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 11,686 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 769 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Western Carolina. The average faculty salary is $81,749 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 1,827 employees work at Western Carolina. The average non-instructional staff salary is $63,383. 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 Faculty | 549 Full-time / 220 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,598 Full-time / 229 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $81,749 |
| Staff Average Salary | $63,383 |
| Student Population | 11,686 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Western Carolina University, there are 1,827 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,598 full-time and 229 part-time staffs work at Western Carolina. By gender there are 884 male and 943 female employees.
Among them, 769 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 552 full-time and 221 part-time faculty. By gender there are 359 male and 414 female faculty teaching at Western Carolina.
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 | 1,827 | 884 | 943 | 1,598 | 788 | 810 | 229 | 96 | 133 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 773 | 359 | 414 | 552 | 264 | 288 | 221 | 95 | 126 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 81 | 23 | 58 | 79 | 23 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Management | 100 | 56 | 44 | 99 | 56 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 104 | 31 | 73 | 104 | 31 | 73 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 137 | 93 | 44 | 135 | 92 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 110 | 58 | 52 | 110 | 58 | 52 | - | - | - |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Service | 182 | 103 | 79 | 182 | 103 | 79 | - | - | - |
| Sales and related | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 185 | 35 | 150 | 184 | 35 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 115 | 109 | 6 | 115 | 109 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 22 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | - | - |