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TENURE-TRACK POSITIONS AND FACULTY RANK
In FY 2009, senior-level faculty members
(professor and associate professor) comprised
69 percent of all ranked tenure-track faculty as
compared to 47 percent in FY 1985. Of the 141
tenure-track positions, 81 percent are tenured. The
number of tenure-track positions has decreased
from 244 to 141 over the past 25 years.
Number of Tenure-track Positions*
Faculty and Staff -166-
FY 2009
Faculty with Tenure
Rank FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 Number Percent
Professor 33 34 33 35 40 40 100%
Associate Professor 80 74 68 61 57 51 89%
Assistant Professor** 55 54 50 45 43 22 51%
Instructor/Lecturer 6 2 1 2 1 1 100%
Total Positions 174 164 152 143 141 114 81%
* Includes ranked administrators.
** Excluded are assistant professors not in tenure-track positions.