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Faculty excellence
The Arizona State University faculty is at the forefront nationally in advancing research and discovery. Our more than 3,400 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.
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Faculty Profile
Fall 2016 | Full and Part Time
Total Faculty: 3,439
Number | Percent | |
Business | 270 | 7.9% |
Engineering | 439 | 12.8% |
Health Solutions | 151 | 4.4% |
Design and the Arts | 249 | 7.0% |
Honors | 38 | 1.0% |
Journalism | 43 | 1.3% |
Law | 44 | 1.3% |
Integrative Sciences and Arts | 206 | 6.0% |
Liberal Arts and Sciences | 1,170 | 34.0% |
New College | 167 | 4.9% |
Nursing and Health Innovation | 157 | 4.6% |
Public Service and Community Solutions | 168 | 5.0% |
Sustainability | 26 | 0.8% |
Education | 174 | 5.0% |
University College | 13 | 0.4% |
Other | 124 | 3.6% |
Tenure Status
Tenured | 1,406 | 41% |
On Tenure Track | 496 | 14% |
Not On Tenure Track | 1,537 | 45% |
Faculty Rank
Full Professor | 985 | 28.6% |
Associate Professor | 777 | 22.6% |
Assistant Professor | 741 | 21.5% |
Instructor | 449 | 13.0% |
Lecturer | 476 | 14.0% |
No Rank | 11 | 0.3% |
Gender
Female | 1,563 | 45.4% |
Male | 1,876 | 54.6% |
Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native | 32 | 0.9% |
Asian | 423 | 12.3% |
Black/African American | 92 | 2.7% |
Hispanic/Latino | 260 | 7.6% |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.1% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 1.2% |
Unspecified | 67 | 1.9% |
White | 2,520 | 73.3% |