Headcounts and Directory Information
Western Colorado University (Western Colorado) is a public, four-years institute located in Gunnison, CO. It has a total enrollment of 3,568 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (medium programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Master's degree.
A total of 218 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Western Colorado. The average faculty salary is $68,653 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 453 employees work at Western Colorado. The average non-instructional staff salary is $64,523. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1 Western Way, Gunnison, CO |
| Phone Number | 970-943-2119 |
| Web | www.western.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 139 Full-time / 79 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 363 Full-time / 90 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $68,653 |
| Staff Average Salary | $64,523 |
| Student Population | 3,568 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Western Colorado University, there are 453 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 363 full-time and 90 part-time staffs work at Western Colorado. By gender there are 211 male and 242 female employees.
Among them, 218 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 139 full-time and 79 part-time faculty. By gender there are 106 male and 112 female faculty teaching at Western Colorado.
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 | 453 | 211 | 242 | 363 | 175 | 188 | 90 | 36 | 54 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 218 | 106 | 112 | 139 | 77 | 62 | 79 | 29 | 50 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 20 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Management | 50 | 17 | 33 | 49 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 17 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 24 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 40 | 26 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Service | 40 | 25 | 15 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sales and related | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 31 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |