20 Administration & Faculty
Faculty by School and Rank
1996-1997
Professor
Associate
Assistant
Instructor
Total
School
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Arts & Sciences
Education
Law
Management
Nursing
Social Work
Total
132
19
22
16
6
4
35
37
42
20
15
21
160
19
15
34
25
8
43
37
29
41
61
42
69
14
15
24
6
7
18
27
29
29
15
37
12
8
4
-
3
10
10
-
373
52
52
82
41
19
100
100
100
100
100
100
199
32
261
42
135
22
24
4
619
100
No.
%
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Full-Time Equivalent Faculty by School*
1996-1997
FTE of
Full-Time Faculty
School
Arts & Sciences
Education
Law
Management
Nursing
Social Work
Total
No.
%
349.85
48.60
47.50
80.90
39.60
19.30
60
8
8
14
7
3
585.75
100
FTE of
Part-Time Faculty
No.
FTE of Teaching
Fellows & Assistants
Total FTE Faculty
%
No.
%
122.00
15.67
9.00
16.00
5.33
29.33
61
7
5
8
4
15
93.07
16.33
-
85
15
-
564.92
80.60
56.50
96.90
44.93
48.63
No.
63
9
6
11
6
5
%
197.33
100
109.40
100
892.48
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
1996-1997
Tenured Faculty
School
Arts & Sciences
Education
Law
Management
Nursing
Social Work
Total
Non-Tenured Faculty
Total
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
271
36
26
49
31
10
73
69
50
60
76
53
102
16
26
33
10
9
27
31
50
40
24
47
373
52
52
82
41
19
100
100
100
100
100
100
423
68
196
32
619
100
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Administration & Faculty 21
Faculty by School and Gender
1996-1997
Women
School
Arts & Sciences
Education
Law
Management
Nursing
Social Work
Total
Men
No.
%
%
No.
%
Total No.
Women
Men
98
23
20
19
41
6
47
11
10
9
20
3
275
29
32
63
13
67
7
8
15
3
373
52
52
82
41
19
26
44
38
23
100
32
74
56
62
77
68
207
100
412
100
619
33
67
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Faculty by Highest Earned Degree and Rank
1996-1997
Professor
Associate
Assistant
Instructor
Total
Degree
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Doctorate
197
99
257
98
130
96
12
50
596
96
Masters
2
1
4
2
2
2
11
46
19
3
First Professional*
-
-
-
-
3
2
1
4
4
1
199
100
261
100
135
100
24
100
619
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
1996-1997
Women
Men
Total
Degree
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Doctorate
195
94
401
97
596
96
10
5
9
2
19
3
2
1
2
-
4
1
207
100
412
100
619
100
Masters
First Professional*
Total
*Including S.T.B., Ph.L., and S.T.L.
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
22 Administration & Faculty
Faculty by Rank and Gender
1996-1997
Women
Rank
Professor
No.
Men
Total
%
No.
%
No.
%
42
20
157
38
199
32
Associate
93
45
168
41
261
42
Assistant
60
29
75
18
135
22
Instructor
12
6
12
3
24
4
207
100
412
100
619
100
Total
Source: Office of the Academic Vice President
Full-Time Faculty, Teaching Fellows, and Teaching Assistants
By School and Department, 1996-1997
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
Full-Time
Faculty
Teaching
Fellows
Teaching
Assistants
20
20
3
11
22
43
14
7
3
35
5
24
3
25
13
18
21
19
5
21
4
37
11
27
7
13
25
1
6
41
3
10
3
40
35
9
15
26
1
16
8
4
1
17
21
373
147
193
52
52
82
41
19
24
15
-
38
4
-
619
186
235
*No graduate program.
Sources: Office of the Academic Vice President; Dean’s Office, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Administration & Faculty 23
Faculty Compensation
Average by Rank*
Year
Professor
Associate
Assistant
1987-88
68,800
51,600
40,900
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
*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), 1996-1997
Rank
Boston College
All Combined Category
Church-Related
Professor
$111,100
$94,105
$95,425
Associate
80,700
66,120
63,340
Assistant
69,000
56,480
57,070
*Includes salary and fringe benefits.
Sources: Office of the Academic Vice President; Academe, March-April 1997.