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UMD Standard Sizes for Faculty and Staff Offices

Exceptions to these standards can be made on a case by case basis with justification. 

Employee Type 

NASF 

Office Types

President 

600 

Senior Vice President/Provost 

400 

Vice President 

350 

Associate/Assistant Provost 

200 

Associate/Assistant Vice President

200

P

Dean 

300 

Associate/Assistant Dean 

190 

Department Chair 

190 

Associate/Assistant Chair 

150 

FT Faculty 

150 

FT Instructors/Lecturers 

150 

FT Research Assistant 

100 

FT Post Doc 

100 

Faculty, Emeriti1

75 

Faculty, Visiting1

75 

PT Faculty1

75 

PT Instructors/Lecturers1

75 

PT Research Assistant 

50 

PT Post Doc

50

O

Executive Director 

200 

Director 

190 

Associate/Assistant Director 

150 

FT Professional Staff2

125 

FT Professional Staff2 

100 

FT Support Staff3

100 

PT Professional Staff1,2

75 

O,S 

PT Support Staff3

50

O

Graduate Assistants/Teaching Assistants4

50 

O

Student Staff5

25 

O

Office Room Types: 

P = Private Office, O = Workstation/Open Office, S = Shared Office 

Footnotes: 

1 Assume shared office space, e.g., two people share one office. 
2Professional Staff includes all staff not included in the Support Staff category. 
3Support Staff includes clerical staff (e.g., administrative assistants, receptionists), service/maintenance staff (e.g., maintenance shop staff), and technical/paraprofessional staff (e.g., lab technicians, legal assistants).
4Assume GA’s are grouped together in open offices areas. The standard NASF per TA/GA includes internal circulation space within the open office area.
5Assume students are grouped together in either TA/GA offices or within existing support staff offices with an occupancy rate of 50 percent.
 

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