According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Great Recession began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. With a duration of eighteen months, this recession was almost double the length of the average post-World War II economic downturn. Although the worst recession since the Great Depression is now technically over, this analysis…

Survey data on faculty in preclinical departments of medical schools include the number of faculty, average salary, and average compensation of faculty at each rank in 68 institutions. (MSE)

Data from the 1988 report of Committee W on the Status of Women in the Academic Profession suggests that sex discrimination in salaries, rank, and tenure persist. A comparison of women faculty's salaries and ranks in five institutions of widely varying types is provided. (MSE)

The average salaries for full professors and new assistant professors in 21 disciplines for 1976-77 and 1984-85 are ranked and the percentage increases in the intervening period are listed and analyzed. (MSE)

The University of California's "step" system for appointment and advancement of faculty and the salary scale attached to it are outlined, and some criteria and procedures used in making academic personnel decisions are reviewed. (MSE)

The American Association of University Professors' annual survey of college and university faculty salaries, by academic rank, institution type and size, gender, and geographic region and in relation to the consumer price index, is reported. Extensive data tables track changes and percentile distributions; one table presents average salaries for…

Tables and narrative analysis are presented for salary trends for all ranks of college faculty in 2,532 public and private institutions. Slight real increases in salary are found, with public institutions behind private colleges. In the past decade, faculty salaries have fallen behind those in the private sector. (MSE)

Results of the annual national survey of college and university faculty compensation are reported, with some narrative analysis. Data on national averages and individual institutions, trend analyses, rank, institution type, gender, tenure, and total compensation are included. (MSE)

The American Association of University Professors' annual faculty salary survey is summarized and extensive tabulated data are presented. The survey reports full-time faculty salaries, academic rank, and gender patterns by region, sector, and institution type. Over 2,200 colleges and universities participated in the survey. (MSE)

The AAUP annual report includes a summary of the annual survey and its results, tables of salaries and college faculty salary trend information by rank and institution type, explanations of the statistical data, data for individual institutions given alphabetically by state, data for preclinical medical school departments, and notes. (MSE)

National data on college faculty salaries are presented by insitution type, faculty rank, sector, sex, region, and institution, and trends are analyzed. Real dollar adjustments, institutional rankings, tenure statistics, and data on fringe benefits and percentage salary increases are included. (MSE)

The annual survey of college and university faculty salaries is reported, including data and narrative concerning trends in salary increases in both nominal and real terms; in relation to academic rank; and by sector (public/private) and institution type, gender, institutional rating, and discipline. The role of unions in these trends is also…

Between years 1990-91 and 1991-92 the average college faculty salary rose 3.5 percent, the smallest nominal increase in over 20 years. Data for academic field, institution type, and faculty rank are presented along with an appendix presenting data from the 1991-92 American Association of University Professors' national salary survey. (MSE)

Data from the American Association of University Professors' annual survey of college faculty salaries and fringe benefits are reported and related to the Consumer Price Index, real dollar trends, academic rank, discipline, institution type and affiliation, region, and tenure status. (MSE)