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Full-Time Faculty by Rank and School 

Rank by School  
'10 - '11  
'09 - '10  
'08 - '09  
'07 - '08  
'06 - '07  
'05 - '06  
'04 - '05  
'03 - '04  
'02 - '03  
'01 - '02  
'00 - '01  
Architecture  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Professor
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
Associate Professor
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
Assistant Professor
1
2
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
4
Instructor and Lecturer
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Artist/Teacher
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Visiting
5
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Other Faculty
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Architecture Total
20
16
17
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
13
Business  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Professor
20
19
17
15
14
11
11
12
12
12
12
Associate Professor
18
18
15
13
13
11
10
10
7
7
5
Assistant Professor
12
12
15
17
17
19
21
19
13
15
17
Instructor and Lecturer
9
9
8
8
7
7
3
3
4
3
3
Artist/Teacher
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Visiting
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other Faculty
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Business Total
61
60
57
54
53
49
45
44
36
37
37
Engineering  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Professor
68
68
66
66
62
62
59
53
54
53
52
Associate Professor
16
13
15
15
12
15
14
16
19
19
19
Assistant Professor
27
31
26
28
28
22
22
25
22
21
22
Instructor and Lecturer
19
17
16
15
14
14
14
11
10
5
5
Artist/Teacher
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Visiting
1
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Other Faculty
5
6
6
5
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
Engineering Total
136
135
130
131
124
122
109
105
105
98
98
Humanities  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Professor
54
53
55
52
50
50
53
51
50
52
54
Associate Professor
37
36
37
34
37
37
38
38
37
30
34
Assistant Professor
30
30
26
27
27
28
28
29
25
25
20
Instructor and Lecturer
38
38
37
35
34
35
24
23
25
17
17
Artist/Teacher
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Visiting
1
3
2
6
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
Other Faculty
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Humanities Total
160
160
157
155
154
159
143
141
137
124
125
Music  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Professor
27
27
25
25
24
22
20
25
19
18
18
Associate Professor
7
8
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
Assistant Professor
1
1
4
4
5
4
6
6
7
4
5
Instructor and Lecturer
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Artist/Teacher
5
5
6
5
5
6
4
4
4
3
3
Visiting
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Other Faculty
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Music Total
43
43
41
39
38
38
34
40
35
30
32
Natural Sciences  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Professor
70
66
63
62
62
63
66
63
64
66
68
Associate Professor
16
19
20
21
20
17
15
18
16
16
13
Assistant Professor
34
36
32
29
31
33
30
29
28
23
20
Instructor and Lecturer
19
18
20
12
13
13
13
12
10
9
10
Artist/Teacher
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Visiting
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Other Faculty
7
8
8
10
10
11
0
0
0
0
0
Natural Sciences Total
147
148
143
136
138
138
124
122
118
114
111
Social Sciences  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Professor
37
36
36
36
34
36
35
35
38
37
37
Associate Professor
16
16
17
16
16
17
14
13
12
10
10
Assistant Professor
23
23
21
22
18
17
17
16
14
16
14
Instructor and Lecturer
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
4
Artist/Teacher
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Visiting
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other Faculty
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Social Sciences Total
77
77
79
77
72
71
67
67
66
64
65
Dean of Undergraduates 
6 
5 
4 
3 
3 
3 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
GRAND TOTAL  
650  
644  
628  
611  
598  
597  
538  
533  
511  
481  
481  

 Note: Faculty with Administrative appointments are excluded.

 Full-time Faculty 1996-2010 



 

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