Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Towson University
A total of 3,199 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Towson University. By employment type, there are 2,357 full-time and 842 part-time faculty and staffs. By gender, 1,856 female and 1,343 male employees are working at Towson.
The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 1,677, which is 52.42% of total employees. On average, 14 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty. By occupation, there are 54 Librarians, 359 management occupation, 153 computer/engineering, and 52 service occupations.
By race/ethnicity, there are 2,126 white (66.46%), 450 black (14.07%), and 223 asian (6.97%) employees working at Towson. A total of 111 non-resident alien employees work at Towson.
Next tables summarize the number of staffs by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 3,199 | 2,357 | 842 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,679 | 934 | 745 |
| Instructional staff | 1,677 | 932 | 745 |
| Research | 2 | 2 | - |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 54 | 42 | 12 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| Librarians | 26 | 25 | 1 |
| Library Technicians | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| Management | 359 | 355 | 4 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 358 | 319 | 39 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 153 | 149 | 4 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 134 | 133 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 32 | 28 | 4 |
| Service Occupations | 52 | 51 | 1 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 8 | 8 | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 247 | 226 | 21 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 79 | 79 | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 44 | 33 | 11 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 3,199 | 1,856 | 1,343 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,679 | 981 | 698 |
| Instructional staff | 1,677 | 980 | 697 |
| Research | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 54 | 43 | 11 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 27 | 21 | 6 |
| Librarians | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| Library Technicians | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 27 | 22 | 5 |
| Management | 359 | 210 | 149 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 358 | 248 | 110 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 153 | 57 | 96 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 134 | 68 | 66 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Service Occupations | 52 | 17 | 35 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 247 | 199 | 48 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 79 | 2 | 77 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 44 | 10 | 34 |
| Occupation | Total | American Indian / Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Nativie Hawaiian | White | Two or More Races | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 3,199 | 8 | 223 | 450 | 126 | 5 | 2,126 | 52 | 98 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,679 | 4 | 166 | 148 | 55 | 4 | 1,139 | 20 | 61 |
| Instructional staff | 1,677 | 4 | 165 | 148 | 54 | 4 | 1,139 | 20 | 61 |
| Research | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 54 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Library Technicians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Management | 359 | 1 | 13 | 63 | 18 | 0 | 248 | 8 | 3 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 358 | 1 | 13 | 65 | 17 | 0 | 236 | 10 | 8 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 153 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 95 | 4 | 4 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 134 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 4 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 52 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 247 | 0 | 11 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 135 | 6 | 10 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 79 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 44 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 111 | 68 | 43 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 82 | 51 | 31 |
| Instructional staff | 82 | 51 | 31 |
| Research | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Service Occupations | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 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.