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Faculty and Staff
Faculty and Staff Headcount by Classification and Race/Ethnicity and International Status* - West Lafayette Campus
(for Fall in Academic Years 1997-98 through 2006-07)
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Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty		   1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 3
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 145 152 156 162 171 191 212 229 255 264
Black or African American 22 27 28 30 31 32 40 44 48 48
Hispanic or Latino 23 25 28 28 31 30 36 38 43 45
White and Other 1,514 1,516 1,487 1,469 1,454 1,445 1,452 1,451 1,456 1,472
 Subtotal Compensated Faculty and Staff 1,708 1,725 1,705 1,694 1,692 1,704 1,746 1,767 1,807 1,832
  Percent International 2.2% 2.4% 2.8% 2.7% 3.3% 3.5% 4.8% 5.7% 7.5% 5.5%
Non-Tenure Track Faculty, Lecturers, & Post-Docs American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 3
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 136 139 146 163 172 181 178 222 245 279
Black or African American 7 7 10 13 16 16 11 16 22 21
Hispanic or Latino 18 18 23 22 34 33 28 28 33 30
White and Other 364 378 400 410 433 436 462 474 506 530
 Subtotal Compensated Faculty and Staff 525 543 582 608 656 666 679 740 809 863
  Percent International 34.9% 36.8% 40.2% 41.1% 39.2% 36.8% 36.7% 39.2% 40.3% 38.1%
Administrative Staff American Indian or Alaska Native 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 8 7
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 8 11 9 8 7 8 9 14 13 17
Black or African American 25 25 25 26 26 24 29 33 50 52
Hispanic or Latino 7 7 5 7 6 6 6 11 18 22
White and Other 1,080 1,104 1,142 1,170 1,223 1,290 1,351 1,451 1,581 1,678
 Subtotal Compensated Faculty and Staff 1,126 1,153 1,187 1,217 1,269 1,334 1,401 1,515 1,670 1,776
  Percent International 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.3%
Professional
Staff 		American Indian or Alaska Native 1 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 5
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 106 102 108 117 138 157 173 173 168 162
Black or African American 30 28 28 30 35 33 39 41 32 30
Hispanic or Latino 19 18 23 23 21 26 27 24 23 26
White and Other 1,335 1,418 1,480 1,549 1,623 1,659 1,691 1,685 1,671 1,658
 Subtotal Compensated Faculty and Staff 1,491 1,569 1,641 1,721 1,819 1,878 1,934 1,926 1,896 1,881
  Percent International 4.1% 4.1% 3.7% 4.8% 5.9% 6.9% 7.3% 7.1% 7.1% 5.8%
Extension Educators American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Black or African American 5 3 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 5
Hispanic or Latino 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
White and Other 271 271 264 268 269 268 250 258 265 259
 Subtotal Compensated Faculty and Staff 279 277 272 275 274 273 255 263 272 267
  Percent International 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Clerical Staff American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 5 5 7 7 8 10 11 9
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 7 8 13 11 11 15 16 18 21 19
Black or African American 10 10 18 19 18 20 15 13 12 12
Hispanic or Latino 11 12 14 13 12 10 14 13 14 17
White and Other 1,481 1,460 1,446 1,433 1,438 1,383 1,375 1,383 1,377 1,359
 Subtotal Compensated Faculty and Staff 1,512 1,493 1,496 1,481 1,486 1,435 1,428 1,437 1,435 1,416
  Percent International 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
Service Staff American Indian or Alaska Native 14 14 19 14 14 14 15 14 15 11
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 65 59 54 49 54 61 56 53 59 64
Black or African American 43 45 43 36 41 41 43 48 61 51
Hispanic or Latino 49 48 44 51 108 79 75 70 74 84
White and Other 2,236 2,220 2,208 2,227 2,249 2,133 2,117 2,141 2,165 2,244
 Subtotal Compensated Faculty and Staff 2,407 2,386 2,368 2,377 2,466 2,328 2,306 2,326 2,374 2,454
  Percent International 1.4% 1.0% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.6% 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 1.0%
Graduate Assistants American Indian or Alaska Native 10 9 10 9 8 10 9 6 7 7
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 1,126 1,234 1,383 1,494 1,604 1,739 1,818 1,813 1,826 1,808
Black or African American 125 129 149 152 149 162 167 198 209 216
Hispanic or Latino 145 163 167 169 175 185 202 213 211 201
White and Other 1,979 1,972 1,965 1,980 1,992 2,068 2,137 2,186 2,208 2,234
 Subtotal Compensated Faculty and Staff 3,385 3,507 3,674 3,804 3,928 4,164 4,333 4,416 4,461 4,466
  Percent International 41.4% 44.7% 47.3% 50.5% 52.6% 52.6% 52.7% 51.9% 50.7% 49.3%
Total Purdue Compensated American Indian or Alaska Native 38 41 51 41 44 46 48 44 51 45
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 1,595 1,707 1,870 2,004 2,157 2,352 2,462 2,522 2,587 2,613
Black or African American 267 274 307 312 320 332 348 397 438 435
Hispanic or Latino 273 292 305 314 388 370 389 398 419 428
White and Other 10,260 10,339 10,392 10,506 10,681 10,682 10,835 11,029 11,229 11,434
 Subtotal Compensated Faculty and Staff 12,433 12,653 12,925 13,177 13,590 13,782 14,082 14,390 14,724 14,955
  Percent International 13.8% 15.0% 16.3% 17.7% 18.5% 19.4% 19.8% 19.8% 19.7% 18.5%
Externally Compensated: Adjunct Faculty American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 16 15 13 18 28 27 26 25 26 28
Black or African American 5 3 5 6 7 8 8 7 5 5
Hispanic or Latino 5 4 2 5 6 5 4 4 5 4
White and Other 210 213 199 205 199 229 208 209 206 225
 Subtotal Externally Compensated 236 235 219 234 241 270 247 246 242 262
  Percent International 5.9% 4.7% 5.9% 7.7% 10.8% 9.6% 10.5% 10.2% 9.9% 8.8%
Total Faculty and Staff   12,669 12,888 13,144 13,411 13,831 14,052 14,329 14,636 14,966 15,217

* The race/ethnicity counts include international faculty and staff. Percent international is based upon visa and citizenship codes.

Source: Human Resource Services

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