Factbook - Faculty and Staff

Number of Employees by Type
Fall Terms 2014 - 2023

Type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Full-Time 4,821 4,867 4,602 5,100 5,186 5,314 5,383 5,491 5,552 5,894
  Faculty 1,202 1,212 1,253 1,327 1,375 1,414 1,432 1,443 1,435 1,466
Executive/Admin and Managerial 337 333 346 362 358 359 364 368 397 431
Other Professionals 1,691 1,740 1,493 1,859 1,916 2,015 2,040 2,125 2,229 2,425
Clerical and Secretarial 732 710 664 657 635 628 616 597 578 571
Technical and Paraprofessional 406 424 402 440 471 503 531 548 503 555
Skilled Crafts 189 191 186 187 154 131 135 150 154 165
Service/Maintenance 264 257 258 268 277 264 265 260 256 281
Part-Time 5,986 6,174 5,961 7,726 6,834 6,696 5,692 6,283 6,783 7,025
Faculty 181 187 194 227 231 228 232 258 260 260
Executive/Admin and Managerial 1 1 2 2 4 5 3 2 5 4
Other Professionals 315 251 293 393 294 284 265 317 328 379
Clerical and Secretarial 176 473 390 492 336 273 226 241 251 224
Technical and Paraprofessional 286 158 186 378 228 224 229 241 232 244
Skilled Crafts 10 257 265 407 320 265 181 166 184 172
Service/Maintenance 286 10 7 9 10 7 8 24 47
GTA/GRA 1,958 1,976 1,753 2,109 2,152 2,264 2,180 2,308 2,373 2,362
Hourly Students 2,773 2,861 2,878 3,711 3,260 3,143 2,369 2,742 3,126 3,333
TOTAL 10,807 11,041 10,563 12,826 12,020 12,010 11,075 11,774 12,335 12,919

Includes all main campus, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station and AU based Alabama Cooperative Extension System employees.

Last updated: 06/06/2024