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Race and Ethnicity of College Administrators, Faculty, and Staff, Fall 2011

August 19, 2013
Profession

Race and Ethnicity of College Administrators, Faculty, and Staff, Fall 2011

Blacks were most highly represented among professional employees at public two-year colleges, followed by private four-year colleges. Asians and nonresident foreign workers were most highly represented among professional employees at public four-year colleges.
Total American Indian Asian Black Hispanic Pacific Islander White 2 or more races Nonresident foreign Race unknown
All
Professional 2,856,425 0.5% 6.0% 7.4% 5.3% 0.2% 70.0% 0.7% 5.6% 4.2%
Executive, administrative, managerial 226,893 0.5% 3.4% 9.3% 6.0% 0.2% 77.8% 0.6% 0.4% 1.9%
Faculty members 1,491,645 0.5% 6.2% 6.7% 5.0% 0.2% 73.4% 0.6% 2.8% 4.7%
Instruction and research assistants 353,280 0.3% 6.3% 3.9% 4.0% 0.2% 50.3% 1.2% 27.2% 6.6%
Other 784,607 0.5% 6.4% 10.0% 6.2% 0.2% 70.3% 0.8% 2.6% 2.8%
Nonprofessional 907,167 0.7% 3.9% 16.5% 11.4% 0.3% 63.2% 0.7% 0.8% 2.4%
Total (professional and nonprofessional) 3,763,592 0.5% 5.5% 9.6% 6.8% 0.2% 68.4% 0.7% 4.4% 3.8%
Public 4-year
Professional 1,374,697 0.5% 7.3% 6.5% 5.2% 0.2% 67.6% 0.8% 8.4% 3.6%
Executive, administrative, managerial 82,162 0.6% 3.6% 10.0% 5.6% 0.1% 77.6% 0.5% 0.5% 1.5%
Faculty members 573,074 0.5% 8.3% 5.3% 4.8% 0.2% 72.3% 0.5% 4.4% 3.7%
Instruction and research assistants 283,170 0.4% 6.3% 3.9% 4.1% 0.2% 51.3% 1.3% 27.0% 5.6%
Other 436,291 0.6% 7.3% 9.3% 6.2% 0.2% 70.0% 0.7% 3.1% 2.7%
Nonprofessional 450,822 0.8% 3.8% 17.0% 11.4% 0.3% 63.1% 0.7% 0.7% 2.2%
Total (professional and nonprofessional) 1,825,519 0.6% 6.4% 9.1% 6.7% 0.2% 66.5% 0.7% 6.5% 3.3%
Private 4-year
Professional 1,008,885 0.3% 5.7% 7.9% 5.3% 0.2% 70.7% 0.8% 4.3% 4.9%
Executive, administrative, managerial 117,843 0.3% 3.4% 8.5% 6.3% 0.2% 77.9% 0.7% 0.4% 2.3%
Faculty members 541,064 0.3% 5.9% 7.0% 5.0% 0.2% 72.4% 0.7% 2.9% 5.6%
Instruction and research assistants 70,110 0.2% 6.7% 3.8% 3.4% 0.1% 46.2% 0.9% 28.2% 10.5%
Other 279,868 0.3% 5.9% 10.2% 6.1% 0.2% 70.7% 1.0% 2.6% 3.1%
Nonprofessional 291,267 0.4% 4.1% 17.0% 11.0% 0.2% 63.2% 0.7% 0.8% 2.5%
Total (professional and nonprofessional) 1,300,152 0.3% 5.3% 9.9% 6.6% 0.2% 69.0% 0.8% 3.5% 4.3%
Public 2-year
Professional 472,843 0.7% 3.1% 9.1% 5.5% 0.4% 75.7% 0.6% 0.5% 4.4%
Executive, administrative, managerial 26,888 1.0% 2.3% 10.6% 5.6% 0.5% 77.6% 0.5% 0.2% 1.7%
Faculty members 377,507 0.6% 3.2% 8.1% 5.2% 0.4% 76.4% 0.5% 0.5% 5.0%
Instruction and research assistants 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other 68,448 0.9% 2.7% 14.0% 7.1% 0.6% 71.4% 0.7% 0.3% 2.3%
Nonprofessional 165,078 1.1% 3.5% 14.5% 12.3% 0.6% 63.6% 0.8% 0.8% 2.8%
Total (professional and nonprofessional) 637,921 0.8% 3.2% 10.5% 7.2% 0.5% 72.6% 0.6% 0.5% 4.0%

Note: Each racial and ethnic category is exclusive. The U.S. Education Department considers someone Hispanic if that person is of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. Nonresident foreigners are not reported in any of the ethnic or racial categories. Private colleges include for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

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

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Profession

Race and Ethnicity of College Administrators, Faculty, and Staff, Fall 2011

Blacks were most highly represented among professional employees at public two-year colleges, followed by private four-year colleges. Asians and nonresident foreign workers were most highly represented among professional employees at public four-year colleges.
Total American Indian Asian Black Hispanic Pacific Islander White 2 or more races Nonresident foreign Race unknown
All
Professional 2,856,425 0.5% 6.0% 7.4% 5.3% 0.2% 70.0% 0.7% 5.6% 4.2%
Executive, administrative, managerial 226,893 0.5% 3.4% 9.3% 6.0% 0.2% 77.8% 0.6% 0.4% 1.9%
Faculty members 1,491,645 0.5% 6.2% 6.7% 5.0% 0.2% 73.4% 0.6% 2.8% 4.7%
Instruction and research assistants 353,280 0.3% 6.3% 3.9% 4.0% 0.2% 50.3% 1.2% 27.2% 6.6%
Other 784,607 0.5% 6.4% 10.0% 6.2% 0.2% 70.3% 0.8% 2.6% 2.8%
Nonprofessional 907,167 0.7% 3.9% 16.5% 11.4% 0.3% 63.2% 0.7% 0.8% 2.4%
Total (professional and nonprofessional) 3,763,592 0.5% 5.5% 9.6% 6.8% 0.2% 68.4% 0.7% 4.4% 3.8%
Public 4-year
Professional 1,374,697 0.5% 7.3% 6.5% 5.2% 0.2% 67.6% 0.8% 8.4% 3.6%
Executive, administrative, managerial 82,162 0.6% 3.6% 10.0% 5.6% 0.1% 77.6% 0.5% 0.5% 1.5%
Faculty members 573,074 0.5% 8.3% 5.3% 4.8% 0.2% 72.3% 0.5% 4.4% 3.7%
Instruction and research assistants 283,170 0.4% 6.3% 3.9% 4.1% 0.2% 51.3% 1.3% 27.0% 5.6%
Other 436,291 0.6% 7.3% 9.3% 6.2% 0.2% 70.0% 0.7% 3.1% 2.7%
Nonprofessional 450,822 0.8% 3.8% 17.0% 11.4% 0.3% 63.1% 0.7% 0.7% 2.2%
Total (professional and nonprofessional) 1,825,519 0.6% 6.4% 9.1% 6.7% 0.2% 66.5% 0.7% 6.5% 3.3%
Private 4-year
Professional 1,008,885 0.3% 5.7% 7.9% 5.3% 0.2% 70.7% 0.8% 4.3% 4.9%
Executive, administrative, managerial 117,843 0.3% 3.4% 8.5% 6.3% 0.2% 77.9% 0.7% 0.4% 2.3%
Faculty members 541,064 0.3% 5.9% 7.0% 5.0% 0.2% 72.4% 0.7% 2.9% 5.6%
Instruction and research assistants 70,110 0.2% 6.7% 3.8% 3.4% 0.1% 46.2% 0.9% 28.2% 10.5%
Other 279,868 0.3% 5.9% 10.2% 6.1% 0.2% 70.7% 1.0% 2.6% 3.1%
Nonprofessional 291,267 0.4% 4.1% 17.0% 11.0% 0.2% 63.2% 0.7% 0.8% 2.5%
Total (professional and nonprofessional) 1,300,152 0.3% 5.3% 9.9% 6.6% 0.2% 69.0% 0.8% 3.5% 4.3%
Public 2-year
Professional 472,843 0.7% 3.1% 9.1% 5.5% 0.4% 75.7% 0.6% 0.5% 4.4%
Executive, administrative, managerial 26,888 1.0% 2.3% 10.6% 5.6% 0.5% 77.6% 0.5% 0.2% 1.7%
Faculty members 377,507 0.6% 3.2% 8.1% 5.2% 0.4% 76.4% 0.5% 0.5% 5.0%
Instruction and research assistants 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other 68,448 0.9% 2.7% 14.0% 7.1% 0.6% 71.4% 0.7% 0.3% 2.3%
Nonprofessional 165,078 1.1% 3.5% 14.5% 12.3% 0.6% 63.6% 0.8% 0.8% 2.8%
Total (professional and nonprofessional) 637,921 0.8% 3.2% 10.5% 7.2% 0.5% 72.6% 0.6% 0.5% 4.0%

Note: Each racial and ethnic category is exclusive. The U.S. Education Department considers someone Hispanic if that person is of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. Nonresident foreigners are not reported in any of the ethnic or racial categories. Private colleges include for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

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