Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Southern Methodist University
A total of 2,820 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Southern Methodist University. By employment type, there are 2,383 full-time and 437 part-time faculties and staffs. By gender, 1,461 female and 1,359 male employees are working at SMU.
The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 1,139, which is 40.39% of total employees. On average, 11 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty. By occupation, there are 102 Librarians, 771 management occupation, 141 computer/engineering, and 71 service occupations.
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,856 white (65.82%), 285 black (10.11%), and 200 asian (7.09%) employees working at SMU. A total of 82 non-resident alien employees work at SMU.
Next tables summarize the number of staffs by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 2,820 | 2,383 | 437 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,233 | 831 | 402 |
| Instructional staff | 1,139 | 743 | 396 |
| Research | 94 | 88 | 6 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 102 | 99 | 3 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 68 | 67 | 1 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 2 | 2 | - |
| Librarians | 57 | 56 | 1 |
| Library Technicians | 9 | 9 | - |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 34 | 32 | 2 |
| Management | 771 | 763 | 8 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 107 | 104 | 3 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 141 | 140 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 157 | 155 | 2 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| Service Occupations | 71 | 70 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 173 | 164 | 9 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 40 | 40 | - |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 2,820 | 1,461 | 1,359 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,233 | 519 | 714 |
| Instructional staff | 1,139 | 472 | 667 |
| Research | 94 | 47 | 47 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 102 | 79 | 23 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 68 | 51 | 17 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Librarians | 57 | 44 | 13 |
| Library Technicians | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 34 | 28 | 6 |
| Management | 771 | 495 | 276 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 107 | 74 | 33 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 141 | 46 | 95 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 157 | 70 | 87 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| Service Occupations | 71 | 20 | 51 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 173 | 141 | 32 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Occupation | Total | American Indian / Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Nativie Hawaiian | White | Two or More Races | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 2,820 | 16 | 200 | 285 | 284 | 3 | 1,856 | 43 | 51 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,233 | 2 | 123 | 63 | 72 | 0 | 845 | 13 | 51 |
| Instructional staff | 1,139 | 2 | 106 | 60 | 65 | 0 | 795 | 11 | 51 |
| Research | 94 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 102 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 68 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 57 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Management | 771 | 12 | 34 | 95 | 88 | 3 | 525 | 10 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 107 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 141 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 79 | 3 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 157 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 99 | 6 | 0 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 71 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 173 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 91 | 6 | 0 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 40 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 82 | 27 | 55 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 64 | 20 | 44 |
| Instructional staff | 49 | 13 | 36 |
| Research | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Service Occupations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 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.