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Pulitzer Prize winner
Read moreSarah Cohen shared in the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for her work on a report that exposed the failures of the District of Columbia's child protective services to prevent deaths.
Nobel laureate
Read moreSidney Altman shared the Nobel Prize in 1989 for the discovery that RNA actively aids chemical reactions in cells.
Pulitzer Prize winner
Read moreBert Höelldobler and his research team explore the behavioral mechanisms that underlie communication and division of labor systems in ant societies. He received a Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal in 1991 for his nonfiction book “The Ants,” coauthored with E. O. Wilson.
Pulitzer Prize winner
Read moreRita Dove holds an honorary degree from Arizona State University and is a former ASU Department of English faculty member.
MacArthur fellow
Read more2018 MacArthur fellow and sociologist Rebecca Sandefur is bridging legal scholarship and practice, providing the empirical evidence necessary to guide and implement wide-scale reforms to address the civil legal needs of low-income people.
Faculty excellence
The Arizona State University faculty is at the forefront nationally in advancing research and discovery. Our more than 4,700 faculty members inspire new ways of thinking, innovating and solving problems socially, culturally and economically in our region and in the international community.
We aspire to create an accessible academic experience and attract faculty not bound by traditional disciplinary distinctions, but who embrace an inclusive, collaborative and entrepreneurial environment defined by excellence and impact.
New faculty members
Every year ASU welcomes new faculty members from across the country and around the world. Download the New Faculty booklets.
Faculty profile
Fall 2018 | Full and part time
Total faculty: 4,704
| Number | Percent | |
| Global Management | 33 | 1% |
| Business | 330 | 7% |
| Engineering | 590 | 12.5% |
| Health Solutions | 202 | 4.3% |
| Design and the Arts | 399 | 8.5% |
| Honors | 41 | 1% |
| Journalism | 110 | 2.3% |
| Law | 95 | 2% |
| Integrative Sciences and Arts | 326 | 7% |
| The College | 1,309 | 28% |
| New College | 215 | 4.6% |
| Nursing and Health Innovation | 190 | 4% |
| Public Service and Community Solutions | 345 | 7.3% |
| Sustainability | 63 | 1.33% |
| Teachers College | 300 | 6.4% |
| University College | 23 | 0.5% |
| Other | 88 | 2% |
Tenure status
| Tenured | 1,464 | 31% |
| On tenure track | 517 | 11% |
| Not on tenure track | 2,723 | 58% |
Faculty rank
| Full Professor | 1,049 | 22% |
| Associate Professor | 812 | 17% |
| Assistant Professor | 778 | 17% |
| Instructor | 451 | 10% |
| Lecturer | 535 | 11% |
| No Rank | 1,079 | 23% |
Gender
| Female | 2,558 | 48% |
| Male | 2,446 | 52% |
Ethnicity
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 41 | 0.9% |
| Asian | 500 | 10.6% |
| Black/African American | 135 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 353 | 7.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 71 | 1.5% |
| Unspecified | 333 | 7.1% |
| White | 3,268 | 69.5% |