Faculty Race and Ethnicity Demographics

Race & Ethnicity Diversity in Faculty

As reported in the 2020 through 2023 periodic reports

Race & Ethnicity Data

Data were collected via the ACS Periodic Report, which is required to maintain ACS approval. These reports are submitted every 6 years. This table includes data from 476 ACS approved institutions and represents approximately 8400 faculty members at these institutions. Overall, 77% of faculty members, regardless of title, are white/Caucasian.

Figure 2: Race and ethnicity data for faculty members at ACS approved institutions as reported on the 2020 through 2023 annual reports (n = 476). See a detailed description of this table below .

Full Professors

2.4% Black or African American
0.3% Native American/Alaska Natives
0.2% Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian
12.5% Asian American
0.7% More than one race/ethnicity
3.4% Latinx/Hispanic

Associate Professors

4.4% Black or African American
0.1% Native American/Alaska Natives
0.4% Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian
12.8% Asian American
0.8% More than one race/ethnicity
4.0% Latinx/Hispanic

Assistant Professors

5.1% Black or African American
0.1% Native American/Alaska Natives
0.5% Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian
17.7% Asian American
1.1% More than one race/ethnicity
4.5% Latinx/Hispanic

Instructional Faculty

5.6% Black or African American
0.5% Native American/Alaska Natives
0.6% Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian
13.2% Asian American
0.8% More than one race/ethnicity
5.2% Latinx/Hispanic