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| Table 227. | Percentage distribution of full-time and part-time instructional faculty and staff in institutions of higher education, by program area, race/ethnicity, and sex: Fall 1992 |
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Program | | | | | | Asian/ | American
area | Number |Percent | White, | Black, | Hispanic | Pacific | Indian/
| | |non-Hispanic |non-Hispanic | | Islander |Alaskan native
| | |------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------
| | | Male |Female |Male |Female| Male |Female| Male |Female| Male |Female
-----------------------------|--------|---------|--------|---------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-------
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
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| Full-time instructional faculty and staff
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total .......................|528,260 | 100.0 | 58.0 | 28.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2
|--------|---------|--------|---------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-------
Agriculture and | | | | | | | | | | | |
home economics ..........| 11,366 | 100.0 | 70.4 | 20.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 | --- | 0.7
Business ..................| 39,928 | 100.0 | 61.3 | 27.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3
Communications ............| 10,296 | 100.0 | 55.9 | 30.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | --- | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3
Education .................| 37,066 | 100.0 | 42.8 | 41.9 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3
Teacher education .......| 12,490 | 100.0 | 39.8 | 50.3 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2
Other education .........| 24,576 | 100.0 | 44.4 | 37.6 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3
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Engineering ...............| 24,431 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 15.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ---
Fine arts .................| 31,659 | 100.0 | 59.6 | 29.0 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2
Health sciences ...........| 79,422 | 100.0 | 42.1 | 43.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1
First-professional ......| 36,867 | 100.0 | 63.3 | 19.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | ---
Nursing .................| 21,776 | 100.0 | 0.9 | 87.5 | 0.5 | 7.1 | --- | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.9 | --- | 0.2
Other health sciences ...| 20,779 | 100.0 | 47.5 | 42.0 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2
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Humanities ................| 73,923 | 100.0 | 52.8 | 35.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1
English and literature ..| 37,432 | 100.0 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1
Foreign languages .......| 13,722 | 100.0 | 39.5 | 36.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 6.4 | --- | 0.4
History .................| 14,574 | 100.0 | 70.2 | 20.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ---
Philosophy ..............| 8,195 | 100.0 | 82.1 | 12.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ---
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Law .......................| 8,524 | 100.0 | 57.6 | 30.1 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | --- | ---
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Natural sciences ..........|101,505 | 100.0 | 68.2 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1
Biological sciences .....| 34,289 | 100.0 | 67.1 | 20.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1
Physical sciences .......| 28,313 | 100.0 | 76.7 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 0.9 | --- | ---
Mathematics .............| 25,325 | 100.0 | 61.3 | 21.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4
Computer sciences .......| 13,578 | 100.0 | 65.8 | 17.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 10.3 | 0.8 | --- | ---
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Social sciences ...........| 58,232 | 100.0 | 64.6 | 22.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2
Economics ...............| 9,778 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 1.7 | --- | ---
Political science .......| 9,324 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 14.8 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ---
Psychology ..............| 17,784 | 100.0 | 56.9 | 32.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2
Sociology ...............| 9,511 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 20.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ---
Other social sciences ...| 11,835 | 100.0 | 61.3 | 25.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6
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Occupationally specific | | | | | | | | | | | |
programs ................| 15,268 | 100.0 | 75.7 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2
All other programs ........| 27,717 | 100.0 | 57.4 | 30.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | --- | 0.1
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| Part-time instructional faculty and staff
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total .......................|376,675 | 100.0 | 48.6 | 39.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2
|--------|---------|--------|---------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-------
Agriculture and | | | | | | | | | | | |
home economics ..........| 2,758 | 100.0 | 46.9 | 52.0 | --- | --- | 1.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Business ..................| 34,679 | 100.0 | 63.6 | 25.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4
Communications ............| 10,307 | 100.0 | 43.2 | 49.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | --- | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1
Education .................| 30,758 | 100.0 | 28.9 | 58.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6
Teacher education .......| 12,390 | 100.0 | 20.0 | 68.5 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | --- | ---
Other education .........| 18,368 | 100.0 | 34.9 | 52.2 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0
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Engineering ...............| 11,632 | 100.0 | 79.3 | 7.2 | 1.9 | --- | 2.0 | --- | 6.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | ---
Fine arts .................| 32,814 | 100.0 | 46.2 | 43.1 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2
Health sciences ...........| 44,763 | 100.0 | 36.8 | 51.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1
First-professional ......| 17,710 | 100.0 | 57.6 | 27.7 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 1.8 | --- | ---
Nursing .................| 10,498 | 100.0 | 5.4 | 84.0 | --- | 6.6 | --- | 0.9 | --- | 2.4 | --- | 0.6
Other health sciences ...| 16,555 | 100.0 | 34.5 | 56.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ---
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Humanities ................| 60,041 | 100.0 | 35.8 | 51.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.5
English and literature ..| 37,395 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 60.9 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6
Foreign languages .......| 10,566 | 100.0 | 27.0 | 44.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 | --- | 0.5
History .................| 7,812 | 100.0 | 61.9 | 30.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | --- | 0.3 | ---
Philosophy ..............| 4,268 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 24.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | --- | 2.3 | 1.2 | --- | ---
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Law .......................| 13,552 | 100.0 | 68.2 | 23.6 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | --- | --- | ---
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Natural sciences ..........| 60,242 | 100.0 | 58.3 | 29.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | (\1\)
Biological sciences .....| 11,747 | 100.0 | 50.3 | 37.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.5 | --- | ---
Physical sciences .......| 10,626 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 21.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 1.9 | --- | ---
Mathematics .............| 24,559 | 100.0 | 52.8 | 34.5 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1
Computer sciences .......| 13,310 | 100.0 | 68.2 | 18.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | ---
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Social sciences ...........| 33,854 | 100.0 | 48.8 | 38.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1
Economics ...............| 3,038 | 100.0 | 69.0 | 13.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | --- | 9.1 | 2.5 | --- | ---
Political science .......| 3,055 | 100.0 | 72.4 | 18.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | --- | --- | --- | ---
Psychology ..............| 15,617 | 100.0 | 45.6 | 45.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3
Sociology ...............| 4,384 | 100.0 | 33.2 | 52.5 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | --- | ---
Other social sciences ...| 7,760 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 32.8 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | ---
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Occupationally specific | | | | | | | | | | | |
programs ................| 16,490 | 100.0 | 71.2 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 5.1 | --- | 1.3 | --- | 0.1 | ---
All other programs ........| 19,769 | 100.0 | 44.7 | 43.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | --- | ---
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| \1\Less than 0.05 percent.
---Data not available or not applicable. NOTE.--Because of rounding and nonresponse to program area question, details may not add to totals. Data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF), 1993. (This table was prepared September 1996.)
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