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Table 243. Full-time instructional faculty with tenure for degree-granting institutions reporting tenure status, by academic rank, sex, and type and control of institution: 1980-81 to 1998-99

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                     |           Percent with tenure, by rank                        |Percent with
                     |                                                               |tenure, by sex
                     |_______________________________________________________________|_______________
Academic year, type, |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
   and control of    | All  |         |Associate|Assistant|Instruc-|        |   No   |       |
     institution     |ranks |Professor|professor|professor|  tor   |Lecturer|academic|  Men  | Women
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |  rank  |       |
_____________________|______|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|_______|_______
          1          |  2   |    3    |    4    |    5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |   9   |  10
_____________________|______|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|_______|_______
       1980-81       |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
All institutions ....| 64.8 |    95.8 |    82.9 |    27.9 |    9.2 |   11.9 |   77.4 |  70.0 |  49.7
  4-year ............| 62.7 |    95.8 |    82.2 |    24.1 |    6.6 |   10.7 |   24.7 |  68.3 |  44.0
    University ......| 64.5 |    96.7 |    83.7 |    15.3 |    5.4 |    4.3 |    3.5 |  70.0 |  41.0
    Other 4-year ....| 61.3 |    94.9 |    81.2 |    29.7 |    7.1 |   17.8 |   32.4 |  67.0 |  45.5
  2-year ............| 74.5 |    95.6 |    89.2 |    58.9 |   19.8 |   34.8 |   81.1 |  78.8 |  66.6
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
Public institutions .| 68.0 |    96.6 |    85.9 |    32.5 |   11.8 |   14.3 |   79.4 |  72.8 |  54.0
  4-year ............| 65.7 |    96.6 |    85.3 |    27.6 |    8.7 |   12.8 |   12.2 |  71.1 |  47.5
    University ......| 66.0 |    96.9 |    86.5 |    16.8 |    6.1 |    4.9 |    4.5 |  71.3 |  42.8
    Other 4-year ....| 65.5 |    96.3 |    84.4 |    35.5 |   10.0 |   21.4 |   17.2 |  70.9 |  50.2
  2-year ............| 75.2 |    95.9 |    89.5 |    59.5 |   20.3 |   35.8 |   81.8 |  79.3 |  67.5
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
Private institutions | 55.9 |    93.8 |    75.2 |    17.5 |    3.0 |    1.5 |   43.4 |  62.2 |  37.2
  4-year ............| 56.0 |    93.8 |    75.2 |    17.4 |    2.8 |    1.5 |   37.5 |  62.2 |  37.2
    University ......| 60.4 |    96.3 |    75.8 |    11.5 |    3.5 |    1.8 |    0.6 |  66.3 |  36.5
    Other 4-year ....| 53.6 |    92.0 |    74.9 |    20.2 |    2.6 |    1.2 |   43.4 |  59.8 |  37.4
  2-year ............| 49.5 |    84.7 |    77.3 |    35.2 |    8.8 |    --- |   52.2 |  57.3 |  39.5
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
       1990-91       |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
All institutions ....| 61.2 |    95.6 |    80.8 |    18.6 |    6.8 |    6.9 |   36.3 |  67.8 |  45.3
  4-year ............| 61.7 |    95.7 |    80.4 |    15.8 |    4.1 |    6.0 |   19.1 |  68.6 |  43.9
    University ......| 65.2 |    97.2 |    85.4 |     9.0 |    3.5 |    2.1 |    1.4 |  71.6 |  43.6
    Other 4-year ....| 59.4 |    94.6 |    77.1 |    19.7 |    4.3 |    9.2 |   30.2 |  66.3 |  44.0
  2-year ............| 57.1 |    93.7 |    85.3 |    50.7 |   16.3 |   26.6 |   39.8 |  60.9 |  51.9
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
Public institutions .| 62.9 |    96.3 |    83.7 |    21.7 |    8.6 |    8.4 |   36.6 |  69.4 |  47.4
  4-year ............| 64.0 |    96.5 |    83.5 |    18.0 |    5.3 |    7.3 |   11.3 |  70.8 |  45.9
    University ......| 66.3 |    97.3 |    88.3 |     9.7 |    4.2 |    2.4 |    0.4 |  72.8 |  44.5
    Other 4-year ....| 62.3 |    95.9 |    79.9 |    23.4 |    5.7 |   10.6 |   23.5 |  69.1 |  46.7
  2-year ............| 57.3 |    93.7 |    85.6 |    51.4 |   16.7 |   26.7 |   39.7 |  61.0 |  52.2
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
Private institutions | 56.7 |    93.9 |    73.8 |    11.8 |    1.5 |    1.0 |   33.3 |  63.7 |  39.8
  4-year ............| 56.8 |    93.9 |    73.8 |    11.6 |    1.4 |    1.0 |   31.2 |  63.7 |  39.8
    University ......| 62.2 |    96.9 |    77.4 |     7.3 |    1.4 |    1.4 |    6.5 |  68.5 |  41.3
    Other 4-year ....| 53.9 |    91.9 |    72.0 |    13.5 |    1.5 |    0.5 |   36.3 |  60.9 |  39.2
  2-year ............| 45.7 |    90.2 |    70.9 |    29.0 |    4.3 |    --- |   49.7 |  53.1 |  39.3
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
       1997-98       |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
All institutions ....| 64.7 |    96.1 |    83.9 |    16.0 |    7.9 |    1.5 |   71.5 |  71.6 |  52.0
  4-year ............| 63.1 |    96.4 |    83.8 |    12.8 |    3.7 |    1.6 |   26.6 |  70.8 |  47.5
    University ......| 67.4 |    97.5 |    88.5 |     6.1 |    2.7 |    1.2 |   10.5 |  74.9 |  48.1
    Other 4-year ....| 60.4 |    95.5 |    80.7 |    16.1 |    4.1 |    1.9 |   34.9 |  67.9 |  47.2
  2-year ............| 72.7 |    93.7 |    85.0 |    51.4 |   21.3 |    --- |   76.3 |  76.3 |  68.5
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
Public institutions .| 67.2 |    97.2 |    87.6 |    18.9 |    9.9 |    1.5 |   73.1 |  74.0 |  54.9
  4-year ............| 65.5 |    97.8 |    87.9 |    14.2 |    4.8 |    1.5 |   13.6 |  73.4 |  49.1
    University ......| 69.0 |    98.1 |    91.9 |     6.2 |    3.1 |    1.0 |    0.7 |  76.7 |  49.3
    Other 4-year ....| 63.0 |    97.5 |    84.8 |    18.8 |    5.4 |    1.9 |   20.7 |  70.8 |  48.9
  2-year ............| 72.9 |    93.7 |    85.3 |    51.8 |   21.5 |    0.0 |   76.4 |  76.5 |  68.7
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
Private institutions | 58.6 |    93.6 |    75.9 |    10.5 |    1.7 |    1.7 |   51.0 |  65.8 |  44.7
  4-year ............| 58.5 |    93.6 |    75.9 |    10.4 |    1.4 |    1.7 |   38.9 |  65.7 |  44.6
    University ......| 63.6 |    96.0 |    79.9 |     5.9 |    1.3 |    1.5 |   20.5 |  70.8 |  45.2
    Other 4-year ....| 56.0 |    92.1 |    74.1 |    12.2 |    1.4 |    1.9 |   48.0 |  62.9 |  44.3
  2-year ............| 65.1 |    94.1 |    62.5 |    28.6 |   14.8 |    --- |   75.1 |  69.9 |  55.8
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
       1998-99       |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
All institutions ....| 63.9 |    95.9 |    83.6 |    15.6 |    7.9 |    1.9 |   69.1 |  70.6 |  51.8
  4-year ............| 62.3 |    96.2 |    83.6 |    12.3 |    3.5 |    1.3 |   22.3 |  70.0 |  47.3
    University ......| 66.4 |    97.2 |    88.4 |     5.3 |    2.3 |    0.9 |    0.9 |  73.8 |  47.9
    Other 4-year ....| 59.8 |    95.4 |    80.6 |    15.8 |    3.9 |    1.8 |   33.3 |  67.2 |  47.0
  2-year ............| 71.7 |    92.9 |    83.8 |    52.6 |   21.6 |    --- |   74.6 |  74.8 |  68.1
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
Public institutions .| 66.3 |    97.0 |    87.3 |    18.2 |    9.8 |    2.0 |   71.6 |  73.0 |  54.6
  4-year ............| 64.7 |    97.7 |    87.7 |    13.4 |    4.2 |    1.3 |   16.8 |  72.6 |  48.8
    University ......| 68.1 |    98.0 |    91.6 |     5.4 |    2.6 |    1.0 |    1.3 |  75.7 |  49.4
    Other 4-year ....| 62.3 |    97.4 |    84.9 |    18.0 |    4.8 |    1.6 |   23.8 |  70.1 |  48.5
  2-year ............| 71.7 |    92.8 |    84.0 |    52.9 |   21.7 |   14.9 |   74.6 |  74.8 |  68.2
                     |      |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
Private institutions | 58.0 |    93.3 |    75.8 |    10.5 |    2.0 |    1.4 |   43.7 |  65.0 |  44.8
  4-year ............| 57.9 |    93.3 |    75.8 |    10.5 |    1.9 |    1.4 |   26.9 |  64.9 |  44.6
    University ......| 62.3 |    95.5 |    80.3 |     5.1 |    1.1 |    0.5 |    0.7 |  69.4 |  44.6
    Other 4-year ....| 55.6 |    91.8 |    73.8 |    12.5 |    2.1 |    2.7 |   41.8 |  62.3 |  44.6
  2-year ............| 69.1 |   100.0 |    67.1 |    17.1 |   11.3 |    --- |   74.6 |  73.9 |  60.2
_____________________|______|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|_______|_______

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NOTE: Data for 1980-81 and 1990-91 are for institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher education were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate or higher degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Faculty Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits;" and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty" surveys. (This table was prepared August 2000.)


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