Headcounts and Directory Information
Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Fairfield, CT. It has a total enrollment of 11,022 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1. It is a Doctoral/Research University by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 1,074 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at SHU. The average faculty salary is $99,855 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 1,889 employees work at SHU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $77,822. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT |
| Phone Number | 203-371-7999 |
| Web | https://www.sacredheart.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 15 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 359 Full-time / 715 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,058 Full-time / 831 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $99,855 |
| Staff Average Salary | $77,822 |
| Student Population | 11,022 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Sacred Heart University, there are 1,889 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,058 full-time and 831 part-time staffs work at SHU. By gender there are 812 male and 1,077 female employees.
Among them, 1,074 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 359 full-time and 715 part-time faculty. By gender there are 447 male and 627 female faculty teaching at SHU.
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 | 1,889 | 812 | 1,077 | 1,058 | 448 | 610 | 831 | 364 | 467 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,074 | 447 | 627 | 359 | 135 | 224 | 715 | 312 | 403 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 83 | 26 | 57 | 49 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 20 |
| Management | 169 | 79 | 90 | 162 | 77 | 85 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 77 | 17 | 60 | 74 | 15 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 54 | 34 | 20 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 204 | 107 | 97 | 156 | 81 | 75 | 48 | 26 | 22 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 32 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Service | 87 | 74 | 13 | 81 | 70 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Sales and related | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 105 | 15 | 90 | 92 | 12 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |