Headcounts and Directory Information
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is a public, four-years institute located in University, MS. It has a total enrollment of 26,449 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 2,258 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Ole Miss. The average faculty salary is $92,104 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 12,939 employees work at Ole Miss. The average non-instructional staff salary is $70,407. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oxford, Mississippi, University, MS |
| Phone Number | 662-915-7211 |
| Web | www.olemiss.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,878 Full-time / 380 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 11,158 Full-time / 1,781 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $92,104 |
| Staff Average Salary | $70,407 |
| Student Population | 26,449 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At University of Mississippi, there are 12,939 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 11,158 full-time and 1,781 part-time staffs work at Ole Miss. By gender there are 4,071 male and 8,868 female employees.
Among them, 2,258 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 1,878 full-time and 380 part-time faculty. By gender there are 1,147 male and 1,111 female faculty teaching at Ole Miss.
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 | 12,939 | 4,071 | 8,868 | 11,158 | 3,654 | 7,504 | 1,781 | 417 | 1,364 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 2,258 | 1,147 | 1,111 | 1,878 | 971 | 907 | 380 | 176 | 204 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 243 | 41 | 202 | 185 | 31 | 154 | 58 | 10 | 48 |
| Management | 638 | 190 | 448 | 628 | 187 | 441 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1,088 | 249 | 839 | 1,066 | 244 | 822 | 22 | 5 | 17 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 768 | 395 | 373 | 736 | 381 | 355 | 32 | 14 | 18 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 553 | 243 | 310 | 530 | 239 | 291 | 23 | 4 | 19 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 5,332 | 1,131 | 4,201 | 4,185 | 973 | 3,212 | 1,147 | 158 | 989 |
| Service | 499 | 274 | 225 | 460 | 249 | 211 | 39 | 25 | 14 |
| Sales and related | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,222 | 89 | 1,133 | 1,168 | 81 | 1,087 | 54 | 8 | 46 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 282 | 267 | 15 | 275 | 262 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 54 | 45 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 |