This volume provides comparative data for faculty salaries in public and private colleges, based on an annual survey of over 700 colleges and universities. Data are provided for the following disciplines: education, education administration, engineering, fine arts, foreign languages, geography, geological sciences, history, home economics, letters, library and archival sciences, life sciences, mathematics, multi-interdisciplinary studies, and music. Presented for each discipline is a summary of the overall average salary increases between the baseline year of 1985-86 and the 1988-89 school year, for both state and private institutions. Data from institutions participating in both years are compared with each other and with the consumer price index. Also included are average salaries by rank and the faculty mix percentage, as well as comparisons with other disciplines. The participating institutions are listed. (DB)