Ethnicity
The diversity of Instructional Faculty at PSU has increased over the last 10 years. In 1995, 7.6% of the faculty were members of ethnic minorities. In 2004, 12.8% of the faculty self-identified as belonging to an ethnic minority group.
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Trends in Ethnicity of Full-time Instructional Faculty| | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Nat. American | Multiple |
| 95 | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| 96 | 3.9% | 2.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |
| 97 | 4.0% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 0.8% | |
| 98 | 5.6% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 99 | 5.3% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| 00 | 5.4% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| 01 | 5.6% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| 02 | 6.1% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| 03 | 6.1% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| 04 | 7.1% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
(Source: Fall Term Factbook 1995-2004)
In fall 2004, 6.8% of the instructional faculty identified themselves as Asian. Over the last 10 years self-identified Asian faculty have been the largest ethnic group.
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Ethnic Composition of Instructional Faculty
Fall 2004| Asian | 6.8% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% |
| Nat. American | 0.7% |
| Multiple | 0.6% |
| Declined to respond | 9.2% |
| White, Non-hispanic | 77.8% |
(Source: Fall Term Factbook 2004)
Gender
Over the last 15 years the percentage of full-time female instructional faculty has increased 12.5 percentage points from 29.0% in 1990 to 41.5% in 2004. The chart below shows the biennial changes from Fall 1990 through Fall 2004.
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Percentage of Female
Full-time Instructional Faculty| 90 | 29.0% |
| 92 | 31.1% |
| 94 | 33.6% |
| 96 | 34.2% |
| 98 | 39.3% |
| 00 | 40.2% |
| 02 | 42.3% |
| 04 | 41.5% |
(Source: Fall Factbook 1990-2004)
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