The percentage of African-American and Hispanic engineering faculty members has not changed much in recent years. Although the percentage of faculty members who are women increased from 8.9% in 2001 to 11.3% in 2006, the minorities listed below grew only from 2.1% to 2.4% of the total during the same period. African-Americans represent 12.3% of the total U.S. population, while Hispanics represent 12.5%.
Data source: American Society for Engineering
Education. More data can be found online at www.asee.org/colleges.
| African-American Percentage of Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Members by Level* |
| Level |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Assistant Professor |
3.0% |
3.1% |
3.1% |
3.0% |
| Associate Professor |
2.8% |
2.9% |
3.0% |
3.1% |
| Full Professor |
1.5% |
1.7% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
| All Levels |
2.2% |
2.3% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
* Does not include data from University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez and Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. 317 Schools Reported.
Data source: American
Society for Engineering Education. More data can be found online
at www.asee.org/colleges. |
| Total Engineering Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Members: 2006 |
| Assistant Professor |
Associate Professor |
Full Professor |
| 5,501 |
6,252 |
11,562 |
| Data source: American
Society for Engineering Education. More data can be found online
at www.asee.org/colleges. |
| Hispanic Percentage of Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Members by Level* |
| Level |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Assistant Professor |
3.2% |
3.2% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
| Associate Professor |
2.7% |
2.6% |
2.6% |
3.0% |
| Full Professor |
1.5% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
| All Levels |
2.2% |
2.3% |
2.3% |
2.4% |
* Does not include data from University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez and Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. 317 Schools Reported.
Data source: American Society for Engineering Education. More
data can be found online at www.asee.org/colleges. |
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