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| Table 267. | Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting institutions, by level and control of institution and selected characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and fall 2003 |
| Selected characteristic | Number (in thousands) |
Fall 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Research | Doctoral | Comprehensive | Private liberal arts | Public 2-year | Other | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 1998 | 2003 | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Full-time faculty and instructional staff |
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| Number (in thousands) | 528.3 | 560.4 | 681.8 | (0.05) | 681.8 | (0.05) | 162.1 | (0.85) | 63.5 | (1.58) | 51.3 | (0.76) | 21.7 | (0.79) | 107.3 | (2.98) | 41.4 | (1.59) | 49.6 | (1.80) | 114.6 | (1.09) | 70.2 | (3.36) |
| Percentage distribution | † | † | † | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 23.8 | (0.12) | 9.3 | (0.23) | 7.5 | (0.11) | 3.2 | (0.12) | 15.7 | (0.44) | 6.1 | (0.23) | 7.3 | (0.26) | 16.8 | (0.16) | 10.3 | (0.49) |
| Percentage distribution of full-time faculty and instructional staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 528.3 | 560.4 | 681.8 | (0.05) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 352.7 | 356.9 | 420.4 | (—) | 61.7 | (0.35) | 69.9 | (0.62) | 68.8 | (0.90) | 62.8 | (1.29) | 66.7 | (2.04) | 58.8 | (0.84) | 57.6 | (2.03) | 59.7 | (1.14) | 50.5 | (1.08) | 60.3 | (1.41) |
| Female | 175.5 | 203.5 | 261.4 | (—) | 38.3 | (0.35) | 30.1 | (0.62) | 31.2 | (0.90) | 37.2 | (1.29) | 33.3 | (2.04) | 41.2 | (0.84) | 42.4 | (2.03) | 40.3 | (1.14) | 49.5 | (1.08) | 39.7 | (1.41) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 456.7 | 477.0 | 547.7 | (—) | 80.3 | (0.27) | 79.0 | (0.50) | 77.6 | (0.73) | 81.3 | (1.33) | 82.7 | (1.55) | 78.0 | (1.12) | 85.6 | (1.02) | 86.0 | (0.81) | 80.9 | (0.84) | 79.8 | (1.14) |
| Black | 27.4 | 28.4 | 38.1 | (—) | 5.6 | (0.17) | 3.7 | (0.26) | 4.9 | (0.49) | 4.1 | (0.50) | 5.1 | (0.79) | 8.7 | (0.73) | 4.8 | (0.65) | 6.3 | (0.69) | 6.9 | (0.43) | 4.7 | (0.81) |
| Hispanic | 13.9 | 18.5 | 23.8 | (—) | 3.5 | (0.10) | 2.9 | (0.18) | 3.5 | (0.36) | 2.9 | (0.37) | 2.2 | (0.59) | 3.6 | (0.23) | 2.4 | (0.36) | 2.3 | (0.26) | 5.8 | (0.44) | 3.1 | (0.44) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 27.7 | 32.5 | 62.3 | (—) | 9.1 | (0.16) | 13.2 | (0.45) | 12.8 | (0.63) | 10.1 | (1.17) | 9.3 | (1.40) | 7.9 | (0.34) | 5.9 | (0.74) | 3.8 | (0.33) | 4.2 | (0.44) | 11.3 | (0.94) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
2.6 | 4.0 | 10.0 | (—) | 1.5 | (0.11) | 1.1 | (0.17) | 1.2 | (0.40) | 1.6 | (0.35) | 0.7 | (0.36) | 1.8 | (0.50) | 1.2 | (0.38) | 1.6 | (0.31) | 2.2 | (0.36) | 1.0 | (0.32) |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 30 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 11.9 | (—) | 1.7 | (0.13) | 1.7 | (0.24) | 1.5 | (0.28) | 1.8 | (0.37) | 1.3 | (0.44) | 1.7 | (0.29) | 2.3 | (0.56) | 2.1 | (0.41) | 1.8 | (0.36) | 1.7 | (0.68) |
| 30 to 34 | 35.4 | 32.2 | 47.2 | (—) | 6.9 | (0.21) | 7.5 | (0.44) | 8.6 | (0.89) | 7.2 | (0.82) | 5.9 | (0.73) | 6.5 | (0.74) | 7.0 | (0.92) | 8.9 | (0.73) | 5.1 | (0.52) | 6.4 | (0.75) |
| 35 to 39 | 66.8 | 60.1 | 77.1 | (—) | 11.3 | (0.29) | 12.8 | (0.58) | 14.3 | (1.35) | 11.8 | (0.95) | 8.9 | (1.45) | 10.1 | (0.86) | 9.6 | (0.88) | 12.8 | (1.22) | 9.0 | (0.70) | 11.1 | (1.05) |
| 40 to 44 | 90.2 | 81.9 | 92.6 | (—) | 13.6 | (0.31) | 15.3 | (0.57) | 15.0 | (0.75) | 11.9 | (0.83) | 11.8 | (1.36) | 12.1 | (0.78) | 14.4 | (1.15) | 12.3 | (0.75) | 12.7 | (0.88) | 14.4 | (1.38) |
| 45 to 49 | 97.7 | 96.8 | 105.3 | (—) | 15.4 | (0.32) | 15.9 | (0.53) | 14.6 | (1.24) | 16.5 | (1.38) | 16.0 | (1.89) | 15.2 | (0.75) | 13.0 | (1.18) | 14.3 | (1.10) | 14.7 | (0.70) | 18.0 | (1.36) |
| 50 to 54 | 94.9 | 104.7 | 114.4 | (—) | 16.8 | (0.34) | 16.3 | (0.66) | 14.6 | (0.87) | 16.0 | (1.09) | 14.9 | (1.34) | 16.6 | (0.90) | 17.1 | (1.26) | 16.5 | (1.0) | 19.3 | (0.84) | 17.1 | (1.35) |
| 55 to 59 | 67.3 | 90.2 | 111.6 | (—) | 16.4 | (0.37) | 13.9 | (0.66) | 12.0 | (0.61) | 15.1 | (1.01) | 16.5 | (1.60) | 17.3 | (0.89) | 16.8 | (1.24) | 15.6 | (0.87) | 21.9 | (1.05) | 16.8 | (1.46) |
| 60 to 64 | 44.6 | 55.0 | 78.3 | (—) | 11.5 | (0.31) | 10.7 | (0.58) | 10.9 | (0.74) | 13.8 | (0.90) | 12.8 | (1.54) | 13.4 | (0.72) | 12.9 | (1.42) | 11.8 | (1.10) | 10.5 | (0.68) | 9.4 | (0.83) |
| 65 or older | 23.8 | 30.6 | 43.3 | (—) | 6.3 | (0.23) | 6.0 | (0.40) | 8.6 | (0.64) | 5.9 | (0.83) | 11.8 | (1.53) | 7.1 | (0.67) | 6.8 | (0.78) | 5.7 | (0.80) | 4.9 | (0.67) | 5.2 | (0.59) |
| Highest degree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than bachelor's | 6.3 | 6.7 | 10.0 | (—) | 1.5 | (0.12) | 0.2 | (0.09) | 0.2 | (0.14) | 0.2 | (0.09) | ‡ | (†) | 0.1 | (0.07) | ‡ | (†) | 0.8 | (0.26) | 6.1 | (0.58) | 2.4 | (0.64) |
| Bachelor's | 20.9 | 22.5 | 29.4 | (—) | 4.3 | (0.24) | 2.0 | (0.27) | 2.0 | (0.41) | 2.9 | (0.51) | 1.6 | (0.46) | 3.1 | (0.63) | 2.8 | (0.58) | 2.1 | (0.53) | 11.1 | (0.97) | 6.9 | (0.82) |
| Master's | 155.8 | 156.0 | 179.8 | (—) | 26.4 | (0.39) | 12.3 | (0.49) | 9.9 | (0.93) | 20.3 | (1.19) | 12.9 | (1.17) | 22.7 | (1.08) | 28.7 | (2.10) | 27.2 | (1.71) | 63.3 | (1.22) | 25.5 | (1.68) |
| First-professional | 58.3 | 51.7 | 56.1 | (—) | 8.2 | (0.30) | 11.8 | (0.53) | 18.4 | (1.19) | 4.7 | (0.49) | 9.7 | (1.47) | 2.0 | (0.30) | 3.5 | (0.89) | 0.9 | (0.18) | 1.6 | (0.30) | 21.3 | (1.99) |
| Doctoral | 283.8 | 323.5 | 406.6 | (—) | 59.6 | (0.48) | 73.7 | (0.61) | 69.4 | (1.45) | 71.9 | (1.30) | 75.4 | (2.03) | 72.1 | (1.34) | 65.0 | (2.47) | 69.1 | (1.92) | 17.9 | (1.13) | 43.8 | (2.47) |
| Academic rank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professor | 160.6 | 172.2 | 194.4 | (3.67) | 28.5 | (0.54) | 33.8 | (0.95) | 34.0 | (1.15) | 27.3 | (1.34) | 30.3 | (2.37) | 29.8 | (1.23) | 24.8 | (1.61) | 28.5 | (1.79) | 21.7 | (1.89) | 22.9 | (1.39) |
| Associate professor | 123.7 | 132.0 | 149.6 | (2.56) | 21.9 | (0.37) | 23.3 | (0.63) | 22.0 | (1.12) | 25.9 | (1.54) | 31.6 | (1.73) | 23.2 | (1.30) | 27.0 | (1.41) | 24.6 | (1.27) | 12.1 | (1.22) | 22.3 | (1.47) |
| Assistant professor | 124.3 | 125.0 | 158.1 | (2.81) | 23.2 | (0.41) | 22.5 | (0.68) | 26.6 | (1.38) | 23.5 | (1.36) | 21.6 | (1.63) | 28.3 | (1.08) | 31.8 | (2.0) | 30.3 | (1.14) | 10.3 | (1.12) | 25.2 | (1.37) |
| Instructor | 73.9 | 74.9 | 82.7 | (2.85) | 12.1 | (0.42) | 4.3 | (0.27) | 5.0 | (0.79) | 9.0 | (0.94) | 4.5 | (0.89) | 7.6 | (0.81) | 6.8 | (1.02) | 6.6 | (0.91) | 37.5 | (2.13) | 13.9 | (1.30) |
| Lecturer | 11.9 | 14.1 | 21.9 | (1.48) | 3.2 | (0.22) | 4.6 | (0.34) | 4.9 | (0.59) | 5.4 | (0.80) | 2.5 | (0.40) | 5.4 | (0.99) | 1.9 | (0.67) | 1.0 | (0.23) | 0.3 | (0.09) | 0.9 | (0.27) |
| Other | 17.1 | 26.3 | 56.5 | (2.15) | 8.3 | (0.32) | 10.6 | (0.64) | 7.1 | (0.54) | 8.5 | (0.59) | 8.9 | (1.23) | 5.7 | (0.94) | 7.3 | (1.12) | 8.8 | (1.11) | 8.3 | (0.80) | 7.9 | (0.90) |
| No rank | 16.9 | 15.8 | 18.6 | (1.28) | 2.7 | (0.19) | 0.8 | (0.14) | 0.4 | (0.20) | 0.5 | (0.25) | 0.6 | (0.45) | 0.1 | (0.05) | 0.5 | (0.10) | 0.2 | (0.10) | 9.8 | (0.88) | 7.0 | (1.14) |
| Base salary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under $10,000 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 4.4 | (0.49) | 0.7 | (0.07) | 0.8 | (0.19) | 0.7 | (0.31) | 0.8 | (0.26) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | (0.20) | 0.3 | (0.18) | 0.6 | (0.18) | 0.6 | (0.15) | 0.9 | (0.35) |
| $10,000 to 24,999 | 29.4 | 19.3 | 19.0 | (1.03) | 2.8 | (0.15) | 2.5 | (0.28) | 3.0 | (0.44) | 3.8 | (0.55) | 1.7 | (0.74) | 3.1 | (0.36) | 2.9 | (0.45) | 2.6 | (0.58) | 2.9 | (0.42) | 2.4 | (0.59) |
| $25,000 to 39,999 | 181.8 | 123.7 | 79.7 | (2.90) | 11.7 | (0.42) | 8.0 | (0.49) | 5.6 | (0.66) | 13.0 | (0.65) | 6.6 | (1.03) | 12.2 | (1.12) | 12.8 | (1.85) | 15.2 | (1.38) | 18.0 | (1.44) | 12.0 | (1.28) |
| $40,000 to 54,999 | 163.8 | 171.1 | 192.4 | (3.09) | 28.2 | (0.45) | 19.2 | (0.78) | 15.5 | (1.13) | 27.4 | (1.10) | 21.3 | (2.12) | 34.0 | (1.40) | 38.8 | (1.63) | 39.6 | (1.64) | 37.1 | (1.48) | 25.7 | (1.55) |
| $55,000 to 69,999 | 76.7 | 106.2 | 147.7 | (3.54) | 21.7 | (0.52) | 18.9 | (0.58) | 15.4 | (0.99) | 22.3 | (1.05) | 26.4 | (2.02) | 24.1 | (1.26) | 24.9 | (1.78) | 23.1 | (1.34) | 24.3 | (1.58) | 20.9 | (1.43) |
| $70,000 to 84,999 | 32.1 | 57.9 | 94.8 | (2.19) | 13.9 | (0.32) | 15.3 | (0.64) | 16.0 | (1.01) | 14.7 | (1.03) | 15.6 | (1.52) | 14.7 | (1.21) | 10.5 | (1.18) | 11.2 | (1.46) | 12.9 | (1.10) | 12.0 | (1.38) |
| $85,000 to 99,999 | 11.1 | 28.1 | 50.7 | (1.98) | 7.4 | (0.29) | 11.1 | (0.54) | 9.8 | (0.80) | 7.8 | (0.79) | 10.1 | (1.32) | 8.1 | (0.78) | 4.0 | (1.15) | 3.7 | (0.56) | 3.6 | (0.59) | 5.7 | (0.58) |
| $100,000 or more | 19.6 | 44.4 | 93.1 | (2.29) | 13.7 | (0.34) | 24.1 | (0.76) | 34.0 | (1.20) | 10.2 | (0.82) | 18.2 | (1.63) | 3.3 | (0.46) | 5.8 | (0.90) | 4.0 | (0.57) | 0.8 | (0.21) | 20.4 | (2.00) |
| Part-time faculty and instructional staff |
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| Number (in thousands) | 376.7 | 416.0 | 530.0 | (0.02) | 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 | (2.0) | 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) |
| Percentage distribution of part-time faculty and instructional staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 376.7 | 416.0 | 530.0 | (0.02) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 208.7 | 217.0 | 275.9 | (—) | 52.1 | (0.45) | 50.4 | (1.97) | 60.2 | (1.92) | 50.2 | (2.26) | 58.4 | (3.34) | 50.0 | (1.59) | 53.9 | (1.53) | 50.3 | (1.95) | 50.7 | (0.57) | 55.4 | (1.66) |
| Female | 168.0 | 199.1 | 254.1 | (—) | 47.9 | (0.45) | 49.6 | (1.97) | 39.8 | (1.92) | 49.8 | (2.26) | 41.6 | (3.34) | 50.0 | (1.59) | 46.1 | (1.53) | 49.7 | (1.95) | 49.3 | (0.57) | 44.6 | (1.66) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 332.8 | 364.4 | 451.6 | (—) | 85.2 | (0.38) | 82.4 | (1.63) | 85.8 | (1.78) | 87.9 | (2.19) | 88.9 | (1.99) | 87.2 | (1.89) | 91.0 | (0.85) | 86.2 | (1.59) | 83.7 | (0.54) | 83.0 | (1.84) |
| Black | 18.3 | 18.9 | 29.7 | (—) | 5.6 | (0.20) | 2.7 | (0.72) | 4.1 | (1.14) | 2.4 | (1.01) | 2.8 | (0.99) | 4.7 | (1.20) | 2.8 | (0.40) | 8.1 | (1.27) | 6.9 | (0.25) | 7.2 | (1.02) |
| Hispanic | 11.2 | 15.5 | 18.7 | (—) | 3.5 | (0.13) | 3.2 | (0.56) | 2.5 | (0.78) | 4.1 | (0.81) | 2.8 | (0.66) | 3.1 | (0.39) | 2.4 | (0.30) | 2.1 | (0.48) | 4.4 | (0.21) | 3.0 | (0.57) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 12.2 | 13.2 | 20.3 | (—) | 3.8 | (0.22) | 9.9 | (1.39) | 6.4 | (1.05) | 4.5 | (1.14) | 4.9 | (1.79) | 3.3 | (0.59) | 1.9 | (0.61) | 2.7 | (0.63) | 2.9 | (0.23) | 4.7 | (1.02) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
2.3 | 4.0 | 9.7 | (—) | 1.8 | (0.22) | 1.8 | (0.68) | ‡ | (†) | 1.1 | (0.69) | 0.6 | (0.35) | 1.7 | (0.61) | 1.9 | (0.42) | 0.9 | (0.35) | 2.1 | (0.38) | 2.1 | (0.70) |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 30 | 20.5 | 15.1 | 22.8 | (—) | 4.3 | (0.30) | 5.6 | (0.94) | 3.1 | (1.11) | 8.9 | (1.75) | 4.8 | (1.58) | 5.7 | (1.04) | 1.8 | (0.51) | 3.8 | (0.72) | 4.4 | (0.46) | 3.1 | (0.72) |
| 30 to 34 | 35.9 | 37.1 | 43.4 | (—) | 8.2 | (0.38) | 10.0 | (1.32) | 8.8 | (1.79) | 6.8 | (1.20) | 6.5 | (1.81) | 8.1 | (1.11) | 7.9 | (1.16) | 8.9 | (1.33) | 8.2 | (0.68) | 7.6 | (1.11) |
| 35 to 39 | 58.9 | 47.2 | 54.6 | (—) | 10.3 | (0.48) | 8.7 | (1.36) | 9.4 | (1.48) | 8.3 | (1.74) | 12.5 | (2.38) | 11.1 | (1.55) | 9.7 | (0.88) | 10.8 | (1.78) | 10.4 | (0.74) | 10.8 | (1.35) |
| 40 to 44 | 70.0 | 60.4 | 61.0 | (—) | 11.5 | (0.44) | 12.9 | (1.78) | 11.4 | (1.81) | 13.2 | (2.26) | 11.2 | (2.26) | 11.9 | (1.34) | 10.1 | (1.18) | 12.2 | (1.37) | 11.3 | (0.78) | 11.3 | (1.40) |
| 45 to 49 | 68.0 | 72.1 | 76.5 | (—) | 14.4 | (0.48) | 15.6 | (1.51) | 16.0 | (1.54) | 16.3 | (2.42) | 7.9 | (1.93) | 11.3 | (1.17) | 14.3 | (1.27) | 14.0 | (1.95) | 14.6 | (0.75) | 17.1 | (1.84) |
| 50 to 54 | 45.1 | 69.8 | 82.8 | (—) | 15.6 | (0.42) | 14.5 | (1.39) | 12.2 | (1.49) | 16.3 | (2.27) | 16.5 | (2.76) | 13.6 | (1.50) | 18.5 | (1.24) | 15.0 | (1.66) | 15.9 | (0.72) | 15.8 | (1.57) |
| 55 to 59 | 28.8 | 47.1 | 77.0 | (—) | 14.5 | (0.48) | 12.1 | (1.53) | 14.4 | (2.14) | 13.5 | (1.99) | 14.2 | (2.99) | 14.8 | (1.35) | 14.2 | (1.32) | 13.7 | (1.69) | 15.3 | (0.71) | 14.1 | (1.59) |
| 60 to 64 | 22.9 | 28.8 | 51.6 | (—) | 9.7 | (0.50) | 8.4 | (1.38) | 9.6 | (1.78) | 8.0 | (1.86) | 12.5 | (2.58) | 11.2 | (1.30) | 10.5 | (1.38) | 9.5 | (1.41) | 9.7 | (0.85) | 8.5 | (1.25) |
| 65 or older | 26.6 | 38.4 | 60.3 | (—) | 11.4 | (0.46) | 12.3 | (1.49) | 15.1 | (1.95) | 8.7 | (1.61) | 13.8 | (2.90) | 12.2 | (1.19) | 13.1 | (1.85) | 12.1 | (1.93) | 10.1 | (0.77) | 11.7 | (2.06) |
| Highest degree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than bachelor's | 17.2 | 20.3 | 41.1 | (—) | 7.8 | (0.59) | 2.2 | (0.59) | 2.5 | (1.27) | 0.5 | (0.28) | 2.1 | (0.76) | 2.1 | (0.61) | 0.7 | (0.28) | 0.9 | (0.38) | 14.3 | (1.21) | 7.6 | (1.51) |
| Bachelor's | 62.7 | 58.8 | 83.8 | (—) | 15.8 | (0.55) | 9.9 | (1.32) | 10.9 | (1.94) | 13.9 | (2.09) | 7.6 | (2.48) | 13.1 | (1.84) | 7.5 | (1.08) | 8.6 | (1.52) | 21.5 | (1.17) | 15.9 | (1.67) |
| Master's | 190.2 | 225.1 | 273.1 | (—) | 51.5 | (0.80) | 35.6 | (2.39) | 36.6 | (3.36) | 53.8 | (3.16) | 41.7 | (3.47) | 57.8 | (2.32) | 64.4 | (2.33) | 61.0 | (2.21) | 52.1 | (1.63) | 44.7 | (3.32) |
| First-professional | 39.6 | 36.0 | 38.5 | (—) | 7.3 | (0.39) | 16.7 | (1.98) | 21.3 | (2.68) | 7.7 | (1.52) | 13.6 | (2.41) | 4.2 | (0.79) | 4.8 | (0.90) | 7.2 | (1.50) | 3.3 | (0.49) | 14.4 | (1.83) |
| Doctor's | 58.9 | 75.8 | 93.5 | (—) | 17.6 | (0.60) | 35.6 | (2.56) | 28.7 | (3.88) | 24.1 | (3.30) | 35.0 | (2.65) | 22.7 | (1.83) | 22.6 | (1.88) | 22.2 | (2.09) | 8.7 | (0.66) | 17.4 | (2.28) |
| Academic rank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professor | 32.3 | 30.2 | 23.3 | (1.58) | 4.4 | (0.30) | 8.1 | (1.54) | 5.6 | (1.18) | 4.6 | (1.43) | 5.7 | (1.40) | 5.7 | (1.01) | 2.4 | (0.55) | 4.4 | (0.85) | 3.2 | (0.52) | 6.0 | (1.03) |
| Associate professor | 22.5 | 19.4 | 14.6 | (1.18) | 2.8 | (0.22) | 4.3 | (0.94) | 6.0 | (1.45) | 2.6 | (1.14) | 2.9 | (1.03) | 2.1 | (0.69) | 3.1 | (0.79) | 4.7 | (1.11) | 1.5 | (0.27) | 4.8 | (1.07) |
| Assistant professor | 24.2 | 23.1 | 19.8 | (1.53) | 3.7 | (0.29) | 11.0 | (1.49) | 11.9 | (3.02) | 3.3 | (0.80) | 7.0 | (1.73) | 2.0 | (0.49) | 3.0 | (0.86) | 5.1 | (1.81) | 0.8 | (0.20) | 8.3 | (1.24) |
| Instructor | 215.4 | 205.4 | 187.7 | (4.42) | 35.4 | (0.83) | 20.8 | (1.72) | 18.2 | (1.92) | 28.7 | (2.27) | 20.1 | (3.25) | 25.4 | (2.41) | 21.9 | (1.64) | 24.5 | (2.13) | 48.5 | (1.54) | 35.2 | (2.66) |
| Lecturer | 45.3 | 46.3 | 40.9 | (2.15) | 7.7 | (0.41) | 21.5 | (1.67) | 18.6 | (2.30) | 13.2 | (2.07) | 9.6 | (1.72) | 15.8 | (2.18) | 8.6 | (2.32) | 6.7 | (1.72) | 2.7 | (0.42) | 2.7 | (0.80) |
| Other | 27.6 | 75.2 | 230.9 | (4.51) | 43.6 | (0.85) | 33.3 | (2.17) | 38.2 | (2.49) | 45.4 | (2.50) | 53.4 | (3.25) | 47.7 | (3.01) | 59.7 | (3.84) | 52.2 | (3.03) | 40.5 | (1.38) | 38.3 | (3.23) |
| No rank | 9.3 | 16.5 | 12.8 | (1.07) | 2.4 | (0.20) | 1.0 | (0.30) | 1.6 | (1.20) | 2.3 | (0.80) | 1.4 | (0.81) | 1.2 | (0.39) | 1.2 | (0.32) | 2.3 | (0.70) | 2.8 | (0.39) | 4.6 | (1.10) |
| Base salary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under $10,000 | 280.5 | 256.2 | 340.5 | (3.17) | 64.2 | (0.60) | 43.7 | (2.35) | 54.7 | (2.80) | 65.1 | (2.94) | 59.3 | (3.10) | 66.0 | (2.44) | 71.8 | (2.97) | 67.5 | (2.75) | 66.6 | (1.02) | 63.5 | (1.97) |
| $10,000 to 24,999 | 68.1 | 112.4 | 140.8 | (3.17) | 26.6 | (0.60) | 29.3 | (2.32) | 27.5 | (2.55) | 24.7 | (2.63) | 30.3 | (3.38) | 26.3 | (2.05) | 21.4 | (2.40) | 23.4 | (2.00) | 28.1 | (0.97) | 24.6 | (1.74) |
| $25,000 to 39,999 | 15.8 | 26.3 | 27.5 | (1.72) | 5.2 | (0.32) | 12.2 | (1.38) | 7.7 | (1.76) | 5.7 | (1.48) | 4.8 | (1.72) | 4.9 | (1.09) | 4.4 | (1.15) | 5.3 | (1.24) | 4.1 | (0.46) | 4.7 | (0.92) |
| $40,000 to 54,999 | 5.3 | 11.8 | 9.6 | (0.74) | 1.8 | (0.14) | 5.8 | (1.05) | 5.0 | (1.18) | 1.9 | (0.70) | 3.0 | (1.0) | 1.6 | (0.44) | 0.9 | (0.31) | 1.1 | (0.55) | 0.5 | (0.15) | 4.0 | (0.83) |
| $55,000 to 69,999 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | (0.78) | 0.9 | (0.15) | 3.0 | (0.65) | 2.0 | (1.0) | 1.4 | (0.71) | 1.0 | (0.65) | 0.9 | (0.59) | 0.8 | (0.31) | 1.6 | (0.65) | 0.4 | (0.14) | 0.3 | (0.25) |
| $70,000 to 84,999 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | (0.35) | 0.4 | (0.07) | 2.2 | (0.57) | 0.9 | (0.55) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.9 | (0.30) |
| $85,000 to 99,999 | 0.9 | # | 1.5 | (0.39) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 1.0 | (0.46) | 1.0 | (0.51) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.2 | (0.10) | 0.2 | (0.12) |
| $100,000 or more | 2.7 | # | 3.5 | (0.53) | 0.7 | (0.10) | 2.9 | (0.63) | 1.3 | (0.72) | ‡ | (†) | 1.2 | (0.75) | ‡ | (†) | 0.4 | (0.27) | ‡ | (†) | 0.1 | (0.07) | 1.8 | (0.56) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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, 1993, 1999, and 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:93;99;04). (This table was prepared January 2009.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
