Manpower Codes Counts - Higher Education Publication

Our Manpower Codes (MPC) are numeric designations of the administrative functions and responsibilities of colleges and university personnel. This table contains counts for administrators by MPC.

Codes, Quantities and Descriptions of Administrative Officers as of January 1, 2023
Code	Job Description	Quantity	Quantity with Email
00	Chairman of the Board	203	144
01	Chief Executive Office (President/Chancellor)	3,395	2,651
02	Chief Executive Office within a system(President/Chancellor)	1,028	797
03	Executive Vice President	285	247
04	Administrative Assistant to the President	2,072	1,983
05	Chief Academic Officer (Provost)	3,793	3,101
06	Registrar	2,909	2,645
07	Director of Admissions	2,256	1,982
08	Chief Library Officer	2,526	2,387
09	Director of Institutional Research	1,961	1,902
10	Chief Financial/Business Officer	3,153	2,774
11	Chief of Operations/Administration	999	893
12	Director of Branch Campus	895	743
13	Chief Information Technology Officer (CIO)	2,508	2,334
14	Associate Information Technology Officer	242	237
15	Chief Human Resources Officer (Administers Human Resource Policies)	2,657	2,350
16	Associate Human Resources Officer	151	147
17	Chief, Health Care Professions	132	126
18	Chief Facilities/Physical Plant Officer	2,317	2,230
19	Director, Security/Safety	1,881	1,813
20	Associate Academic Officer	2,011	1,862
21	Associate Financial/Business Officer	1,366	1,328
22	Director, Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity	569	553
23	Director, Health Services	546	533
24	Director, Educational Media	137	134
25	Chief Contract and Grants Administrator	555	543
26	Chief Public Relations/Marketing/Communications Officer	2,261	2,115
27	Associate Public Relations/Marketing/Communications Officer	424	407
28	Director of Diversity	1,085	1,014
29	Director, Alumni Relations	1,311	1,260
30	Chief Development/Advancement Officer (fundraising)	943	886
31	Chief Community Relations Officer	192	178
32	Chief Student Affairs/Student Life Officer (top-level Student Affairs position)	2,938	2,620
33	Dean of Men	22	18
34	Dean of Women	21	20
35	Associate Student Affairs/Student Life Officer	1,427	1,373
36	Director, Student Placement	1,280	1,225
37	Director, Student Financial Aid	2,900	2,691
38	Director, Student Counseling	1,206	1,177
39	Director, Student Housing	1,090	1,073
40	Director, Bookstore	572	559
41	Athletic Director	1,810	1,744
42	Chaplin, Director Campus Ministry	522	502
43	Director, Legal Services (General Counsel)	764	717
44	Director, Annual Giving	389	379
45	Chief Institutional Planning Officer	370	357
46	Chief Research Officer	410	379
47	Dean or Director, Agriculture	121	120
48	Dean or Director, Architecture/Design	97	90
49	Dean or Director, Art and Science	942	907
50	Dean or Director, Business	1,195	1,153
51	Dean or Director, Continuing Education	393	381
52	Dean or Director, Dentistry	80	78
53	Dean or Director, Education	806	781
54	Dean or Director, Engineering	399	389
55	Dean or Director, Evening/Adult Programs	51	50
56	Dean or Director, Extension	105	103
57	Dean or Director, Fine Arts	295	283
58	Dean or Director, Graduate Programs	594	573
59	Dean or Director, Family and Consumer Sciences	14	14
60	Dean or Director, Journalism/Communications	129	127
61	Dean or Director, Law	193	181
62	Dean or Director, Library Services	38	38
63	Dean or Director, Medicine	219	206
64	Dean or Director, Music	104	99
65	Dean or Director, Natural Resources	78	73
66	Dean or Director, Nursing	645	610
67	Dean or Director, Pharmacy	132	129
68	Dean or Director, Physical Education	55	54
69	Dean or Director, Public Health	87	73
70	Dean or Director, Social Work	92	90
72	Dean or Director, Technology	200	197
73	Dean or Director, Theology	179	166
74	Dean or Director, Veterinary Medicine	38	37
75	Dean or Director, Occupational Education	136	132
76	Dean or Director, Allied Health Sciences	653	631
77	Dean or Director, Computer and Information Science	60	56
78	Dean or Director, Cooperative Education	37	37
79	Dean or Director, Humanities	374	362
80	Dean or Director, Government/Public Affairs	75	73
81	Dean or Director, Mathematics/Sciences	610	591
82	Dean or Director, Political Science/International Affairs	53	52
83	Dean or Director, Social and Behavioral Sciences	313	303
84	Director, Enrollment Management	1,736	1,628
85	Director, Foreign Students	413	409
86	Director, Government Relations	458	447
87	Dean or Director, Summer School/Session	15	15
88	Other (code used for positions that do not fit any of the descriptions above)	4,012	3,929
89	Director of First Year Experience	104	103
90	Director, Academic Computing	199	195
91	Director, Administrative Computing	177	173
92	Dean or Director, Honors Program	357	354
93	Dean or Director, Minority Students	70	69
94	Dean or Director, Women’s Studies	64	63
96	Director of Purchasing	1,031	1,009
97	Dean or Director, General Studies	163	158
100	Chief of Staff	771	714
101	Secretary of the Institution/Board	394	374
102	Director, Foundation/Corporate Relations	683	657
103	Director, Workforce Development	586	564
104	Director, Study Abroad	559	554
105	Director, Web Services	353	349
106	Dean or Director, Online Education/E-learning	682	654
107	Dean or Director, Professional Programs	139	136
108	Director, Institutional Assessment	719	704
109	Chief Auxiliary Services Officer	269	267
110	Associate Development Officer	230	228
111	Director of Institutional Advancement	1,531	1,402
112	Director Planned Giving/Major Gifts	157	154
113	Bursar	249	241
114	Chief Budget Administrator	283	282
115	Chief Investment Officer	55	51
116	Audit Officer	147	144
117	Chief Risk Management Officer	90	89
118	Director Employee Benefits	37	37
119	Director of IT Security	84	84
120	Director of Online/E-learning Platform	46	45
121	Director of Student Success/Academic Advising	747	719
122	Director of Greek Life	173	77
123	Director of Graduate Admissions	95	93
124	Director of Student Retention	201	198
125	President/Chancellor Emeritus	20	17
Total		90,175	83,772

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