Monday, March 29, 2010

Do you have any information on the race/ethnicity of college and university faculty and staff?

In fall 2007, minorities made up 17 percent of U.S. faculty (based on a total faculty count excluding persons whose race/ethnicity was unknown). Seven percent of the faculty were Black, 6 percent were Asian/Pacific Islander, 4 percent were Hispanic, and 1 percent were American Indian/Alaska Native. About four-fifths of the faculty were White, with 43 percent being White males and 36 percent being White females. Minorities made up about 18 percent of executive, administrative, and managerial staff in 2007 and about 33 percent of nonprofessional staff. The proportions of minority staff at public 4-year colleges (23 percent), private 4-year colleges (22 percent), and public 2-year colleges (22 percent) were similar, with the proportion at private 2-year colleges (27 percent) being slightly higher.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2009). Digest of Education Statistics, 2008 (NCES 2009-020), Chapter 3.

Employees in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and primary occupation: Fall 2007
Primary occupation Total1 Race/ethnicity
White Black Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska Native
Total, all institutions 3,561,428 2,496,754 353,146 202,098 194,934 21,057
Professional staff 2,629,401 1,894,641 191,204 110,052 156,969 13,501
Executive/administrative/managerial 217,518 173,948 21,047 10,074 6,517 1,221
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) 1,371,390 1,038,982 87,107 51,660 78,593 6,934
Graduate assistants 328,979 169,028 12,634 11,548 24,712 1,299
Other professional 711,514 512,683 70,416 36,770 47,147 4,047
Nonprofessional staff 932,027 602,113 161,942 92,046 37,965 7,556
 
1 Total includes figures for nonresident alien and persons whose race/ethnicity is unknown.

NOTE: 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.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2009). Digest of Education Statistics, 2008 (NCES 2009-020), Table 246.

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