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Full-time faculty distribution by gender and tenure status, Fall 2011
  Tenured
  Women Men Total % Women
MORNINGSIDE ARTS and SCIENCES 114 317 431 26.5%
Humanities 54 87 141 38.3%
Social Sciences 30 93 123 24.4%
Natural Sciences 21 122 143 14.7%
School of the Arts 6 5 11 54.5%
School of Continuing Education 0 0 0 -
School of International and Public Affairs 3 10 13 23.1%
MORNINGSIDE PROFESSIONAL 58 249 307 18.9%
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation 3 12 15 20.0%
Graduate School of Business 9 61 70 12.9%
School of Engineering and Applied Science 11 106 117 9.4%
Graduate School of Journalism 5 13 18 27.8%
School of Law 16 51 67 23.9%
School of Social Work 14 6 20 70.0%
MEDICAL CENTER 67 200 267 25.1%
Basic Health Sciences 16 75 91 17.6%
Clinical Health Sciences 23 97 120 19.2%
School of Nursing 6 0 6 100.0%
School of Public Health 20 24 44 45.5%
College of Dental Medicine 2 4 6 33.3%
Subtotal, Morningside Campus 172 566 738 23.3%
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 67 200 267 25.1%
University Total 239 766 1,005 23.8%
  Tenure of title
  Women Men Total % Women
MEDICAL CENTER 6 39 45 13.3%
Basic Health Sciences 1 1 2 50.0%
Clinical Health Sciences 5 30 35 14.3%
School of Nursing 0 0 0 -
School of Public Health 0 1 1 0.0%
College of Dental Medicine 0 7 7 0.0%
Subtotal, Morningside Campus - - - -
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 6 39 45 13.3%
University Total 6 39 45 13.3%
  Not tenured, but eligible for tenure
  Women Men Total % Women
MORNINGSIDE ARTS and SCIENCES 78 112 190 41.1%
Humanities 26 29 55 47.3%
Social Sciences 27 22 49 55.1%
Natural Sciences 23 48 71 32.4%
School of the Arts 2 4 6 33.3%
School of Continuing Education 0 0 0 -
School of International and Public Affairs 0 9 9 0.0%
MORNINGSIDE PROFESSIONAL 50 99 149 33.6%
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation 12 4 16 75.0%
Graduate School of Business 13 47 60 21.7%
School of Engineering and Applied Science 11 31 42 26.2%
Graduate School of Journalism 5 3 8 62.5%
School of Law 3 6 9 33.3%
School of Social Work 6 8 14 42.9%
MEDICAL CENTER 101 148 249 40.6%
Basic Health Sciences 11 30 41 26.8%
Clinical Health Sciences 53 95 148 35.8%
School of Nursing 4 1 5 80.0%
School of Public Health 30 19 49 61.2%
College of Dental Medicine 3 3 6 50.0%
Subtotal, Morningside Campus 128 211 339 37.8%
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 101 148 249 40.6%
University Total 229 359 588 38.9%
  Not eligible for tenure
  Women Men Total % Women
MORNINGSIDE ARTS and SCIENCES 161 125 286 56.3%
Humanities 82 45 127 64.6%
Social Sciences 11 10 21 52.4%
Natural Sciences 21 11 32 65.6%
School of the Arts 20 31 51 39.2%
School of Continuing Education 17 7 24 70.8%
School of International and Public Affairs 10 21 31 32.3%
 MORNINGSIDE PROFESSIONAL  22 45 67 32.8%
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation 0 1 1 -
Graduate School of Business 2 15 17 11.8%
School of Engineering and Applied Science 0 12 12 0.0%
Graduate School of Journalism 7 7 14 50.0%
School of Law 7 7 14 50.0%
School of Social Work 6 3 9 66.7%
MEDICAL CENTER 755 824 1,579 47.8%
Basic Health Sciences 31 37 68 45.6%
Clinical Health Sciences 602 712 1,314 45.8%
School of Nursing 58 4 62 93.5%
School of Public Health 41 40 81 50.6%
College of Dental Medicine 23 31 54 42.6%
Subtotal, Morningside Campus 183 170 353 51.8%
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 755 824 1,579 47.8%
University Total 938 994 1,932 48.6%
  All faculty
  Women Men Total % Women
MORNINGSIDE ARTS and SCIENCES 353 554 907 38.9%
Humanities 162 161 323 50.2%
Social Sciences 68 125 193 35.2%
Natural Sciences 65 181 246 26.4%
School of the Arts 28 40 68 41.2%
School of Continuing Education 17 7 24 70.8%
School of International and Public Affairs 13 40 53 24.5%
MORNINGSIDE PROFESSIONAL 130 393 523 24.9%
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation 15 17 32 46.9%
Graduate School of Business 24 123 147 16.3%
School of Engineering and Applied Science 22 149 171 12.9%
Graduate School of Journalism 17 23 40 42.5%
School of Law 26 64 90 28.9%
School of Social Work 26 17 43 60.5%
MEDICAL CENTER 929 1,211 2,140 43.4%
Basic Health Sciences 59 143 202 29.2%
Clinical Health Sciences 683 934 1,617 42.2%
School of Nursing 68 5 73 93.2%
School of Public Health 91 84 175 52.0%
College of Dental Medicine 28 45 73 38.4%
Subtotal, Morningside Campus 483 947 1,430 33.8%
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 929 1,211 2,140 43.4%
University Total 1,412 2,158 3,570 39.6%
-Source: Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Administration
-Tenured: Professors and Associate Professors with Tenure
-Tenure of title: "Certain officers of instruction in the Faculties of College of Dental Medicine, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health who are not eligible for tenure may nonetheless receive tenure of title. While those appointments are without stated term, they do not provide a guarantee of salary from the University" (from the faculty handbook).
-Not tenured, but eligible for tenure: professorial rank faculty who are not tenured but are eligible for tenure
-Not eligible for tenure: includes all special instructional faculty, and professorial faculty with "visiting", "clinical," or "professional practice" modifiers in their titles
-Prior to 2010 the School of International and Public Affairs was reported in Social Sciences
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Last Updated: 06-06-2012