Headcounts and Directory Information
University of Kansas (KU) is a public, four-years institute located in Lawrence, KS. It has a total enrollment of 29,792 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 3,080 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at KU. The average faculty salary is $103,164 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 9,928 employees work at KU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $74,397. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230, Lawrence, KS |
| Phone Number | 785-864-2700 |
| Web | https://ku.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 2,643 Full-time / 437 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 8,958 Full-time / 970 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $103,164 |
| Staff Average Salary | $74,397 |
| Student Population | 29,792 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At University of Kansas, there are 9,928 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 8,958 full-time and 970 part-time staffs work at KU. By gender there are 4,483 male and 5,445 female employees.
Among them, 3,080 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 3,723 full-time and 759 part-time faculty. By gender there are 2,294 male and 2,188 female faculty teaching at KU.
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 | 9,928 | 4,483 | 5,445 | 8,958 | 4,078 | 4,880 | 970 | 405 | 565 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 4,482 | 2,294 | 2,188 | 3,723 | 1,929 | 1,794 | 759 | 365 | 394 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 787 | 199 | 588 | 750 | 195 | 555 | 37 | 4 | 33 |
| Management | 559 | 210 | 349 | 552 | 205 | 347 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 707 | 157 | 550 | 684 | 154 | 530 | 23 | 3 | 20 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 645 | 418 | 227 | 623 | 412 | 211 | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 423 | 136 | 287 | 396 | 129 | 267 | 27 | 7 | 20 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 691 | 391 | 300 | 679 | 390 | 289 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| Service | 437 | 323 | 114 | 426 | 317 | 109 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Sales and related | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,001 | 167 | 834 | 932 | 162 | 770 | 69 | 5 | 64 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 188 | 180 | 8 | 185 | 177 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - |