Full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic rank: Fall 2020, fall 2021, and fall 2022

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Table 315.20.Full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic rank: Fall 2020, fall 2021, and fall 2022
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
Year, sex, and academic rank	Total	Total	Percent²	American Indian/Alaska Native	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or more races	White	Race/ethnicity unknown	Nonresident¹
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2020
Total	836,632	196,256	25.8	3,267	90,488	47,486	44,335	1,201	9,479	563,703	26,650	50,023
Professors	188,538	38,970	21.2	582	21,945	7,392	7,552	199	1,300	144,488	3,333	1,747
Associate professors	162,273	39,840	25.7	579	19,828	9,521	8,063	247	1,602	114,965	4,206	3,262
Assistant professors	179,234	47,032	29.9	697	21,736	12,216	9,568	286	2,529	110,427	7,702	14,073
Instructors	96,495	23,619	25.9	704	5,860	7,353	7,991	244	1,467	67,496	3,593	1,787
Lecturers	45,056	9,242	22.1	157	3,073	2,269	3,138	31	574	32,588	1,540	1,686
Other faculty	165,036	37,553	28.6	548	18,046	8,735	8,023	194	2,007	93,739	6,276	27,468
Male	438,885	99,301	25.2	1,503	51,166	19,908	21,882	587	4,255	294,759	13,848	30,977
Professors	122,416	25,451	21.4	321	15,474	4,209	4,574	124	749	93,441	2,245	1,279
Associate professors	86,298	21,173	25.8	284	11,398	4,330	4,267	123	771	60,777	2,336	2,012
Assistant professors	83,775	21,377	29.9	280	10,897	4,542	4,482	136	1,040	50,123	3,777	8,498
Instructors	41,314	9,604	24.8	321	2,446	2,635	3,510	100	592	29,164	1,568	978
Lecturers	19,682	3,789	20.9	73	1,218	970	1,288	13	227	14,338	720	835
Other faculty	85,400	17,907	27.6	224	9,733	3,222	3,761	91	876	46,916	3,202	17,375
Female	397,747	96,955	26.5	1,764	39,322	27,578	22,453	614	5,224	268,944	12,802	19,046
Professors	66,122	13,519	20.9	261	6,471	3,183	2,978	75	551	51,047	1,088	468
Associate professors	75,975	18,667	25.6	295	8,430	5,191	3,796	124	831	54,188	1,870	1,250
Assistant professors	95,459	25,655	29.8	417	10,839	7,674	5,086	150	1,489	60,304	3,925	5,575
Instructors	55,181	14,015	26.8	383	3,414	4,718	4,481	144	875	38,332	2,025	809
Lecturers	25,374	5,453	23.0	84	1,855	1,299	1,850	18	347	18,250	820	851
Other faculty	79,636	19,646	29.6	324	8,313	5,513	4,262	103	1,131	46,823	3,074	10,093
2021
Total	837,024	202,360	26.6	3,287	92,926	48,385	46,160	1,222	10,380	557,030	27,381	50,253
Professors	188,545	40,425	22.1	576	22,825	7,564	7,822	256	1,382	142,867	3,559	1,694
Associate professors	162,034	40,698	26.4	574	20,358	9,395	8,340	263	1,768	113,729	4,457	3,150
Assistant professors	176,878	48,342	31.1	680	22,145	12,660	9,788	270	2,799	107,067	7,722	13,747
Instructors	96,452	24,351	26.8	679	5,990	7,534	8,344	225	1,579	66,619	3,631	1,851
Lecturers	46,309	9,724	22.7	167	3,261	2,336	3,304	38	618	33,137	1,659	1,789
Other faculty	166,806	38,820	29.3	611	18,347	8,896	8,562	170	2,234	93,611	6,353	28,022
Male	435,078	101,540	26.0	1,526	52,095	20,174	22,598	572	4,575	288,439	14,190	30,909
Professors	120,937	26,104	22.2	311	15,907	4,255	4,739	123	769	91,243	2,356	1,234
Associate professors	85,438	21,449	26.5	275	11,614	4,198	4,362	129	871	59,546	2,469	1,974
Assistant professors	81,454	21,737	31.3	279	11,025	4,691	4,523	130	1,089	47,783	3,729	8,205
Instructors	41,257	9,924	25.7	327	2,462	2,746	3,667	91	631	28,704	1,596	1,033
Lecturers	20,164	3,962	21.4	77	1,263	993	1,357	16	256	14,533	793	876
Other faculty	85,828	18,364	28.3	257	9,824	3,291	3,950	83	959	46,630	3,247	17,587
Female	401,946	100,820	27.3	1,761	40,831	28,211	23,562	650	5,805	268,591	13,191	19,344
Professors	67,608	14,321	21.7	265	6,918	3,309	3,083	133	613	51,624	1,203	460
Associate professors	76,596	19,249	26.2	299	8,744	5,197	3,978	134	897	54,183	1,988	1,176
Assistant professors	95,424	26,605	31.0	401	11,120	7,969	5,265	140	1,710	59,284	3,993	5,542
Instructors	55,195	14,427	27.6	352	3,528	4,788	4,677	134	948	37,915	2,035	818
Lecturers	26,145	5,762	23.6	90	1,998	1,343	1,947	22	362	18,604	866	913
Other faculty	80,978	20,456	30.3	354	8,523	5,605	4,612	87	1,275	46,981	3,106	10,435
2022
Total	842,407	209,791	27.6	3,338	96,128	49,454	48,668	1,171	11,032	550,316	29,987	52,313
Professors	189,362	42,149	23.0	575	23,842	7,820	8,217	216	1,479	141,421	3,948	1,844
Associate professors	162,239	41,891	27.2	597	20,980	9,515	8,646	248	1,905	111,936	4,997	3,415
Assistant professors	178,425	50,350	32.3	691	23,165	12,903	10,403	254	2,934	105,670	8,551	13,854
Instructors	94,296	24,375	27.5	698	6,004	7,299	8,677	233	1,464	64,209	3,801	1,911
Lecturers	47,017	10,394	24.0	157	3,400	2,489	3,632	39	677	32,929	1,774	1,920
Other faculty	171,068	40,632	30.1	620	18,737	9,428	9,093	181	2,573	94,151	6,916	29,369
Male	434,408	104,561	27.0	1,553	53,413	20,477	23,685	539	4,894	282,700	15,428	31,719
Professors	119,908	26,778	23.1	306	16,342	4,307	4,891	117	815	89,250	2,572	1,308
Associate professors	84,864	21,852	27.3	297	11,816	4,224	4,515	105	895	58,080	2,788	2,144
Assistant professors	81,427	22,630	32.7	273	11,542	4,797	4,740	118	1,160	46,595	4,082	8,120
Instructors	40,245	9,933	26.5	341	2,467	2,625	3,805	94	601	27,612	1,642	1,058
Lecturers	20,577	4,235	22.6	72	1,315	1,055	1,488	17	288	14,530	829	983
Other faculty	87,387	19,133	29.1	264	9,931	3,469	4,246	88	1,135	46,633	3,515	18,106
Female	407,999	105,230	28.2	1,785	42,715	28,977	24,983	632	6,138	267,616	14,559	20,594
Professors	69,454	15,371	22.8	269	7,500	3,513	3,326	99	664	52,171	1,376	536
Associate professors	77,375	20,039	27.1	300	9,164	5,291	4,131	143	1,010	53,856	2,209	1,271
Assistant professors	96,998	27,720	31.9	418	11,623	8,106	5,663	136	1,774	59,075	4,469	5,734
Instructors	54,051	14,442	28.3	357	3,537	4,674	4,872	139	863	36,597	2,159	853
Lecturers	26,440	6,159	25.1	85	2,085	1,434	2,144	22	389	18,399	945	937
Other faculty	83,681	21,499	31.2	356	8,806	5,959	4,847	93	1,438	47,518	3,401	11,263
¹Race/ethnicity not collected.
²Combined 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.
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." Data are for degree-granting institutions and U.S. service academies. 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), Human Resources component Fall Staff section, Spring 2021 through Spring 2022 (final data) and Spring 2023 (provisional data). (This table was prepared November 2023.)

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