Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Southern Methodist University
A total of 2,902 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Southern Methodist University. By employment type, there are 2,491 full-time and 411 part-time faculty and staffs. By gender, 1,529 female and 1,373 male employees are working at SMU.
The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 1,125, which is 38.77% of total employees. On average, 11 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty. By occupation, there are 112 Librarians, 817 management occupation, 151 computer/engineering, and 68 service occupations.
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,835 white (63.23%), 315 black (10.85%), and 213 asian (7.34%) employees working at SMU. A total of 114 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 | 2,902 | 2,491 | 411 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,236 | 854 | 382 |
| Instructional staff | 1,125 | 750 | 375 |
| Research | 111 | 104 | 7 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 112 | 107 | 5 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 67 | 66 | 1 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 2 | 2 | - |
| Librarians | 55 | 54 | 1 |
| Library Technicians | 10 | 10 | - |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 45 | 41 | 4 |
| Management | 817 | 811 | 6 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 108 | 106 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 151 | 149 | 2 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 173 | 171 | 2 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| Service Occupations | 68 | 67 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 172 | 166 | 6 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 39 | 39 | - |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 2,902 | 1,529 | 1,373 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,236 | 521 | 715 |
| Instructional staff | 1,125 | 469 | 656 |
| Research | 111 | 52 | 59 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 112 | 85 | 27 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 67 | 47 | 20 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Librarians | 55 | 40 | 15 |
| Library Technicians | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 45 | 38 | 7 |
| Management | 817 | 531 | 286 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 108 | 77 | 31 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 151 | 49 | 102 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 173 | 84 | 89 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 26 | 19 | 7 |
| Service Occupations | 68 | 22 | 46 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 172 | 141 | 31 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| Occupation | Total | American Indian / Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Nativie Hawaiian | White | Two or More Races | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 2,902 | 16 | 213 | 315 | 305 | 4 | 1,835 | 40 | 60 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,236 | 1 | 126 | 65 | 73 | 0 | 807 | 11 | 60 |
| Instructional staff | 1,125 | 1 | 112 | 63 | 64 | 0 | 757 | 9 | 60 |
| Research | 111 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 112 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 67 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 45 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Management | 817 | 9 | 38 | 115 | 95 | 3 | 544 | 9 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 108 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 151 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 173 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 103 | 6 | 0 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 68 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 172 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 44 | 1 | 82 | 6 | 0 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 39 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 114 | 43 | 71 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 93 | 34 | 59 |
| Instructional staff | 59 | 19 | 40 |
| Research | 34 | 15 | 19 |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Service Occupations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1 | 1 | 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.