AAUP Faculty Statistical Data
2018-19 AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey
The annual AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey is the largest independent source of data on full-time faculty salary and benefits at two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The 2019 iteration of the survey includes information on salary and benefits for more than 380,000 full-time faculty members, and also salaries for senior administrators and pay for part-time faculty members, from more than 950 institutions in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The survey, along with the accompanying "Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession," is published each year in April. Inside Higher Ed below presents these data in an easily searchable database.
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Part-Time Pay Per Course
Part-Time Faculty. The part-time faculty members reported in the survey are those included in the US Department of Education categories of "Primarily Instructional" and "Instructional/Research/Public Service" and defined by their institutions as employed less than full time, excluding clinical or basic science faculty in schools of medicine and military faculty. Individuals meeting these criteria are reported regardless of whether they are formally designated as "faculty." This category does not include individuals employed to meet short-term needs (for example, to cover a few weeks of a course) and students in the Federal Work-Study Program, even if their work has an instructional component.
The course sections for which part-time faculty pay is reported are those meeting the definition of an undergraduate class section in the Common Data Set for 2018–19 (http://www.commondataset.org/), item I-3: "an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes." (See also the notes to table 14 and appendix III.)
| Institution | Category | State | Number of Part-Time Faculty | Minimum Pay per Course Section | Maximum Pay per Course Section |
Average Pay per Course Section |
Retirement Benefits | Health Benefits | Calendar Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast UniversityMasters | FLORIDA | 295 | $2,750 | $2,750 | $2,750 | None | None | Semester |
| Finger Lakes Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | NEW YORK | 181 | $2,715 | $2,790 | $2,752 | None | None | Semester |
| Angelo State UniversityMasters | TEXAS | 115 | $1,148 | $4,500 | $2,757 | Some | Some | - |
| Fort Hays State UniversityMasters | KANSAS | 237 | $2,495 | $3,095 | $2,795 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Albertus Magnus CollegeMasters | CONNECTICUT | 190 | $1,000 | $3,000 | $2,800 | - | - | - |
| Saint Xavier UniversityMasters | ILLINOIS | 211 | $2,500 | $3,100 | $2,800 | None | None | Semester |
| Belmont Abbey CollegeBaccalaureate | NORTH CAROLINA | 88 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $2,800 | None | None | Semester |
| Robert Morris UniversityDoctoral | PENNSYLVANIA | 231 | $2,460 | $3,240 | $2,805 | Some | None | Semester |
| College of Our Lady of the ElmsMasters | MASSACHUSETTS | 113 | $2,500 | $4,500 | $2,854 | All | None | Semester |
| Transylvania UniversityBaccalaureate | KENTUCKY | 36 | $2,625 | $3,000 | $2,855 | None | None | Semester |
| Springfield CollegeMasters | MASSACHUSETTS | 406 | $2,370 | $3,063 | $2,855 | None | None | Semester |
| Mount Saint Mary CollegeMasters | NEW YORK | 148 | $2,607 | $3,795 | $2,856 | None | None | Semester |
| Clovis Community CollegeAssociate’s without Academic Ranks | CALIFORNIA | 230 | $2,362 | $3,242 | $2,857 | Some | None | Semester |
| Fresno City CollegeAssociate’s without Academic Ranks | CALIFORNIA | 690 | $2,362 | $3,242 | $2,857 | Some | None | Semester |
| Reedley CollegeAssociate’s without Academic Ranks | CALIFORNIA | 324 | $2,362 | $3,242 | $2,857 | Some | None | Semester |
| Abilene Christian UniversityMasters | TEXAS | 120 | $400 | $6,000 | $2,860 | None | None | Semester |
| Radford UniversityMasters | VIRGINIA | 241 | $825 | $5,400 | $2,878 | None | None | Semester |
| Greensboro CollegeBaccalaureate | NORTH CAROLINA | 92 | $720 | $3,600 | $2,880 | None | Some | Semester |
| Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | OKLAHOMA | 292 | $675 | $17,475 | $2,887 | None | None | Semester |
| Drexel UniversityDoctoral | PENNSYLVANIA | 930 | $250 | $17,290 | $2,903 | - | - | Quarter |
| Keuka CollegeMasters | NEW YORK | 302 | $2,500 | $3,325 | $2,912 | All | All | Semester |
| Goshen CollegeBaccalaureate | INDIANA | 11 | $1,875 | $3,489 | $2,920 | None | None | Semester |
| Bellarmine UniversityMasters | KENTUCKY | 364 | $2,430 | $3,510 | $2,921 | None | None | Semester |
| University of Houston-Clear LakeMasters | TEXAS | 97 | $2,160 | $11,709 | $2,929 | None | None | Semester |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | OHIO | 175 | $1,313 | $14,103 | $2,946 | All | None | Semester |
| Utah Valley UniversityMasters | UTAH | 694 | - | - | $2,960 | None | None | Semester |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | OHIO | 189 | $1,680 | $8,820 | $2,960 | All | None | Semester |
| Saint John Fisher CollegeMasters | NEW YORK | 86 | $2,810 | $4,048 | $2,997 | Some | None | Semester |
| Hollins UniversityMasters | VIRGINIA | 12 | $2,500 | $6,000 | $3,000 | None | None | 4/1/2004 |
| Ripon CollegeBaccalaureate | WISCONSIN | 13 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Some | Some | - |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryBaccalaureate | IOWA | 30 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | None | None | Semester |
| Washington & Jefferson CollegeBaccalaureate | PENNSYLVANIA | 38 | $3,000 | $4,000 | $3,000 | None | None | 4/1/2004 |
| Young Harris CollegeBaccalaureate | GEORGIA | 62 | $1,000 | $3,600 | $3,000 | - | - | Semester |
| Knox CollegeBaccalaureate | ILLINOIS | 11 | $2,500 | $3,500 | $3,000 | None | None | Trimester |
| Georgia Southern UniversityDoctoral | GEORGIA | 170 | $1,500 | $6,000 | $3,018 | Some | None | Semester |
| Lindenwood UniversityDoctoral | MISSOURI | 882 | $2,500 | $4,200 | $3,020 | None | None | Varies |
| University of South Florida-St PetersburgMasters | FLORIDA | 91 | $590 | $7,021 | $3,028 | None | None | Semester |
| John Brown UniversityMasters | ARKANSAS | 137 | $2,100 | $3,675 | $3,063 | None | None | Semester |
| Northwestern CollegeBaccalaureate | IOWA | 94 | $1,022 | $4,088 | $3,066 | None | None | Semester |
| Saint Norbert CollegeBaccalaureate | WISCONSIN | 27 | $1,600 | $5,000 | $3,070 | None | None | Semester |
| Eastern Mennonite UniversityMasters | VIRGINIA | 72 | $1,500 | $8,622 | $3,073 | - | - | Semester |
| Christopher Newport UniversityMasters | VIRGINIA | 168 | $3,000 | $3,600 | $3,108 | None | None | Semester |
| Roanoke CollegeBaccalaureate | VIRGINIA | 50 | $2,900 | $3,701 | $3,113 | None | None | Semester |
| Portland State UniversityDoctoral | OREGON | 718 | $2,784 | $9,954 | $3,125 | Some | Some | Quarter |
| Old Dominion UniversityDoctoral | VIRGINIA | 671 | $3,054 | $3,696 | $3,132 | - | - | Semester |
| Monmouth CollegeBaccalaureate | ILLINOIS | 29 | $3,600 | $5,000 | $3,166 | Some | Some | Semester |
| University of South Florida-Sarasota-ManateeMasters | FLORIDA | 24 | $1,124 | $4,448 | $3,175 | None | None | Semester |
| Central CollegeBaccalaureate | IOWA | 15 | $3,050 | $3,350 | $3,200 | None | None | Semester |
| Dominican UniversityMasters | ILLINOIS | 275 | $561 | $12,000 | $3,207 | None | None | Semester |
| Le Moyne CollegeMasters | NEW YORK | 129 | $3,100 | $3,400 | $3,250 | None | None | Semester |
| Lewis UniversityMasters | ILLINOIS | 445 | $2,463 | $5,211 | $3,269 | None | None | Semester |
| University of South Florida-Main CampusDoctoral | FLORIDA | 188 | $908 | $8,521 | $3,275 | None | None | Semester |
| Monroe Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | NEW YORK | 438 | $3,111 | $3,801 | $3,284 | None | None | Semester |
| Fort Lewis CollegeBaccalaureate | COLORADO | 92 | $3,300 | $3,300 | $3,300 | None | - | - |
| Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | NEW YORK | 198 | $2,730 | $3,540 | $3,300 | Some | None | Semester |
| Wheaton CollegeMasters | ILLINOIS | 162 | $2,805 | $3,671 | $3,300 | None | None | Semester |
| Towson UniversityMasters | MARYLAND | 707 | $3,000 | $3,630 | $3,302 | None | Some | Semester |
| Covenant CollegeBaccalaureate | GEORGIA | 42 | $2,817 | $4,483 | $3,320 | None | None | Semester |
| Cayuga County Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | NEW YORK | 140 | $1,095 | $6,025 | $3,322 | - | - | Semester |
| Georgia College and State UniversityMasters | GEORGIA | 112 | $1,000 | $12,750 | $3,334 | - | - | Semester |
| MacMurray CollegeBaccalaureate | ILLINOIS | 24 | $2,200 | $6,000 | $3,358 | - | - | Semester |
| Mississippi CollegeDoctoral | MISSISSIPPI | 194 | $380 | $5,000 | $3,362 | None | None | Semester |
| University of Saint JosephMasters | CONNECTICUT | 269 | $2,800 | $5,830 | $3,363 | None | None | Semester |
| Wichita State UniversityDoctoral | KANSAS | 217 | - | - | $3,375 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Franklin Pierce UniversityMasters | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 146 | $2,000 | $4,763 | $3,382 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Murray State UniversityMasters | KENTUCKY | 132 | $300 | $4,480 | $3,424 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Concordia College at MoorheadBaccalaureate | MINNESOTA | 39 | $536 | $6,300 | $3,487 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Randolph CollegeBaccalaureate | VIRGINIA | 61 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 | None | None | Semester |
| Allegheny CollegeBaccalaureate | PENNSYLVANIA | 16 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 | - | - | Semester |
| New Mexico State University-CarlsbadAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | NEW MEXICO | 38 | $750 | $7,500 | $3,508 | All | Some | Semester |
| Cedar Crest CollegeBaccalaureate | PENNSYLVANIA | 169 | $3,513 | $3,513 | $3,513 | None | None | Semester |
| College of CharlestonMasters | SOUTH CAROLINA | 305 | $1,244 | $10,028 | $3,521 | All | Some | Semester |
| Cogswell CollegeBaccalaureate | CALIFORNIA | 75 | $3,000 | $5,000 | $3,525 | None | None | Semester |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityMasters | FLORIDA | 87 | $2,500 | $4,000 | $3,533 | None | None | Semester |
| Moravian CollegeMasters | PENNSYLVANIA | 212 | $1,617 | $5,828 | $3,544 | None | None | Semester |
| Kalamazoo CollegeBaccalaureate | MICHIGAN | 25 | $2,500 | $5,150 | $3,558 | None | None | Quarter |
| University of West GeorgiaDoctoral | GEORGIA | 158 | $2,143 | $6,000 | $3,570 | None | None | Semester |
| Messiah CollegeMasters | PENNSYLVANIA | 162 | $3,459 | $3,723 | $3,591 | None | None | Semester |
| University of New HavenMasters | CONNECTICUT | 295 | $2,505 | $6,000 | $3,613 | None | None | 4/1/2004 |
| Dakota State UniversityMasters | SOUTH DAKOTA | 41 | $2,700 | $5,457 | $3,653 | None | None | Semester |
| Loyola University MarylandMasters | MARYLAND | 106 | $3,000 | $5,500 | $3,673 | None | None | Semester |
| Albion CollegeBaccalaureate | MICHIGAN | 32 | $1,825 | $6,750 | $3,680 | Some | None | Semester |
| James Madison UniversityMasters | VIRGINIA | 266 | $800 | $9,900 | $3,681 | None | None | Semester |
| University of Maine at Presque IsleBaccalaureate | MAINE | 46 | $2,898 | $4,850 | $3,688 | - | - | Semester |
| University of Southern MaineMasters | MAINE | 437 | $2,898 | $4,850 | $3,688 | - | - | Semester |
| University of MaineDoctoral | MAINE | 305 | $2,898 | $4,850 | $3,688 | - | - | Semester |
| University of Maine at AugustaBaccalaureate | MAINE | 172 | $2,898 | $4,850 | $3,688 | - | - | Semester |
| University of Maine at FarmingtonBaccalaureate | MAINE | 79 | $2,898 | $4,850 | $3,688 | - | - | Semester |
| University of Maine at Fort KentBaccalaureate | MAINE | 50 | $2,898 | $4,850 | $3,688 | - | - | Semester |
| University of Maine at MachiasBaccalaureate | MAINE | 39 | $2,898 | $4,850 | $3,688 | - | - | Semester |
| University of Northern ColoradoDoctoral | COLORADO | 345 | $3,300 | $3,708 | $3,696 | All | Some | Semester |
| Salve Regina UniversityMasters | RHODE ISLAND | 143 | $3,700 | $3,700 | $3,700 | None | None | Semester |
| Bethel UniversityMasters | MINNESOTA | 229 | $3,041 | $4,983 | $3,704 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Lewis-Clark State CollegeBaccalaureate | IDAHO | 84 | $3,555 | $3,855 | $3,705 | - | - | Semester |
| Rhodes CollegeBaccalaureate | TENNESSEE | 28 | $3,000 | $5,625 | $3,710 | None | None | Semester |
| The College of New JerseyMasters | NEW JERSEY | 491 | $3,380 | $4,050 | $3,715 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Holyoke Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | MASSACHUSETTS | 186 | $3,198 | $3,864 | $3,727 | None | None | Semester |
| John Carroll UniversityMasters | OHIO | 205 | $760 | $6,000 | $3,745 | None | None | Semester |
| Truman State UniversityMasters | MISSOURI | 47 | $2,400 | $4,800 | $3,800 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Rochester Institute of TechnologyDoctoral | NEW YORK | 310 | $2,325 | $8,000 | $3,803 | None | All | Semester |