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Table 315.20. | Full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic rank: Fall 2013, fall 2015, and fall 2016 |
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 |
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 |
20153 | |||||||||||||
Total | 807,109 | 575,752 | 167,372 | 22.5 | 44,106 | 35,811 | 77,456 | 76,298 | 1,158 | 3,530 | 6,469 | 22,359 | 41,626 |
Professors | 182,388 | 147,095 | 31,171 | 17.5 | 6,731 | 5,957 | 16,938 | 16,734 | 204 | 599 | 946 | 2,486 | 1,636 |
Associate professors | 158,082 | 116,754 | 35,132 | 23.1 | 9,090 | 6,978 | 17,285 | 17,067 | 218 | 608 | 1,171 | 3,070 | 3,126 |
Assistant professors | 173,409 | 115,226 | 40,251 | 25.9 | 10,874 | 7,634 | 19,432 | 19,132 | 300 | 639 | 1,672 | 6,577 | 11,355 |
Instructors | 99,915 | 73,052 | 21,673 | 22.9 | 7,264 | 6,890 | 5,696 | 5,467 | 229 | 862 | 961 | 3,563 | 1,627 |
Lecturers | 40,894 | 30,488 | 7,635 | 20.0 | 2,074 | 2,367 | 2,690 | 2,653 | 37 | 142 | 362 | 1,256 | 1,515 |
Other faculty | 152,421 | 93,137 | 31,510 | 25.3 | 8,073 | 5,985 | 15,415 | 15,245 | 170 | 680 | 1,357 | 5,407 | 22,367 |
Males | 438,807 | 312,221 | 87,771 | 21.9 | 19,022 | 18,265 | 45,733 | 45,109 | 624 | 1,725 | 3,026 | 12,105 | 26,710 |
Professors | 124,480 | 99,841 | 21,613 | 17.8 | 4,018 | 3,827 | 12,822 | 12,676 | 146 | 364 | 582 | 1,742 | 1,284 |
Associate professors | 87,460 | 64,149 | 19,519 | 23.3 | 4,344 | 3,802 | 10,512 | 10,401 | 111 | 288 | 573 | 1,834 | 1,958 |
Assistant professors | 84,930 | 55,272 | 19,138 | 25.7 | 4,183 | 3,705 | 10,259 | 10,115 | 144 | 290 | 701 | 3,429 | 7,091 |
Instructors | 43,187 | 31,682 | 8,977 | 22.1 | 2,561 | 3,122 | 2,493 | 2,383 | 110 | 426 | 375 | 1,664 | 864 |
Lecturers | 18,375 | 13,869 | 3,133 | 18.4 | 870 | 1,007 | 1,044 | 1,031 | 13 | 58 | 154 | 640 | 733 |
Other faculty | 80,375 | 47,408 | 15,391 | 24.5 | 3,046 | 2,802 | 8,603 | 8,503 | 100 | 299 | 641 | 2,796 | 14,780 |
Females | 368,302 | 263,531 | 79,601 | 23.2 | 25,084 | 17,546 | 31,723 | 31,189 | 534 | 1,805 | 3,443 | 10,254 | 14,916 |
Professors | 57,908 | 47,254 | 9,558 | 16.8 | 2,713 | 2,130 | 4,116 | 4,058 | 58 | 235 | 364 | 744 | 352 |
Associate professors | 70,622 | 52,605 | 15,613 | 22.9 | 4,746 | 3,176 | 6,773 | 6,666 | 107 | 320 | 598 | 1,236 | 1,168 |
Assistant professors | 88,479 | 59,954 | 21,113 | 26.0 | 6,691 | 3,929 | 9,173 | 9,017 | 156 | 349 | 971 | 3,148 | 4,264 |
Instructors | 56,728 | 41,370 | 12,696 | 23.5 | 4,703 | 3,768 | 3,203 | 3,084 | 119 | 436 | 586 | 1,899 | 763 |
Lecturers | 22,519 | 16,619 | 4,502 | 21.3 | 1,204 | 1,360 | 1,646 | 1,622 | 24 | 84 | 208 | 616 | 782 |
Other faculty | 72,046 | 45,729 | 16,119 | 26.1 | 5,027 | 3,183 | 6,812 | 6,742 | 70 | 381 | 716 | 2,611 | 7,587 |
20163 | |||||||||||||
Total | 815,760 | 575,294 | 173,461 | 23.2 | 44,553 | 37,513 | 80,649 | 79,497 | 1,152 | 3,548 | 7,198 | 22,366 | 44,639 |
Professors | 182,924 | 146,049 | 32,516 | 18.2 | 6,871 | 6,229 | 17,783 | 17,592 | 191 | 612 | 1,021 | 2,507 | 1,852 |
Associate professors | 157,820 | 115,721 | 35,754 | 23.6 | 9,091 | 7,108 | 17,725 | 17,508 | 217 | 598 | 1,232 | 3,149 | 3,196 |
Assistant professors | 176,347 | 115,552 | 42,085 | 26.7 | 11,143 | 8,138 | 20,288 | 19,989 | 299 | 624 | 1,892 | 6,564 | 12,146 |
Instructors | 100,789 | 73,194 | 22,320 | 23.4 | 7,219 | 7,283 | 5,845 | 5,630 | 215 | 867 | 1,106 | 3,576 | 1,699 |
Lecturers | 42,150 | 31,171 | 7,931 | 20.3 | 2,012 | 2,485 | 2,827 | 2,781 | 46 | 153 | 454 | 1,386 | 1,662 |
Other faculty | 155,730 | 93,607 | 32,855 | 26.0 | 8,217 | 6,270 | 16,181 | 15,997 | 184 | 694 | 1,493 | 5,184 | 24,084 |
Males | 441,430 | 310,326 | 90,504 | 22.6 | 19,128 | 19,086 | 47,182 | 46,591 | 591 | 1,722 | 3,386 | 11,907 | 28,693 |
Professors | 124,000 | 98,497 | 22,342 | 18.5 | 4,054 | 3,966 | 13,297 | 13,166 | 131 | 376 | 649 | 1,726 | 1,435 |
Associate professors | 86,616 | 63,068 | 19,706 | 23.8 | 4,316 | 3,866 | 10,625 | 10,514 | 111 | 288 | 611 | 1,830 | 2,012 |
Assistant professors | 85,850 | 54,980 | 19,896 | 26.6 | 4,211 | 3,960 | 10,639 | 10,491 | 148 | 275 | 811 | 3,406 | 7,568 |
Instructors | 43,834 | 32,045 | 9,288 | 22.5 | 2,592 | 3,270 | 2,540 | 2,441 | 99 | 430 | 456 | 1,586 | 915 |
Lecturers | 18,915 | 14,113 | 3,299 | 18.9 | 873 | 1,051 | 1,125 | 1,107 | 18 | 62 | 188 | 677 | 826 |
Other faculty | 82,215 | 47,623 | 15,973 | 25.1 | 3,082 | 2,973 | 8,956 | 8,872 | 84 | 291 | 671 | 2,682 | 15,937 |
Females | 374,330 | 264,968 | 82,957 | 23.8 | 25,425 | 18,427 | 33,467 | 32,906 | 561 | 1,826 | 3,812 | 10,459 | 15,946 |
Professors | 58,924 | 47,552 | 10,174 | 17.6 | 2,817 | 2,263 | 4,486 | 4,426 | 60 | 236 | 372 | 781 | 417 |
Associate professors | 71,204 | 52,653 | 16,048 | 23.4 | 4,775 | 3,242 | 7,100 | 6,994 | 106 | 310 | 621 | 1,319 | 1,184 |
Assistant professors | 90,497 | 60,572 | 22,189 | 26.8 | 6,932 | 4,178 | 9,649 | 9,498 | 151 | 349 | 1,081 | 3,158 | 4,578 |
Instructors | 56,955 | 41,149 | 13,032 | 24.1 | 4,627 | 4,013 | 3,305 | 3,189 | 116 | 437 | 650 | 1,990 | 784 |
Lecturers | 23,235 | 17,058 | 4,632 | 21.4 | 1,139 | 1,434 | 1,702 | 1,674 | 28 | 91 | 266 | 709 | 836 |
Other faculty | 73,515 | 45,984 | 16,882 | 26.9 | 5,135 | 3,297 | 7,225 | 7,125 | 100 | 403 | 822 | 2,502 | 8,147 |
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), Spring 2014, Spring 2016, and Spring 2017 Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table was prepared December 2017.) |