Number and percentage distribution of faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution and selected faculty characteristics: Fall 2003
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2-year institution
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4-year institution
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| Faculty characteristic |
Total |
Public |
Private |
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Public |
Private |
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| Total |
1,212,00 |
362,000 |
8,600 |
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494,000 |
347,000 |
| Sex |
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| Male |
57.5 |
50.7 |
52.4 |
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60.7 |
60.1 |
| Female |
42.5 |
49.3 |
47.6 |
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39.3 |
39.9 |
| Race/ethnicity |
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| White |
82.5 |
82.7 |
95.2 |
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80.6 |
84.6 |
| Black |
5.5 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
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5.1 |
4.8 |
| Hispanic |
3.5 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
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3.2 |
2.6 |
| Asian |
6.3 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
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9.0 |
6.1 |
| Pacific Islander |
0.1 |
0.2 |
# |
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0.1 |
0.1 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
0.4 |
0.6 |
# |
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0.4 |
0.2 |
| More than one race |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
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1.7 |
1.6 |
| Employment status |
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| Full-time |
56.3 |
33.3 |
58.3 |
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71.7 |
58.2 |
| Part-time |
43.7 |
66.7 |
41.7 |
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28.3 |
41.8 |
| Highest level of educational attainment |
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| Less than bachelor’s |
4.2 |
11.9 |
6.7 |
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0.9 |
0.9 |
| Bachelor’s |
9.3 |
18.5 |
18.2 |
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5.2 |
5.5 |
| Master’s |
37.4 |
55.1 |
52.3 |
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26.3 |
34.3 |
| First-professional |
7.8 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
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9.2 |
11.0 |
| Doctorate |
41.3 |
11.6 |
20.3 |
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58.4 |
48.4 |
| Main activity |
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| Teaching |
73.8 |
89.3 |
79.7 |
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63.4 |
72.1 |
| Research |
8.8 |
0.1 |
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15.3 |
9.0 |
| Administration |
6.7 |
3.1 |
11.9 |
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8.5 |
7.6 |
| Other |
10.8 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
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12.8 |
11.4 |
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# Rounds to zero.
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NOTE: Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04).
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