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| Table 265. | 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 | Human- ities1 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 | (---) | 1.7 | (0.13) | 2.0 | (0.67) | 0.7 | (0.31) | 2.6 | (0.78) | 1.6 | (0.48) | 1.6 | (0.45) | 1.1 | (0.26) | 1.8 | (0.33) | 1.3 | (0.21) | 1.8 | (0.35) | 2.7 | (0.41) |
| 30 to 34 | 35 | 32 | 47 | (---) | 6.9 | (0.21) | 5.6 | (1.27) | 4.0 | (0.71) | 6.8 | (0.83) | 7.0 | (0.99) | 6.2 | (0.84) | 6.3 | (0.60) | 8.2 | (0.74) | 6.8 | (0.41) | 7.6 | (0.47) | 7.9 | (0.52) |
| 35 to 39 | 67 | 60 | 77 | (---) | 11.3 | (0.29) | 7.5 | (1.19) | 11.0 | (1.15) | 7.6 | (0.95) | 11.3 | (1.18) | 10.5 | (1.20) | 13.1 | (0.88) | 10.9 | (0.88) | 12.0 | (0.65) | 12.7 | (0.92) | 10.9 | (0.74) |
| 40 to 44 | 90 | 82 | 93 | (---) | 13.6 | (0.31) | 13.3 | (1.63) | 11.8 | (1.43) | 9.9 | (1.03) | 15.0 | (1.21) | 12.3 | (1.75) | 15.0 | (0.91) | 13.6 | (1.15) | 15.4 | (0.79) | 13.7 | (0.79) | 12.8 | (0.69) |
| 45 to 49 | 98 | 97 | 105 | (---) | 15.4 | (0.32) | 15.4 | (1.84) | 17.9 | (1.51) | 12.7 | (1.04) | 17.1 | (1.70) | 18.0 | (1.42) | 17.3 | (0.95) | 14.8 | (1.24) | 15.5 | (0.86) | 12.9 | (0.79) | 15.0 | (0.66) |
| 50 to 54 | 95 | 105 | 114 | (---) | 16.8 | (0.34) | 25.3 | (2.31) | 19.0 | (1.30) | 17.6 | (1.27) | 15.2 | (1.61) | 18.5 | (1.38) | 19.9 | (1.03) | 14.1 | (1.04) | 14.8 | (0.64) | 14.2 | (0.89) | 17.1 | (0.93) |
| 55 to 59 | 67 | 90 | 112 | (---) | 16.4 | (0.37) | 16.8 | (1.83) | 18.8 | (1.32) | 21.9 | (1.43) | 15.1 | (2.32) | 16.8 | (1.58) | 15.4 | (0.80) | 16.6 | (1.07) | 13.3 | (0.75) | 16.2 | (0.85) | 17.3 | (0.73) |
| 60 to 64 | 45 | 55 | 78 | (---) | 11.5 | (0.31) | 10.4 | (1.61) | 10.9 | (1.11) | 13.7 | (1.27) | 10.3 | (1.33) | 11.4 | (1.12) | 7.8 | (0.62) | 12.9 | (1.07) | 12.5 | (0.64) | 14.0 | (0.76) | 10.6 | (0.61) |
| 65 or older | 24 | 31 | 43 | (---) | 6.3 | (0.23) | 3.7 | (1.20) | 5.9 | (0.74) | 7.2 | (0.74) | 7.5 | (1.09) | 4.7 | (0.82) | 4.1 | (0.51) | 7.0 | (0.81) | 8.5 | (0.54) | 6.8 | (0.59) | 5.6 | (0.53) |
| 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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 | (3.67) | 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 | (2.56) | 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 | (2.81) | 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 | (2.85) | 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 | (1.48) | 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 | (2.15) | 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 | (1.28) | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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 | 23 | (---) | 4.3 | (0.30) | 6.4 | (2.51) | 2.3 | (0.70) | 2.7 | (0.64) | 2.8 | (1.78) | 4.4 | (0.79) | 3.7 | (0.72) | 5.7 | (0.95) | 7.2 | (1.15) | 3.5 | (0.66) | 4.3 | (0.60) |
| 30 to 34 | 36 | 37 | 43 | (---) | 8.2 | (0.38) | 7.7 | (2.78) | 6.7 | (1.28) | 7.0 | (1.03) | 1.8 | (0.99) | 9.4 | (1.24) | 8.9 | (1.01) | 10.0 | (1.01) | 7.6 | (1.16) | 10.6 | (1.17) | 7.7 | (0.62) |
| 35 to 39 | 59 | 47 | 55 | (---) | 10.3 | (0.48) | 5.5 | (1.97) | 9.6 | (1.49) | 8.7 | (1.21) | 10.7 | (3.34) | 11.7 | (1.38) | 9.5 | (1.34) | 8.7 | (1.07) | 10.2 | (1.16) | 9.9 | (1.27) | 12.6 | (1.20) |
| 40 to 44 | 70 | 60 | 61 | (---) | 11.5 | (0.44) | 6.3 | (2.79) | 10.5 | (1.35) | 7.9 | (0.88) | 15.6 | (3.25) | 12.0 | (1.13) | 14.9 | (1.54) | 9.2 | (0.91) | 10.1 | (1.19) | 11.2 | (1.26) | 13.8 | (0.96) |
| 45 to 49 | 68 | 72 | 76 | (---) | 14.4 | (0.48) | 17.4 | (5.26) | 13.1 | (1.45) | 11.7 | (1.12) | 11.4 | (3.50) | 16.4 | (1.68) | 19.7 | (1.56) | 14.3 | (1.65) | 9.5 | (1.05) | 13.1 | (1.24) | 16.5 | (1.13) |
| 50 to 54 | 45 | 70 | 83 | (---) | 15.6 | (0.42) | 16.4 | (4.15) | 16.3 | (1.42) | 17.4 | (1.41) | 22.3 | (3.60) | 18.4 | (1.76) | 15.9 | (1.55) | 14.1 | (1.35) | 11.9 | (1.34) | 11.1 | (1.29) | 17.1 | (1.15) |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 47 | 77 | (---) | 14.5 | (0.48) | 17.6 | (4.45) | 17.9 | (2.01) | 15.5 | (1.58) | 11.7 | (2.89) | 14.6 | (1.78) | 11.5 | (1.27) | 13.8 | (1.46) | 15.6 | (1.56) | 17.5 | (1.88) | 12.8 | (0.82) |
| 60 to 64 | 23 | 29 | 52 | (---) | 9.7 | (0.50) | 18.0 | (5.10) | 11.5 | (1.25) | 13.1 | (1.26) | 6.5 | (1.96) | 5.7 | (1.05) | 6.7 | (1.13) | 12.7 | (1.42) | 12.8 | (1.67) | 10.9 | (1.29) | 6.6 | (0.76) |
| 65 or older | 27 | 38 | 60 | (---) | 11.4 | (0.46) | 4.7 | (2.09) | 12.2 | (1.65) | 15.8 | (1.26) | 17.2 | (3.46) | 7.4 | (1.33) | 9.3 | (1.22) | 11.6 | (1.50) | 15.0 | (1.99) | 12.2 | (1.48) | 8.6 | (0.79) |
| 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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 | (1.58) | 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 | (1.18) | 2.8 | (0.22) | ‡ | (†) | 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 | (1.53) | 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 | (4.42) | 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 | (2.15) | 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 | (4.51) | 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 | (1.07) | 2.4 | (0.20) | ‡ | (†) | 3.0 | (0.75) | 2.1 | (0.59) | ‡ | (†) | 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 available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡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: 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 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 January 2009.) |
