Headcounts and Directory Information
University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public, four-years institute located in Amherst, MA. It has a total enrollment of 31,726 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 17 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 1,781 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at UMass Amherst. The average faculty salary is $132,469 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 6,668 employees work at UMass Amherst. The average non-instructional staff salary is $75,574. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA |
| Phone Number | 413-545-0111 |
| Web | www.umass.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,458 Full-time / 323 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 6,135 Full-time / 533 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $132,469 |
| Staff Average Salary | $75,574 |
| Student Population | 31,726 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, there are 6,668 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 6,135 full-time and 533 part-time staffs work at UMass Amherst. By gender there are 3,252 male and 3,416 female employees.
Among them, 1,781 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 1,775 full-time and 388 part-time faculty. By gender there are 1,149 male and 1,014 female faculty teaching at UMass Amherst.
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 | 6,668 | 3,252 | 3,416 | 6,135 | 3,024 | 3,111 | 533 | 228 | 305 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 2,163 | 1,149 | 1,014 | 1,775 | 962 | 813 | 388 | 187 | 201 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 499 | 144 | 355 | 456 | 127 | 329 | 43 | 17 | 26 |
| Management | 275 | 123 | 152 | 269 | 120 | 149 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 455 | 125 | 330 | 443 | 125 | 318 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 563 | 375 | 188 | 550 | 374 | 176 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 349 | 140 | 209 | 341 | 138 | 203 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 100 | 32 | 68 | 90 | 30 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Service | 1,258 | 713 | 545 | 1,242 | 701 | 541 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Sales and related | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 657 | 142 | 515 | 622 | 138 | 484 | 35 | 4 | 31 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 252 | 229 | 23 | 251 | 229 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 93 | 80 | 13 | 92 | 80 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |