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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico-Main CampusDoctoral | NEW MEXICO | 226 | $3,943 | $41,665 | $16,960 | None | None | Semester |
| Hawaii Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | HAWAII | 83 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Honolulu Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | HAWAII | 73 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Kapiolani Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | HAWAII | 177 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Kauai Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | HAWAII | 32 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Leeward Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | HAWAII | 104 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | - | - | Semester |
| University of Hawaii at HiloMasters | HAWAII | 94 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | Some | Some | Semester |
| University of Hawaii at ManoaDoctoral | HAWAII | 431 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | Some | Some | Semester |
| University of Hawaii Maui CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | HAWAII | 122 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | Some | Some | Semester |
| University of Hawaii-West OahuBaccalaureate | HAWAII | 109 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Windward Community CollegeAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | HAWAII | 59 | $4,707 | $25,311 | $15,009 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Sarah Lawrence CollegeMasters | NEW YORK | 118 | $10,500 | $19,890 | $13,778 | None | Some | Semester |
| Reed CollegeBaccalaureate | OREGON | 15 | $5,400 | $22,792 | $13,601 | Some | Some | Semester |
| University of Southern MississippiDoctoral | MISSISSIPPI | 184 | $1,666 | $36,000 | $12,525 | Some | All | Other |
| The Evergreen State CollegeMasters | WASHINGTON | 68 | $8,630 | $18,611 | $12,443 | Some | Some | Quarter |
| Middlebury CollegeMasters | VERMONT | 26 | $9,000 | $11,850 | $10,359 | Some | None | 4/1/2004 |
| University of New OrleansDoctoral | LOUISIANA | 150 | $300 | $24,000 | $10,229 | - | - | - |
| Brown UniversityDoctoral | RHODE ISLAND | 113 | - | - | $10,000 | None | None | Semester |
| Bates CollegeBaccalaureate | MAINE | 16 | $8,000 | $12,000 | $10,000 | Some | Some | Other |
| Michigan Technological UniversityDoctoral | MICHIGAN | 27 | $1,500 | $21,475 | $9,982 | None | None | Semester |
| Baker UniversityMasters | KANSAS | 9 | $6,035 | $11,660 | $9,924 | Some | None | Semester |
| Oberlin CollegeBaccalaureate | OHIO | 5 | $7,500 | $10,300 | $9,353 | Some | Some | 4/1/2004 |
| Occidental CollegeBaccalaureate | CALIFORNIA | 85 | $8,000 | $8,000 | $8,000 | - | - | Semester |
| Sewanee-The University of the SouthBaccalaureate | TENNESSEE | 34 | $6,500 | $13,000 | $7,986 | None | None | Semester |
| Swarthmore CollegeBaccalaureate | PENNSYLVANIA | 19 | $6,000 | $12,000 | $7,970 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Colgate UniversityBaccalaureate | NEW YORK | 28 | $6,533 | $12,704 | $7,966 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Scripps CollegeBaccalaureate | CALIFORNIA | 36 | $6,885 | $8,550 | $7,664 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Hampshire CollegeBaccalaureate | MASSACHUSETTS | 20 | $7,000 | $8,000 | $7,500 | None | None | Semester |
| New Mexico State University-Main CampusDoctoral | NEW MEXICO | 207 | $1,100 | $32,065 | $7,500 | All | Some | Semester |
| Davidson CollegeBaccalaureate | NORTH CAROLINA | 16 | $7,000 | $8,334 | $7,321 | None | None | Semester |
| Babson CollegeMasters | MASSACHUSETTS | 84 | $6,221 | $7,629 | $7,010 | None | Some | Semester |
| Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMasters | CALIFORNIA | 264 | $5,300 | $9,023 | $6,915 | None | Some | Varies |
| Hampden-Sydney CollegeBaccalaureate | VIRGINIA | 7 | $4,000 | $7,767 | $6,886 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Boston CollegeDoctoral | MASSACHUSETTS | 528 | $6,355 | $7,200 | $6,761 | None | Some | Semester |
| College of the Holy CrossBaccalaureate | MASSACHUSETTS | 44 | $6,425 | $9,809 | $6,709 | None | None | Semester |
| Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBaccalaureate | MASSACHUSETTS | 155 | $3,550 | $6,908 | $6,398 | None | None | Semester |
| Dominican University of CaliforniaMasters | CALIFORNIA | 146 | $5,661 | $7,530 | $6,355 | Some | Some | Semester |
| University of San FranciscoDoctoral | CALIFORNIA | 685 | $5,640 | $8,070 | $6,319 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Bentley UniversityMasters | MASSACHUSETTS | 132 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $6,300 | All | None | Semester |
| Emerson CollegeMasters | MASSACHUSETTS | 283 | $5,593 | $10,872 | $6,255 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyBaccalaureate | INDIANA | 20 | $4,250 | $8,500 | $6,069 | None | None | Quarter |
| New Mexico State University-Dona AnaAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | NEW MEXICO | 289 | $1,123 | $13,403 | $5,865 | All | Some | Semester |
| Connecticut CollegeBaccalaureate | CONNECTICUT | 60 | $5,800 | $5,800 | $5,800 | None | None | Semester |
| Northern Michigan UniversityMasters | MICHIGAN | 113 | $1,040 | $12,080 | $5,790 | None | None | Semester |
| University of San DiegoMasters | CALIFORNIA | 149 | $5,320 | $10,500 | $5,782 | None | None | 4/1/2004 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDoctoral | NEW YORK | 56 | $3,750 | $9,600 | $5,602 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Ramapo College of New JerseyMasters | NEW JERSEY | 287 | $1,450 | $11,600 | $5,600 | All | None | Semester |
| Virginia Military InstituteBaccalaureate | VIRGINIA | 68 | $4,736 | $7,287 | $5,561 | None | None | Semester |
| The New SchoolDoctoral | NEW YORK | 884 | $4,063 | $10,244 | $5,555 | - | - | Semester |
| Longwood UniversityMasters | VIRGINIA | 73 | $1,200 | $16,900 | $5,442 | None | None | Semester |
| New York School of Interior DesignBaccalaureate | NEW YORK | 163 | $5,010 | $5,775 | $5,328 | None | Some | Semester |
| Mount Holyoke CollegeBaccalaureate | MASSACHUSETTS | 47 | $3,750 | $6,750 | $5,294 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Wheaton CollegeBaccalaureate | MASSACHUSETTS | 39 | $5,000 | $7,500 | $5,270 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Bryant UniversityMasters | RHODE ISLAND | 127 | $5,200 | $5,200 | $5,200 | None | None | Semester |
| Bowling Green State University-Main CampusDoctoral | OHIO | 653 | $805 | $10,000 | $5,194 | All | None | Semester |
| Oakland UniversityDoctoral | MICHIGAN | 226 | $3,792 | - | $5,189 | None | Some | Semester |
| University of St ThomasMasters | MINNESOTA | 227 | $1,156 | $8,485 | $5,104 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Bucknell UniversityBaccalaureate | PENNSYLVANIA | 13 | $4,470 | $6,950 | $5,074 | None | None | Semester |
| Texas State UniversityDoctoral | TEXAS | 321 | $2,500 | $14,000 | $5,057 | None | None | Semester |
| Temple UniversityDoctoral | PENNSYLVANIA | 1400 | $3,900 | $37,500 | $5,025 | None | Some | Semester |
| Westfield State UniversityMasters | MASSACHUSETTS | 231 | $3,441 | $5,181 | $4,974 | None | None | Semester |
| Central Connecticut State UniversityMasters | CONNECTICUT | 529 | $4,578 | $5,367 | $4,973 | Some | Some | - |
| Lawrence UniversityBaccalaureate | WISCONSIN | 46 | $4,955 | $4,955 | $4,955 | Some | Some | Trimester |
| University of DallasMasters | TEXAS | 99 | $100 | $12,500 | $4,950 | Some | None | Semester |
| Augustana CollegeBaccalaureate | ILLINOIS | 41 | $4,200 | $9,458 | $4,935 | Some | Some | Trimester |
| Berea CollegeBaccalaureate | KENTUCKY | 5 | $4,200 | $8,000 | $4,930 | None | None | Semester |
| University of HartfordMasters | CONNECTICUT | 644 | $3,450 | $12,495 | $4,916 | Some | Some | Semester |
| University of Mary WashingtonMasters | VIRGINIA | 138 | $300 | $25,000 | $4,860 | - | - | Semester |
| Rider UniversityMasters | NEW JERSEY | 356 | $4,000 | $7,490 | $4,776 | Some | Some | - |
| Emmanuel CollegeMasters | MASSACHUSETTS | 100 | $4,500 | $5,000 | $4,750 | None | None | Semester |
| New Mexico State University-AlamogordoAssociate’s with Academic Ranks | NEW MEXICO | 60 | $750 | $24,106 | $4,742 | All | Some | Semester |
| Whittier CollegeBaccalaureate | CALIFORNIA | 72 | $4,650 | $4,650 | $4,650 | None | None | 4/1/2004 |
| Dickinson CollegeBaccalaureate | PENNSYLVANIA | 58 | - | - | $4,600 | Some | None | Semester |
| Mills CollegeMasters | CALIFORNIA | 114 | $6,000 | $9,000 | $4,500 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Worcester State UniversityMasters | MASSACHUSETTS | 221 | $3,300 | $5,181 | $4,493 | None | None | - |
| Agnes Scott CollegeBaccalaureate | GEORGIA | 13 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $4,488 | Some | Some | Semester |
| University of Massachusetts-DartmouthMasters | MASSACHUSETTS | 182 | $3,963 | $5,136 | $4,460 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingBaccalaureate | ILLINOIS | 6 | $3,445 | $5,862 | $4,452 | None | None | Semester |
| Chatham UniversityMasters | PENNSYLVANIA | 290 | $3,250 | $5,720 | $4,440 | None | None | Semester |
| University of Rhode IslandDoctoral | RHODE ISLAND | 383 | $4,101 | $4,725 | $4,413 | None | None | Semester |
| Lafayette CollegeBaccalaureate | PENNSYLVANIA | 52 | $3,250 | $6,000 | $4,413 | None | None | Semester |
| Augsburg CollegeMasters | MINNESOTA | 291 | $3,188 | $5,250 | $4,410 | - | - | Semester |
| Ursinus CollegeBaccalaureate | PENNSYLVANIA | 39 | $4,400 | $4,400 | $4,400 | None | None | Semester |
| Southwestern UniversityBaccalaureate | TEXAS | 21 | $3,700 | $7,000 | $4,395 | Some | Some | Semester |
| St Catherine UniversityMasters | MINNESOTA | 213 | $3,750 | $5,001 | $4,376 | None | None | Semester |
| Saint Anselm CollegeBaccalaureate | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 62 | $4,350 | $4,350 | $4,350 | Some | None | Semester |
| Sam Houston State UniversityDoctoral | TEXAS | 122 | $2,462 | $6,750 | $4,340 | None | None | Semester |
| Central Washington UniversityMasters | WASHINGTON | 45 | $2,599 | $11,854 | $4,338 | All | All | Quarter |
| Denison UniversityBaccalaureate | OHIO | 47 | $4,125 | $4,500 | $4,325 | - | - | Semester |
| University of Puerto Rico-PonceBaccalaureate | PUERTO RICO | 103 | $1,781 | $7,832 | $4,274 | None | None | Semester |
| University of TulsaDoctoral | OKLAHOMA | 82 | $2,000 | $8,200 | $4,269 | None | None | Semester |
| New College of FloridaBaccalaureate | FLORIDA | 31 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $4,258 | None | Some | 4/1/2004 |
| University of Puget SoundMasters | WASHINGTON | 33 | $3,900 | $7,532 | $4,242 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Monmouth UniversityMasters | NEW JERSEY | 367 | $2,500 | $4,800 | $4,209 | - | - | Semester |
| Milwaukee School of EngineeringMasters | WISCONSIN | 129 | $2,550 | $6,764 | $4,202 | Some | Some | Quarter |
| Frostburg State UniversityMasters | MARYLAND | 276 | $4,000 | $4,400 | $4,200 | Some | Some | Semester |
| Westmont CollegeBaccalaureate | CALIFORNIA | 55 | $3,450 | $9,375 | $4,137 | None | None | Semester |
| University of Cincinnati-Main CampusDoctoral | OHIO | 811 | $1,131 | $15,000 | $4,132 | All | None | Semester |
| Central Michigan UniversityDoctoral | MICHIGAN | 129 | $3,300 | $6,924 | $4,132 | None | None | Semester |
| Stonehill CollegeBaccalaureate | MASSACHUSETTS | 115 | $3,525 | $5,195 | $4,095 | - | - | Semester |