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Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Western Governors University

A total of 7,778 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Western Governors University. By employment type, there are 6,481 full-time and 1,297 part-time faculties and staffs. By gender, 5,298 female and 2,480 male employees are working at WGU.

The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 4,194, which is 53.92% of total employees. On average, 42 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty.

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,288 white (67.99%), 982 black (12.63%), and 277 asian (3.56%) employees working at WGU.

Next tables summarize the number of staffs by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and faculty status.

Occupation Gender Race/Ethnicity Non-resident Alien
Faculty & Staffs by Occupation and Working Status at Western Governors University
Staff CategoryTotalFull-timePart-time
All Staffs7,778 6,481 1,297
Postsecondary Teachers4,194 2,974 1,220
Instructional staff4,194 2,974 1,220
Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support858 799 59
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists3 3 -
Librarians3 3 -
Other teaching and Instructional Support855 796 59
Management735 734 1
Business and Financial Operations550 547 3
Computer, Engineering, and Science503 503 -
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media842 838 4
Office and Administrative Support96 86 10
Faculty & Staffs by Gender at Western Governors University
Staff CategoryTotalFemaleMale
All Staffs7,778 5,298 2,480
Postsecondary Teachers4,194 3,079 1,115
Instructional staff4,194 3,079 1,115
Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support858 643 215
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists3 1 2
Librarians3 1 2
Other teaching and Instructional Support855 642 213
Management735 415 320
Business and Financial Operations550 375 175
Computer, Engineering, and Science503 133 370
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media842 565 277
Office and Administrative Support96 88 8
Faculty & Staffs by Race/Ethnicity at Western Governors University
OccupationTotalAmerican Indian / Alaska NativeAsianBlack HispanicNativie HawaiianWhiteTwo or More RacesRace Unknown
All Staffs7,778 36277982 516445,288 220415
Postsecondary Teachers4,194 17107682 18782,892 104197
Instructional staff4,194 17107682 18782,892 104197
Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support858 41576 8310583 3255
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists3 000 102 00
Librarians3 000 102 00
Other teaching and Instructional Support855 41576 8210581 3255
Management735 22747 424557 2036
Business and Financial Operations550 13442 542371 1927
Computer, Engineering, and Science503 27426 373306 1144
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media842 920100 10616518 2647
Office and Administrative Support96 109 7161 89
Non-resident Alien Faculty & Staffs at Western Governors University
Staff CategoryTotalFemaleMale
All Staffs0 0 0
Postsecondary Teachers0 0 0
Instructional staff0 0 0
Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support0 0 0
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists0 0 0
Librarians0 0 0
Other teaching and Instructional Support0 0 0
Management0 0 0
Business and Financial Operations0 0 0
Computer, Engineering, and Science0 0 0
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media0 0 0
Office and Administrative Support0 0 0

Employment Status

According to the IPEDS, Full-time staff and Part-time staff is determined by the institution. The type of appointment at the snapshot date determines whether an employee is full time or part time. The employee\s term of contract is not considered in making the determination of full or part time. Casual employees (hired on an ad-hoc basis or occasional basis to meet short-term needs) and students in the College Work-Study Program (CWS) are not considered part-time staff.