Table 315.20.

Full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic rank: Fall 2019, fall 2020, and fall 2021

Year, sex, and academic rank	Total	American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Two or more races									White	Race/ethnicity unknown	Nonresident1
		Total	Percent2	American Indian/Alaska Native	Asian/Pacific Islander			Black	Hispanic	Two or more races
					Total	Asian	Pacific Islander
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
2019
Total	843,820	192,556	25.1	3,344	89,742	88,547	1,195	47,213	43,324	8,933	574,212	26,424	50,628
Professors	187,535	37,305	20.4	587	21,046	20,848	198	7,261	7,189	1,222	145,236	3,121	1,873
Associate professors	160,937	38,724	25.2	556	19,488	19,218	270	9,473	7,727	1,480	115,100	3,932	3,181
Assistant professors	182,908	46,542	28.8	705	22,033	21,775	258	12,046	9,350	2,408	114,984	7,707	13,675
Instructors	99,381	23,586	25.1	717	6,151	5,899	252	7,351	8,009	1,358	70,331	3,625	1,839
Lecturers	46,582	9,336	21.7	164	3,188	3,154	34	2,240	3,173	571	33,701	1,662	1,883
Other faculty	166,477	37,063	28.1	615	17,836	17,653	183	8,842	7,876	1,894	94,860	6,377	28,177
Males	445,620	97,932	24.5	1,583	50,981	50,378	603	19,882	21,475	4,011	301,958	13,874	31,856
Professors	123,327	24,731	20.6	333	15,066	14,945	121	4,199	4,406	727	95,066	2,120	1,410
Associate     professors	86,318	20,714	25.2	278	11,291	11,152	139	4,340	4,106	699	61,354	2,229	2,021
Assistant     professors	86,416	21,393	28.8	295	11,207	11,082	125	4,488	4,412	991	52,793	3,872	8,358
Instructors	42,858	9,699	24.1	350	2,555	2,445	110	2,691	3,555	548	30,522	1,624	1,013
Lecturers	20,557	3,835	20.4	63	1,251	1,235	16	990	1,308	223	14,964	794	964
Other faculty	86,144	17,560	27.1	264	9,611	9,519	92	3,174	3,688	823	47,259	3,235	18,090
Females	398,200	94,624	25.8	1,761	38,761	38,169	592	27,331	21,849	4,922	272,254	12,550	18,772
Professors	64,208	12,574	20.0	254	5,980	5,903	77	3,062	2,783	495	50,170	1,001	463
Associate     professors	74,619	18,010	25.1	278	8,197	8,066	131	5,133	3,621	781	53,746	1,703	1,160
Assistant     professors	96,492	25,149	28.8	410	10,826	10,693	133	7,558	4,938	1,417	62,191	3,835	5,317
Instructors	56,523	13,887	25.9	367	3,596	3,454	142	4,660	4,454	810	39,809	2,001	826
Lecturers	26,025	5,501	22.7	101	1,937	1,919	18	1,250	1,865	348	18,737	868	919
Other faculty	80,333	19,503	29.1	351	8,225	8,134	91	5,668	4,188	1,071	47,601	3,142	10,087
2020
Total	836,632	196,256	25.8	3,267	91,689	90,488	1,201	47,486	44,335	9,479	563,703	26,650	50,023
Professors	188,538	38,970	21.2	582	22,144	21,945	199	7,392	7,552	1,300	144,488	3,333	1,747
Associate professors	162,273	39,840	25.7	579	20,075	19,828	247	9,521	8,063	1,602	114,965	4,206	3,262
Assistant professors	179,234	47,032	29.9	697	22,022	21,736	286	12,216	9,568	2,529	110,427	7,702	14,073
Instructors	96,495	23,619	25.9	704	6,104	5,860	244	7,353	7,991	1,467	67,496	3,593	1,787
Lecturers	45,056	9,242	22.1	157	3,104	3,073	31	2,269	3,138	574	32,588	1,540	1,686
Other faculty	165,036	37,553	28.6	548	18,240	18,046	194	8,735	8,023	2,007	93,739	6,276	27,468
Males	438,885	99,301	25.2	1,503	51,753	51,166	587	19,908	21,882	4,255	294,759	13,848	30,977
Professors	122,416	25,451	21.4	321	15,598	15,474	124	4,209	4,574	749	93,441	2,245	1,279
Associate     professors	86,298	21,173	25.8	284	11,521	11,398	123	4,330	4,267	771	60,777	2,336	2,012
Assistant     professors	83,775	21,377	29.9	280	11,033	10,897	136	4,542	4,482	1,040	50,123	3,777	8,498
Instructors	41,314	9,604	24.8	321	2,546	2,446	100	2,635	3,510	592	29,164	1,568	978
Lecturers	19,682	3,789	20.9	73	1,231	1,218	13	970	1,288	227	14,338	720	835
Other faculty	85,400	17,907	27.6	224	9,824	9,733	91	3,222	3,761	876	46,916	3,202	17,375
Females	397,747	96,955	26.5	1,764	39,936	39,322	614	27,578	22,453	5,224	268,944	12,802	19,046
Professors	66,122	13,519	20.9	261	6,546	6,471	75	3,183	2,978	551	51,047	1,088	468
Associate     professors	75,975	18,667	25.6	295	8,554	8,430	124	5,191	3,796	831	54,188	1,870	1,250
Assistant     professors	95,459	25,655	29.8	417	10,989	10,839	150	7,674	5,086	1,489	60,304	3,925	5,575
Instructors	55,181	14,015	26.8	383	3,558	3,414	144	4,718	4,481	875	38,332	2,025	809
Lecturers	25,374	5,453	23.0	84	1,873	1,855	18	1,299	1,850	347	18,250	820	851
Other faculty	79,636	19,646	29.6	324	8,416	8,313	103	5,513	4,262	1,131	46,823	3,074	10,093
2021
Total	837,109	202,426	26.7	3,290	94,184	92,949	1,235	48,383	46,155	10,414	557,044	27,389	50,250
Professors	188,518	40,447	22.1	576	23,089	22,833	256	7,563	7,822	1,397	142,823	3,561	1,687
Associate professors	162,008	40,711	26.4	574	20,627	20,364	263	9,390	8,337	1,783	113,691	4,456	3,150
Assistant professors	176,909	48,342	31.1	683	22,414	22,143	271	12,666	9,780	2,799	107,102	7,725	13,740
Instructors	96,560	24,361	26.8	679	6,227	5,989	238	7,529	8,348	1,578	66,703	3,649	1,847
Lecturers	46,244	9,720	22.7	167	3,300	3,263	37	2,335	3,300	618	33,089	1,646	1,789
Other faculty	166,870	38,845	29.3	611	18,527	18,357	170	8,900	8,568	2,239	93,636	6,352	28,037
Males	435,133	101,602	26.0	1,528	52,696	52,111	585	20,170	22,598	4,610	288,427	14,194	30,910
Professors	120,922	26,125	22.3	311	16,036	15,913	123	4,255	4,739	784	91,213	2,357	1,227
Associate     professors	85,432	21,468	26.5	275	11,747	11,618	129	4,196	4,362	888	59,521	2,468	1,975
Assistant     professors	81,461	21,737	31.3	281	11,152	11,022	130	4,694	4,520	1,090	47,792	3,732	8,200
Instructors	41,303	9,932	25.7	327	2,568	2,463	105	2,737	3,670	630	28,735	1,604	1,032
Lecturers	20,155	3,963	21.4	77	1,279	1,264	15	995	1,356	256	14,530	786	876
Other faculty	85,860	18,377	28.3	257	9,914	9,831	83	3,293	3,951	962	46,636	3,247	17,600
Females	401,976	100,824	27.3	1,762	41,488	40,838	650	28,213	23,557	5,804	268,617	13,195	19,340
Professors	67,596	14,322	21.7	265	7,053	6,920	133	3,308	3,083	613	51,610	1,204	460
Associate     professors	76,576	19,243	26.2	299	8,880	8,746	134	5,194	3,975	895	54,170	1,988	1,175
Assistant     professors	95,448	26,605	31.0	402	11,262	11,121	141	7,972	5,260	1,709	59,310	3,993	5,540
Instructors	55,257	14,429	27.5	352	3,659	3,526	133	4,792	4,678	948	37,968	2,045	815
Lecturers	26,089	5,757	23.7	90	2,021	1,999	22	1,340	1,944	362	18,559	860	913
Other faculty	81,010	20,468	30.3	354	8,613	8,526	87	5,607	4,617	1,277	47,000	3,105	10,437

1 Race/ethnicity not collected.

2 Combined total of faculty who were American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and of Two or more races as a percentage of total faculty, excluding race/ethnicity unknown and nonresident alien.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Only instructional faculty were classified by academic rank. Those who were primarily research or public service faculty, as well as faculty without ranks, appear under "other faculty." Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. 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 2020 through Spring 2022 Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table was prepared January 2023.)