Headcounts and Directory Information
Western Carolina University (Western Carolina) is a public, four-years institute located in Cullowhee, NC. It has a total enrollment of 11,635 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1. It is a Doctoral/Research University by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 787 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Western Carolina. The average faculty salary is $76,259 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,824 employees work at Western Carolina. The average non-instructional staff salary is $59,365. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | Highway 107, Cullowhee, NC |
| Phone Number | 828-227-7100 |
| Web | www.wcu.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 544 Full-time / 243 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,570 Full-time / 254 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $76,259 |
| Staff Average Salary | $59,365 |
| Student Population | 11,635 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Western Carolina University, there are 1,823 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,575 full-time and 248 part-time staffs work at Western Carolina. By gender there are 893 male and 930 female employees.
Among them, 787 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 549 full-time and 236 part-time faculties. By gender there are 373 male and 412 female faculties teaching at Western Carolina.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties 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 | 1,823 | 893 | 930 | 1,575 | 793 | 782 | 248 | 100 | 148 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 785 | 373 | 412 | 549 | 274 | 275 | 236 | 99 | 137 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 77 | 20 | 57 | 75 | 20 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Management | 106 | 61 | 45 | 105 | 61 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 102 | 35 | 67 | 100 | 35 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 125 | 87 | 38 | 124 | 86 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 108 | 58 | 50 | 108 | 58 | 50 | - | - | - |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 19 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Service | 178 | 101 | 77 | 178 | 101 | 77 | - | - | - |
| Sales and related | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 188 | 36 | 152 | 186 | 36 | 150 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 110 | 105 | 5 | 110 | 105 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 23 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 10 | - | - | - |