FACULTY Demographics - salaries, race of college faculty - Statistical Data Included

Black Issues in Higher Education, Nov 23, 2000

The percentage of minority full-time faculty at Title IV-eligible postsecondary institutions in the United States remains relatively low. African American, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian/Alaskan native faculty members account for a total of 13.4 percent of full-time faculty at such institutions while their White counterparts account for 83.9 percent of full-time faculty at Title IV-eligible postsecondary institutions, according to 1997 data from the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. Department of Education data off all 1997 shows that Black faculty are most prominent in the state of Georgia; Hispanic and Asian faculty in New York; and American Indian/Alaskan native faculty have the highest numbers in California. In addition, faculty salaries are higher private higher education institutions compared to public colleges and universities. The average faculty salary at a four-year institution is $54,211 and $45,652 at a two-year college, according to 1997-98 data from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.

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Salaries

Average Salaries of full-time instructional faculty, on 9- and 10-month contracts, in Title IV eligible degree-granting institutions, by academic rank, level and control:

* Salaries for All Faculty by Institution

ALL

Average       52,335
4year        54,211
2-year        45,652

PUBLIC

 Total        51,638
4-year        54,114
2-year        45,919

PRIVATE

NON-PROFIT

Total        54,169
4-year        54,443
2-year        34,920

FOR-PROFIT

 Total        27,441
4-year        29,027
2-year        25,788

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* Salaries by Institution and Job Function

ALL

              Professor    Assoc. Prof.    Assist. Prof.

   Average      $68,731        $50,828           $41,830
    4-year       70,441         51,351            42,105
    2-year       54,323         45,811            39,306

PUBLIC

    Public       66,937         50,948            42,147
    4-year       69,195         51,732            42,582
    2-year       54,488         46,078            39,623

PRIVATE

Non-Profit       72,627         50,601           41,266
   4-year        72,747         50,701           41,357
   2-year        39,135         33,721           30,335

For-Profit       34,422         29,505           23,197
   4-year        34,693         30,173           24,843
        *        27,232         22,022           20,883

ALL

              Instructor      Lecturer      Non Academic

  Average        $32,449      $35,484          $45,268
   4-year         31,787       35,431            8,644
   2-year         34,238       36,608           45,801

PUBLIC

   Public         32,627       34,608           45,812
   4-year        31,519        34,516           38,614
   2-year        34,713        36,199           45,993

PRIVATE

Non-Profit       32,121        38,376           39,002
   4-year        32,325        38,376           39,385
   2-year        26,638            --           37,814

For-Profit       22,036        33,887           28,145
   4-year        28,105            --           29,709
        *        42,226         22,022

Source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

All Faculty

Number of full-time faculty in degree-granting, Title IV-eligible postsecondary institutions, by state and race/ethnicity: 50 states and the District of Columbia, fall 1997

Control of                     White,      Black,
Institution       TOTAL          Non-        Non-      Hispanic
and state                      Hispanic    Hispanic

TOTAL            44,431          18,378      27,723      14,768

Alabama           9,363           7,483       1,185          95
Alaska            1,045             906          15          12
Arizona           7,402           6,227         176         449
Arkansas          5,361           4,773         312          46
California       54,681          41,697       2,151       3,242
Colorado        9,874 8            ,586         168         394
Connecticut       7,564           6,197         234         150
Delaware          1,567           1,294         135          22
District of       5,114           3,422         969         109
 Columbia
Florida          19,506          15,355       1,446       1,040
Georgia          15,134          12,223       1,635         186
Hawaii            3,128           1,937          15          25
Idaho             2,691           2,579           6          30
Illinois         25,859          21,561       1,293         508
Indiana          12,700          11,050         299         197
Iowa              7,945           7,162         120         113
Kansas            6,696           6,057         106          94
Kentucky          7,913           7,107         332          64
Louisiana        10,509           8,228       1,311         159
Maine             2,331           2,185          22          16
Maryland         11,824           9,349         996         181
Massachusetts    18,846          16,232         593         370
Michigan         18,468          15,461         938         312
Minnesota        10,779           9,781         146         121
Mississippi       5,793           4,722         786          25
Missouri         14,163          12,329         463         166
Montana           2,042           1,793           7           9
Nebraska          5,243           4,681          89          79
Nevada            1,971           1,695          56          72
New Hampshire     2,628           2,477          22          28
New Jersey       11,263         9,123 6          57         327
New Mexico        3,920           3,145          38         444
New York         44,298          37,292       1,998       1,257
North            18,960          15,888       1,779         189
 Carolina
North Dakota      2,219           2,042           3           9
Ohio             21,892          18,975         909         280
Oklahoma          7,020           6,070         204          95
Oregon            7,698           6,945          79         137
Pennsylvania     30,380          26,530       1,012         389
Rhode Island      2,879           2,618          61          35
South             8,196           6,968         671          64
 Carolina
South Dakota      1,897           1,781           5          15
Tennessee        12,208          10,574         858         146
Texas            33,676          27,387       1,578       2,229
Utah              5,349           4,943          24          87
Vermont           2,145           1,993          23          34
Virginia         14,055          11,877       1,162         171
Washington       13,310          11,038         244         291
West Virginia     3,913           3,528          91          44
Wisconsin        13,885          12,548         297         203
Wyoming           1,416           1,316           4           8

                                American.
Control of       Asian or      Indian or       Non         Race/
Institution      Pacific        Alaskan      resident    ethnicity
and state        Islander       Native         Alien       unknown

TOTAL            31,259           2,291      12,968         2,580

Alabama             505              26          52            17
Alaska               34              35          43             0
Arizona             291              95         103            61
Arkansas            146              28          39            17
California        5,592             326       1,330           343
Colorado            419              92         185            30
Connecticut         424              14         542             3
Delaware             74              11          22             9
District of         410               7          99            98
 Columbia
Florida             874              46         635           110
Georgia             715              17         307            51
Hawaii            1,052              13          86             0
Idaho                56              13           6             1
Illinois          1,710              44         690            53
Indiana             549              21         505            79
Iowa                317              20         209             4
Kansas              326              60          47             6
Kentucky            312              15          77             6
Louisiana           532              16         250            13
Maine                44               2          53             9
Maryland            740              23         494            41
Massachusetts       947              21         497           186
Michigan          1,045              70         548            94
Minnesota           328              73         269            61
Mississippi         201              10          48             1
Missouri            783              52         356            14
Montana              28              50          39           116
Nebraska            218              12         107            57
Nevada              104              11          20            13
New Hampshire        69               4          22             6
New Jersey          763              20         348            25
New Mexico          135              67          67            24
New York          2,628              81         771           271
North               649              82         364             9
 Carolina
North Dakota         60              44          45            16
Ohio              1,129              50         375           174
Oklahoma            275             184         159            33
Oregon              263              38          92           144
Pennsylvania      1,556              43         830            20
Rhode Island        132               4          29             0
South               222               6         242            23
 Carolina
South Dakota         53              35           3             5
Tennessee           540              19          70             1
Texas             1,602             138         635           107
Utah                161              17          84            33
Vermont              61               5          24             5
Virginia            590              19         232             4
Washington          830             115         667           125
West Virginia       183              10          47            10
Wisconsin           570              82         133            52
Wyoming              12               5          71             0