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Table 240.Full-time instructional faculty with tenure for institutions reporting tenure status, by academic rank, sex, and type and control of institution: 1980-81, 1990-91, 1994-95, and 1995-96

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                         |                       Percent with tenure, by rank                      | Percent with tenure,
                         |                                                                         |       by sex
                         |_________________________________________________________________________|_____________________
  Academic year, type,   |            |         |         |         |          |         |         |          |
     and control of      |            |         |Associate|Assistant|          |         |   No    |          |
       institution       | All ranks  |Professor|professor|professor|Instructor|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
                         |            |         |         |         |          |         |         |          |
         1994-95         |            |         |         |         |          |         |         |          |
All institutions ........|       64.3 |    96.0 |    82.2 |    16.8 |      7.4 |     1.5 |    75.9 |     71.3 |     50.3
  4-year ................|       62.5 |    96.2 |    82.1 |    13.9 |      3.9 |     1.5 |    22.8 |     70.2 |     45.3
    University ..........|       66.6 |    97.4 |    87.0 |     7.5 |      2.7 |     1.3 |     3.7 |     74.0 |     45.7
    Other 4-year ........|       59.9 |    95.3 |    78.9 |    17.2 |      4.2 |     1.7 |    31.2 |     67.5 |     45.1
  2-year ................|       73.3 |    93.4 |    84.0 |    48.5 |     18.4 |     0.3 |    79.9 |     78.2 |     67.1
                         |            |         |         |         |          |         |         |          |
Public institutions .....|       67.2 |    97.0 |    86.1 |    20.0 |      9.3 |     1.6 |    77.1 |     74.0 |     53.6
  4-year ................|       65.3 |    97.4 |    86.3 |    15.9 |      5.0 |     1.6 |    13.0 |     73.0 |     47.4
    University ..........|       68.7 |    98.1 |    90.7 |     8.5 |      3.4 |     1.5 |     1.3 |     76.0 |     47.6
    Other 4-year ........|       62.8 |    96.9 |    83.0 |    20.3 |      5.6 |     1.7 |    19.2 |     70.6 |     47.3
  2-year ................|       73.4 |    93.4 |    84.3 |    49.1 |     18.1 |     0.3 |    79.9 |     78.2 |     67.3
                         |            |         |         |         |          |         |         |          |
Private institutions ....|       57.3 |    93.7 |    73.8 |    10.6 |      2.2 |     1.2 |    56.1 |     64.8 |     41.7
  4-year ................|       57.2 |    93.7 |    73.8 |    10.5 |      1.7 |     1.2 |    34.9 |     64.6 |     41.4
    University ..........|       61.6 |    95.9 |    77.1 |     5.4 |      0.9 |     0.7 |     7.6 |     68.9 |     41.3
    Other 4-year ........|       55.0 |    92.3 |    72.3 |    12.5 |      1.9 |     2.0 |    44.4 |     62.2 |     41.5
  2-year ................|       68.2 |    89.7 |    66.4 |    27.2 |     29.9 |      ---|    80.4 |     75.8 |     57.3
                         |            |         |         |         |          |         |         |          |
         1995-96         |            |         |         |         |          |         |         |          |
All institutions ........|       64.8 |    96.1 |    83.3 |    16.7 |      7.1 |     1.3 |    75.1 |     71.8 |     51.0
  4-year ................|       63.1 |    96.3 |    83.1 |    13.7 |      3.9 |     1.3 |    21.1 |     70.8 |     46.2
    University ..........|       66.9 |    97.4 |    87.9 |     6.7 |      2.5 |     1.0 |     5.5 |     74.3 |     46.3
    Other 4-year ........|       60.6 |    95.4 |    80.0 |    17.4 |      4.3 |     1.6 |    29.2 |     68.3 |     46.1
  2-year ................|       73.7 |    93.4 |    85.0 |    50.0 |     18.1 |     0.0 |    79.8 |     78.0 |     68.3
                         |            |         |         |         |          |         |         |          |
Public institutions .....|       67.7 |    97.3 |    87.1 |    19.8 |      9.1 |     1.4 |    76.6 |     74.6 |     54.3
  4-year ................|       65.9 |    97.7 |    87.3 |    15.5 |      5.2 |     1.5 |    12.5 |     73.8 |     48.2
    University ..........|       69.1 |    98.2 |    91.4 |     7.3 |      3.0 |     1.1 |     5.9 |     76.7 |     47.9
    Other 4-year ........|       63.5 |    97.3 |    84.1 |    20.6 |      6.1 |     1.7 |    16.2 |     71.3 |     48.3
  2-year ................|       73.8 |    93.4 |    85.4 |    50.7 |     18.0 |     0.0 |    79.7 |     78.1 |     68.5
                         |            |         |         |         |          |         |         |          |
Private institutions ....|       57.8 |    93.4 |    75.2 |    10.7 |      1.4 |     0.9 |    51.1 |     65.2 |     42.9
  4-year ................|       57.7 |    93.4 |    75.2 |    10.6 |      1.1 |     0.9 |    32.2 |     65.1 |     42.6
    University ..........|       61.5 |    95.5 |    78.8 |     5.5 |      1.1 |     0.9 |     5.1 |     68.5 |     42.7
    Other 4-year ........|       55.7 |    92.0 |    73.6 |    12.8 |      1.1 |     1.0 |    45.9 |     63.1 |     42.6
  2-year ................|       66.9 |    95.0 |    59.2 |    25.1 |     21.3 |      ---|    80.5 |     73.0 |     59.1
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---Data not available or not applicable.

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 January 1997.)



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