Headcounts and Directory Information
Washington University in St Louis (WUSTL) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Saint Louis, MO. It has a total enrollment of 16,357 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 7 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 2,356 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at WUSTL. The average faculty salary is $154,054 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 20,568 employees work at WUSTL. The average non-instructional staff salary is $87,791. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO |
| Phone Number | 314-935-5000 |
| Web | https://wustl.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 7 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,895 Full-time / 461 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 18,481 Full-time / 2,087 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $154,054 |
| Staff Average Salary | $87,791 |
| Student Population | 16,357 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Washington University in St Louis, there are 20,568 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 18,481 full-time and 2,087 part-time staffs work at WUSTL. By gender there are 7,056 male and 13,512 female employees.
Among them, 2,356 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 4,572 full-time and 711 part-time faculty. By gender there are 3,040 male and 2,243 female faculty teaching at WUSTL.
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 | 20,568 | 7,056 | 13,512 | 18,481 | 6,355 | 12,126 | 2,087 | 701 | 1,386 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 5,283 | 3,040 | 2,243 | 4,572 | 2,660 | 1,912 | 711 | 380 | 331 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 261 | 72 | 189 | 173 | 42 | 131 | 88 | 30 | 58 |
| Management | 1,568 | 504 | 1,064 | 1,545 | 498 | 1,047 | 23 | 6 | 17 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1,687 | 339 | 1,348 | 1,631 | 332 | 1,299 | 56 | 7 | 49 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 2,860 | 1,381 | 1,479 | 2,612 | 1,290 | 1,322 | 248 | 91 | 157 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 657 | 193 | 464 | 557 | 162 | 395 | 100 | 31 | 69 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 2,706 | 398 | 2,308 | 2,217 | 334 | 1,883 | 489 | 64 | 425 |
| Service | 2,111 | 470 | 1,641 | 1,936 | 424 | 1,512 | 175 | 46 | 129 |
| Sales and related | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 3,068 | 361 | 2,707 | 2,882 | 322 | 2,560 | 186 | 39 | 147 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 279 | 262 | 17 | 273 | 257 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 75 | 33 | 42 | 70 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 3 |