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Table 315.20. | Full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic rank: Fall 2011, fall 2013, and fall 2015 |
Year, sex, and academic rank | Total | White | Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Two or more races | Race/ ethnicity unknown | Non-resident alien2 | ||||||||
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Total | Per-cent1 | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races | |||||||
Total | Asian | Pacific Islander | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
2011 | |||||||||||||
Total | 762,114 | 564,218 | 147,495 | 20.7 | 41,662 | 31,335 | 66,842 | 65,469 | 1,373 | 3,534 | 4,122 | 16,999 | 33,402 |
Professors | 181,509 | 150,364 | 27,559 | 15.5 | 6,517 | 5,180 | 14,617 | 14,425 | 192 | 589 | 656 | 2,202 | 1,384 |
Associate professors | 155,201 | 119,415 | 30,605 | 20.4 | 8,695 | 6,144 | 14,364 | 14,129 | 235 | 597 | 805 | 2,477 | 2,704 |
Assistant professors | 174,052 | 118,022 | 39,986 | 25.3 | 10,994 | 7,428 | 19,820 | 19,445 | 375 | 701 | 1,043 | 4,926 | 11,118 |
Instructors | 109,042 | 80,690 | 23,162 | 22.3 | 8,602 | 6,907 | 5,807 | 5,448 | 359 | 981 | 865 | 3,262 | 1,928 |
Lecturers | 34,473 | 25,821 | 6,261 | 19.5 | 1,688 | 1,773 | 2,455 | 2,420 | 35 | 135 | 210 | 848 | 1,543 |
Other faculty | 107,837 | 69,906 | 19,922 | 22.2 | 5,166 | 3,903 | 9,779 | 9,602 | 177 | 531 | 543 | 3,284 | 14,725 |
20133 | |||||||||||||
Total | 791,378 | 575,507 | 157,476 | 21.5 | 43,148 | 33,207 | 72,266 | 71,057 | 1,209 | 3,567 | 5,288 | 19,988 | 38,407 |
Professors | 181,524 | 148,603 | 29,070 | 16.4 | 6,653 | 5,587 | 15,419 | 15,249 | 170 | 569 | 842 | 2,328 | 1,523 |
Associate professors | 155,449 | 117,136 | 32,602 | 21.8 | 8,817 | 6,385 | 15,836 | 15,653 | 183 | 592 | 972 | 2,867 | 2,844 |
Assistant professors | 166,562 | 112,641 | 38,080 | 25.3 | 10,555 | 7,136 | 18,454 | 18,121 | 333 | 685 | 1,250 | 5,736 | 10,105 |
Instructors | 99,301 | 73,882 | 20,677 | 21.9 | 7,426 | 6,343 | 5,248 | 4,962 | 286 | 875 | 785 | 3,158 | 1,584 |
Lecturers | 37,810 | 28,415 | 6,675 | 19.0 | 1,743 | 2,038 | 2,474 | 2,441 | 33 | 125 | 295 | 1,161 | 1,559 |
Other faculty | 150,732 | 94,830 | 30,372 | 24.3 | 7,954 | 5,718 | 14,835 | 14,631 | 204 | 721 | 1,144 | 4,738 | 20,792 |
Males | 436,470 | 316,923 | 83,904 | 20.9 | 18,899 | 17,193 | 43,525 | 42,933 | 592 | 1,742 | 2,545 | 10,817 | 24,826 |
Professors | 125,905 | 102,593 | 20,438 | 16.6 | 4,013 | 3,662 | 11,888 | 11,778 | 110 | 347 | 528 | 1,669 | 1,205 |
Associate professors | 87,615 | 65,493 | 18,567 | 22.1 | 4,324 | 3,535 | 9,911 | 9,824 | 87 | 287 | 510 | 1,731 | 1,824 |
Assistant professors | 82,600 | 54,889 | 18,423 | 25.1 | 4,173 | 3,510 | 9,913 | 9,751 | 162 | 305 | 522 | 2,978 | 6,310 |
Instructors | 42,942 | 32,065 | 8,671 | 21.3 | 2,709 | 2,890 | 2,311 | 2,186 | 125 | 428 | 333 | 1,356 | 850 |
Lecturers | 17,066 | 12,891 | 2,788 | 17.8 | 767 | 839 | 1,007 | 998 | 9 | 44 | 131 | 585 | 802 |
Other faculty | 80,342 | 48,992 | 15,017 | 23.5 | 2,913 | 2,757 | 8,495 | 8,396 | 99 | 331 | 521 | 2,498 | 13,835 |
Females | 354,908 | 258,584 | 73,572 | 22.1 | 24,249 | 16,014 | 28,741 | 28,124 | 617 | 1,825 | 2,743 | 9,171 | 13,581 |
Professors | 55,619 | 46,010 | 8,632 | 15.8 | 2,640 | 1,925 | 3,531 | 3,471 | 60 | 222 | 314 | 659 | 318 |
Associate professors | 67,834 | 51,643 | 14,035 | 21.4 | 4,493 | 2,850 | 5,925 | 5,829 | 96 | 305 | 462 | 1,136 | 1,020 |
Assistant professors | 83,962 | 57,752 | 19,657 | 25.4 | 6,382 | 3,626 | 8,541 | 8,370 | 171 | 380 | 728 | 2,758 | 3,795 |
Instructors | 56,359 | 41,817 | 12,006 | 22.3 | 4,717 | 3,453 | 2,937 | 2,776 | 161 | 447 | 452 | 1,802 | 734 |
Lecturers | 20,744 | 15,524 | 3,887 | 20.0 | 976 | 1,199 | 1,467 | 1,443 | 24 | 81 | 164 | 576 | 757 |
Other faculty | 70,390 | 45,838 | 15,355 | 25.1 | 5,041 | 2,961 | 6,340 | 6,235 | 105 | 390 | 623 | 2,240 | 6,957 |
20153 | |||||||||||||
Total | 807,032 | 575,657 | 167,367 | 22.5 | 44,146 | 35,786 | 77,422 | 76,265 | 1,157 | 3,533 | 6,480 | 22,364 | 41,644 |
Professors | 182,204 | 146,964 | 31,142 | 17.5 | 6,720 | 5,956 | 16,924 | 16,720 | 204 | 598 | 944 | 2,478 | 1,620 |
Associate professors | 157,799 | 116,511 | 35,107 | 23.2 | 9,077 | 6,967 | 17,259 | 17,041 | 218 | 609 | 1,195 | 3,066 | 3,115 |
Assistant professors | 173,031 | 114,994 | 40,194 | 25.9 | 10,850 | 7,615 | 19,421 | 19,122 | 299 | 639 | 1,669 | 6,535 | 11,308 |
Instructors | 99,286 | 72,487 | 21,630 | 23.0 | 7,280 | 6,881 | 5,667 | 5,438 | 229 | 860 | 942 | 3,551 | 1,618 |
Lecturers | 40,958 | 30,568 | 7,649 | 20.0 | 2,084 | 2,368 | 2,691 | 2,654 | 37 | 142 | 364 | 1,228 | 1,513 |
Other faculty | 153,754 | 94,133 | 31,645 | 25.2 | 8,135 | 5,999 | 15,460 | 15,290 | 170 | 685 | 1,366 | 5,506 | 22,470 |
Males | 438,789 | 312,185 | 87,781 | 21.9 | 19,032 | 18,259 | 45,718 | 45,095 | 623 | 1,727 | 3,045 | 12,092 | 26,731 |
Professors | 124,364 | 99,759 | 21,598 | 17.8 | 4,010 | 3,827 | 12,816 | 12,670 | 146 | 364 | 581 | 1,740 | 1,267 |
Associate professors | 87,317 | 64,010 | 19,520 | 23.4 | 4,333 | 3,800 | 10,501 | 10,390 | 111 | 288 | 598 | 1,833 | 1,954 |
Assistant professors | 84,762 | 55,186 | 19,118 | 25.7 | 4,171 | 3,692 | 10,263 | 10,120 | 143 | 290 | 702 | 3,398 | 7,060 |
Instructors | 42,936 | 31,457 | 8,964 | 22.2 | 2,570 | 3,118 | 2,485 | 2,375 | 110 | 425 | 366 | 1,654 | 861 |
Lecturers | 18,372 | 13,885 | 3,136 | 18.4 | 871 | 1,009 | 1,043 | 1,030 | 13 | 58 | 155 | 623 | 728 |
Other faculty | 81,038 | 47,888 | 15,445 | 24.4 | 3,077 | 2,813 | 8,610 | 8,510 | 100 | 302 | 643 | 2,844 | 14,861 |
Females | 368,243 | 263,472 | 79,586 | 23.2 | 25,114 | 17,527 | 31,704 | 31,170 | 534 | 1,806 | 3,435 | 10,272 | 14,913 |
Professors | 57,840 | 47,205 | 9,544 | 16.8 | 2,710 | 2,129 | 4,108 | 4,050 | 58 | 234 | 363 | 738 | 353 |
Associate professors | 70,482 | 52,501 | 15,587 | 22.9 | 4,744 | 3,167 | 6,758 | 6,651 | 107 | 321 | 597 | 1,233 | 1,161 |
Assistant professors | 88,269 | 59,808 | 21,076 | 26.1 | 6,679 | 3,923 | 9,158 | 9,002 | 156 | 349 | 967 | 3,137 | 4,248 |
Instructors | 56,350 | 41,030 | 12,666 | 23.6 | 4,710 | 3,763 | 3,182 | 3,063 | 119 | 435 | 576 | 1,897 | 757 |
Lecturers | 22,586 | 16,683 | 4,513 | 21.3 | 1,213 | 1,359 | 1,648 | 1,624 | 24 | 84 | 209 | 605 | 785 |
Other faculty | 72,716 | 46,245 | 16,200 | 25.9 | 5,058 | 3,186 | 6,850 | 6,780 | 70 | 383 | 723 | 2,662 | 7,609 |
1 Combined total of faculty who were Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and of Two or more races as a percentage of total faculty, excluding race/ethnicity unknown and nonresident alien. | |||||||||||||
2 Race/ethnicity not collected. | |||||||||||||
3 Only instructional faculty were classified by academic rank. Primarily research and primarily public service faculty, as well as faculty without ranks, appear under "other faculty." | |||||||||||||
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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||||
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; and IPEDS Spring 2014 and Spring 2016, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table was prepared December 2016.) |