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Table 315.20.Full-time faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, sex, and academic rank: Fall 2020, fall 2021, and fall 2022
Year, sex, and academic rankTotalAmerican Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic,
Pacific Islander, and Two or more races		WhiteRace/ethnicity unknownNonresident1
TotalPercent2American Indian/Alaska NativeAsianBlackHispanicPacific IslanderTwo or more races
12345678910111213
2020
     Total836,632196,25625.83,26790,48847,48644,3351,2019,479563,70326,65050,023
Professors188,53838,97021.258221,9457,3927,5521991,300144,4883,3331,747
Associate professors162,27339,84025.757919,8289,5218,0632471,602114,9654,2063,262
Assistant professors179,23447,03229.969721,73612,2169,5682862,529110,4277,70214,073
Instructors96,49523,61925.97045,8607,3537,9912441,46767,4963,5931,787
Lecturers45,0569,24222.11573,0732,2693,1383157432,5881,5401,686
Other faculty165,03637,55328.654818,0468,7358,0231942,00793,7396,27627,468

Male
438,885
99,301
25.2
1,503
51,166
19,908
21,882
587
4,255
294,759
13,848
30,977
  Professors122,41625,45121.432115,4744,2094,57412474993,4412,2451,279
  Associate 
     professors
86,298
21,173
25.8
284
11,398
4,330
4,267
123
771
60,777
2,336
2,012
  Assistant 
     professors
83,775
21,377
29.9
280
10,897
4,542
4,482
136
1,040
50,123
3,777
8,498
  Instructors41,3149,60424.83212,4462,6353,51010059229,1641,568978
  Lecturers19,6823,78920.9731,2189701,2881322714,338720835
  Other faculty85,40017,90727.62249,7333,2223,7619187646,9163,20217,375

Female
397,747
96,955
26.5
1,764
39,322
27,578
22,453
614
5,224
268,944
12,802
19,046
  Professors66,12213,51920.92616,4713,1832,9787555151,0471,088468
  Associate 
     professors
75,975
18,667
25.6
295
8,430
5,191
3,796
124
831
54,188
1,870
1,250
  Assistant 
     professors
95,459
25,655
29.8
417
10,839
7,674
5,086
150
1,489
60,304
3,925
5,575
  Instructors55,18114,01526.83833,4144,7184,48114487538,3322,025809
  Lecturers25,3745,45323.0841,8551,2991,8501834718,250820851
  Other faculty79,63619,64629.63248,3135,5134,2621031,13146,8233,07410,093

2021











     Total837,024202,36026.63,28792,92648,38546,1601,22210,380557,03027,38150,253
Professors188,54540,42522.157622,8257,5647,8222561,382142,8673,5591,694
Associate professors162,03440,69826.457420,3589,3958,3402631,768113,7294,4573,150
Assistant professors176,87848,34231.168022,14512,6609,7882702,799107,0677,72213,747
Instructors96,45224,35126.86795,9907,5348,3442251,57966,6193,6311,851
Lecturers46,3099,72422.71673,2612,3363,3043861833,1371,6591,789
Other faculty166,80638,82029.361118,3478,8968,5621702,23493,6116,35328,022

Male
435,078
101,540
26.0
1,526
52,095
20,174
22,598
572
4,575
288,439
14,190
30,909
  Professors120,93726,10422.231115,9074,2554,73912376991,2432,3561,234
  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
  Instructors41,2579,92425.73272,4622,7463,6679163128,7041,5961,033
  Lecturers20,1643,96221.4771,2639931,3571625614,533793876
  Other faculty85,82818,36428.32579,8243,2913,9508395946,6303,24717,587

Female
401,946
100,820
27.3
1,761
40,831
28,211
23,562
650
5,805
268,591
13,191
19,344
  Professors67,60814,32121.72656,9183,3093,08313361351,6241,203460
  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
  Instructors55,19514,42727.63523,5284,7884,67713494837,9152,035818
  Lecturers26,1455,76223.6901,9981,3431,9472236218,604866913
  Other faculty80,97820,45630.33548,5235,6054,612871,27546,9813,10610,435

2022











     Total842,407209,79127.63,33896,12849,45448,6681,17111,032550,31629,98752,313
Professors189,36242,14923.057523,8427,8208,2172161,479141,4213,9481,844
Associate professors162,23941,89127.259720,9809,5158,6462481,905111,9364,9973,415
Assistant professors178,42550,35032.369123,16512,90310,4032542,934105,6708,55113,854
Instructors94,29624,37527.56986,0047,2998,6772331,46464,2093,8011,911
Lecturers47,01710,39424.01573,4002,4893,6323967732,9291,7741,920
Other faculty171,06840,63230.162018,7379,4289,0931812,57394,1516,91629,369

Male
434,408
104,561
27.0
1,553
53,413
20,477
23,685
539
4,894
282,700
15,428
31,719
  Professors119,90826,77823.130616,3424,3074,89111781589,2502,5721,308
  Associate 
     professors
84,864
21,852
27.3
297
11,816
4,224
4,515
105
895
58,080
2,788
2,144
  Assistant 
     professors
81,427
22,630
32.7
273
11,542
4,797
4,740
118
1,160
46,595
4,082
8,120
  Instructors40,2459,93326.53412,4672,6253,8059460127,6121,6421,058
  Lecturers20,5774,23522.6721,3151,0551,4881728814,530829983
  Other faculty87,38719,13329.12649,9313,4694,246881,13546,6333,51518,106

Female
407,999
105,230
28.2
1,785
42,715
28,977
24,983
632
6,138
267,616
14,559
20,594
  Professors69,45415,37122.82697,5003,5133,3269966452,1711,376536
  Associate 
     professors
77,375
20,039
27.1
300
9,164
5,291
4,131
143
1,010
53,856
2,209
1,271
  Assistant 
     professors
96,998
27,720
31.9
418
11,623
8,106
5,663
136
1,774
59,075
4,469
5,734
  Instructors54,05114,44228.33573,5374,6744,87213986336,5972,159853
  Lecturers26,4406,15925.1852,0851,4342,1442238918,399945937
  Other faculty83,68121,49931.23568,8065,9594,847931,43847,5183,40111,263
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. Only instructional faculty were classified by academic rank. Those who were primarily research or public service faculty, as well as faculty without ranks, appear under "other faculty." Data are for degree-granting institutions and U.S. service academies. 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. 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 Fall Staff section, Spring 2021 through Spring 2022 (final data) and Spring 2023 (provisional data). (This table was prepared November 2023.)

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