Headcounts and Directory Information
University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Mississippi) is a public, four-years institute located in Hattiesburg, MS. It has a total enrollment of 13,170 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.
A total of 850 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Southern Mississippi. The average faculty salary is $77,827 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 2,560 employees work at Southern Mississippi. The average non-instructional staff salary is $56,787. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 118 College Drive # 0001, Hattiesburg, MS |
| Phone Number | 601-266-1000 |
| Web | https://www.usm.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 668 Full-time / 182 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 2,106 Full-time / 454 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $77,827 |
| Staff Average Salary | $56,787 |
| Student Population | 13,170 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At University of Southern Mississippi, there are 2,560 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 2,106 full-time and 454 part-time staffs work at Southern Mississippi. By gender there are 1,084 male and 1,476 female employees.
Among them, 850 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 797 full-time and 183 part-time faculty. By gender there are 485 male and 495 female faculty teaching at Southern Mississippi.
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 | 2,560 | 1,084 | 1,476 | 2,106 | 912 | 1,194 | 454 | 172 | 282 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 980 | 485 | 495 | 797 | 414 | 383 | 183 | 71 | 112 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 75 | 19 | 56 | 64 | 15 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Management | 110 | 45 | 65 | 108 | 43 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 510 | 161 | 349 | 333 | 95 | 238 | 177 | 66 | 111 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 132 | 91 | 41 | 110 | 74 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 222 | 83 | 139 | 209 | 79 | 130 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 64 | 5 | 59 | 45 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Service | 203 | 97 | 106 | 193 | 93 | 100 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Sales and related | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 187 | 24 | 163 | 172 | 20 | 152 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 62 | 59 | 3 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - |