Table 316.82.

Percentage of full-time faculty (instruction, research, and public service) with tenure at degree-granting postsecondary institutions with a tenure system, by control, level, and state: 2011-12

State	All institutions	Public institutions						Nonprofit institutions						For-profit institutions
		Total	4-year institutions				2-year	Total	4-year institutions				2-year
			Total	Doctoral1	Master's2	Other			Total	Doctoral1	Master's2	Other
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
United States	48.5	50.7	48.0	45.8	54.3	53.4	64.7	43.7	43.7	39.7	50.7	54.3	31.4	31.0
Alabama	51.1	53.3	47.7	47.1	48.0	78.8	75.5	35.0	35.0	41.7	39.0	19.8	†	†
Alaska	43.8	43.8	43.7	40.4	47.0	†	‡	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Arizona	46.7	49.1	49.1	49.1	†	†	†	26.2	26.2	15.6	54.5	31.4	†	16.6
Arkansas	44.7	44.3	45.9	49.2	45.9	11.6	16.6	49.6	49.6	†	†	49.6	†	†
California	61.1	65.0	57.0	55.3	61.9	33.9	76.0	47.9	47.9	45.9	51.5	62.2	‡	59.5
Colorado	38.2	37.1	35.8	33.9	45.3	45.9	65.6	46.5	46.5	41.3	69.0	†	†	†
Connecticut	46.8	60.4	60.0	53.6	69.0	†	62.0	37.0	37.0	31.0	56.5	50.6	†	40.0
Delaware	57.6	57.5	57.5	59.4	47.4	†	†	58.3	58.3	62.3	55.2	†	†	†
District of Columbia	49.8	65.9	65.9	‡	67.1	†	†	49.0	49.0	49.2	34.9	†	†	†
Florida	46.5	51.9	50.8	45.2	15.3	69.7	69.9	30.3	30.3	27.1	37.3	38.0	†	11.0
Georgia	40.6	42.9	45.1	47.0	43.1	40.1	25.6	35.3	35.4	32.2	49.0	42.9	‡	21.4
Hawaii	52.0	57.4	55.2	55.6	†	50.0	63.7	11.0	11.0	†	11.0	†	†	†
Idaho	55.8	52.0	51.9	50.8	55.8	45.2	53.5	67.7	67.7	†	57.0	69.6	†	†
Illinois	53.0	59.6	50.1	50.4	49.3	‡	80.2	45.3	45.3	42.2	51.8	53.7	†	†
Indiana	45.9	43.4	43.4	43.5	43.3	38.5	†	52.4	52.5	57.6	43.6	55.6	‡	†
Iowa	54.5	55.7	55.7	54.2	63.9	†	†	52.9	52.9	49.9	43.1	60.8	†	35.7
Kansas	55.3	56.5	53.0	52.9	53.3	†	72.0	44.5	44.5	†	43.1	47.7	†	†
Kentucky	47.4	47.6	49.1	47.8	51.6	†	41.7	46.5	46.5	43.0	50.1	45.6	†	†
Louisiana	39.8	39.9	44.7	43.8	46.6	54.7	19.9	38.3	38.3	38.0	17.3	55.0	†	89.6
Maine	55.6	62.7	62.7	63.5	63.3	58.4	†	46.1	46.1	22.5	44.7	61.2	†	†
Maryland	32.6	33.7	34.0	30.7	46.4	22.1	32.2	30.3	30.3	24.7	52.1	49.5	†	†
Massachusetts	50.6	54.8	51.8	45.8	64.4	†	64.6	48.6	48.6	46.9	51.3	57.2	†	†
Michigan	50.3	50.1	48.0	47.3	59.3	61.8	75.1	51.6	51.6	43.0	47.7	60.6	†	†
Minnesota	67.4	72.0	66.6	67.5	65.1	74.1	82.0	56.0	56.0	50.5	56.4	60.9	†	†
Mississippi	41.3	41.5	41.5	41.9	39.3	†	†	39.4	39.4	40.2	38.6	40.8	†	†
Missouri	39.4	39.9	39.7	35.0	54.6	16.7	42.9	38.7	38.7	35.4	53.2	42.5	†	†
Montana	56.4	56.3	56.9	60.3	52.4	24.7	49.0	57.6	57.6	†	61.8	55.3	†	†
Nebraska	47.0	44.6	43.0	40.3	57.1	†	86.1	54.5	54.5	56.0	50.9	53.0	†	†
Nevada	60.5	60.5	59.4	56.3	†	67.1	75.7	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
New Hampshire	55.2	62.5	62.5	62.2	61.8	80.0	†	48.3	48.3	49.6	27.0	56.6	†	†
New Jersey	56.2	56.2	52.5	45.2	72.9	†	69.7	55.8	55.8	55.9	55.0	67.1	†	84.2
New Mexico	45.7	45.3	45.7	44.7	52.1	32.0	42.7	71.4	71.4	†	71.4	†	†	†
New York	49.5	61.2	57.9	52.1	62.6	54.1	69.5	41.9	41.9	37.5	59.6	56.6	‡	†
North Carolina	44.2	48.8	49.1	49.4	47.4	60.2	‡	37.1	37.2	34.5	41.1	47.6	22.6	‡
North Dakota	50.0	50.0	50.1	48.6	56.2	51.8	48.7	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Ohio	54.2	54.2	52.5	52.7	65.6	48.2	65.6	54.1	54.1	47.6	58.7	60.9	†	†
Oklahoma	44.2	43.7	43.0	41.6	47.9	44.4	53.2	46.9	46.9	50.7	43.0	‡	†	†
Oregon	42.2	40.1	32.7	30.0	51.9	50.0	76.1	53.0	53.0	50.3	51.9	62.5	†	†
Pennsylvania	46.7	47.9	45.2	38.0	63.1	48.3	72.4	45.5	45.5	41.2	48.6	58.2	34.7	†
Rhode Island	62.2	64.9	63.7	62.0	67.0	†	68.8	60.0	60.0	58.6	61.6	†	†	†
South Carolina	45.1	45.1	45.4	43.4	51.6	37.1	32.3	45.2	45.3	†	48.0	41.8	‡	37.5
South Dakota	43.8	44.3	44.3	43.8	45.5	†	†	41.7	41.7	†	52.6	35.8	†	†
Tennessee	44.8	53.6	54.1	54.3	51.7	†	52.0	32.4	32.4	27.4	49.5	40.4	†	†
Texas	43.1	43.5	41.9	42.2	44.6	31.1	53.8	41.2	41.2	41.1	42.0	40.4	†	†
Utah	46.7	42.5	41.3	36.6	54.9	53.6	54.9	66.1	66.1	66.1	†	†	†	†
Vermont	47.0	42.0	42.0	37.4	62.3	62.6	†	57.5	57.5	38.2	58.7	66.7	†	67.7
Virginia	39.1	41.4	46.8	44.9	52.3	61.8	2.6	31.8	31.8	20.0	52.1	59.1	†	†
Washington	52.3	52.3	43.3	36.4	54.9	76.0	77.8	52.3	52.3	48.1	58.4	49.7	†	†
West Virginia	39.8	39.2	41.1	39.7	44.2	44.6	25.5	47.0	47.0	42.5	50.0	46.7	†	†
Wisconsin	45.0	48.7	48.0	47.1	49.2	50.0	63.8	36.1	36.1	27.0	53.1	57.6	†	†
Wyoming	44.9	44.9	39.0	39.0	†	†	62.0	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
U.S. Service Academies	62.1	62.1	62.1	†	†	62.1	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

†Not applicable.

‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases).

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes only institutions with a tenure system. Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2011-12, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table was prepared June 2015.)