Share of Full-Time Instructional Faculty With Tenure at Degree-Granting Institutions With Tenure Systems, by Gender and Institution Type, 2011-12
| Share of full-time instructional faculty with tenure | ||||
| Share of institutions with tenure systems | All | Male | Female | |
| All institutions | 45.3% | 48.5% | 54.2% | 41.0% |
| Public institutions | 71.6% | 50.7% | 56.2% | 43.6% |
| 4-year | 90.8% | 48.0% | 54.5% | 38.7% |
| Doctoral | 99.6% | 46.0% | 52.9% | 35.5% |
| Master’s | 97.5% | 55.6% | 61.9% | 48.3% |
| Other | 70.2% | 54.2% | 57.7% | 50.4% |
| 2-year | 57.8% | 64.7% | 67.3% | 62.4% |
| Private nonprofit institutions | 55.6% | 43.7% | 49.9% | 35.1% |
| 4-year | 58.6% | 43.7% | 49.9% | 35.1% |
| Doctoral | 76.4% | 40.2% | 46.9% | 30.3% |
| Master’s | 59.3% | 51.0% | 56.4% | 44.7% |
| Other | 43.1% | 54.5% | 60.5% | 47.1% |
| 2-year | 8.0% | 31.4% | 41.1% | 25.2% |
| For-profit institutions | 1.3% | 31.0% | 31.4% | 30.7% |
Note: Doctoral institutions are those that awarded 20 or more doctoral degrees during the previous academic year. Master’s institutions are those that awarded 20 or more master’s degrees, but fewer than 20 doctoral degrees, during the previous year.
Source: U.S. Education Department
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