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System-wide Faculty and Staff Headcount by Classification, Race/Ethnicity, International Status1, and Gender
(for Fall in Academic Years 2005-06 through 2009-10)
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    2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty American Indian or Alaska Native 10 8 7 8 9
  Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 328 314 386 413 437
  Black or African American 63 65 67 73 72
  Hispanic or Latino 62 66 74 77 84
  White and Other 2,017 2,034 2,029 2,017 2,030
 Subtotal 2,480 2,514 2,563 2,588 2,632
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 463 480 534 571 602
  Percent Ethnic Minority 18.7% 19.1% 20.8% 22.1% 22.9%
  Percent International 7.0% 5.3% 5.7% 5.4% 5.3%
  Percent Women 27.0% 28.0% 28.8% 29.4% 29.9%
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty, Lecturers & Post Docs American Indian or Alaska Native 8 7 8 4 5
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 266 305 309 291 310
  Black or African American 56 63 60 59 67
  Hispanic or Latino 49 51 61 45 47
  White and Other 1,395 1,432 1,475 1,453 1,486
  Subtotal 1,774 1,858 1,913 1,852 1,915
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 379 426 438 399 429
  Percent Ethnic Minority 21.4% 22.9% 22.9% 21.5% 22.4%
 Percent International 19.7% 19.0% 20.1% 18.0% 18.1%
  Percent Women 47.9% 48.4% 48.4% 48.3% 49.1%
Administrative Staff American Indian or Alaska Native 10 8 8 10 6
  Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 18 23 27 28 33
  Black or African American 89 93 97 102 114
  Hispanic or Latino 36 38 35 40 47
  White and Other 1,962 2,075 2,083 2,186 2,271
  Subtotal 2,115 2,237 2,250 2,366 2,471
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 153 162 167 180 200
  Percent Ethnic Minority 7.2% 7.2% 7.4% 7.6% 8.1%
 Percent International 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7%
  Percent Women 63.2% 62.8% 62.8% 63.4% 64.2%
Professional Staff American Indian or Alaska Native 3 7 12 9 11
  Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 171 165 149 144 134
  Black or African American 38 39 53 60 60
  Hispanic or Latino 26 29 33 40 43
  White and Other 1,781 1,779 1,786 1,764 1,775
  Subtotal 2,019 2,019 2,033 2,017 2,023
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 238 240 247 253 248
  Percent Ethnic Minority 11.8% 11.9% 12.1% 12.5% 12.3%
 Percent International 6.7% 5.5% 5.4% 5.3% 4.1%
  Percent Women 43.0% 43.4% 44.7% 44.6% 45.2%
Extension Educators American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 1
  Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0
  Black or African American 4 5 7 6 8
  Hispanic or Latino 3 3 2 2 3
  White and Other 265 259 287 283 282
  Subtotal 272 267 296 292 294
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 7 8 9 9 12
  Percent Ethnic Minority 2.6% 3.0% 3.0% 3.1% 4.1%
 Percent International 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
  Percent Women 59.9% 62.5% 64.2% 63.7% 64.3%
Clerical Staff American Indian or Alaska Native 14 12 14 16 16
  Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 23 21 19 18 19
  Black or African American 43 37 39 49 47
  Hispanic or Latino 39 42 41 39 37
  White and Other 1,714 1,692 1,646 1,605 1,594
  Subtotal 1,833 1,804 1,759 1,727 1,713
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 119 112 113 122 119
  Percent Ethnic Minority 6.5% 6.2% 6.4% 7.1% 6.9%
 Percent International 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
  Percent Women 96.6% 97.1% 96.7% 96.9% 96.7%
Service Staff American Indian or Alaska Native 17 13 21 25 26
  Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 65 75 81 73 79
  Black or African American 112 100 97 104 117
  Hispanic or Latino 90 100 105 120 143
  White and Other 2,462 2,547 2,539 2,527 2,616
  Subtotal 2,746 2,835 2,843 2,849 2,981
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 284 288 304 322 365
  Percent Minority 10.3% 10.2% 10.7% 11.3% 12.2%
 Percent International 1.4% 1.1% 0.7% 0.8% 1.0%
  Percent Women 41.4% 42.3% 41.9% 40.7% 40.7%
Graduate Student Staff  American Indian or Alaska Native 10 10 16 20 24
  Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 1,870 1,866 1,839 1,819 1,928
  Black or African American 222 226 239 234 253
  Hispanic or Latino 216 207 235 236 254
  White and Other 2,360 2,387 2,406 2,566 2,484
  Subtotal 4,678 4,696 4,735 4,875 4,943
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 2,318 2,309 2,329 2,309 2,459
  Percent Ethnic Minority 49.6% 49.2% 49.2% 47.4% 49.7%
 Percent International 49.4% 48.4% 47.1% 46.6% 47.0%
  Percent Women 39.4% 40.2% 40.0% 40.4% 39.2%
Total Purdue Compensated American Indian or Alaska Native 72 65 86 93 98
  Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 2,741 2,796 2,810 2,786 2,940
  Black or African American 627 628 659 687 738
  Hispanic or Latino 521 536 586 599 658
  White and Other 13,956 14,205 14,251 14,401 14,538
  Subtotal 17,917 18,230 18,392 18,566 18,972
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 3,961 4,025 4,141 4,165 4,434
  Percent Ethnic Minority 22.1% 22.1% 22.5% 22.4% 23.4%
 Percent International 16.8% 16.0% 15.8% 15.6% 15.5%
  Percent Women 48.2% 48.8% 48.7% 48.7% 48.6%
Externally Compensated:
Adjunct Faculty2		 American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 2
  Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander 54 55 62 64 74
  Black or African American 8 8 9 10 10
  Hispanic or Latino 8 7 7 9 14
  White and Other 404 414 401 491 537
  Subtotal 475 485 480 575 637
  Subtotal Ethnic Minorities 71 71 79 84 100
  Percent Ethnic Minority 14.9% 14.6% 16.5% 14.6% 15.7%
 Percent International 11.4% 11.1% 16.7% 22.4% 29.4%
  Percent Women 21.5% 22.1% 20.2% 21.4% 22.4%
Total Faculty and Staff 18,392 18,715 18,872 19,141 19,609

1The race/ethnicity counts include international faculty and staff. Percent international is based upon visa and citizenship codes.
2Includes PU/IUPUI Adjunct Faculty.

Source: Human Resource Services