(60KB)| Table 237. | Full-time and part-time instructional faculty and staff in degree-granting institutions, by field and faculty characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and fall 2003 |
| Selected characteristic | Number (in thousands) | Fall 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 1998 | 2003 | All fields | Agriculture and home economics |
Business | Education | Engineering | Fine arts | Health | Humanities1 | Natural sciences2 | Social sciences3 | Other4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Full-time instructional faculty and staff |
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| Number (in thousands) | 528 | 560 | 682 | 681.8 | (0.05) | 16.9 | (0.80) | 43.2 | (1.40) | 50.9 | (1.89) | 33.4 | (1.32) | 43.3 | (1.68) | 93.9 | (2.67) | 58.8 | (1.82) | 127.2 | (2.19) | 88.7 | (2.07) | 125.5 | (2.36) |
| Percentage distribution | † | † | † | 100.0 | (†) | 2.5 | (0.12) | 6.3 | (0.21) | 7.5 | (0.28) | 4.9 | (0.19) | 6.3 | (0.25) | 13.8 | (0.39) | 8.6 | (0.27) | 18.7 | (0.32) | 13.0 | (0.30) | 18.4 | (0.35) |
| Percentage distribution of full-time instructional faculty and staff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 528 | 560 | 682 | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 353 | 357 | 420 | 61.7 | (0.35) | 64.6 | (2.88) | 68.5 | (1.61) | 39.3 | (1.57) | 91.5 | (1.06) | 61.9 | (1.38) | 46.7 | (1.32) | 45.3 | (1.47) | 74.5 | (0.88) | 64.3 | (1.13) | 64.0 | (0.94) |
| Female | 176 | 203 | 261 | 38.3 | (0.35) | 35.4 | (2.88) | 31.5 | (1.61) | 60.7 | (1.57) | 8.5 | (1.06) | 38.1 | (1.38) | 53.3 | (1.32) | 54.7 | (1.47) | 25.5 | (0.88) | 35.7 | (1.13) | 36.0 | (0.94) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 457 | 477 | 548 | 80.3 | (0.27) | 87.8 | (1.61) | 79.5 | (1.51) | 80.5 | (1.26) | 70.9 | (1.85) | 86.4 | (1.24) | 79.7 | (0.84) | 80.7 | (1.31) | 77.8 | (0.75) | 81.4 | (1.09) | 82.0 | (0.69) |
| Black | 27 | 28 | 38 | 5.6 | (0.17) | 2.3 | (0.76) | 4.5 | (0.79) | 7.8 | (1.01) | 5.4 | (0.99) | 6.0 | (0.88) | 5.0 | (0.50) | 5.6 | (0.58) | 4.1 | (0.48) | 7.3 | (0.72) | 6.1 | (0.44) |
| Hispanic | 14 | 19 | 24 | 3.5 | (0.10) | 2.5 | (0.76) | 2.3 | (0.51) | 4.7 | (0.63) | 2.6 | (0.47) | 3.3 | (0.75) | 3.0 | (0.32) | 6.7 | (0.53) | 2.9 | (0.30) | 4.0 | (0.47) | 2.9 | (0.33) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 28 | 33 | 62 | 9.1 | (0.16) | 6.4 | (1.34) | 12.2 | (1.22) | 4.8 | (0.70) | 20.1 | (1.64) | 2.9 | (0.74) | 10.7 | (0.79) | 5.2 | (0.94) | 14.3 | (0.69) | 5.9 | (0.71) | 7.1 | (0.49) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1.5 | (0.11) | 1.0 | (0.49) | 1.6 | (0.37) | 2.2 | (0.40) | 1.0 | (0.57) | 1.4 | (0.38) | 1.6 | (0.33) | 1.8 | (0.35) | 0.8 | (0.17) | 1.4 | (0.22) | 1.8 | (0.32) |
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 30 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 2.6 | (0.16) | 2.9 | (0.83) | 1.2 | (0.38) | 3.3 | (0.77) | 2.1 | (0.64) | 3.0 | (0.54) | 1.6 | (0.37) | 2.9 | (0.45) | 2.3 | (0.28) | 2.2 | (0.33) | 3.8 | (0.48) |
| 30 to 34 | 35 | 32 | 55 | 8.0 | (0.26) | 5.8 | (1.27) | 4.6 | (0.78) | 7.9 | (0.98) | 8.4 | (1.01) | 5.8 | (0.79) | 8.4 | (0.72) | 8.4 | (0.66) | 7.9 | (0.51) | 9.9 | (0.58) | 8.6 | (0.63) |
| 35 to 39 | 67 | 60 | 83 | 12.2 | (0.30) | 8.6 | (1.25) | 12.5 | (1.20) | 7.8 | (0.83) | 13.2 | (1.54) | 11.9 | (1.17) | 14.0 | (0.82) | 12.5 | (0.82) | 12.7 | (0.72) | 12.7 | (0.94) | 11.8 | (0.81) |
| 40 to 44 | 90 | 82 | 93 | 13.6 | (0.34) | 12.3 | (1.69) | 11.3 | (1.41) | 10.3 | (0.99) | 13.3 | (1.22) | 14.2 | (1.88) | 14.6 | (0.87) | 13.6 | (1.08) | 15.7 | (0.87) | 13.8 | (0.82) | 12.9 | (0.68) |
| 45 to 49 | 98 | 97 | 109 | 15.9 | (0.36) | 19.8 | (2.03) | 18.9 | (1.49) | 13.6 | (1.05) | 17.3 | (1.76) | 17.4 | (1.80) | 18.5 | (1.12) | 15.2 | (1.07) | 15.6 | (0.83) | 12.8 | (0.82) | 15.4 | (0.69) |
| 50 to 54 | 95 | 105 | 114 | 16.7 | (0.38) | 23.3 | (2.11) | 18.8 | (1.15) | 19.7 | (1.57) | 16.2 | (1.78) | 18.7 | (1.26) | 19.1 | (0.95) | 13.8 | (1.02) | 14.2 | (0.59) | 15.0 | (1.02) | 16.8 | (0.88) |
| 55 to 59 | 67 | 90 | 108 | 15.8 | (0.38) | 16.3 | (1.81) | 19.0 | (1.38) | 20.4 | (1.39) | 14.3 | (2.18) | 15.9 | (1.32) | 13.7 | (0.86) | 16.0 | (0.93) | 13.4 | (0.81) | 15.4 | (0.87) | 17.3 | (0.84) |
| 60 to 64 | 45 | 55 | 70 | 10.2 | (0.27) | 7.7 | (1.15) | 9.1 | (1.08) | 11.5 | (1.21) | 9.6 | (1.28) | 10.2 | (1.05) | 6.8 | (0.55) | 11.7 | (1.16) | 11.7 | (0.63) | 13.0 | (0.87) | 8.9 | (0.69) |
| 65 or older | 24 | 31 | 33 | 4.9 | (0.20) | 3.2 | (1.09) | 4.5 | (0.67) | 5.5 | (0.66) | 5.7 | (0.93) | 3.0 | (0.66) | 3.2 | (0.46) | 5.8 | (0.74) | 6.6 | (0.45) | 5.2 | (0.51) | 4.4 | (0.41) |
| Highest degree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than bachelor's | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1.5 | (0.12) | 1.0 | (0.68) | 0.2 | (0.12) | 1.7 | (0.74) | 2.6 | (0.77) | 1.4 | (0.46) | 1.7 | (0.31) | 0.2 | (0.12) | 0.1 | (0.09) | ‡ | (†) | 4.4 | (0.54) |
| Bachelor's | 21 | 23 | 29 | 4.3 | (0.24) | 6.4 | (1.71) | 4.0 | (0.80) | 4.0 | (0.64) | 6.5 | (1.22) | 9.1 | (1.10) | 5.5 | (0.69) | 1.1 | (0.31) | 1.4 | (0.23) | 1.0 | (0.26) | 7.9 | (0.67) |
| Master's | 156 | 156 | 180 | 26.4 | (0.39) | 29.2 | (2.18) | 31.8 | (1.69) | 35.5 | (1.37) | 13.2 | (1.64) | 53.9 | (1.82) | 22.9 | (1.16) | 35.1 | (1.42) | 14.9 | (0.72) | 12.5 | (0.72) | 34.4 | (1.24) |
| First-professional | 58 | 52 | 56 | 8.2 | (0.30) | 0.3 | (0.31) | 2.1 | (0.45) | 1.1 | (0.35) | 0.5 | (0.30) | 1.1 | (0.41) | 41.1 | (1.32) | 0.4 | (0.18) | 3.0 | (0.35) | 0.5 | (0.19) | 8.7 | (0.76) |
| Doctor's | 284 | 324 | 407 | 59.6 | (0.48) | 63.0 | (2.74) | 61.9 | (1.73) | 57.7 | (1.53) | 77.1 | (2.08) | 34.6 | (1.96) | 28.9 | (1.06) | 63.2 | (1.43) | 80.6 | (0.67) | 86.0 | (0.74) | 44.6 | (1.23) |
| Academic rank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professor | 161 | 172 | 194 | 28.5 | (0.54) | 33.0 | (2.71) | 29.1 | (1.66) | 21.9 | (1.41) | 37.6 | (1.69) | 28.4 | (1.85) | 20.1 | (0.93) | 26.2 | (1.46) | 35.5 | (0.87) | 35.4 | (1.20) | 23.5 | (1.09) |
| Associate professor | 124 | 132 | 150 | 21.9 | (0.37) | 21.0 | (2.55) | 22.6 | (1.32) | 17.6 | (1.07) | 25.3 | (1.77) | 23.7 | (1.64) | 23.5 | (0.96) | 20.0 | (1.27) | 23.4 | (0.93) | 22.8 | (0.97) | 19.9 | (1.08) |
| Assistant professor | 124 | 125 | 158 | 23.2 | (0.41) | 19.2 | (1.79) | 23.4 | (1.51) | 23.8 | (1.56) | 19.6 | (1.67) | 23.2 | (1.75) | 32.2 | (1.12) | 21.7 | (1.30) | 21.1 | (0.82) | 24.8 | (1.22) | 19.2 | (0.73) |
| Instructor | 74 | 75 | 83 | 12.1 | (0.42) | 9.9 | (1.60) | 13.4 | (1.37) | 12.6 | (1.18) | 9.1 | (1.39) | 9.7 | (1.01) | 15.3 | (0.90) | 14.9 | (1.17) | 7.7 | (0.56) | 5.7 | (0.53) | 18.7 | (1.02) |
| Lecturer | 12 | 14 | 22 | 3.2 | (0.22) | 3.4 | (1.50) | 3.6 | (0.68) | 3.0 | (0.60) | 2.0 | (0.52) | 4.3 | (0.64) | 1.9 | (0.37) | 7.9 | (0.78) | 2.1 | (0.25) | 2.3 | (0.42) | 3.6 | (0.57) |
| Other | 17 | 26 | 57 | 8.3 | (0.32) | 11.8 | (2.16) | 4.9 | (0.64) | 18.2 | (1.57) | 5.4 | (0.82) | 7.1 | (1.03) | 5.5 | (0.50) | 5.7 | (0.69) | 6.7 | (0.48) | 6.4 | (0.67) | 12.4 | (0.76) |
| No rank | 17 | 16 | 19 | 2.7 | (0.19) | 1.8 | (1.37) | 3.0 | (0.68) | 2.9 | (1.05) | 0.9 | (0.38) | 3.6 | (1.24) | 1.5 | (0.27) | 3.6 | (0.67) | 3.5 | (0.48) | 2.6 | (0.47) | 2.7 | (0.36) |
| Part-time instructional faculty and staff |
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| Number (in thousands) | 377 | 416 | 530 | 530.0 | (0.02) | 7.3 | (0.97) | 44.9 | (2.98) | 63.5 | (2.57) | 14.0 | (1.49) | 47.8 | (3.65) | 57.8 | (3.06) | 58.9 | (2.05) | 63.7 | (2.46) | 53.0 | (2.39) | 119.2 | (3.48) |
| Percentage distribution | † | † | † | 100.0 | (†) | 1.4 | (0.18) | 8.5 | (0.56) | 12.0 | (0.48) | 2.7 | (0.28) | 9.0 | (0.69) | 10.9 | (0.58) | 11.1 | (0.39) | 12.0 | (0.46) | 10.0 | (0.45) | 22.5 | (0.66) |
| Percentage distribution of part-time instructional faculty and staff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 377 | 416 | 530 | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 209 | 217 | 276 | 52.1 | (0.45) | 32.0 | (6.05) | 69.6 | (1.89) | 29.1 | (1.71) | 90.8 | (2.68) | 51.4 | (2.26) | 34.5 | (1.60) | 31.6 | (1.86) | 58.2 | (2.22) | 60.5 | (1.90) | 66.2 | (1.41) |
| Female | 168 | 199 | 254 | 47.9 | (0.45) | 68.0 | (6.05) | 30.4 | (1.89) | 70.9 | (1.71) | 9.2 | (2.68) | 48.6 | (2.26) | 65.5 | (1.60) | 68.4 | (1.86) | 41.8 | (2.22) | 39.5 | (1.90) | 33.8 | (1.41) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 333 | 364 | 452 | 85.2 | (0.38) | 91.4 | (3.66) | 86.8 | (1.54) | 85.1 | (1.34) | 85.4 | (2.89) | 88.7 | (1.22) | 85.0 | (1.14) | 83.0 | (1.14) | 83.4 | (1.35) | 84.2 | (1.62) | 85.5 | (0.80) |
| Black | 18 | 19 | 30 | 5.6 | (0.20) | 2.7 | (1.61) | 6.7 | (0.96) | 6.6 | (0.98) | 2.0 | (1.26) | 3.0 | (0.70) | 5.2 | (0.68) | 5.0 | (0.71) | 6.0 | (0.66) | 5.8 | (0.75) | 6.5 | (0.57) |
| Hispanic | 11 | 16 | 19 | 3.5 | (0.13) | 0.4 | (0.38) | 2.2 | (0.79) | 5.1 | (0.71) | 2.6 | (0.64) | 2.7 | (0.52) | 2.2 | (0.47) | 6.5 | (0.81) | 2.2 | (0.40) | 3.7 | (0.61) | 3.6 | (0.39) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 12 | 13 | 20 | 3.8 | (0.22) | 2.7 | (1.99) | 3.0 | (0.80) | 1.6 | (0.43) | 8.4 | (2.11) | 2.9 | (0.70) | 6.5 | (1.17) | 4.2 | (0.71) | 7.1 | (0.89) | 2.7 | (1.04) | 2.5 | (0.34) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1.8 | (0.22) | 2.9 | (2.62) | 1.4 | (0.54) | 1.5 | (0.37) | 1.6 | (1.03) | 2.8 | (0.84) | 1.0 | (0.35) | 1.3 | (0.38) | 1.4 | (0.60) | 3.6 | (0.91) | 1.9 | (0.36) |
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 30 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 5.7 | (0.32) | 8.0 | (2.66) | 3.0 | (0.87) | 3.5 | (0.66) | 2.8 | (1.78) | 6.2 | (1.05) | 5.3 | (0.85) | 7.4 | (1.02) | 8.6 | (1.14) | 5.5 | (0.82) | 5.6 | (0.71) |
| 30 to 34 | 36 | 37 | 46 | 8.7 | (0.33) | 10.3 | (3.24) | 7.6 | (1.25) | 7.9 | (0.97) | 2.0 | (1.04) | 10.2 | (1.32) | 9.4 | (1.13) | 9.8 | (0.97) | 8.0 | (1.21) | 10.2 | (1.20) | 8.5 | (0.76) |
| 35 to 39 | 59 | 47 | 57 | 10.8 | (0.44) | 2.5 | (1.58) | 9.8 | (1.48) | 9.0 | (1.20) | 13.8 | (3.89) | 11.2 | (1.47) | 11.5 | (1.31) | 8.4 | (1.12) | 10.9 | (1.20) | 10.8 | (1.35) | 13.1 | (1.18) |
| 40 to 44 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 11.3 | (0.46) | 9.6 | (3.92) | 10.5 | (1.45) | 7.7 | (0.96) | 15.7 | (3.25) | 12.7 | (1.39) | 13.0 | (1.64) | 10.3 | (1.00) | 9.2 | (1.10) | 10.9 | (1.05) | 13.4 | (0.97) |
| 45 to 49 | 68 | 72 | 82 | 15.5 | (0.51) | 14.6 | (5.03) | 15.7 | (1.83) | 12.9 | (1.22) | 13.5 | (3.13) | 18.2 | (1.78) | 21.9 | (1.67) | 14.6 | (1.76) | 10.4 | (1.33) | 12.6 | (1.10) | 17.6 | (1.17) |
| 50 to 54 | 45 | 70 | 80 | 15.2 | (0.52) | 19.7 | (5.36) | 14.5 | (1.48) | 16.3 | (1.46) | 19.1 | (4.00) | 16.9 | (1.60) | 14.4 | (1.67) | 13.8 | (1.25) | 12.3 | (1.30) | 13.5 | (1.43) | 16.7 | (1.14) |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 47 | 75 | 14.1 | (0.44) | 23.1 | (5.83) | 18.8 | (2.12) | 17.6 | (1.52) | 11.8 | (2.71) | 12.0 | (1.62) | 10.2 | (1.23) | 14.9 | (1.33) | 15.1 | (1.46) | 15.1 | (1.48) | 11.3 | (0.88) |
| 60 to 64 | 23 | 29 | 46 | 8.8 | (0.43) | 7.6 | (3.82) | 8.7 | (1.08) | 11.5 | (1.30) | 6.0 | (2.00) | 6.7 | (0.93) | 5.7 | (1.05) | 10.6 | (1.23) | 12.8 | (1.67) | 11.1 | (1.45) | 5.9 | (0.71) |
| 65 or older | 27 | 38 | 53 | 10.0 | (0.45) | 4.7 | (2.09) | 11.4 | (1.64) | 13.6 | (1.24) | 15.4 | (3.16) | 5.9 | (1.21) | 8.5 | (1.16) | 10.2 | (1.51) | 12.7 | (1.82) | 10.4 | (1.33) | 7.8 | (0.80) |
| Highest degree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than bachelor's | 17 | 20 | 41 | 7.8 | (0.59) | 5.5 | (2.53) | 1.8 | (0.79) | 3.7 | (0.96) | 17.1 | (4.44) | 9.1 | (1.42) | 17.3 | (1.86) | 1.1 | (0.57) | 0.9 | (0.47) | 0.5 | (0.25) | 16.2 | (1.31) |
| Bachelor's | 63 | 59 | 84 | 15.8 | (0.55) | 26.7 | (5.80) | 13.9 | (1.84) | 12.0 | (1.25) | 17.9 | (3.50) | 28.2 | (2.09) | 16.2 | (1.61) | 12.9 | (1.65) | 16.1 | (1.46) | 3.2 | (0.82) | 19.4 | (1.11) |
| Master's | 190 | 225 | 273 | 51.5 | (0.80) | 50.3 | (6.09) | 66.5 | (2.34) | 63.0 | (1.84) | 32.3 | (4.61) | 54.7 | (2.95) | 30.2 | (1.86) | 70.2 | (2.33) | 49.0 | (1.94) | 55.5 | (1.83) | 41.6 | (1.56) |
| First-professional | 40 | 36 | 39 | 7.3 | (0.39) | 2.0 | (1.63) | 6.3 | (1.10) | 1.9 | (0.45) | 1.5 | (0.98) | 0.9 | (0.39) | 25.2 | (2.12) | 2.3 | (0.55) | 4.3 | (0.85) | 3.1 | (0.62) | 11.2 | (1.00) |
| Doctor's | 59 | 76 | 94 | 17.6 | (0.60) | 15.5 | (4.57) | 11.5 | (1.48) | 19.4 | (1.61) | 31.2 | (4.13) | 7.1 | (1.39) | 11.1 | (1.28) | 13.4 | (1.80) | 29.7 | (1.72) | 37.7 | (1.90) | 11.7 | (0.94) |
| Academic rank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professor | 32 | 30 | 23 | 4.4 | (0.30) | 8.9 | (4.03) | 4.6 | (1.06) | 3.4 | (0.55) | 5.9 | (2.27) | 3.9 | (1.05) | 5.4 | (0.84) | 3.5 | (0.75) | 4.8 | (0.82) | 4.7 | (1.01) | 4.1 | (0.63) |
| Associate professor | 23 | 19 | 15 | 2.8 | (0.22) | 1.9 | (1.37) | 2.3 | (0.74) | 1.9 | (0.47) | 5.7 | (2.24) | 3.7 | (0.92) | 5.4 | (0.89) | 1.6 | (0.35) | 3.3 | (0.63) | 2.9 | (0.60) | 1.6 | (0.30) |
| Assistant professor | 24 | 23 | 20 | 3.7 | (0.29) | 2.8 | (1.76) | 1.5 | (0.55) | 2.0 | (0.50) | 3.3 | (1.97) | 3.6 | (0.86) | 15.1 | (1.64) | 1.7 | (0.64) | 2.8 | (0.66) | 3.7 | (0.89) | 1.7 | (0.34) |
| Instructor | 215 | 205 | 188 | 35.4 | (0.83) | 39.9 | (5.70) | 29.2 | (2.00) | 37.0 | (2.11) | 25.3 | (4.10) | 33.6 | (2.12) | 36.5 | (2.40) | 42.9 | (2.29) | 32.4 | (2.05) | 30.4 | (1.85) | 38.2 | (1.54) |
| Lecturer | 45 | 46 | 41 | 7.7 | (0.41) | 14.8 | (4.39) | 7.6 | (1.52) | 6.8 | (0.97) | 9.3 | (2.49) | 9.7 | (1.16) | 4.7 | (0.93) | 11.2 | (1.10) | 7.8 | (1.02) | 9.5 | (1.20) | 5.8 | (0.67) |
| Other | 28 | 75 | 231 | 43.6 | (0.85) | 30.8 | (5.98) | 51.8 | (2.46) | 46.6 | (1.78) | 49.4 | (5.02) | 42.4 | (3.00) | 30.5 | (1.88) | 37.4 | (2.23) | 45.8 | (2.02) | 46.0 | (2.22) | 46.6 | (1.47) |
| No rank | 9 | 16 | 13 | 2.4 | (0.20) | 1.1 | (0.87) | 3.0 | (0.75) | 2.1 | (0.59) | 1.2 | (1.26) | 3.2 | (1.10) | 2.4 | (0.68) | 1.7 | (0.49) | 3.1 | (0.79) | 2.8 | (0.71) | 2.1 | (0.40) |
| † Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Excludes history and philosophy. 2 Excludes computer sciences. 3 Includes history. 4 Includes philosophy, law, occupationally specific programs, computer sciences, and other. NOTE: Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of survey item nonresponse and 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 September 2005.) |