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Digest of Education Statistics: 2014
Digest of Education Statistics: 2014

NCES 2016-006
April 2016


Table 314.40. Employees in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, employment status, control and level of institution, and primary occupation: Fall 2013
Sex, employment status, control and level of institution, and primary occupation Total White Minority Race/ ethnicity unknown Non-resident alien2
Total Percent1 Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
All institutions 3,896,149 2,649,526 920,001 25.8 376,747 251,155 225,220 8,856 20,968 37,055 150,926 175,696
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 1,544,060 1,124,667 296,364 20.9 104,733 67,711 101,873 3,794 7,373 10,880 73,404 49,625
Instruction 1,436,453 1,065,654 273,989 20.5 101,032 63,941 88,164 3,669 6,979 10,204 69,002 27,808
Research 81,665 40,049 16,555 29.2 1,742 2,482 11,516 96 210 509 3,679 21,382
Public service 25,942 18,964 5,820 23.5 1,959 1,288 2,193 29 184 167 723 435
Graduate assistants 359,546 178,321 60,257 25.3 14,311 16,174 23,227 889 1,003 4,653 21,182 99,786
Librarians, curators, and archivists 44,656 35,028 8,302 19.2 3,287 2,138 2,052 76 259 490 1,018 308
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
158,521 108,344 41,809 27.8 20,001 12,263 5,856 449 1,311 1,929 6,645 1,723
Management 252,560 196,075 50,015 20.3 24,659 13,064 8,841 322 1,298 1,831 5,309 1,161
Business and financial operations 193,016 135,301 51,615 27.6 21,538 14,863 11,853 404 1,082 1,875 4,875 1,225
Computer, engineering, and science 231,768 156,450 57,365 26.8 14,533 13,779 25,485 385 1,055 2,128 6,288 11,665
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
167,415 121,281 39,223 24.4 18,819 11,743 5,259 486 985 1,931 5,849 1,062
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 121,948 78,631 34,463 30.5 12,356 7,359 13,358 176 459 755 4,796 4,058
Service occupations 241,142 131,190 100,712 43.4 55,925 32,714 7,925 579 1,859 1,710 7,231 2,009
Sales and related occupations 15,390 9,669 5,096 34.5 2,727 1,502 443 55 77 292 591 34
Office and administrative support 471,266 305,929 151,338 33.1 72,615 49,446 17,097 1,043 3,275 7,862 11,341 2,658
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 75,404 55,593 17,703 24.2 8,243 6,522 1,425 170 758 585 1,841 267
Production, transportation, and material moving 19,457 13,047 5,739 30.5 3,000 1,877 526 28 174 134 556 115
                         
Males 1,772,768 1,211,505 383,096 24.0 140,010 106,402 109,067 3,605 8,994 15,018 72,273 105,894
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 791,310 580,507 143,296 19.8 41,650 33,833 57,609 1,722 3,496 4,986 36,517 30,990
Instruction 730,405 548,254 131,546 19.4 40,227 32,000 49,652 1,668 3,331 4,668 34,155 16,450
Research 48,415 22,988 9,112 28.4 726 1,228 6,789 37 92 240 2,029 14,286
Public service 12,490 9,265 2,638 22.2 697 605 1,168 17 73 78 333 254
Graduate assistants 189,556 89,556 27,973 23.8 5,687 7,495 12,030 153 470 2,138 11,008 61,019
Librarians, curators, and archivists 13,022 10,365 2,208 17.6 727 741 518 18 59 145 340 109
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
52,227 35,629 13,285 27.2 5,944 4,070 2,076 134 444 617 2,528 785
Management 113,817 90,723 19,864 18.0 9,092 5,423 3,927 147 557 718 2,610 620
Business and financial operations 52,014 37,401 12,546 25.1 4,773 3,954 2,927 123 272 497 1,629 438
Computer, engineering, and science 140,188 98,156 31,268 24.2 7,723 8,158 13,152 264 639 1,332 3,752 7,012
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
74,664 55,221 16,013 22.5 8,432 4,453 1,775 204 397 752 2,925 505
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 35,394 21,321 10,225 32.4 2,838 2,207 4,751 59 136 234 1,664 2,184
Service occupations 140,650 80,391 54,962 40.6 30,391 17,817 4,298 340 1,110 1,006 4,307 990
Sales and related occupations 5,368 3,349 1,784 34.8 977 507 161 26 25 88 226 9
Office and administrative support 79,292 46,419 29,317 38.7 12,377 10,148 4,116 235 572 1,869 2,623 933
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 69,201 51,604 15,694 23.3 7,068 5,989 1,266 157 678 536 1,688 215
Production, transportation, and material moving 16,065 10,863 4,661 30.0 2,331 1,607 461 23 139 100 456 85
                         
Females 2,123,381 1,438,021 536,905 27.2 236,737 144,753 116,153 5,251 11,974 22,037 78,653 69,802
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 752,750 544,160 153,068 22.0 63,083 33,878 44,264 2,072 3,877 5,894 36,887 18,635
Instruction 706,048 517,400 142,443 21.6 60,805 31,941 38,512 2,001 3,648 5,536 34,847 11,358
Research 33,250 17,061 7,443 30.4 1,016 1,254 4,727 59 118 269 1,650 7,096
Public service 13,452 9,699 3,182 24.7 1,262 683 1,025 12 111 89 390 181
Graduate assistants 169,990 88,765 32,284 26.7 8,624 8,679 11,197 736 533 2,515 10,174 38,767
Librarians, curators, and archivists 31,634 24,663 6,094 19.8 2,560 1,397 1,534 58 200 345 678 199
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
106,294 72,715 28,524 28.2 14,057 8,193 3,780 315 867 1,312 4,117 938
Management 138,743 105,352 30,151 22.3 15,567 7,641 4,914 175 741 1,113 2,699 541
Business and financial operations 141,002 97,900 39,069 28.5 16,765 10,909 8,926 281 810 1,378 3,246 787
Computer, engineering, and science 91,580 58,294 26,097 30.9 6,810 5,621 12,333 121 416 796 2,536 4,653
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
92,751 66,060 23,210 26.0 10,387 7,290 3,484 282 588 1,179 2,924 557
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 86,554 57,310 24,238 29.7 9,518 5,152 8,607 117 323 521 3,132 1,874
Service occupations 100,492 50,799 45,750 47.4 25,534 14,897 3,627 239 749 704 2,924 1,019
Sales and related occupations 10,022 6,320 3,312 34.4 1,750 995 282 29 52 204 365 25
Office and administrative support 391,974 259,510 122,021 32.0 60,238 39,298 12,981 808 2,703 5,993 8,718 1,725
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 6,203 3,989 2,009 33.5 1,175 533 159 13 80 49 153 52
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,392 2,184 1,078 33.0 669 270 65 5 35 34 100 30
                         
Full-time 2,475,968 1,717,224 636,780 27.1 263,604 174,118 156,531 4,743 14,289 23,495 62,289 59,675
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 791,391 575,491 157,480 21.5 43,188 33,217 71,038 1,208 3,538 5,291 20,013 38,407
Instruction 705,820 529,771 139,297 20.8 40,562 30,305 59,254 1,110 3,290 4,776 16,840 19,912
Research 67,965 32,727 14,190 30.2 1,480 2,032 10,050 78 155 395 2,916 18,132
Public service 17,606 12,993 3,993 23.5 1,146 880 1,734 20 93 120 257 363
Graduate assistants
Librarians, curators, and archivists 37,654 29,657 6,999 19.1 2,744 1,802 1,771 58 218 406 734 264
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
100,001 68,939 27,060 28.2 13,322 7,542 3,693 349 963 1,191 2,992 1,010
Management 244,791 189,870 48,756 20.4 24,087 12,761 8,537 318 1,271 1,782 5,090 1,075
Business and financial operations 178,496 124,500 48,591 28.1 20,427 13,930 11,096 367 1,016 1,755 4,310 1,095
Computer, engineering, and science 210,172 142,332 51,825 26.7 13,160 12,199 23,276 356 922 1,912 5,507 10,508
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
135,092 97,345 32,891 25.3 15,776 9,819 4,443 407 833 1,613 4,012 844
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 98,061 62,054 28,873 31.8 10,549 6,357 10,824 144 373 626 3,969 3,165
Service occupations 200,358 107,057 86,450 44.7 48,039 28,166 6,881 482 1,511 1,371 5,214 1,637
Sales and related occupations 12,493 7,596 4,431 36.8 2,411 1,294 373 52 59 242 449 17
Office and administrative support 380,624 249,299 121,888 32.8 59,690 39,126 12,825 821 2,744 6,682 8,078 1,359
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 70,691 52,351 16,595 24.1 7,699 6,208 1,313 155 697 523 1,543 202
Production, transportation, and material moving 16,144 10,733 4,941 31.5 2,512 1,697 461 26 144 101 378 92
                         
Part-time 1,420,181 932,302 283,221 23.3 113,143 77,037 68,689 4,113 6,679 13,560 88,637 116,021
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 752,669 549,176 138,884 20.2 61,545 34,494 30,835 2,586 3,835 5,589 53,391 11,218
Instruction 730,633 535,883 134,692 20.1 60,470 33,636 28,910 2,559 3,689 5,428 52,162 7,896
Research 13,700 7,322 2,365 24.4 262 450 1,466 18 55 114 763 3,250
Public service 8,336 5,971 1,827 23.4 813 408 459 9 91 47 466 72
Graduate assistants 359,546 178,321 60,257 25.3 14,311 16,174 23,227 889 1,003 4,653 21,182 99,786
Librarians, curators, and archivists 7,002 5,371 1,303 19.5 543 336 281 18 41 84 284 44
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
58,520 39,405 14,749 27.2 6,679 4,721 2,163 100 348 738 3,653 713
Management 7,769 6,205 1,259 16.9 572 303 304 4 27 49 219 86
Business and financial operations 14,520 10,801 3,024 21.9 1,111 933 757 37 66 120 565 130
Computer, engineering, and science 21,596 14,118 5,540 28.2 1,373 1,580 2,209 29 133 216 781 1,157
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
32,323 23,936 6,332 20.9 3,043 1,924 816 79 152 318 1,837 218
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 23,887 16,577 5,590 25.2 1,807 1,002 2,534 32 86 129 827 893
Service occupations 40,784 24,133 14,262 37.1 7,886 4,548 1,044 97 348 339 2,017 372
Sales and related occupations 2,897 2,073 665 24.3 316 208 70 3 18 50 142 17
Office and administrative support 90,642 56,630 29,450 34.2 12,925 10,320 4,272 222 531 1,180 3,263 1,299
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 4,713 3,242 1,108 25.5 544 314 112 15 61 62 298 65
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,313 2,314 798 25.6 488 180 65 2 30 33 178 23
                         
Public 4-year 1,884,520 1,247,594 448,472 26.4 170,584 122,093 125,593 3,585 10,577 16,040 64,994 123,460
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 599,985 429,681 117,182 21.4 31,200 26,056 52,130 1,045 3,000 3,751 23,419 29,703
Instruction 534,252 392,099 104,458 21.0 29,308 23,869 44,243 954 2,692 3,392 20,725 16,970
Research 51,398 26,369 10,243 28.0 1,032 1,602 7,080 74 164 291 2,338 12,448
Public service 14,335 11,213 2,481 18.1 860 585 807 17 144 68 356 285
Graduate assistants 283,503 143,376 46,977 24.7 11,430 13,080 17,243 799 852 3,573 14,934 78,216
Librarians, curators, and archivists 19,022 14,735 3,736 20.2 1,478 1,016 858 19 138 227 425 126
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
58,234 40,034 15,045 27.3 7,201 4,391 2,150 166 555 582 2,249 906
Management 107,444 83,003 21,889 20.9 10,924 5,513 4,074 98 570 710 1,969 583
Business and financial operations 109,151 76,368 29,632 28.0 11,714 8,647 7,465 204 665 937 2,435 716
Computer, engineering, and science 142,048 97,614 33,386 25.5 7,878 7,916 15,517 182 665 1,228 3,385 7,663
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
77,532 54,809 19,616 26.4 9,032 6,182 2,857 237 475 833 2,520 587
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 79,441 50,707 22,889 31.1 7,632 4,650 9,684 109 338 476 3,376 2,469
Service occupations 125,409 66,097 54,401 45.1 30,773 16,718 4,766 258 1,053 833 3,875 1,036
Sales and related occupations 2,882 2,000 802 28.6 407 217 92 4 16 66 66 14
Office and administrative support 218,603 144,248 68,441 32.2 34,177 22,487 7,462 328 1,627 2,360 4,696 1,218
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 48,294 36,161 10,718 22.9 4,929 3,854 928 126 493 388 1,269 146
Production, transportation, and material moving 12,972 8,761 3,758 30.0 1,809 1,366 367 10 130 76 376 77
                         
Public 2-year 642,809 463,814 152,426 24.7 68,869 48,656 22,421 2,346 5,066 5,068 22,450 4,119
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 367,718 281,058 68,158 19.5 29,417 19,572 12,850 1,523 2,382 2,414 16,023 2,479
Instruction 364,433 278,860 67,264 19.4 28,812 19,405 12,789 1,522 2,343 2,393 15,853 2,456
Research 81 50 29 36.7 6 8 5 0 9 1 2 0
Public service 3,204 2,148 865 28.7 599 159 56 1 30 20 168 23
Graduate assistants 13 10 2 16.7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Librarians, curators, and archivists 5,715 4,354 1,209 21.7 530 348 215 12 54 50 129 23
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
47,394 31,587 13,833 30.5 6,446 4,655 1,678 131 442 481 1,786 188
Management 32,356 24,554 7,185 22.6 3,905 1,981 759 47 288 205 528 89
Business and financial operations 17,948 12,107 5,430 31.0 2,544 1,699 761 66 181 179 318 93
Computer, engineering, and science 16,583 11,724 4,456 27.5 1,496 1,505 1,068 59 152 176 281 122
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
23,537 15,942 6,925 30.3 3,591 2,117 634 94 244 245 610 60
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 1,765 1,346 305 18.5 158 65 43 1 20 18 107 7
Service occupations 35,102 20,003 13,846 40.9 7,182 4,989 964 113 345 253 932 321
Sales and related occupations 2,121 1,576 486 23.6 196 183 55 5 21 26 54 5
Office and administrative support 84,143 53,597 28,282 34.5 12,325 10,729 3,225 275 789 939 1,573 691
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 7,188 5,108 1,947 27.6 899 679 144 15 137 73 93 40
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,226 848 362 29.9 178 134 25 5 11 9 16 0
                         
Private nonprofit 4-year 1,151,200 801,995 253,606 24.0 103,130 63,472 68,285 2,136 3,904 12,679 48,224 47,375
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 445,729 330,013 75,152 18.5 23,464 14,897 31,523 854 1,241 3,173 23,627 16,937
Instruction 407,355 310,904 66,485 17.6 22,301 13,495 25,787 821 1,201 2,880 22,090 7,876
Research 30,065 13,552 6,241 31.5 690 864 4,419 22 32 214 1,338 8,934
Public service 8,309 5,557 2,426 30.4 473 538 1,317 11 8 79 199 127
Graduate assistants 75,572 34,588 13,180 27.6 2,830 3,075 5,973 82 149 1,071 6,240 21,564
Librarians, curators, and archivists 18,206 14,693 2,960 16.8 1,132 641 909 38 59 181 397 156
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
39,444 28,588 8,738 23.4 4,207 2,064 1,531 97 252 587 1,511 607
Management 95,758 76,652 16,680 17.9 7,848 4,275 3,412 130 310 705 1,968 458
Business and financial operations 58,504 42,338 14,145 25.0 6,332 3,711 3,209 101 206 586 1,615 406
Computer, engineering, and science 70,296 45,290 18,690 29.2 4,926 4,091 8,651 131 207 684 2,450 3,866
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
58,225 45,762 10,025 18.0 5,075 2,587 1,497 100 202 564 2,046 392
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 40,466 26,367 11,213 29.8 4,541 2,632 3,616 65 100 259 1,306 1,580
Service occupations 78,046 43,825 31,265 41.6 17,467 10,452 2,112 203 443 588 2,309 647
Sales and related occupations 4,414 3,135 1,116 26.3 504 392 121 19 18 62 153 10
Office and administrative support 142,242 93,492 44,133 32.1 21,489 12,462 5,284 277 565 4,056 3,983 634
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 19,313 13,986 4,784 25.5 2,328 1,853 335 29 120 119 462 81
Production, transportation, and material moving 4,985 3,266 1,525 31.8 987 340 112 10 32 44 157 37
                         
Private nonprofit 2-year 5,830 4,111 1,456 26.2 750 286 163 15 169 73 253 10
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 2,995 2,112 668 24.0 372 97 80 12 52 55 212 3
Instruction 2,982 2,107 660 23.9 371 97 80 12 45 55 212 3
Research 9 3 6 66.7 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Public service 4 2 2 50.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Graduate assistants 7 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Librarians, curators, and archivists 114 92 20 17.9 5 5 5 0 4 1 0 2
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
365 239 120 33.4 62 32 14 1 8 3 5 1
Management 561 437 115 20.8 53 25 9 0 26 2 8 1
Business and financial operations 203 156 46 22.8 19 10 6 0 11 0 1 0
Computer, engineering, and science 114 86 27 23.9 11 6 5 0 5 0 1 0
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
224 154 59 27.7 26 12 3 0 16 2 10 1
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 23 20 3 13.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Service occupations 300 197 102 34.1 55 29 5 1 12 0 1 0
Sales and related occupations 112 65 47 42.0 19 16 9 0 1 2 0 0
Office and administrative support 719 492 213 30.2 107 46 25 1 27 7 14 0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 82 47 35 42.7 19 7 1 0 7 1 0 0
Production, transportation, and material moving 11 8 1 11.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
                         
Private for-profit 4-year 167,556 106,322 48,433 31.3 25,679 11,724 7,040 503 1,068 2,419 12,197 604
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 104,438 67,599 27,787 29.1 16,158 5,295 4,357 224 600 1,153 8,632 420
Instruction 104,319 67,528 27,740 29.1 16,135 5,291 4,340 224 600 1,150 8,631 420
Research 55 45 9 16.7 1 1 4 0 0 3 1 0
Public service 64 26 38 59.4 22 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Graduate assistants 431 333 86 20.5 44 14 11 7 2 8 8 4
Librarians, curators, and archivists 1,150 833 258 23.6 86 87 51 5 3 26 58 1
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
10,372 6,406 3,016 32.0 1,644 688 380 35 36 233 940 10
Management 11,717 8,366 2,802 25.1 1,277 832 430 25 85 153 522 27
Business and financial operations 4,765 3,071 1,349 30.5 477 415 332 21 13 91 342 3
Computer, engineering, and science 2,344 1,501 672 30.9 192 201 214 9 24 32 161 10
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
7,265 4,381 2,330 34.7 984 734 244 51 47 270 532 22
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 137 102 26 20.3 7 4 11 1 1 2 7 2
Service occupations 1,574 670 821 55.1 338 391 56 3 4 29 83 0
Sales and related occupations 3,330 1,626 1,543 48.7 927 394 105 18 15 84 160 1
Office and administrative support 19,519 11,140 7,532 40.3 3,486 2,555 822 101 236 332 743 104
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 270 141 126 47.2 37 79 7 0 1 2 3 0
Production, transportation, and material moving 244 153 85 35.7 22 35 20 3 1 4 6 0
                         
Private for-profit 2-year 44,234 25,690 15,608 37.8 7,735 4,924 1,718 271 184 776 2,808 128
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 23,195 14,204 7,417 34.3 4,122 1,794 933 136 98 334 1,491 83
Instruction 23,112 14,156 7,382 34.3 4,105 1,784 925 136 98 334 1,491 83
Research 57 30 27 47.4 12 7 8 0 0 0 0 0
Public service 26 18 8 30.8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graduate assistants 20 8 12 60.0 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 0
Librarians, curators, and archivists 449 321 119 27.0 56 41 14 2 1 5 9 0
Student and academic affairs and other education
      services
2,712 1,490 1,057 41.5 441 433 103 19 18 43 154 11
Management 4,724 3,063 1,344 30.5 652 438 157 22 19 56 314 3
Business and financial operations 2,445 1,261 1,013 44.5 452 381 80 12 6 82 164 7
Computer, engineering, and science 383 235 134 36.3 30 60 30 4 2 8 10 4
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,
      entertainment, sports, and media
632 233 268 53.5 111 111 24 4 1 17 131 0
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 116 89 27 23.3 16 8 3 0 0 0 0 0
Service occupations 711 398 277 41.0 110 135 22 1 2 7 31 5
Sales and related occupations 2,531 1,267 1,102 46.5 674 300 61 9 6 52 158 4
Office and administrative support 6,040 2,960 2,737 48.0 1,031 1,167 279 61 31 168 332 11
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 257 150 93 38.3 31 50 10 0 0 2 14 0
Production, transportation, and material moving 19 11 8 42.1 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
†Not applicable.
1 Combined total of staff who were Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and of Two or more races as a percentage of total staff, excluding race/ethnicity unknown and nonresident alien.
2 Race/ethnicity not collected.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes institutions with fewer than 15 full-time employees; these institutions did not report staff data prior to 2007. By definition, all graduate assistants are part time. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2014, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table was prepared March 2015.)