Number of full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic rank: Fall 2021, fall 2022, and fall 2023

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Table 315.20.Number of full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic rank: Fall 2021, fall 2022, and fall 2023
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
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	841,936	209,651	27.6	3,310	96,217	49,401	48,575	1,128	11,020	550,184	29,976	52,125
Professors	189,472	42,153	22.9	574	23,875	7,814	8,212	203	1,475	141,545	3,949	1,825
Associate professors	162,183	41,848	27.2	579	21,009	9,507	8,634	222	1,897	111,963	5,003	3,369
Assistant professors	178,188	50,323	32.3	690	23,178	12,888	10,387	249	2,931	105,550	8,520	13,795
Instructors	94,053	24,316	27.5	695	5,979	7,292	8,649	231	1,470	64,020	3,807	1,910
Lecturers	47,165	10,389	23.9	156	3,413	2,485	3,613	42	680	33,091	1,766	1,919
Other faculty	170,875	40,622	30.2	616	18,763	9,415	9,080	181	2,567	94,015	6,931	29,307
Male	434,351	104,587	27.0	1,546	53,494	20,456	23,668	538	4,885	282,721	15,434	31,609
Professors	120,057	26,812	23.1	306	16,376	4,303	4,898	116	813	89,372	2,577	1,296
Associate professors	84,857	21,855	27.3	296	11,834	4,214	4,515	104	892	58,096	2,792	2,114
Assistant professors	81,337	22,630	32.7	273	11,552	4,790	4,739	119	1,157	46,549	4,070	8,088
Instructors	40,130	9,912	26.5	341	2,457	2,622	3,794	94	604	27,513	1,648	1,057
Lecturers	20,649	4,229	22.4	71	1,315	1,055	1,482	17	289	14,619	821	980
Other faculty	87,321	19,149	29.1	259	9,960	3,472	4,240	88	1,130	46,572	3,526	18,074
Female	407,585	105,064	28.2	1,764	42,723	28,945	24,907	590	6,135	267,463	14,542	20,516
Professors	69,415	15,341	22.7	268	7,499	3,511	3,314	87	662	52,173	1,372	529
Associate professors	77,326	19,993	27.1	283	9,175	5,293	4,119	118	1,005	53,867	2,211	1,255
Assistant professors	96,851	27,693	31.9	417	11,626	8,098	5,648	130	1,774	59,001	4,450	5,707
Instructors	53,923	14,404	28.3	354	3,522	4,670	4,855	137	866	36,507	2,159	853
Lecturers	26,516	6,160	25.0	85	2,098	1,430	2,131	25	391	18,472	945	939
Other faculty	83,554	21,473	31.2	357	8,803	5,943	4,840	93	1,437	47,443	3,405	11,233
2023
Total	859,825	219,000	28.4	3,399	100,006	51,010	51,419	1,286	11,880	551,114	33,104	56,607
Professors	192,300	44,383	23.9	583	25,136	8,154	8,638	276	1,596	141,647	4,523	1,747
Associate professors	162,356	43,092	28.1	556	21,651	9,666	8,937	259	2,023	110,305	5,531	3,428
Assistant professors	179,554	51,352	33.1	703	23,430	13,124	10,708	278	3,109	103,624	9,899	14,679
Instructors	98,075	25,957	28.3	727	6,311	7,766	9,340	214	1,599	65,614	4,322	2,182
Lecturers	47,696	10,845	24.8	166	3,590	2,524	3,816	45	704	32,872	1,864	2,115
Other faculty	179,844	43,371	30.9	664	19,888	9,776	9,980	214	2,849	97,052	6,965	32,456
Male	439,934	108,171	27.8	1,571	55,049	20,836	24,863	658	5,194	280,700	17,092	33,971
Professors	120,390	27,929	24.0	302	17,018	4,421	5,145	177	866	88,282	2,966	1,213
Associate professors	84,281	22,313	28.2	270	12,113	4,268	4,602	132	928	56,770	3,052	2,146
Assistant professors	81,530	22,975	33.6	283	11,601	4,859	4,860	145	1,227	45,341	4,748	8,466
Instructors	41,814	10,545	27.2	339	2,583	2,779	4,128	91	625	28,210	1,844	1,215
Lecturers	20,946	4,461	23.6	79	1,404	1,078	1,587	20	293	14,475	886	1,124
Other faculty	90,973	19,948	29.5	298	10,330	3,431	4,541	93	1,255	47,622	3,596	19,807
Female	419,891	110,829	29.1	1,828	44,957	30,174	26,556	628	6,686	270,414	16,012	22,636
Professors	71,910	16,454	23.6	281	8,118	3,733	3,493	99	730	53,365	1,557	534
Associate professors	78,075	20,779	28.0	286	9,538	5,398	4,335	127	1,095	53,535	2,479	1,282
Assistant professors	98,024	28,377	32.7	420	11,829	8,265	5,848	133	1,882	58,283	5,151	6,213
Instructors	56,261	15,412	29.2	388	3,728	4,987	5,212	123	974	37,404	2,478	967
Lecturers	26,750	6,384	25.8	87	2,186	1,446	2,229	25	411	18,397	978	991
Other faculty	88,871	23,423	32.2	366	9,558	6,345	5,439	121	1,594	49,430	3,369	12,649
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. Data are for degree-granting institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs and U.S. service academies. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees. Only instructional faculty were classified by academic rank. Those who were primarily research or public service faculty, as well as instructional faculty without ranks, appear under "other faculty." Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. 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 Staff section, Spring 2022 through Spring 2023 (final data) and Spring 2024 (provisional data). (This table was prepared December 2024.)

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