List of Tables and Figures

Tables and figures are in .pdf format.

Report of the Committee on the Economic Status of the Profession (pages 14–28)

Table A

 Percentage Increases in Average Nominal and Real Salaries for Institutions Reporting Comparable Data for Adjacent One-Year Periods, and Percentage Change in the Consumer Price Index, 1971–72 through 2008–09

Table B

 Institutions with the Largest Endowment Value per Full-Time-Equivalent Student, as of June 30, 2008

Figure 1

 Consumer Price Index, December 2007 through December 2008

Figure 2

 Mean Income by Educational Attainment, 1997 and 2007

Figure 3

 December Unemployment Rate by Educational Attainment, 1999–2008

Figure 4

Trends in Faculty Status, 1975–2007

Figure 5

Ratio of Men to Women at Assistant Professor Rank, by Institutional Category, 1995–96 to 2008–09

Figure 6

 Ratio of Men to Women at Professor Rank, by Institutional Category, 1995–96 to 2008–09


Survey Report Tables (Pages 29–44)

Table 1

Percentage Change in Salary Levels and Percentage Increases in Salary for Continuing Faculty, by Category, Affiliation, and Academic Rank, 2007–08 to 2008–09

Table 2

 Percent of Institutions and Percent of Faculty by Average Increase in Salary Levels, by Affiliation and Category, 2007–08 to 2008–09

Table 3

 Percent of Institutions and Percent of Faculty by Average Increase in Salary for Continuing Faculty, by Affiliation and Category, 2007–08 to 2008–09

Table 4

Average Salary and Average Compensation Levels, by Category, Affiliation, and Academic Rank, 2008–09

Table 5

 Average Salary for Men and Women Faculty, by Category, Affiliation, and Academic Rank, 2008–09

Table 6

 Average Salary, by Region, Category, and Academic Rank, 2008–09

Table 7

 Average Compensation, by Region, Category, and Academic Rank, 2008–09

Table 8

 Distribution of Individual Faculty Members, by Salary Interval and Institutional Category, for Upper Three Academic Ranks, 2008–09 (Cumulative Percent)

Table 9A

 Percentile Distribution of Institutions, by Average Salary and Academic Rank, 2008–09

Table 9B

Percentile Distribution of Institutions, by Average Compensation and Academic Rank, 2008–09

Table 10A

 Average Institutional Cost of Benefits per Faculty Member and Average Cost for Faculty Members Receiving Specific Benefits, in Dollars and as a Percent of Average Salary, by Institutional Affiliation and Itemized Benefits, 2008–09 (All Ranks)

Table 10B

 Average Institutional Cost of Benefits per Faculty Member and Average Cost for Faculty Members Receiving Specific Benefits, in Dollars and as a Percent of Average Salary, by Institutional Category and Itemized Benefits, 2008–09 (All Ranks)

Table 11

Percent of Faculty in Tenure-Track Appointments and Percent of Faculty with Tenure, by Affiliation, Academic Rank, and Gender, 2008–09

Table 12

Distribution of Faculty, by Rank, Gender, Category, and Affiliation, 2008–09

Table 13

Number and Percent of Faculty, Average Salary, Average Compensation, Average Benefits, and Percent of Faculty Tenured, by Category and Academic Rank, 2008–09

Table 14A

 Number of Campuses Surveyed and Number of Campuses Included in Tabulations, by Category and Affiliation, 2008–09

Table 14B

Number of Institutions Surveyed and Number of Institutions Included in Tabulations, by Category and Affiliation, 2008–09

Table 15

 Comparison of Average Salaries of Presidents and Faculty, by Category and Affiliation, 2008–09