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)

This report, using data from the 1992-93 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty, examines differences among postsecondary faculty by gender and by race/ethnicity. Comparisons were made on several human capital variables (education/experience) and structural variables (academic discipline/institution type), as well as for faculty outcomes (salary/tenure/rank). A multivariate analysis of factors associated with salary was also conducted. The study found differences between male and female faculty members in salary and rank, with female full-time faculty averaging lower salaries than males. Age, education, and experience also differed by gender, with female full-time faculty having lower educational levels and less experience than male faculty. Differences among racial/ethnic groups were also noted: white faculty generally had higher salaries and were more likely to be tenured and to be full professors than black faculty; and Black, non-Hispanic full-time faculty were less likely than white, non-Hispanic faculty to have higher salaries, tenure, and full professorships. Sections include an introduction, which notes prior research on the determinants of faculty salary, tenure, and rank, and methodology; sections examining representation of faculty by gender and by race/ethnicity; a section on the multivariate analysis; and a conclusion. Appended are technical notes, standard error tables, and additional data. (Contains 44 references.) (CH)