Table I-4
Changes in Male-Female Ratio of Full-Time Faculty

1988 – 89 (55 schools, 577 Full-Time Faculty)

Rank Number Males Females
Deans & Directors 601 37 (61.6%) 23 (38.3%)
Professors 146 110 (75.3%) 36 (24.6%)
Associate Professors 169 90 (53.2%) 79 (40.7%)
Assistant Professors 179 66 (36.8%) 113 (63.1%)
Instructors 13 3 (23.0%) 10 (76.9%)
Lecturers* 8 3 (37.5%) 5 (62.5%)
No academic rank* 22 1 (50.0%) 1 (50.0%)
Full-Time Faculty 577 1 310 (53.7%) 267 (46.2%)


1997 - 98 (55 schools, 604 Full-Time Faculty)

Rank Number Males Females
Deans & Directors 571 36 (63.1%) 21 (36.9%)
Professors 141 86 (60.9%) 55 (39.1%)
Associate Professors* 195 93 (47.7%) 102 (52.3%)
Assistant Professors 182 70 (38.5%) 112 (61.5%)
Instructors* 12 6 (50.0%) 6 (50.0%)
Lecturers 172 4 (23.5%) 13 (76.5%)
Full-Time Faculty 6041 295 (48.8%) 309 (51.2%)

1998 – 99 (56 Schools, 633 Full-Time Faculty)

Rank Number Males Females
Deans & Directors 561 35 (62.5%) 21 (37.5%)
Professors 148 87 (58.8%) 61 (41.2%)
Associate Professors 210 107 (50.9%) 103 (49.0%)
Assistant Professors* 185 75 (40.5%) 110 (59.5%)
Instructors* 20 6 (30.0%) 14 (70.0%)
Lecturers 142 6 (42.8%) 8 (57.1)
Full-Time Faculty 6331 316 (49.9%) 317 (50.1%)

  1. Includes deans of schools not reporting.
  2. Includes persons not holding academic rank, or for whom academic rank was not reported, but who are still considered by their schools as full-time faculty members.


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