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| Table 315.70. | Full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by field and faculty characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and fall 2003 |
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| Selected faculty and instructional staff characteristic | Number (in thousands) | Fall 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall 1992 | Fall 1998 | Fall 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 faculty and instructional 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 faculty and instructional 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) | ‡ | (†) | 1.4 | (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) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1.7 | ! | (0.74) | 2.6 | (0.77) | 1.4 | ! | (0.46) | 1.7 | (0.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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 faculty and instructional 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 faculty and instructional 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) | ‡ | (†) | 6.7 | (0.96) | 6.6 | (0.98) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | 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) | ‡ | (†) | 1.5 | ! | (0.55) | 2.0 | (0.50) | ‡ | (†) | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. |
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.) |
