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Across the country, as student enrollment at postsecondary institutions has changed, so has the faculty. To meet rising demand, the number of faculty increased nationwide by just over 55 percent, from 515,684 to 800,611, between the 1993-1994 and 2013-2014 school years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the college faculty profession has one of the fastest growth rates in the nation and will see a 19 percent increase in jobs between 2012 and 2022.[1][2][3]

A growing portion of these jobs are part-time or adjunct faculty and teaching and research assistants, as opposed to full-time tenured faculty members. By the mid-1990s, part-time faculty comprised over half of total instructional faculty, a figure which continued to increase before leveling off in 2013. As of the 2013-2014 school year, part-time faculty at public four-year institutions, including teaching and research assistants, comprised 55.1 percent of the total number of faculty nationwide, up from 48.5 percent 20 years earlier. This figure was even higher at public two-year institutions: 69 percent. The BLS expects this trend to continue into the future.[1][4]

Additionally, just like the college student population, the demographics of college faculty are shifting, with the most dramatic shift occurring in the numbers of male and female faculty. By the 2013-2014 school year, the percentages of female, black and Hispanic faculty members had reached their highest levels ever: 42.3 percent, 5.4 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively.[1]

The tables below provide specific information by state on the employment status, salaries and demographics of faculty members at postsecondary institutions.

Employment status

2013-2014

Employment of faculty at four-year public institutions

At four-year institutions, the percentage of part-time faculty, including teaching and research assistants, increased from 48.5 percent in the 1993-1994 school year to 55.1 percent in the 2013-2014 school year. The number of part-time faculty, including teaching and research assistants, outnumbered full-time faculty in all but 11 states. The number of teaching and research assistants alone outnumbered full-time faculty in five states. According to the Southern Regional Education Board:[1]

“ The fact that part-time faculty and teaching/research assistants are a majority of the instructional staff does not mean they do a majority of the instruction, because part-time faculty members and teaching/research assistants typically do not teach as many classes as full-time faculty members. Part-time faculty members generally do not have campus committee assignments or participate in student activities.[1][5] ”
—Southern Regional Education Board, "Fact Book on Higher Education"

Below is a table that provides figures on full-time and part-time faculty employment for all 50 states.

Employment status of instructional faculty at public four-year institutions
State 1993-1994 2013-2014
Full time faculty Part time faculty Graduate assistants Part-time total as a percent of all faculty* Full time faculty Part time faculty Graduate assistants Part-time total as a percent of all faculty*
Alabama 187,086 199,153 206,364 197,110 195,693 -0.7% -1.7% 4.6%
Alaska 18,703 19,010 21,654 21,131 20,464 -3.2% 7.6% 9.4%
Arizona 233,255 245,680 275,238 270,644 269,902 -0.3% 9.9% 15.7%
Arkansas 107,428 108,474 125,981 122,431 119,608 -2.3% 10.3% 11.3%
California 1,507,467 1,624,753 1,527,259 1,479,181 1,511,300 2.2% -7.0% 0.3%
Colorado 164,638 171,564 192,541 188,405 184,836 -1.9% 7.7% 12.3%
Connecticut 77,088 80,433 85,683 87,810 88,681 1.0% 10.3% 15.0%
Delaware 31,619 32,417 34,672 34,715 35,657 2.7% 10.0% 12.8%
Florida 540,823 564,963 641,464 619,195 608,221 -1.8% 7.7% 12.5%
Georgia 310,759 330,866 379,004 354,989 347,733 -2.0% 5.1% 11.9%
Hawaii 35,469 37,070 40,612 41,088 40,417 -1.6% 9.0% 14.0%
Idaho 43,968 44,705 58,980 57,837 56,177 -2.9% 25.7% 27.8%
Illinois 391,386 397,018 422,261 375,190 326,329 -13.0% -17.8% -16.6%
Indiana 230,323 239,827 257,214 252,848 249,019 -1.5% 3.8% 8.1%
Iowa 115,011 117,254 132,423 129,669 127,407 -1.7% 8.7% 10.8%
Kansas 127,117 129,377 142,967 140,182 138,310 -1.3% 6.9% 8.8%
Kentucky 142,382 144,641 159,306 155,586 154,788 -0.5% 7.0% 8.7%
Louisiana 165,781 169,602 181,589 174,552 168,001 -3.8% -0.9% 1.3%
Maine 35,533 35,968 37,897 37,342 36,577 -2.0% 1.7% 2.9%
Maryland 207,255 231,079 243,028 238,886 232,684 -2.6% 0.7% 12.3%
Massachusetts 148,288 155,387 170,221 171,974 172,574 0.3% 11.1% 16.4%
Michigan 395,019 409,270 423,789 411,773 399,953 -2.9% -2.3% 1.2%
Minnesota 196,014 200,732 214,055 210,546 204,046 -3.1% 1.7% 4.1%
Mississippi 117,556 118,572 139,853 133,732 131,104 -2.0% 10.6% 11.5%
Missouri 164,160 177,751 196,360 196,659 196,831 0.1% 10.7% 19.9%
Montana 35,556 36,388 40,847 40,169 39,484 -1.7% 8.5% 11.0%
Nebraska 75,451 77,825 83,861 81,175 79,704 -1.8% 2.4% 5.6%
Nevada 63,324 65,665 65,238 65,917 64,497 -2.2% -1.8% 1.9%
New Hampshire 32,982 34,311 39,099 39,224 36,988 -5.7% 7.8% 12.1%
New Jersey 238,040 246,215 278,868 276,052 274,341 -0.6% 11.4% 15.2%
New Mexico 85,203 89,450 97,742 101,239 98,630 -2.6% 10.3% 15.8%
New York 526,538 547,845 583,025 571,801 565,830 -1.0% 3.3% 7.5%
North Carolina 357,601 385,792 412,349 410,622 402,199 -2.1% 4.3% 12.5%
North Dakota 34,955 36,408 37,503 37,122 36,927 -0.5% 1.4% 5.6%
Ohio 375,932 391,546 423,509 400,796 401,874 0.3% 2.6% 6.9%
Oklahoma 131,191 127,058 146,518 144,138 145,401 0.9% 14.4% 10.8%
Oregon 129,626 141,532 169,806 165,564 165,480 -0.1% 16.9% 27.7%
Pennsylvania 343,043 353,494 369,046 364,468 358,820 -1.5% 1.5% 4.6%
Rhode Island 30,120 30,774 31,729 31,701 31,309 -1.2% 1.7% 3.9%
South Carolina 150,333 158,252 175,236 175,321 172,049 -1.9% 8.7% 14.4%
South Dakota 29,595 31,027 33,540 32,945 33,677 2.2% 8.5% 13.8%
Tennessee 173,706 178,100 203,597 196,097 190,485 -2.9% 7.0% 9.7%
Texas 804,918 822,131 993,964 1,002,892 994,745 -0.8% 21.0% 23.6%
Utah 103,320 107,649 126,594 123,851 119,692 -3.4% 11.2% 15.8%
Vermont 19,797 20,654 21,765 21,319 20,955 -1.7% 1.5% 5.8%
Virginia 281,940 294,436 325,517 320,481 318,166 -0.7% 8.1% 12.8%
Washington 221,264 236,742 253,902 248,273 245,011 -1.3% 3.5% 10.7%
West Virginia 73,525 74,864 80,193 78,458 76,202 -2.9% 1.8% 3.6%
Wisconsin 219,006 224,113 233,284 229,463 223,777 -2.5% -0.1% 2.2%
Wyoming 23,054 23,628 26,174 25,669 24,986 -2.7% 5.7% 8.4%
United States 265,469 83,579 166,636 48.5% 359,586 163,962 277,063 55.1%
*"Part-time total" includes teaching and research assistants, who also work part time.
Source: Southern Regional Education Board, "Fact Book Tables"

2011-2012

At four-year institutions, the percentage of part-time faculty, including teaching and research assistants, increased from 43.5 percent in the 1991-1992 school year to 55.8 percent in the 2011-2012 school year. By the end of that period, the number of teaching and research assistants outnumbered full-time faculty in eight states. The number of part-time faculty plus teaching and research assistants outnumbered full-time faculty in all but six states. A similar trend was found at two-year institutions. From the 1991-1992 to the 2011-2012 school years, the percentage of part-time faculty increased from 62 percent to 70.3 percent. Below is a table that provides figures on full-time and part-time faculty employment for the 1991-1992 and 2011-2012 school years. Click [show] on the green bar to view the table.[6]

Salaries

2013-2014

According to the Southern Regional Education Board, although the salaries of faculty at public institutions are higher than the those of the average American worker, their growth has not kept pace with the average rate of salary increases across all professions. However, salary growth at private institutions has outpaced the national average rate. From the 2008-2009 to the 2013-2014 school years, the average salary for full-time instructional faculty at public four-year institutions nationwide rose from $76,009 to $79,293. The table below provides faculty salary information for the school years 2008-2009 and 2013-2014 for all 50 states. Dollar figures have not been adjusted for inflation.[1]

Average salaries of full-time instructional faculty at public four-year institutions, 2013-2014
State Average salary 2008-2009 Average salary 2013-2014 Percent change Inflation-adjusted percent change
Alabama $71,511 $81,264 13.6% -0.7%
Alaska $68,867 $77,178 12.1% 2.5%
Arizona $81,570 $85,570 4.9% -2.5%
Arkansas $61,636 $65,173 5.7% -4.2%
California $89,930 $96,374 7.2% -1.3%
Colorado $72,995 $76,502 4.8% -2.9%
Connecticut $88,158 $90,638 2.8% -2.4%
Delaware $90,054 $100,241 11.3% 2.0%
Florida $74,943 $81,169 8.3% 0.2%
Georgia $73,603 $73,968 0.5% -7.2%
Hawaii $87,875 $90,329 2.8% -5.9%
Idaho $60,496 $62,705 3.7% -3.7%
Illinois $74,095 $79,880 7.8% -1.3%
Indiana $72,337 $76,716 6.1% 1.2%
Iowa $84,404 $88,217 4.5% -2.0%
Kansas $72,369 $73,461 1.5% -4.8%
Kentucky $68,525 $72,233 5.4% -3.7%
Louisiana $64,829 $65,404 0.9% -4.7%
Maine $69,597 $70,150 0.8% -4.1%
Maryland $80,634 $79,110 -1.9% -5.1%
Massachusetts $80,005 $89,727 12.2% -2.2%
Michigan $79,474 $84,942 6.9% -0.8%
Minnesota $78,491 $83,870 6.9% -4.9%
Mississippi $62,771 $66,023 5.2% -3.0%
Missouri $66,532 $70,377 5.8% -3.7%
Montana $61,125 $72,893 19.3% -4.9%
Nebraska $73,200 $79,670 8.8% -1.5%
Nevada $82,708 $86,365 4.4% 1.6%
New Hampshire $84,323 $89,360 6.0% -4.4%
New Jersey $95,012 $94,076 -1.0% 0.1%
New Mexico $68,924 $72,180 4.7% -4.3%
New York $80,190 $72,107 -10.1% 1.6%
North Carolina $79,395 $78,318 -1.4% -6.0%
North Dakota $59,073 $69,528 17.7% 6.6%
Ohio $74,850 $81,483 8.9% 0.8%
Oklahoma $66,782 $71,114 6.5% -3.4%
Oregon $67,108 $75,121 11.9% 0.5%
Pennsylvania $77,307 $83,268 7.7% -0.3%
Rhode Island $75,642 $77,964 3.1% -4.1%
South Carolina $69,305 $75,515 9.0% -2.8%
South Dakota $60,796 $66,662 9.6% -4.5%
Tennessee $66,252 $72,709 9.7% 0.5%
Texas $74,691 $80,368 7.6% -2.0%
Utah $69,463 $68,462 -1.4% -1.7%
Vermont $69,165 $78,881 14.0% 0.6%
Virginia $80,440 $87,041 8.2% -3.0%
Washington $76,711 $81,171 5.8% -2.5%
West Virginia $64,962 $68,673 5.7% -1.8%
Wisconsin $70,071 $73,670 5.1% -6.1%
Wyoming $76,173 $79,286 4.1% -3.1%
United States $76,009 $79,293 4.3% -1.5%
Note: Dollar figures do not account for differences in the cost of living between states. Learn more here.
Source: Southern Regional Education Board, "Fact Book Tables"

2012-2013

From the 1999-2000 to the 2012-2013 school years, the average salary for professors across all higher education institutions rose from $74,410 to $108,310. The table below provides salary information for the school years 1999-2000 and 2012-2013 according to institution type and academic rank. Dollar figures have not been adjusted for inflation. Click [show] on the green bar to view the table.[6]

Demographics

See also: Higher education enrollment statistics to compare these figures with those of the college student and general populations

2013-2014

Over the past two decades, the proportions of female, black, and Hispanic faculty members at public colleges and universities increased to reach their highest levels ever in the 2013-2014 school year. Nationwide, women comprised an average of 42.3 percent of college faculty. The state with the highest percentage of female faculty was Rhode Island at 49.2 percent, while the state with the lowest was Iowa at 37.4 percent.

Black and Hispanic faculty members made up on average 5.4 percent and 4.3 percent of faculty at public institutions in 2013-2014. Although black and Hispanic representation in college faculty at that time was the highest ever, it still fell below the proportion of both the general and college student populations who were black and Hispanic. In 2013 the general population was 14.7 percent black and 15.8 percent Hispanic; the college student population was 14.1 percent black and 15.2 percent Hispanic.[6]

In 2013-2014 the state with the highest portion of black faculty members was Mississippi at 17.2 percent, while the state with the highest portion of Hispanic faculty members was New Mexico at 15.3 percent. The table below provides demographic information for full-time faculty at public four-year colleges and universities from the 1993-1994 to the 2013-2014 school years.[7]

Demographics of full-time faculty at public four-year colleges and universities
State Year Total full-time faculty Percent men Percent women Percent white Percent black Percent Hispanic Percent other*
Alabama 1993-1994 6,446 68.7% 31.3% 86.2% 7.4% 1.0% 5.4%
2013-2014 8,217 57.1% 42.9% 75.8% 11.7% 2.2% 10.1%
Alaska 1993-1994 976 67.4% 32.6% 90.6% 1.4% 0.7% 7.2%
2013-2014 1,934 53.5% 46.5% 86.3% 0.9% 3.2% 7.9%
Arizona 1993-1994 4,096 73.2% 26.8% 89.1% 1.5% 4.1% 5.3%
2013-2014 6,512 56.4% 43.6% 79.4% 2.0% 7.5% 10.3%
Arkansas 1993-1994 2,823 66.3% 33.7% 87.4% 8.1% 0.9% 3.5%
2013-2014 3,941 55.3% 44.7% 82.4% 6.9% 2.0% 7.1%
California 1993-1994 25,432 71.3% 28.7% 81.0% 3.1% 4.7% 11.3%
2013-2014 31,330 59.7% 40.3% 69.9% 3.0% 7.5% 19.1%
Colorado 1993-1994 5,205 70.9% 29.1% 89.6% 1.5% 3.8% 5.1%
2013-2014 10,836 54.1% 45.9% 83.4% 1.5% 5.6% 8.9%
Connecticut 1993-1994 2,180 70.0% 30.0% 88.1% 3.8% 2.6% 5.6%
2013-2014 3,574 57.7% 42.3% 78.6% 4.2% 4.2% 12.2%
Delaware 1993-1994 968 69.8% 30.2% 88.9% 4.8% 1.5% 4.8%
2013-2014 1,352 59.8% 40.2% 72.4% 9.8% 3.2% 14.2%
Florida 1993-1994 8,541 72.0% 28.0% 83.5% 7.1% 3.6% 5.8%
2013-2014 13,585 58.9% 41.1% 72.0% 7.8% 7.2% 12.3%
Georgia 1993-1994 6,458 67.5% 32.5% 87.2% 7.5% 0.9% 4.3%
2013-2014 11,095 55.6% 44.4% 76.6% 8.9% 3.1% 11.0%
Hawaii 1993-1994 1,612 70.8% 29.2% 94.0% 1.1% 1.6% 3.2%
2013-2014 1,840 56.6% 43.4% 60.1% 1.6% 2.5% 34.3%
Idaho 1993-1994 1,856 72.8% 27.2% 96.1% 0.3% 0.7% 2.9%
2013-2014 2,081 56.3% 43.7% 90.3% 0.6% 2.1% 6.1%
Illinois 1993-1994 9,947 68.6% 31.4% 86.6% 4.4% 1.9% 7.1%
2013-2014 10,341 55.6% 44.4% 75.5% 6.5% 4.5% 12.8%
Indiana 1993-1994 8,567 69.3% 30.7% 89.9% 2.4% 1.5% 6.3%
2013-2014 10,718 58.4% 41.6% 77.7% 3.5% 3.2% 14.7%
Iowa 1993-1994 3,769 73.9% 26.1% 90.9% 2.0% 1.7% 5.4%
2013-2014 5,174 62.6% 37.4% 81.5% 2.5% 3.2% 12.4%
Kansas 1993-1994 3,839 73.5% 26.5% 91.7% 1.2% 1.3% 5.7%
2013-2014 5,999 56.5% 43.5% 83.0% 2.6% 2.8% 10.4%
Kentucky 1993-1994 5,210 69.2% 30.8% 90.2% 4.1% 0.8% 5.0%
2013-2014 6,848 57.3% 42.7% 83.3% 5.1% 2.2% 8.4%
Louisiana 1993-1994 5,931 63.6% 36.4% 79.7% 13.4% 1.2% 5.7%
2013-2014 5,514 55.7% 44.3% 76.6% 12.4% 2.3% 8.4%
Maine 1993-1994 1,221 68.5% 31.5% 98.1% 0.2% 0.1% 1.7%
2013-2014 1,235 57.3% 42.7% 92.9% 0.6% 1.4% 4.5%
Maryland 1993-1994 4,504 68.8% 31.2% 79.5% 13.0% 1.2% 6.3%
2013-2014 6,711 58.1% 41.9% 70.2% 12.9% 3.4% 12.9%
Massachusetts 1993-1994 3,905 68.2% 31.8% 89.6% 3.4% 1.8% 5.2%
2013-2014 4,692 54.3% 45.7% 81.0% 4.3% 3.3% 10.7%
Michigan 1993-1994 12,519 70.5% 29.5% 85.8% 4.7% 1.8% 7.7%
2013-2014 18,615 58.2% 41.8% 77.1% 4.8% 3.3% 14.1%
Minnesota 1993-1994 5,277 72.7% 27.3% 93.4% 1.5% 0.9% 4.2%
2013-2014 7,429 58.6% 41.4% 80.7% 2.5% 3.3% 13.1%
Mississippi 1993-1994 2,780 68.5% 31.5% 77.8% 16.6% 0.7% 5.0%
2013-2014 3,662 56.4% 43.6% 72.6% 17.2% 2.0% 7.1%
Missouri 1993-1994 6,302 70.1% 29.9% 90.4% 3.0% 1.2% 5.4%
2013-2014 6,673 57.6% 42.4% 82.6% 4.4% 2.3% 10.1%
Montana 1993-1994 1,408 72.9% 27.1% 96.1% 0.2% 0.2% 3.5%
2013-2014 1,896 59.8% 40.2% 92.1% 0.3% 1.4% 5.2%
Nebraska 1993-1994 2,448 73.7% 26.3% 94.8% 1.2% 1.0% 3.0%
2013-2014 2,809 59.8% 40.2% 84.9% 2.5% 3.2% 9.1%
Nevada 1993-1994 1,291 70.9% 29.1% 88.3% 1.9% 2.2% 7.6%
2013-2014 1,835 59.9% 40.1% 76.8% 2.8% 5.0% 14.4%
New Hampshire 1993-1994 1,175 67.2% 32.8% 96.6% 0.2% 0.6% 2.7%
2013-2014 1,110 56.8% 43.2% 88.3% 1.8% 2.2% 7.0%
New Jersey 1993-1994 4,952 67.5% 32.5% 84.5% 6.4% 2.8% 6.3%
2013-2014 8,138 56.2% 43.8% 72.9% 6.3% 4.4% 15.7%
New Mexico 1993-1994 2,510 69.3% 30.7% 85.3% 0.6% 9.3% 4.7%
2013-2014 3,337 54.0% 46.0% 71.2% 2.0% 15.3% 10.4%
New York 1993-1994 13,460 69.1% 30.9% 85.2% 5.9% 3.2% 5.7%
2013-2014 14,348 56.1% 43.9% 77.1% 6.6% 4.9% 11.2%
North Carolina 1993-1994 8,239 70.5% 29.5% 83.8% 11.0% 1.1% 4.1%
2013-2014 12,967 55.3% 44.7% 76.7% 11.0% 3.0% 8.8%
North Dakota 1993-1994 1,792 73.4% 26.6% 94.1% 0.2% 0.5% 5.2%
2013-2014 2,017 56.5% 43.5% 88.2% 1.3% 1.1% 9.0%
Ohio 1993-1994 11,544 71.6% 28.4% 88.8% 3.8% 1.2% 6.2%
2013-2014 13,046 58.9% 41.1% 80.3% 4.9% 2.7% 11.6%
Oklahoma 1993-1994 3,476 71.1% 28.9% 88.4% 4.0% 0.9% 6.8%
2013-2014 4,847 60.0% 40.0% 81.9% 4.6% 2.5% 10.4%
Oregon 1993-1994 3,520 67.3% 32.7% 93.5% 0.6% 1.8% 4.0%
2013-2014 4,740 56.5% 43.5% 86.2% 1.1% 4.5% 7.5%
Pennsylvania 1993-1994 13,461 70.0% 30.0% 88.6% 4.4% 1.4% 5.7%
2013-2014 16,623 58.3% 41.7% 81.1% 4.0% 3.0% 11.5%
Rhode Island 1993-1994 1,081 66.0% 34.0% 90.4% 2.3% 1.3% 6.0%
2013-2014 1,033 50.8% 49.2% 85.2% 2.5% 2.9% 9.2%
South Carolina 1993-1994 4,152 69.8% 30.2% 88.0% 6.7% 1.1% 4.2%
2013-2014 5,254 56.9% 43.1% 80.0% 8.4% 2.9% 7.8%
South Dakota 1993-1994 1,400 70.0% 30.0% 93.2% 0.4% 0.9% 5.6%
2013-2014 1,530 54.5% 45.5% 88.0% 0.7% 1.7% 9.5%
Tennessee 1993-1994 5,369 67.8% 32.2% 87.6% 7.0% 0.9% 4.4%
2013-2014 6,967 57.4% 42.6% 80.0% 7.6% 2.5% 8.7%
Texas 1993-1994 13,798 70.5% 29.5% 84.3% 5.4% 5.1% 5.3%
2013-2014 21,973 58.6% 41.4% 71.0% 6.2% 9.7% 12.0%
Utah 1993-1994 3,057 72.7% 27.3% 94.3% 0.6% 1.5% 3.6%
2013-2014 6,878 61.8% 38.2% 86.0% 1.0% 3.1% 9.0%
Vermont 1993-1994 1,050 69.2% 30.8% 95.4% 1.1% 0.9% 2.7%
2013-2014 1,489 58.8% 41.2% 88.2% 2.2% 2.4% 6.5%
Virginia 1993-1994 8,772 72.4% 27.6% 87.2% 7.6% 0.9% 4.3%
2013-2014 13,067 59.3% 40.7% 79.7% 6.7% 2.8% 10.3%
Washington 1993-1994 5,729 72.2% 27.8% 89.9% 1.5% 1.9% 6.7%
2013-2014 9,512 55.5% 44.5% 77.4% 1.9% 4.6% 14.3%
West Virginia 1993-1994 3,237 67.8% 32.2% 91.7% 2.5% 1.0% 4.8%
2013-2014 3,701 59.3% 40.7% 86.4% 3.4% 1.4% 8.5%
Wisconsin 1993-1994 7,176 72.3% 27.7% 92.0% 1.8% 1.6% 4.6%
2013-2014 9,243 59.0% 41.0% 83.4% 2.5% 2.8% 10.8%
Wyoming 1993-1994 791 72.7% 27.3% 96.9% 0.5% 0.4% 2.2%
2013-2014 1,026 60.8% 39.2% 88.0% 1.2% 1.9% 8.8%
United States 1993-94 265,685 70.2% 29.8% 87.1% 4.8% 2.2% 6.0%
2013-2014 359,586 57.7% 42.3% 77.9% 5.4% 4.3% 11.8%
*Represents Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian/Alaskan Native
Source: Southern Regional Education Board, "Fact Book Tables"

2011-2012

Nationwide in the 2011-2012 academic year, women comprised an average of 41.3 percent of college faculty. The state with the highest percentage of female faculty was Rhode Island at 48.3 percent, while the state with the lowest was Utah at 37 percent.[6]

Black and Hispanic faculty members made up on average 5.3 percent and 4.1 percent of faculty at public institutions in 2011-2012. Although black and Hispanic representation in college faculty at that time was the highest ever, it still fell below the proportion of both the general and college student populations who were black and Hispanic. In 2012 the general population was 14.9 percent black and 15 percent Hispanic; the college student population was 14.4 percent black and 14.4 percent Hispanic.[6]

In 2011-2012 the state with the highest portion of black faculty members was Mississippi at 17.1 percent, while the state with the highest portion of Hispanic faculty members was New Mexico at 14 percent. The table below provides demographic information for full-time faculty at public four-year colleges and universities from the 1993-1994 to the 2011-2012 school years. Click [show] on the green bar to view the data.[6]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Southern Regional Education Board, "Faculty and Administrators," accessed July 18, 2016
  2. ↑ Southern Regional Education Board, "Fact Book Tables," accessed July 12, 2016
  3. ↑ Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, "Occupational Outlook Handbook, Postsecondary Teachers," accessed January 15, 2015
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BLS
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Southern Regional Education Board, "Higher Education Faculty & Administrators," accessed January 12, 2015
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named 2013facultytables
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