Table 262.

Percentage distribution of part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution, selected instruction activities, and number of classes taught for credit: Fall 2003

Instruction activity and number of classes	All institutions		Research				Doctoral				Comprehensive				Private liberal arts		Public 2-year		Other
				Public		Private		Public		Private		Public		Private
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11
Number of part-time faculty and instructional staff (in thousands)	530.0	(0.02)	39.7	(0.78)	23.2	(0.96)	20.8	(0.82)	15.4	(0.83)	60.3	(2.49)	53.5	(2.17)	28.4	(2.19)	230.1	(2.00)	58.7	(3.38)
Percentage distribution	100.0	(†)	7.5	(0.15)	4.4	(0.18)	3.9	(0.15)	2.9	(0.16)	11.4	(0.47)	10.1	(0.41)	5.4	(0.41)	43.4	(0.38)	11.1	(0.64)
Average hours worked per week	39.9	(0.30)	41.1	(0.85)	42.6	(1.24)	43.5	(1.37)	42.1	(1.29)	38.8	(1.01)	42.7	(1.14)	39.6	(1.23)	38.0	(0.45)	41.8	(1.18)
Paid activities within institution	13.7	(0.13)	19.0	(0.61)	14.0	(0.65)	16.4	(0.76)	13.5	(0.97)	14.9	(0.48)	12.1	(0.56)	13.5	(0.73)	12.5	(0.19)	14.2	(0.46)
Unpaid activities within institution	1.7	(0.06)	1.8	(0.25)	2.5	(0.25)	2.3	(0.28)	2.8	(0.37)	2.3	(0.19)	2.7	(0.12)	2.6	(0.17)	2.1	(0.08)	2.5	(0.17)
Paid activities outside institution	22.1	(0.28)	18.3	(0.98)	23.9	(1.34)	23.3	(1.55)	24.1	(1.40)	19.9	(1.00)	26.6	(1.38)	21.9	(0.98)	21.6	(0.41)	23.3	(1.06)
Unpaid activities outside institution	2.3	(0.06)	2.0	(0.25)	2.2	(0.25)	1.6	(0.28)	1.7	(0.37)	1.8	(0.19)	1.3	(0.12)	1.6	(0.17)	1.7	(0.08)	1.8	(0.17)
Work time distribution (percent)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)
Teaching	88.3	(0.32)	74.1	(1.79)	80.6	(1.89)	84.9	(1.71)	87.2	(1.87)	90.8	(0.83)	90.4	(0.70)	90.2	(1.20)	91.3	(0.43)	85.4	(1.19)
Research/scholarship	3.9	(0.80)	13.3	(1.62)	7.0	(0.97)	7.4	(1.35)	5.2	(1.42)	3.2	(0.46)	2.4	(0.49)	2.6	(0.54)	2.1	(0.21)	4.4	(0.61)
Other	7.8	(0.20)	12.6	(1.04)	12.4	(1.75)	7.6	(1.03)	7.6	(1.22)	6.0	(0.63)	7.2	(0.81)	7.2	(0.92)	6.6	(0.40)	10.3	(0.93)
Faculty/staff distribution by instruction activity (percent)
Distribution by hours taught per week	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)
Less than 4.0	45.3	(0.80)	58.1	(2.25)	62.4	(3.87)	53.3	(2.71)	48.0	(2.67)	45.5	(1.68)	39.8	(2.34)	44.8	(2.96)	41.3	(1.30)	46.5	(2.46)
4.0 to 5.9	12.2	(0.48)	9.3	(1.25)	12.9	(2.46)	12.5	(1.49)	15.0	(1.57)	9.7	(1.25)	17.7	(2.07)	13.2	(1.73)	11.7	(0.71)	12.6	(1.62)
6.0 to 7.9	14.3	(0.57)	12.5	(1.50)	10.1	(1.69)	14.5	(1.76)	14.3	(2.01)	19.4	(1.68)	12.9	(2.14)	13.8	(1.98)	14.5	(1.04)	13.0	(1.72)
8.0 to 9.9	10.4	(0.47)	8.9	(1.22)	5.6	(1.46)	8.3	(1.82)	7.8	(1.58)	10.8	(1.11)	11.7	(1.93)	10.7	(1.54)	11.3	(0.73)	9.5	(1.45)
10.0 to 14.9	9.4	(0.47)	7.5	(1.27)	3.0	(1.16)	5.5	(1.29)	7.3	(2.03)	8.0	(1.27)	7.7	(1.29)	8.3	(1.55)	11.7	(0.99)	9.8	(1.27)
15.0 or more	8.3	(0.43)	3.6	(0.90)	6.0	(1.94)	5.9	(1.50)	7.6	(1.26)	6.5	(1.05)	10.3	(1.61)	9.1	(2.38)	9.5	(0.67)	8.5	(1.19)
Distribution by number of students taught	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)
Less than 25	52.0	(0.82)	55.6	(2.16)	68.9	(3.98)	44.6	(2.68)	56.9	(3.29)	41.6	(2.07)	57.9	(2.45)	60.5	(2.34)	49.7	(1.37)	54.0	(3.15)
25 to 49	24.9	(0.58)	17.4	(1.54)	16.9	(2.13)	27.4	(2.51)	20.7	(2.48)	24.5	(2.10)	29.4	(1.90)	24.1	(1.76)	26.7	(0.97)	22.6	(2.74)
50 to 74	12.1	(0.54)	11.6	(1.23)	3.7	(1.15)	12.5	(1.71)	9.8	(2.48)	17.5	(1.52)	8.5	(0.77)	10.0	(1.65)	12.9	(0.95)	11.7	(1.55)
75 to 99	5.8	(0.30)	5.4	(0.89)	4.1	(1.57)	7.6	(1.52)	6.8	(1.62)	6.7	(1.22)	2.0	(0.44)	3.7	(0.97)	6.2	(0.48)	7.5	(1.18)
100 to 149	3.4	(0.23)	4.8	(1.07)	2.0	(0.72)	4.2	(1.46)	2.9	(0.89)	7.2	(1.14)	1.8	(0.55)	1.2	(0.66)	3.2	(0.41)	2.4	(0.76)
150 or more	1.9	(0.19)	5.2	(0.96)	4.5	(1.35)	3.7	(0.94)	2.8	(1.12)	2.6	(0.59)	0.4	(0.30)	0.4	(0.34)	1.2	(0.35)	1.7	(0.44)
Distribution by student classroom contact hours per week1	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)
Less than 50	33.9	(0.80)	41.6	(2.52)	53.4	(3.89)	27.7	(2.98)	40.2	(2.67)	25.4	(1.88)	36.0	(2.52)	38.2	(2.66)	31.3	(1.34)	36.7	(3.40)
50 to 99	17.0	(0.54)	13.1	(1.46)	17.5	(2.13)	23.0	(3.38)	17.0	(2.30)	18.9	(1.40)	19.5	(1.53)	17.4	(1.97)	16.6	(0.96)	14.5	(1.65)
100 to 199	13.2	(0.49)	13.3	(1.51)	8.5	(1.44)	14.2	(2.34)	7.5	(1.56)	14.8	(1.72)	13.3	(1.65)	14.1	(2.01)	13.4	(0.82)	13.5	(2.19)
200 to 349	11.2	(0.46)	10.8	(1.29)	5.6	(1.42)	10.9	(1.97)	12.3	(1.88)	10.3	(1.80)	13.5	(0.93)	10.1	(1.26)	11.4	(0.66)	12.1	(1.62)
350 to 499	7.2	(0.34)	6.1	(0.98)	3.0	(0.96)	7.7	(1.74)	8.5	(1.74)	10.2	(1.0)	4.5	(0.64)	5.5	(0.95)	8.0	(0.69)	6.0	(0.93)
500 or more	17.5	(0.58)	15.1	(1.89)	12.1	(2.50)	16.5	(2.29)	14.5	(2.58)	20.3	(1.97)	13.3	(1.53)	14.6	(2.85)	19.3	(0.98)	17.2	(1.87)
Distribution by total classroom credit hours	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)
Less than 4.0	53.3	(0.89)	59.8	(2.39)	67.5	(3.65)	62.2	(2.96)	55.4	(2.34)	52.0	(2.05)	51.3	(2.05)	58.9	(2.14)	50.2	(1.43)	52.2	(3.00)
4.0 to 5.9	11.7	(0.52)	12.2	(1.52)	11.8	(2.12)	10.8	(1.63)	10.6	(1.81)	9.3	(1.09)	14.1	(1.77)	10.3	(1.68)	12.2	(0.75)	11.5	(1.68)
6.0 to 7.9	16.9	(0.55)	12.8	(1.61)	10.2	(2.20)	14.9	(1.96)	18.7	(2.12)	23.1	(2.10)	18.1	(1.22)	15.4	(1.81)	16.5	(0.98)	17.5	(1.62)
8.0 to 9.9	9.4	(0.42)	8.2	(0.92)	6.2	(1.22)	8.5	(1.64)	8.3	(2.03)	9.5	(0.99)	9.0	(1.08)	8.3	(1.34)	10.8	(0.81)	7.4	(1.33)
10.0 to 14.9	6.6	(0.35)	5.6	(1.48)	1.8	(0.75)	3.6	(0.97)	4.8	(1.22)	3.8	(0.81)	5.2	(0.82)	5.1	(1.57)	8.1	(0.62)	9.2	(1.54)
15.0 or more	2.1	(0.21)	1.4	(0.58)	2.5	(0.91)	‡	(†)	2.2	(0.78)	2.2	(0.57)	2.3	(0.64)	2.0	(0.80)	2.2	(0.31)	2.2	(0.63)
Faculty/staff distribution by number of classes taught for credit (percent)
Faculty/staff with undergraduate classes only, by total for-credit courses	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)
1	49.2	(0.90)	53.1	(3.85)	62.3	(5.20)	58.8	(4.27)	45.4	(4.58)	48.4	(2.43)	54.1	(2.78)	53.7	(3.42)	47.9	(1.20)	43.2	(3.57)
2	29.7	(0.86)	31.2	(3.04)	28.5	(5.51)	26.9	(3.12)	39.8	(4.33)	33.1	(2.35)	29.2	(2.27)	25.0	(2.20)	29.3	(1.24)	29.7	(2.70)
3	12.5	(0.47)	9.4	(1.83)	6.9	(2.33)	11.5	(2.36)	13.1	(3.15)	10.8	(1.26)	9.4	(1.35)	10.2	(1.62)	13.9	(0.84)	13.7	(1.71)
4	5.3	(0.41)	4.6	(1.41)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	4.0	(1.06)	5.4	(1.08)	5.6	(1.95)	5.9	(0.65)	6.9	(1.73)
5 or more	3.3	(0.32)	1.7	(1.03)	‡	(†)	2.6	(1.27)	1.3	(1.11)	3.7	(0.95)	1.8	(0.77)	5.5	(1.69)	3.1	(0.44)	6.5	(1.87)
Faculty/staff with graduate classes only, by total for-credit courses	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	‡	(†)	100.0	(†)
1	72.6	(1.73)	71.7	(5.24)	81.7	(4.89)	81.8	(4.93)	72.2	(5.28)	74.8	(5.62)	62.2	(3.67)	69.9	(6.67)	‡	(†)	75.6	(5.21)
2	16.6	(1.30)	20.6	(4.61)	7.4	(3.23)	10.8	(4.07)	16.2	(4.50)	12.9	(4.45)	23.3	(2.37)	18.8	(5.77)	‡	(†)	16.4	(3.91)
3	5.3	(0.93)	4.0	(2.25)	5.7	(2.74)	7.4	(4.52)	5.7	(3.51)	3.7	(2.40)	7.6	(2.41)	2.9	(2.09)	‡	(†)	3.8	(2.34)
4	3.1	(0.81)	‡	(†)	5.2	(3.18)	‡	(†)	4.0	(1.41)	5.2	(3.55)	3.9	(1.32)	6.6	(4.24)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
5 or more	2.4	(0.53)	3.7	(2.05)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	2.9	(1.38)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	3.0	(1.45)
Faculty/staff with both undergraduate and graduate classes, by total for-credit courses	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	‡	(†)	100.0	(†)
1	46.5	(2.05)	51.3	(5.19)	46.4	(10.59)	59.3	(5.24)	63.7	(8.93)	38.0	(6.03)	38.9	(4.23)	44.1	(8.69)	‡	(†)	47.4	(6.18)
2	28.7	(1.96)	29.6	(4.47)	36.3	(8.39)	18.5	(6.24)	18.1	(5.75)	30.7	(3.91)	32.7	(5.11)	35.1	(9.57)	‡	(†)	23.9	(5.54)
3	13.5	(1.79)	11.3	(3.25)	11.4	(5.72)	16.9	(6.27)	‡	(†)	17.8	(4.04)	16.6	(3.72)	12.3	(4.69)	‡	(†)	9.5	(4.84)
4	5.9	(1.19)	3.3	(1.63)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	7.8	(5.97)	7.9	(3.54)	5.4	(3.06)	5.8	(2.25)	‡	(†)	10.0	(4.03)
5 or more	5.4	(1.18)	4.4	(2.08)	‡	(†)	5.0	(2.36)	‡	(†)	5.7	(2.75)	6.4	(2.36)	2.7	(2.30)	‡	(†)	9.2	(4.56)

†Not applicable.

‡Reporting standards not met.

1 Distribution by student classroom contact hours per week is based on the number of contact hours that faculty and instructional staff spend each week with students during classroom instruction multiplied by the number of students taught.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04). (This table was prepared December 2008.)