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| Table 315.30. | Percentage distribution of full-time faculty and instructional staff in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution, selected instruction activities, and number of classes taught for credit: Fall 2003 |
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| Instruction activity and number of classes | All institutions | Research | Doctoral | Comprehensive | Private liberal arts |
Public 2-year |
Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of full-time faculty and instructional staff (in thousands) |
681.8 | (0.05) | 162.1 | (0.85) | 63.5 | (1.58) | 51.3 | (0.76) | 21.7 | (0.79) | 107.3 | (2.98) | 41.4 | (1.59) | 49.6 | (1.80) | 114.6 | (1.09) | 70.2 | (3.36) | ||||||||||
| Percentage distribution | 100.0 | (†) | 23.8 | (0.12) | 9.3 | (0.23) | 7.5 | (0.11) | 3.2 | (0.12) | 15.7 | (0.44) | 6.1 | (0.23) | 7.3 | (0.26) | 16.8 | (0.16) | 10.3 | (0.49) | ||||||||||
| Average hours worked per week | 53.3 | (0.13) | 55.6 | (0.21) | 55.8 | (0.42) | 54.0 | (0.38) | 52.4 | (0.59) | 53.2 | (0.31) | 51.8 | (0.53) | 54.0 | (0.39) | 49.2 | (0.34) | 53.1 | (0.49) | ||||||||||
| Paid activities within institution | 45.4 | (0.12) | 48.8 | (0.19) | 47.8 | (0.36) | 45.9 | (0.31) | 44.7 | (0.47) | 44.4 | (0.27) | 42.9 | (0.55) | 45.6 | (0.39) | 40.9 | (0.27) | 45.1 | (0.59) | ||||||||||
| Unpaid activities within institution | 3.8 | (0.04) | 3.1 | (0.08) | 3.3 | (0.15) | 3.9 | (0.14) | 3.8 | (0.20) | 4.4 | (0.13) | 4.4 | (0.15) | 4.4 | (0.11) | 4.2 | (0.12) | 3.6 | (0.22) | ||||||||||
| Paid activities outside institution | 2.2 | (0.05) | 1.8 | (0.08) | 2.7 | (0.21) | 2.1 | (0.13) | 2.3 | (0.25) | 2.3 | (0.12) | 2.2 | (0.17) | 2.0 | (0.13) | 2.3 | (0.12) | 2.8 | (0.24) | ||||||||||
| Unpaid activities outside institution | 1.9 | (0.03) | 1.9 | (0.05) | 2.0 | (0.09) | 2.1 | (0.11) | 1.7 | (0.11) | 2.1 | (0.09) | 2.3 | (0.12) | 2.0 | (0.14) | 1.7 | (0.08) | 1.6 | (0.10) | ||||||||||
| Work time distribution (percent) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (2.08) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Teaching | 58.2 | (0.27) | 43.5 | (0.43) | 43.1 | (0.76) | 55.5 | (0.72) | 55.0 | (1.15) | 64.7 | (0.70) | 67.5 | (0.78) | 65.9 | (0.80) | 78.4 | (0.65) | 55.0 | (1.61) | ||||||||||
| Research/scholarship | 20.0 | (0.44) | 33.2 | (0.42) | 34.0 | (0.84) | 22.3 | (0.72) | 24.6 | (0.84) | 15.0 | (0.49) | 11.2 | (0.57) | 12.7 | (0.67) | 3.7 | (0.26) | 18.7 | (0.97) | ||||||||||
| Other activities (administration, professional growth, etc.) |
21.7 | (0.17) | 23.2 | (0.45) | 22.8 | (0.67) | 22.2 | (0.64) | 20.4 | (1.21) | 20.4 | (0.66) | 21.3 | (0.75) | 21.3 | (0.73) | 17.9 | (0.54) | 26.3 | (1.27) | ||||||||||
| Faculty/staff distribution by instruction activity (percent) |
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| Distribution by hours taught per week | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Less than 4.0 | 30.3 | (0.44) | 48.9 | (0.83) | 52.2 | (1.31) | 30.0 | (1.70) | 26.5 | (1.74) | 16.3 | (1.08) | 14.9 | (1.06) | 15.5 | (1.15) | 14.5 | (0.86) | 36.0 | (2.35) | ||||||||||
| 4.0 to 5.9 | 5.8 | (0.21) | 8.4 | (0.50) | 8.8 | (0.77) | 6.0 | (0.58) | 8.4 | (1.37) | 4.1 | (0.53) | 4.1 | (0.57) | 4.1 | (0.57) | 2.5 | (0.33) | 6.7 | (0.99) | ||||||||||
| 6.0 to 7.9 | 13.8 | (0.37) | 20.0 | (0.80) | 15.2 | (1.20) | 22.2 | (1.14) | 22.0 | (1.77) | 12.0 | (0.78) | 11.0 | (1.43) | 13.3 | (1.48) | 4.4 | (0.60) | 9.0 | (0.88) | ||||||||||
| 8.0 to 9.9 | 12.5 | (0.30) | 9.0 | (0.49) | 9.3 | (0.87) | 16.9 | (1.20) | 19.3 | (1.76) | 21.5 | (0.93) | 18.7 | (1.78) | 19.5 | (1.83) | 5.7 | (0.61) | 7.2 | (0.98) | ||||||||||
| 10.0 to 14.9 | 18.2 | (0.39) | 7.9 | (0.55) | 8.8 | (0.88) | 15.1 | (1.13) | 15.0 | (1.53) | 31.5 | (1.24) | 32.7 | (2.15) | 33.5 | (1.93) | 14.7 | (0.90) | 19.6 | (1.95) | ||||||||||
| 15.0 or more | 19.4 | (0.40) | 5.8 | (0.43) | 5.7 | (0.67) | 9.7 | (0.92) | 8.7 | (1.34) | 14.6 | (0.93) | 18.5 | (1.92) | 14.1 | (1.39) | 58.2 | (1.47) | 21.5 | (1.73) | ||||||||||
| Distribution by number of students taught | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Less than 25 | 30.6 | (0.46) | 46.0 | (0.84) | 51.5 | (1.56) | 29.7 | (1.53) | 31.9 | (1.88) | 16.8 | (1.25) | 16.5 | (1.23) | 20.8 | (1.44) | 15.9 | (0.94) | 36.8 | (1.96) | ||||||||||
| 25 to 49 | 17.0 | (0.34) | 17.0 | (0.83) | 16.9 | (1.06) | 17.1 | (0.99) | 18.8 | (1.74) | 17.9 | (0.96) | 22.7 | (1.57) | 25.4 | (1.62) | 12.0 | (0.77) | 13.4 | (1.41) | ||||||||||
| 50 to 74 | 16.2 | (0.33) | 11.9 | (0.69) | 10.0 | (0.99) | 16.3 | (1.29) | 20.9 | (1.64) | 18.7 | (0.77) | 26.5 | (1.32) | 24.4 | (1.40) | 16.2 | (0.86) | 14.4 | (1.07) | ||||||||||
| 75 to 99 | 13.0 | (0.30) | 7.6 | (0.51) | 6.2 | (0.57) | 13.9 | (0.91) | 11.2 | (0.95) | 17.5 | (0.86) | 17.6 | (1.15) | 15.8 | (1.09) | 18.1 | (0.78) | 11.5 | (1.03) | ||||||||||
| 100 to 149 | 14.2 | (0.39) | 7.6 | (0.54) | 7.0 | (0.78) | 13.2 | (0.87) | 9.9 | (1.21) | 19.4 | (1.22) | 13.1 | (1.61) | 10.6 | (0.96) | 25.7 | (0.98) | 14.9 | (1.58) | ||||||||||
| 150 or more | 9.0 | (0.27) | 9.8 | (0.59) | 8.4 | (0.73) | 9.8 | (0.87) | 7.4 | (1.04) | 9.7 | (0.85) | 3.6 | (0.72) | 3.0 | (0.62) | 12.1 | (0.86) | 8.9 | (0.63) | ||||||||||
| Distribution by student classroom contact hours per week1 |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 | 24.2 | (0.40) | 38.3 | (0.83) | 42.7 | (1.33) | 23.2 | (1.52) | 22.0 | (1.53) | 11.9 | (1.04) | 12.6 | (1.02) | 12.2 | (1.05) | 11.9 | (0.77) | 30.8 | (1.87) | ||||||||||
| 50 to 99 | 5.3 | (0.23) | 7.7 | (0.56) | 7.0 | (0.82) | 6.4 | (0.68) | 7.0 | (1.20) | 4.3 | (0.52) | 2.7 | (0.55) | 4.9 | (0.48) | 2.5 | (0.39) | 5.2 | (0.88) | ||||||||||
| 100 to 199 | 7.1 | (0.20) | 9.4 | (0.54) | 10.7 | (0.87) | 8.0 | (0.88) | 8.6 | (1.38) | 6.2 | (0.62) | 4.5 | (0.66) | 7.2 | (1.02) | 3.4 | (0.43) | 6.1 | (0.99) | ||||||||||
| 200 to 349 | 9.0 | (0.28) | 10.9 | (0.52) | 10.4 | (0.83) | 10.4 | (0.88) | 12.8 | (1.74) | 8.6 | (0.71) | 10.9 | (1.38) | 11.9 | (1.27) | 3.6 | (0.54) | 6.8 | (0.79) | ||||||||||
| 350 to 499 | 7.7 | (0.24) | 8.0 | (0.44) | 8.1 | (0.83) | 10.6 | (1.03) | 11.5 | (1.03) | 7.9 | (0.91) | 10.2 | (0.79) | 12.4 | (0.93) | 3.5 | (0.40) | 4.6 | (0.70) | ||||||||||
| 500 or more | 46.8 | (0.44) | 25.6 | (0.74) | 21.2 | (1.21) | 41.4 | (1.36) | 38.0 | (1.81) | 61.1 | (1.46) | 59.1 | (1.75) | 51.4 | (2.13) | 75.0 | (1.16) | 46.6 | (2.30) | ||||||||||
| Distribution by total classroom credit hours |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Less than 4.0 | 31.8 | (0.54) | 48.9 | (0.82) | 52.1 | (1.55) | 30.1 | (1.46) | 29.0 | (1.75) | 18.0 | (1.03) | 17.5 | (1.44) | 23.7 | (2.18) | 15.4 | (0.84) | 38.1 | (2.23) | ||||||||||
| 4.0 to 5.9 | 6.6 | (0.22) | 9.4 | (0.54) | 10.2 | (0.63) | 6.8 | (0.67) | 10.5 | (1.53) | 3.5 | (0.35) | 4.5 | (0.61) | 5.6 | (0.67) | 3.7 | (0.44) | 7.0 | (0.83) | ||||||||||
| 6.0 to 7.9 | 15.0 | (0.37) | 21.6 | (0.66) | 14.0 | (1.04) | 25.1 | (1.29) | 21.3 | (1.71) | 14.2 | (0.94) | 12.2 | (1.04) | 11.4 | (1.15) | 6.6 | (0.72) | 10.1 | (1.07) | ||||||||||
| 8.0 to 9.9 | 14.8 | (0.33) | 10.4 | (0.60) | 10.7 | (0.84) | 19.9 | (1.28) | 20.8 | (1.47) | 25.3 | (1.15) | 23.4 | (1.73) | 19.1 | (1.16) | 8.1 | (0.60) | 10.0 | (1.19) | ||||||||||
| 10.0 to 14.9 | 20.2 | (0.38) | 7.7 | (0.51) | 9.7 | (0.99) | 14.8 | (1.17) | 13.2 | (1.40) | 32.0 | (1.20) | 35.4 | (1.94) | 32.5 | (2.20) | 24.3 | (1.28) | 22.3 | (1.38) | ||||||||||
| 15.0 or more | 11.6 | (0.31) | 1.9 | (0.24) | 3.2 | (0.52) | 3.3 | (0.64) | 5.2 | (0.99) | 7.0 | (0.88) | 6.9 | (0.71) | 7.7 | (1.28) | 41.8 | (1.50) | 12.5 | (1.17) | ||||||||||
| Faculty/staff distribution by number of classes taught for credit (percent) |
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| Faculty/staff with undergraduate classes only, by total for-credit courses |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 11.0 | (0.43) | 24.2 | (2.40) | 20.2 | (2.97) | 14.1 | (2.91) | 10.0 | (2.52) | 10.5 | (1.31) | 9.3 | (1.13) | 9.9 | (0.98) | 8.7 | (0.75) | 11.2 | (2.17) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 17.4 | (0.62) | 38.0 | (2.80) | 31.2 | (3.96) | 24.2 | (3.05) | 38.6 | (5.05) | 14.6 | (1.51) | 18.5 | (2.14) | 22.7 | (2.32) | 10.7 | (0.77) | 13.7 | (2.29) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 23.7 | (0.65) | 22.6 | (2.21) | 30.8 | (3.42) | 31.1 | (2.98) | 37.3 | (3.60) | 28.6 | (1.89) | 30.3 | (2.48) | 34.3 | (2.57) | 16.0 | (0.96) | 17.3 | (2.77) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 21.9 | (0.73) | 10.8 | (1.43) | 11.7 | (2.99) | 20.4 | (1.92) | 10.9 | (2.75) | 33.3 | (1.87) | 30.7 | (2.77) | 21.1 | (2.22) | 16.9 | (1.00) | 28.4 | (2.48) | ||||||||||
| 5 or more | 26.1 | (0.70) | 4.4 | (0.86) | 6.1 | (1.74) | 10.1 | (1.97) | 3.2 | ! | (1.15) | 13.0 | (1.56) | 11.2 | (1.53) | 12.0 | (1.44) | 47.6 | (1.49) | 29.4 | (2.14) | |||||||||
| Faculty/staff with graduate classes only, by total for-credit courses |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 40.1 | (1.21) | 50.4 | (2.17) | 48.0 | (3.69) | 34.3 | (3.04) | 25.9 | (4.02) | 23.6 | (3.86) | 13.0 | (3.72) | 15.8 | ! | (6.35) | ‡ | (†) | 37.8 | (3.15) | |||||||||
| 2 | 31.0 | (1.07) | 26.3 | (1.81) | 27.9 | (2.93) | 39.1 | (3.32) | 50.7 | (4.02) | 33.6 | (5.32) | 28.7 | (4.00) | 31.6 | ! | (12.42) | ‡ | (†) | 32.9 | (2.93) | |||||||||
| 3 | 16.7 | (0.88) | 14.3 | (1.38) | 13.3 | (2.60) | 16.3 | (2.76) | 14.1 | (3.52) | 29.6 | (4.35) | 36.3 | (4.99) | 22.7 | ! | (9.79) | ‡ | (†) | 13.4 | (2.48) | |||||||||
| 4 | 7.1 | (0.80) | 4.5 | (1.24) | 7.4 | (2.07) | 7.4 | (2.04) | 3.7 | ! | (1.44) | 10.1 | ! | (3.39) | 16.5 | (3.92) | 16.7 | ! | (8.04) | ‡ | (†) | 7.2 | ! | (2.21) | ||||||
| 5 or more | 5.1 | (0.52) | 4.4 | (0.69) | 3.4 | ! | (1.33) | ‡ | (†) | 5.7 | ! | (2.80) | 3.1 | ! | (1.52) | 5.5 | ! | (2.85) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 8.7 | (1.94) | ||||||
| Faculty/staff with both undergraduate and graduate classes, by total for-credit courses |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 23.3 | (0.68) | 32.5 | (1.37) | 38.4 | (1.89) | 21.1 | (2.17) | 20.2 | (2.37) | 9.0 | (1.04) | 10.3 | (2.14) | 9.4 | (2.00) | ‡ | (†) | 24.8 | (3.18) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 33.4 | (0.83) | 44.3 | (1.36) | 42.8 | (2.33) | 37.1 | (2.15) | 37.8 | (2.58) | 19.6 | (1.30) | 19.0 | (2.78) | 18.3 | (2.62) | ‡ | (†) | 18.7 | (3.00) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 24.3 | (0.70) | 15.5 | (0.99) | 12.4 | (1.37) | 26.5 | (1.75) | 32.0 | (3.01) | 38.1 | (1.91) | 34.8 | (2.85) | 29.5 | (3.77) | ‡ | (†) | 21.2 | (3.06) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 12.2 | (0.54) | 4.5 | (0.64) | 3.7 | (1.06) | 10.1 | (1.37) | 6.6 | ! | (2.02) | 23.4 | (1.69) | 24.4 | (3.39) | 27.5 | (3.74) | ‡ | (†) | 16.6 | (3.55) | |||||||||
| 5 or more | 6.7 | (0.43) | 3.1 | (0.45) | 2.8 | (0.78) | 5.2 | (0.75) | ‡ | (†) | 9.9 | (1.01) | 11.4 | (2.07) | 15.2 | (3.65) | ‡ | (†) | 18.6 | (2.88) | ||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !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 Distribution by student classroom contact hours per week is based on the number of contact hours that faculty and instructional staff spend each week with students during classroom instruction multiplied by the number of students taught. |
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| 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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04). (This table was prepared December 2008.) |
