Ten thousand students and 2500 faculty form the core of this community. Another 8000 persons provide staff support in a wide variety of positions. Approximately forty percent of the staff positions are classified as Managerial and Professional. These include supervisors, office and department managers, program directors, and professionals in medical research, health services, computer technology, education, engineering, arts and communications, finance, personnel, student services, and library science - to name only a few.
Alternative plans are available under which employees pay a share of the cost.