This publication is the first to be released from the 1993 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF93), a study about faculty and instructional staff (n=31,354) in higher education institutions. Through text, tables, and figures, it analyzes the number and representation of faculty and instructional staff, employment status, principal activity, principal discipline of teaching, and racial/ethnic representation in the various teaching disciplines. Technical notes about the study are provided. Tables include: percentage distribution of faculty and instructional staff, by employment status, type and control of institution, rank, race/ethnicity, and gender; percentage distribution of full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff, by principal activity, type and control of institution, rank, race/ethnicity, and gender; percentage distribution of full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff, by activity and faculty status, type and control of institution, rank, race/ethnicity, and gender; percentage distribution of full-time and part-time faculty and staff with any instructional responsibilities, by race/ethnicity, gender, type and control of institution, program area, and rank; and standard errors of the proportions of full-time and part-time faculty and instructional staff, by type and control of institution, rank, race/ethnicity, and gender. (JDD)