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Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Western Governors University

A total of 8,420 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Western Governors University. By employment type, there are 7,041 full-time and 1,379 part-time faculty and staffs. By gender, 5,747 female and 2,673 male employees are working at WGU.

The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 4,501, which is 53.46% of total employees. On average, 42 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty.

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,617 white (66.71%), 1,090 black (12.95%), and 300 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 Staffs8,420 7,041 1,379
Postsecondary Teachers4,501 3,200 1,301
Instructional staff4,501 3,200 1,301
Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support1,029 977 52
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists3 3 -
Librarians3 3 -
Other teaching and Instructional Support1,026 974 52
Management726 726 -
Business and Financial Operations569 565 4
Computer, Engineering, and Science554 554 -
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media953 950 3
Office and Administrative Support88 69 19
Faculty & Staffs by Gender at Western Governors University
Staff CategoryTotalFemaleMale
All Staffs8,420 5,747 2,673
Postsecondary Teachers4,501 3,280 1,221
Instructional staff4,501 3,280 1,221
Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support1,029 774 255
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists3 1 2
Librarians3 1 2
Other teaching and Instructional Support1,026 773 253
Management726 417 309
Business and Financial Operations569 378 191
Computer, Engineering, and Science554 160 394
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media953 661 292
Office and Administrative Support88 77 11
Faculty & Staffs by Race/Ethnicity at Western Governors University
OccupationTotalAmerican Indian / Alaska NativeAsianBlack HispanicNativie HawaiianWhiteTwo or More RacesRace Unknown
All Staffs8,420 413001,090 613485,617 252459
Postsecondary Teachers4,501 22123729 229113,051 118218
Instructional staff4,501 22123729 229113,051 118218
Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support1,029 42197 10712684 3470
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists3 000 102 00
Librarians3 000 102 00
Other teaching and Instructional Support1,026 42197 10612682 3470
Management726 22353 426546 2331
Business and Financial Operations569 13748 492382 2129
Computer, Engineering, and Science554 37829 493325 1354
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media953 917126 12913575 3450
Office and Administrative Support88 018 8154 97
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.