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Colleges With the Highest Percentages of Nonresident Aliens on the Full-Time Instructional Staff, Fall 2015

Almanac 2017 August 13, 2017

Among institutions with the highest shares of nonresident aliens on their full-time instructional staffs in the fall of 2015, the status of those employees varied. At the University of Kentucky and Reed College, for instance, nearly two-thirds of such employees were tenured faculty members, whereas at the University of Massachusetts at Worcester, 95 percent were without faculty status. At Savannah State and Clarkson Universities, close to three-quarters of those nonresident aliens were on the tenure track.

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Among institutions with the highest shares of nonresident aliens on their full-time instructional staffs in the fall of 2015, the status of those employees varied. At the University of Kentucky and Reed College, for instance, nearly two-thirds of such employees were tenured faculty members, whereas at the University of Massachusetts at Worcester, 95 percent were without faculty status. At Savannah State and Clarkson Universities, close to three-quarters of those nonresident aliens were on the tenure track.


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4-year public institutions

Rank Institution
All full-time instructional staff Nonresident aliens Percent nonresident alien Nonresident aliens who are tenured Nonresident aliens on tenure track Nonresident aliens not on tenure track/no tenure system Nonresident aliens without faculty status
1. U. of Washington at Bothell 216 45 20.8% 22.2% 68.9% 8.9% 0.0%
2. U. of Washington at Tacoma 234 45 19.2% 37.8% 44.4% 17.8% 0.0%
3. U. of Washington 3,569 683 19.1% 49.6% 23.1% 27.2% 0.0%
4. U. of Houston-Victoria 124 22 17.7% 9.1% 54.5% 18.2% 18.2%
5. Texas Tech U. 1,383 236 17.1% 47.9% 34.7% 16.5% 0.8%
6. U. of Massachusetts at Worcester 1,316 218 16.6% 0.0% 0.5% 5.0% 94.5%
7. Wichita State U. 561 91 16.2% 42.9% 46.2% 11.0% 0.0%
8. U. of North Dakota 753 119 15.8% 45.4% 27.7% 11.8% 15.1%
9. Wright State U. 884 138 15.6% 46.4% 27.5% 26.1% 0.0%
10. Missouri U. of Science and Technology 376 58 15.4% 17.2% 51.7% 31.0% 0.0%
11. U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor 6,218 899 14.5% 0.9% 5.6% 93.5% 0.0%
12. U. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 1,218 175 14.4% 20.0% 7.4% 72.6% 0.0%
13. Morgan State U. 406 54 13.3% 48.1% 31.5% 20.4% 0.0%
14. U. of Kentucky 1,686 221 13.1% 65.2% 28.5% 6.3% 0.0%
15. Sam Houston State U. 718 94 13.1% 35.1% 42.6% 22.3% 0.0%
16. Savannah State U. 208 25 12.0% 8.0% 76.0% 16.0% 0.0%
17. Ball State U. 1,017 122 12.0% 49.2% 30.3% 20.5% 0.0%
18. Northern Illinois U. 856 101 11.8% 60.4% 26.7% 12.9% 0.0%
19. Kent State U. at Kent 962 112 11.6% 50.0% 33.9% 16.1% 0.0%
20. City U. of New York Bernard M. Baruch College 510 59 11.6% 30.5% 67.8% 1.7% 0.0%
21. Louisiana Tech U. 382 42 11.0% 38.1% 26.2% 35.7% 0.0%
22. U. of Texas Medical Branch 501 53 10.6% 24.5% 52.8% 22.6% 0.0%
23. Texas A&M U. at Kingsville 370 38 10.3% 10.5% 65.8% 23.7% 0.0%
24. Alabama A&M U. 244 25 10.2% 8.0% 48.0% 44.0% 0.0%
25. U. of Central Missouri 507 51 10.1% 7.8% 31.4% 60.8% 0.0%
Over all for 699 institutions in category 356,639 14,841 4.2% 18.3% 43.9% 35.4% 2.4%

4-year private nonprofit

Rank Institution
All full-time instructional staff Nonresident aliens Percent nonresident alien Nonresident aliens who are tenured Nonresident aliens on tenure track Nonresident aliens not on tenure track/no tenure system Nonresident aliens without faculty status
1. Lawrence Technological U. 109 36 33.0% 36.1% 30.6% 33.3% 0.0%
2. Maharishi U. of Management 79 24 30.4% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%
3. Monterey Institute of International Studies 75 21 28.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%
4. Wiley College 58 13 22.4% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%
5. Carnegie Mellon U. 1,122 181 16.1% 0.6% 21.0% 45.3% 33.1%
6. Fordham U. 736 118 16.0% 44.1% 33.1% 6.8% 16.1%
7. Stevens Institute of Technology 272 41 15.1% 24.4% 39.0% 36.6% 0.0%
8. Middlebury College 303 45 14.9% 35.6% 40.0% 24.4% 0.0%
9. Clarkson U. 221 31 14.0% 16.1% 74.2% 9.7% 0.0%
10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 359 43 12.0% 14.0% 44.2% 41.9% 0.0%
11. U. of Hartford 351 41 11.7% 53.7% 29.3% 17.1% 0.0%
12. Xavier U. of Louisiana 220 25 11.4% 40.0% 44.0% 16.0% 0.0%
13. Western U. of Health Sciences 282 32 11.3% 18.8% 46.9% 34.4% 0.0%
14. U. of Detroit Mercy 334 36 10.8% 38.9% 25.0% 36.1% 0.0%
15. Whitman College 179 19 10.6% 26.3% 42.1% 31.6% 0.0%
16. Illinois Institute of Technology 410 43 10.5% 44.2% 34.9% 20.9% 0.0%
17. Florida Institute of Technology 321 33 10.3% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%
18. Roosevelt U. 238 23 9.7% 43.5% 43.5% 13.0% 0.0%
19. Harvard U. 2,130 198 9.3% 12.6% 34.8% 52.5% 0.0%
20. Wesleyan U. (Conn.) 369 34 9.2% 29.4% 29.4% 41.2% 0.0%
21. Georgetown U. 1,171 106 9.1% 24.5% 21.7% 53.8% 0.0%
22. Reed College 157 14 8.9% 64.3% 14.3% 21.4% 0.0%
23. Clark U. 205 18 8.8% 16.7% 50.0% 33.3% 0.0%
24. Illinois Wesleyan U. 150 13 8.7% 61.5% 15.4% 23.1% 0.0%
25. Stanford U. 3,189 266 8.3% 30.1% 26.3% 6.8% 36.8%
Over all for 1,606 institutions in category 224,906 5,987 2.7% 14.9% 39.1% 41.9% 4.0%

Notes: Figures cover only instructional staff members who worked full time in the fall of 2015. Research professors who were not involved in instruction are not included. Only institutions with at least 50 full-time instructional staff members in the fall of 2015 were considered for the rankings, but the overall figures include all institutions. Percentages are rounded, but institutions were ranked before rounding. Percentages for faculty status at each institution may not sum precisely to 100 because of rounding. “Nonresident aliens” are non-U.S. citizens or foreign nationals who are in the United States legally but who have not been given the privilege of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant.

Source: Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education data

A version of this article appeared in the August 18, 2017, issue.
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