 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 198 | 52 | 146 | 184 | 48 | 136 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Service | 1,008 | 421 | 587 | 992 | 419 | 573 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| Sales and related | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 2,078 | 612 | 1,466 | 1,187 | 136 | 1,051 | 891 | 476 | 415 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 260 | 252 | 8 | 257 | 249 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 97 | 87 | 10 | 97 | 87 | 10 | - | - | - |