Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Samford University
A total of 1,232 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Samford University. By employment type, there are 964 full-time and 268 part-time faculty and staffs. By gender, 712 female and 520 male employees are working at Samford.
The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 550, which is 44.64% of total employees. On average, 14 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty. By occupation, there are 31 Librarians, 67 management occupation, 51 computer/engineering, and 35 service occupations.
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,029 white (83.52%), 129 black (10.47%), and 19 asian (1.54%) employees working at Samford. A total of 7 non-resident alien employees work at Samford.
Next tables summarize the number of staffs by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 1,232 | 964 | 268 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 550 | 372 | 178 |
| Instructional staff | 550 | 372 | 178 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 31 | 28 | 3 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 31 | 28 | 3 |
| Librarians | 17 | 17 | - |
| Library Technicians | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Management | 67 | 66 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 72 | 69 | 3 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 51 | 50 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 165 | 160 | 5 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 79 | 17 | 62 |
| Service Occupations | 35 | 28 | 7 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 160 | 152 | 8 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 21 | 21 | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 1 | 1 | - |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 1,232 | 712 | 520 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 550 | 293 | 257 |
| Instructional staff | 550 | 293 | 257 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| Librarians | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Library Technicians | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Management | 67 | 29 | 38 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 72 | 49 | 23 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 51 | 13 | 38 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 165 | 91 | 74 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 79 | 67 | 12 |
| Service Occupations | 35 | 10 | 25 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 160 | 142 | 18 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Occupation | Total | American Indian / Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Nativie Hawaiian | White | Two or More Races | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 1,232 | 2 | 19 | 129 | 15 | 1 | 1,029 | 11 | 19 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 550 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 458 | 6 | 9 |
| Instructional staff | 550 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 458 | 6 | 9 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 31 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 31 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Management | 67 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 72 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 165 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 2 | 3 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 79 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 2 |
| Service Occupations | 35 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 160 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 0 | 2 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Instructional staff | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employment Status
According to the IPEDS, Full-time staff and Part-time staff is determined by the institution. The type of appointment at the snapshot date determines whether an employee is full time or part time. The employee\s term of contract is not considered in making the determination of full or part time. Casual employees (hired on an ad-hoc basis or occasional basis to meet short-term needs) and students in the College Work-Study Program (CWS) are not considered part-time staff.