Diversity in ATLA, Librarianship, and Theological Education
ATLA seeks to reflect the diversity of our communities and institutions, including but not limited to
religious, racial, ethnic, and gender divisions.
This document shares information on age, gender, and race and ethnicity for the ATLA membership
and several other peer groups, including the broader (academic, public, and school) library
population as reported by the American Library Association’s Diversity Counts report, which
utilizes analyses of the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey data sets to derive
demographic information for the library profession; the ALA Member Demographics study, most
recently updated in March 2012, which provides demographic data for the membership of the
largest library association in the world; and the 2011-2012 Annual Data Tables from the
Association of Theological Schools, which provide demographic data for faculty and students at
ATS-accredited institutions. It also compares the ATLA membership to two populations served by
ATLA members, students enrolled in ATS institutions, as reported by the ATS Headcount Enrolment
(2011-2012) from the 2011-2012 Annual Data Tables from the Association of Theological Schools,
and the general population of students in degree-granting institutions, as reported in the National
Center for Education Statistics’ Total Fall Enrollment in Degree-granting Institutions (2010)
Gender
Figure 1: Populations by Gender (ATLA Member Profile Survey, 2010; Diversity Counts Estimates
for Professional Librarians, 2009-2010; ALA Member Demographic Study, 2012; ATS Composition
of Faculty, Annual Data Tables 2011-2012)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
23.8%
46.2%
82.8%
80.7%
76.1%
53.8%
17.2%
ATLA Member
Profile Survey
(2010)
Diversity Counts
Estimates for
Professional
Librarians (20092010)
19.3%
ALA Member
ATS Composition of
Demographic Study Faculty (2011-2012)
(2012)
Figure 2: Populations by Gender (ATLA Member Profile Survey, 2010; ATS Headcount
Enrollment, Annual Data Tables 2011-2012; National Center for Education Statistics Higher
Education General Information Survey; U.S. Census, 2010)
Female
Male
100%
90%
80%
70%
34.30%
46.2%
50.80%
56.96%
60%
50%
Female
40%
30%
20%
Male
65.70%
53.8%
49.20%
43.03%
10%
0%
ATLA Member Profile
Survey (2010)
ATS Headcount
Enrollment (2011-2012)
Total fall enrollment in
degree-granting
institutions (2010)
2010 Census of U.S.
Population
Age
Figure 3: Populations by Age (ATLA Member Profile Survey, 2010; Diversity Counts Estimates for
Professional Librarians, 2009-2010; ALA Member Demographic Study, 2012)
100%
90%
13.0%
80%
70%
33.0%
5.2%
9.5%
34.8%
27.7%
65 or Older
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
20.6%
25.6%
20.3%
55-64
45-54
20.5%
21.0%
21.4%
12.7%
12.9%
ATLA Member Profile
Survey (2010)
35-44
Under 35
21.7%
Diversity Counts Estimates ALA Member Demographic
for Professional Librarians
Study (2012)
(2009-2010)
Figure 4: Populations by Age (ATLA Member Profile Survey, 2010; ATS Headcount Enrollment,
Annual Data Tables 2011-2012; National Center for Education Statistics Higher Education General
Information Survey)
ATLA Member Profile Survey (2010)
40.0%
33.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
ATS Headcount Enrollment (2011-2012)
12.7%
21.0% 20.3%
13.0%
0.0%
Under 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 or
35
Older
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
45.48%
11.11%
19.75%19.45%
1.78%
Under 35-39 40-49 50-64 65 or
35
older
Total fall enrollment in degree-granting
institutions (2010)
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
81.25%
18.75%
Under 35
35 and older
Race and Ethnicity
Figure 5: Populations by Race and Ethnicity-White and Non-White Populations (ATLA
Member Profile Survey, 2010; Diversity Counts Estimates for Professional Librarians, 2009-2010;
Diversity Counts Estimates for Professional Academic Librarians, 2009-2010; ALA Member
Demographic Study, 2012; ATS Composition of Faculty, Annual Data Tables 2011-2012)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
10.70%
12.00%
13.90%
11.30%
20.00%
89.30%
88.00%
86.10%
88.70%
80.00%
Non-White
White
ATLA Member
Diversity
Profile Survey
Counts
(2010)
Estimates for
Professional
Librarians
(2009-2010)
Diversity
Counts
Estimates for
Professional
Academic
Librarians
(2009-2010)
ALA Member
ATS
Demographic Composition of
Study (2012) Faculty (20112012)
Note for Figure 5: The ATLA Member Profile Survey included an “Other” option and these responses have been included in the “NonWhite” category; Diversity Counts includes individuals selecting “Two Or More Races” and these responses have been included in the
“Non-White” category; ATS includes data on individuals selecting "Visa or Nonresident Alien," "Multiracial," and "Not Available" and
these responses have been included in the “Non-White” category.
Figure 6: Populations by Race and Ethnicity- Non-White Populations as Percentages of Total
Population (ATLA Member Profile Survey, 2010; Diversity Counts Estimates for Professional
Librarians, 2009-2010; Diversity Counts Estimates for Professional Academic Librarians, 20092010; ALA Member Demographic Study, 2012; ATS Composition of Faculty, Annual Data Tables
2011-2012)
20.00%
3.50%
18.00%
16.00%
14.00%
12.00%
10.00%
8.00%
6.00%
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
1.80%
3.30%
0.40%
2.60%
2.60%
3.10%
0.85%
0.20%
2.70%
5.20%
ATLA Member
Diversity
Profile Survey
Counts
(2010)
Estimates for
Professional
Librarians
(2009-2010)
2.60%
0.90%
0.20%
4.80%
5.40%
Diversity
Counts
Estimates for
Professional
Academic
Librarians
(2009-2010)
3.46%
0.10%
3.70%
0.10%
1.10%
5.40%
Hispanic
Other
3.90%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.50%
4.50%
Asian or Pacific Islander
Black/African American
ALA Member
ATS
Demographic Composition of
Study (2012) Faculty (20112012)
Note for Figure 6: The ATLA Member Profile Survey included an “Other” option where individuals could provide their own response;
Diversity Counts includes individuals selecting “Two Or More Races” and these responses have been included in the “Other” category;
ATS includes data on individuals selecting "Visa or Nonresident Alien," "Multiracial," and "Not Available" and these responses have been
included in the “Other” category.
Figure 7: Populations by Race and Ethnicity-White and Non-White Populations (ATLA
Member Profile Survey, 2010; ATS Headcount Enrollment, Annual Data Tables 2011-2012; National
Center for Education Statistics Higher Education General Information Survey; U.S. Census, 2010)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
10.70%
43.50%
39%
36%
56.50%
61%
64.00%
ATS Headcount
Enrollment (20112012)
Racial
Representation
Among College
Students (2010)
2010 Census of U.S.
Poulation
89.30%
ATLA Member
Profile Survey
(2010)
Non-White
White
Note for Figure 7: The ATLA Member Profile Survey included an “Other” option and these responses have been included in the “NonWhite” category; ATS includes data on individuals selecting "Visa or Nonresident Alien," "Multiracial," and "Not Available" and these
responses have been included in the “Non-White” category; NCES includes data on individuals selecting “Two or More Races” and
“Nonresident Alien” and these have been included in the “Non-White” category; U.S. Census includes data on individuals selecting “Some
Other Race” and “Two or More Races” and these responses have been included in the “Non-White Category,” for U.S. Census data “White”
includes only those selecting “Not Hispanic or Latino” and “White Alone”
Figure 8: Populations by Race and Ethnicity- Non-White Populations as Percentages of Total
Population (ATLA Member Profile Survey, 2010; ATS Headcount Enrollment, Annual Data Tables
2011-2012; National Center for Education Statistics Higher Education General Information Survey;
U.S. Census, 2010)
45.00%
40.00%
35.00%
30.00%
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
1.80%
10.00% 3.30%
0.40%
5.00% 2.60%
2.60%
0.00%
4.80%
17.90%
13%
0.33%
7.10%
5%
1%
6%
12.60%
14%
14.60%
3.00%
0.90%
5.00%
Hispanic
12.60%
Other
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Black/African American
Note for Figure 8: The ATLA Member Profile Survey included an “Other” option where individuals could provide their own response;
ATS includes data on individuals selecting "Visa or Nonresident Alien," "Multiracial," and "Not Available" and these responses have been
included in the “Other” category; NCES includes data on individuals selecting “Two or More Races” and “Nonresident Alien” and these
have been included in the “Other” category; U.S. Census includes data on individuals selecting “Some Other Race” and “Two or More
Races” and these responses have been included in the “Other,” for U.S. Census data “Hispanic” includes only those selecting “Hispanic or
Latino” and “White” or “Some Other Race” from the racial categories