Boston College Fact Book: 1998 - 1999
Faculty by School and Rank
1997-1998
Professor
Associate
Assistant
Instructor
Total
School
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Arts & Sciences
Education
Law
Management
Nursing
Social Work
Total
136
22
23
21
6
5
36
42
46
24
14
24
158
18
17
33
25
8
42
34
34
38
60
38
68
13
10
26
6
7
18
25
20
30
14
33
15
8
5
1
4
9
12
5
377
53
50
88
42
21
100
100
100
100
100
100
213
34
259
41
130
21
29
5
631
100
No.
%
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Full-Time Equivalent Faculty by School*
1997-1998
FTE of
Full-Time Faculty
School
Arts & Sciences
Education
Law
Management
Nursing
Social Work
Total
No.
%
352.10
46.70
48.05
83.10
37.30
20.50
60
8
8
14
6
4
587.75
100
FTE of
Part-Time Faculty
No.
FTE of Teaching
Fellows & Assistants
Total FTE Faculty
%
No.
%
124.67
14.00
9.33
16.33
4.67
29.00
63
7
5
8
2
15
93.94
15.67
-
86
14
-
570.71
76.37
57.38
99.43
41.97
49.50
No.
64
9
6
11
5
5
%
198.00
100
109.61
100
895.36
100
*Method of computation: three courses equal one full-time faculty member.
Note: Figures representing full-time faculty do not include the following: full-time academic administrators or directors; teaching fellows;
special contracts; part-time academic administrators or staff.
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Faculty by School and Tenure Status
1997-1998
Tenured Faculty
School
Arts & Sciences
Education
Law
Management
Nursing
Social Work
Total
Non-Tenured Faculty
Total
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
274
35
26
50
31
11
73
66
52
57
74
52
103
18
24
38
11
10
27
34
48
43
26
48
377
53
50
88
42
21
100
100
100
100
100
100
427
68
204
32
631
100
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Boston College Fact Book: 1998 - 1999
Faculty by School and Gender
1997-1998
Women
School
Arts & Sciences
Education
Law
Management
Nursing
Social Work
Total
Men
No.
%
%
No.
%
Total No.
Women
Men
98
22
18
22
42
8
47
10
9
10
20
4
279
31
32
66
13
66
7
8
16
3
377
53
50
88
42
21
26
42
36
25
100
38
74
58
64
75
62
210
100
421
100
631
33
67
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Faculty by Highest Earned Degree and Rank
1997-1998
Professor
Associate
Assistant
Instructor
Total
Degree
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Doctorate
212
99
253
98
124
96
24
83
613
97
Masters
1
1
6
2
3
2
4
14
14
2
First Professional*
-
-
-
-
3
2
1
3
4
1
213
100
259
100
130
100
29
100
631
100
Total
*Including S.T.B., Ph.L., and S.T.L.
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Faculty by Highest Earned Degree and Gender
1997-1998
Women
Men
Total
Degree
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Doctorate
195
93
418
99
613
97
13
6
1
-
14
2
2
1
2
-
4
1
210
100
421
100
631
100
Masters
First Professional*
Total
*Including S.T.B., Ph.L., and S.T.L.
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Boston College Fact Book: 1998 - 1999
Faculty by Rank and Gender
1997-1998
Women
Rank
Professor
No.
Men
Total
%
No.
%
No.
%
45
21
168
40
213
34
Associate
92
44
167
40
259
41
Assistant
60
29
70
17
130
21
Instructor
13
6
16
4
29
5
210
100
421
100
631
100
Total
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Full-Time Faculty, Teaching Fellows, and Teaching Assistants
By School and Department, 1997-1998
Full-Time
Faculty
Teaching
Fellows
Teaching
Assistants
20
20
4
10
24
39
13
9
3
38
5
25
3
25
13
19
22
20
5
19
4
37
11
25
9
10
22
1
4
36
9
8
41
43
13
14
24
3
15
7
4
1
14
17
377
135
196
57
50
88
45
21
24
15
-
38
4
-
631
174
238
Arts & Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Classics
Communication*
Economics
English
Fine Arts*
Geology
Germanic Studies*
History
Honors Program*
Mathematics
Music*
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Romance Languages
Slavic/Eastern Languages
Sociology
Theater*
Theology
Total Arts & Sciences
Education
Law
Management
Nursing
Social Work
Total
*No graduate program.
Sources: Office of the Academic Vice President
Boston College Fact Book: 1998 - 1999
Faculty Compensation
Average by Rank*
Year
Professor
Associate
Assistant
1988-89
71,200
54,600
43,500
1989-90
75,200
58,100
46,600
1990-91
81,200
61,500
52,000
1991-92
87,000
66,800
57,700
1992-93
91,300
70,000
59,000
1993-94
96,400
71,700
60,400
1994-95
102,300
75,200
66,400
1995-96
106,700
78,500
69,800
1996-97
111,100
80,700
69,000
1997-98
115,900
83,400
71,400
*Includes salary and fringe benefits.
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Average Faculty Compensation by Rank*
Boston College Compared to AAUP Category I (9-Month Equivalent), 1997-1998
Rank
Boston College
All Combined Category
Church-Related
Professor
$115,900
$97,500
$98,200
Associate
83,400
69,100
71,700
Assistant
71,400
58,100
58,300
*Includes salary and fringe benefits.
Sources: Office of the Academic Vice President; Academe, March-April 1998.