2002-03
Prepared by Richard A. White, AALS Research Associate/Data Analyst
Women and Minority Faculty: Thirteen-Year Comparison
Table 2A shows the numbers and percentages of women faculty for the past thirteen years. The total number and percentage of women in each year’s Directory are shown in the last row of the table. In 1990-91, 1,787 (24.1%) of the faculty in the Directory were women. Both the number and percentage increased steadily over the thirteen-year period. In 2002-03, there were 3,306 women, representing 34.2 percent of the faculty. The percentage of assistant professors who were women rose from 46.3 percent in 1990-91 to a high of 52.8 percent in 1995-96 and remained above 50 percent through 1998-99; this percentage dropped to 48.0 percent in 1999-00 and then rose to 49.4 percent in 200-01, to 49.6 percent in 2001-02, and back above 50 percent in 2002-03. The percentage of women associate professors increased steadily from 34.9 percent in 1990-91 to 47.4 percent in 2001-02, dropping slightly to 46.9 percent in 2002-03. The percentage of women professors increased steadily over all thirteen years, from 13.1 percent in 1990-91 to 25.2 percent in 2002-03.
| TABLE 2A (Year 2002-03), Last 13 Years: Women Faculty in Directory of Law Teachers (Part 1) | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | |||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Deans | 15 | 8.5 | 12 | 6.7 | 12 | 6.8 | 15 | 8.5 | 15 | 8.4 | 15 | 8.4 | 15 | 8.3 |
| Assoc. Deans, No Prof. Title | 40 | 45.5 | 47 | 44.3 | 50 | 45.9 | 53 | 48.2 | 55 | 51.9 | 56 | 49.6 | 60 | 47.6 |
| Assoc. Deans With Prof. Title | 43 | 20.5 | 45 | 21.8 | 49 | 22.4 | 51 | 23.8 | 53 | 24.4 | 55 | 24.6 | 65 | 28.0 |
| Asst. Deans, No Prof. Title | 148 | 62.7 | 163 | 66.3 | 182 | 69.5 | 196 | 69.3 | 204 | 69.6 | 229 | 71.6 | 223 | 70.1 |
| Asst. Deans, With Prof. Title | 13 | 52.0 | 12 | 57.1 | 9 | 50.0 | 9 | 56.3 | 10 | 58.8 | 10 | 55.6 | 6 | 42.9 |
| Head Librarians (Directors) | 77 | 44.8 | 76 | 44.2 | 77 | 44.8 | 76 | 44.2 | 75 | 44.1 | 81 | 46.0 | 86 | 48.6 |
| Professors | 481 | 13.1 | 524 | 13.9 | 575 | 14.9 | 623 | 15.8 | 690 | 17.0 | 749 | 18.1 | 780 | 18.6 |
| Assoc. Professors | 375 | 34.9 | 407 | 36.8 | 437 | 39.5 | 438 | 39.6 | 471 | 40.3 | 501 | 41.8 | 522 | 44.0 |
| Asst. Professors | 313 | 46.3 | 346 | 47.3 | 342 | 47.0 | 357 | 50.6 | 343 | 52.2 | 351 | 52.8 | 334 | 50.5 |
| Visiting Profs. (at any rank) | 41 | 24.7 | 59 | 32.4 | 77 | 38.3 | 84 | 41.6 | 99 | 45.0 | 89 | 44.1 | 87 | 41.6 |
| Lecturers and Instructors | 218 | 61.6 | 248 | 66.3 | 247 | 65.0 | 269 | 67.4 | 291 | 67.2 | 318 | 70.8 | 336 | 67.5 |
| Deans and Profs. Emeriti | 23 | 4.1 | 23 | 3.8 | 28 | 4.4 | 36 | 5.3 | 37 | 5.1 | 43 | 5.8 | 41 | 5.5 |
| ALL WOMEN FACULTY | 1787 | 24.1 | 1962 | 25.5 | 2085 | 26.5 | 2207 | 27.6 | 2343 | 28.5 | 2497 | 29.6 | 2555 | 29.9 |
| TABLE 2A (Year 2002-03), Last 13 Years: Women Faculty in Directory of Law Teachers (Part 2) | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Deans | 14 | 7.8 | 19 | 10.4 | 20 | 10.9 | 23 | 12.5 | 23 | 12.5 | 29 | 15.5 |
| Assoc. Deans, No Prof. Title | 71 | 51.8 | 79 | 53.4 | 82 | 52.6 | 92 | 55.1 | 103 | 58.9 | 103 | 57.5 |
| Assoc. Deans With Prof. Title | 70 | 28.3 | 67 | 27.1 | 76 | 29.7 | 81 | 29.2 | 82 | 28.4 | 82 | 28.8 |
| Asst. Deans, No Prof. Title | 228 | 70.4 | 228 | 68.9 | 250 | 69.4 | 261 | 69.4 | 290 | 69.4 | 316 | 69.1 |
| Asst. Deans, With Prof. Title | 6 | 37.5 | 9 | 52.9 | 11 | 57.9 | 11 | 57.9 | 11 | 64.7 | 9 | 52.9 |
| Head Librarians (Directors) | 84 | 46.9 | 90 | 50.3 | 94 | 51.9 | 94 | 52.2 | 96 | 52.2 | 96 | 51.6 |
| Professors | 846 | 19.7 | 907 | 20.7 | 979 | 21.9 | 1038 | 22.9 | 1109 | 24.0 | 1179 | 25.2 |
| Assoc. Professors | 520 | 44.2 | 534 | 45.3 | 528 | 46.0 | 545 | 46.5 | 548 | 47.5 | 558 | 46.9 |
| Asst. Professors | 311 | 51.1 | 308 | 51.9 | 281 | 48.0 | 295 | 49.4 | 328 | 49.6 | 378 | 50.1 |
| Visiting Profs. (at any rank) | 72 | 40.0 | 67 | 39.0 | 67 | 39.0 | 77 | 42.1 | 79 | 38.9 | 93 | 39.9 |
| Lecturers and Instructors | 329 | 66.9 | 343 | 68.2 | 346 | 68.0 | 378 | 66.1 | 384 | 66.1 | 406 | 66.6 |
| Deans and Profs. Emeriti | 43 | 5.7 | 50 | 6.4 | 47 | 5.9 | 53 | 6.6 | 63 | 7.3 | 57 | 6.4 |
| ALL WOMEN FACULTY | 2594 | 30.2 | 2701 | 31.0 | 2781 | 31.5 | 2948 | 32.5 | 3116 | 33.4 | 3306 | 34.2 |
Table 2B compares the numbers and percentages of minority faculty for the past twelve years. The overall minority percentage rose from 9.9 percent in 1990-91 to 14.8 percent in 2002-03. Over the thirteen-year period, the percentage of minority professors rose steadily from 6.2 percent in 1990-91 to 12.3 percent in 2002-03. The percentage of minority associate professors rose from 18.8 percent in 1990-91 to 25.8 percent in 1998-99, dropped slightly for the next two years, and then rose to 25.0 percent in 2001-02 and to 26.0 percent in 2002-03. The percentage of minority assistant professors rose from 19.3 percent in 1990-91 to a high of 29.0 percent in 1994-95, dropped over the next four years to 25.3 percent in 1998-99, rose in 1999-00 to 28.1 percent, and then dropped back to 27.5 percent in 2000-01, 27.0 percent in 2001-02, and 25.8 percent in 2002-03.
| TABLE 2B (Year 2002-03), Last 13 Years: Minority Faculty in Directory of Law Teachers (Part 1) | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | |||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Deans | 12 | 6.8 | 14 | 7.9 | 15 | 8.5 | 17 | 9.7 | 16 | 9.0 | 17 | 9.5 | 16 | 8.9 |
| Assoc. Deans, No Prof. Title | 10 | 12.3 | 11 | 11.5 | 10 | 10.1 | 12 | 11.5 | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 9.2 | 15 | 12.7 |
| Assoc. Deans With Prof. Title | 16 | 7.8 | 22 | 10.9 | 19 | 9.0 | 18 | 8.8 | 16 | 7.6 | 18 | 8.3 | 21 | 9.3 |
| Asst. Deans, No Prof. Title | 36 | 16.8 | 41 | 18.9 | 47 | 19.9 | 54 | 21.1 | 60 | 22.1 | 62 | 21.0 | 58 | 19.7 |
| Asst. Deans, With Prof. Title | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 14.3 | 3 | 16.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 4 | 25.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 3 | 23.1 |
| Head Librarians (Directors) | 15 | 9.0 | 16 | 9.7 | 15 | 8.9 | 15 | 8.9 | 16 | 9.7 | 13 | 7.6 | 14 | 8.1 |
| Professors | 212 | 6.2 | 220 | 6.2 | 258 | 7.1 | 282 | 7.6 | 305 | 8.0 | 336 | 8.6 | 350 | 8.8 |
| Assoc. Professors | 193 | 18.8 | 214 | 20.2 | 214 | 20.2 | 221 | 20.9 | 250 | 22.3 | 282 | 24.5 | 285 | 25.0 |
| Asst. Professors | 123 | 19.3 | 158 | 23.0 | 181 | 26.4 | 184 | 27.2 | 185 | 29.0 | 186 | 28.7 | 178 | 27.9 |
| Visiting Profs. (at any rank) | 26 | 20.5 | 25 | 20.5 | 22 | 14.9 | 26 | 17.0 | 28 | 16.8 | 23 | 13.6 | 30 | 17.3 |
| Lecturers and Instructors | 17 | 5.8 | 23 | 7.4 | 29 | 8.8 | 48 | 13.4 | 44 | 11.5 | 46 | 11.6 | 61 | 13.8 |
| Deans and Profs. Emeriti | 18 | 3.9 | 17 | 3.4 | 19 | 3.5 | 20 | 3.5 | 23 | 3.7 | 26 | 4.1 | 26 | 4.0 |
| ALL MINORITY FACULTY | 680 | 9.9 | 764 | 10.8 | 832 | 11.4 | 900 | 12.0 | 958 | 12.4 | 1024 | 12.9 | 1057 | 13.2 |
| Ethnic information updated Spring 2003 |
| TABLE 2B (Year 2002-03), Last 13 Years: Minority Faculty in Directory of Law Teachers (Part 2) | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | ||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Deans | 16 | 8.9 | 16 | 8.9 | 15 | 8.4 | 15 | 8.5 | 16 | 9.0 | 16 | 8.8 |
| Assoc. Deans, No Prof. Title | 16 | 12.5 | 18 | 12.9 | 20 | 14.0 | 23 | 15.2 | 24 | 15.1 | 26 | 16.4 |
| Assoc. Deans With Prof. Title | 21 | 8.8 | 28 | 11.6 | 28 | 11.2 | 33 | 12.1 | 35 | 12.3 | 35 | 12.5 |
| Asst. Deans, No Prof. Title | 64 | 21.5 | 63 | 20.6 | 68 | 20.7 | 83 | 24.9 | 93 | 25.3 | 88 | 23.6 |
| Asst. Deans, With Prof. Title | 4 | 25.0 | 4 | 23.5 | 5 | 26.3 | 5 | 26.3 | 2 | 11.8 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Head Librarians (Directors) | 15 | 8.7 | 17 | 9.7 | 16 | 9.2 | 16 | 9.2 | 16 | 9.1 | 17 | 9.7 |
| Professors | 386 | 9.5 | 411 | 9.9 | 456 | 10.8 | 493 | 11.5 | 524 | 12.0 | 542 | 12.3 |
| Assoc. Professors | 282 | 24.9 | 292 | 25.8 | 273 | 24.8 | 271 | 24.2 | 275 | 25.0 | 293 | 26.0 |
| Asst. Professors | 156 | 26.2 | 145 | 25.3 | 156 | 28.1 | 153 | 27.5 | 165 | 27.0 | 173 | 25.8 |
| Visiting Profs. (at any rank) | 26 | 17.7 | 20 | 15.5 | 17 | 12.6 | 27 | 17.6 | 35 | 21.3 | 27 | 17.5 |
| Lecturers and Instructors | 62 | 14.4 | 65 | 15.0 | 65 | 14.9 | 63 | 12.9 | 66 | 13.4 | 67 | 13.6 |
| Deans and Profs. Emeriti | 28 | 4.2 | 31 | 4.5 | 29 | 4.1 | 24 | 3.3 | 22 | 2.9 | 24 | 3.0 |
| ALL MINORITY FACULTY | 1076 | 13.4 | 1110 | 13.6 | 1148 | 13.9 | 1206 | 14.2 | 1273 | 14.7 | 1310 | 14.8 |
| Ethnic information updated Spring 2003 |