The survey gathered data about the prevalence of the following departmental conditions: the importance of external funding to tenure and promotion decisions; faculty turnover rates; tenure rates; and the degree of institutional support for the department.
Survey questions and the factors they addressed are listed below. These definitions are followed by tables of results for CS departments and then tables for Biology/Life Sciences departments.
Importance of Funding to Tenure and Promotion |
|
Mean Ratings on a 5-point scale, 1=not important, 5=very important |
|
CS Departments |
Mean Faculty Rating |
1.2 |
3.25 |
2.2 |
1.00 |
3.2 |
3.96 |
4.2 |
1.67 |
5.2 |
. |
6.2 |
2.33 |
7.2 |
3.60 |
8.2 |
4.40 |
10.2 |
2.50 |
11.2 |
1.00 |
12.2 |
2.00 |
13.2 |
2.00 |
14.2 |
3.00 |
15.2 |
4.00 |
16.2 |
4.40 |
17.2 |
2.40 |
18.2 |
3.50 |
19.2 |
2.50 |
20.2 |
2.00 |
21.2 |
4.53 |
22.2 |
3.00 |
24.2 |
3.77 |
25.2 |
2.00 |
| mean | 2.86 |
Faculty Turnover Relative to FT Tenured Faculty |
|
CS Departments |
Rating |
1.2 |
15% |
2.2 |
|
3.2 |
13% |
4.2 |
100% |
5.2 |
67% |
6.2 |
|
7.2 |
0% |
8.2 |
25% |
10.2 |
40% |
11.2 |
|
12.2 |
67% |
13.2 |
20% |
14.2 |
33% |
15.2 |
17% |
16.2 |
12% |
17.2 |
67% |
18.2 |
0% |
19.2 |
50% |
20.2 |
0% |
21.2 |
18% |
22.2 |
33% |
24.2 |
22% |
25.2 |
0% |
mean |
30% |
Tenure Rate of Responding Faculty |
|
CS Departments |
% Tenured |
1.2 |
75.00 |
2.2 |
33.30 |
3.2 |
78.30 |
4.2 |
33.30 |
5.2 |
. |
6.2 |
33.30 |
7.2 |
73.40 |
8.2 |
40.00 |
10.2 |
40.00 |
11.2 |
0.00 |
12.2 |
100.00 |
13.2 |
100.00 |
14.2 |
0.00 |
15.2 |
66.70 |
16.2 |
60.00 |
17.2 |
80.00 |
18.2 |
50.00 |
19.2 |
50.00 |
20.2 |
100.00 |
21.2 |
73.40 |
22.2 |
50.00 |
24.2 |
93.70 |
25.2 |
0.00 |
mean |
55.93 |
Importance of Funding to Tenure and Promotion |
|
Mean Ratings on a 5-point scale, 1=not important, 5=very important |
|
Biology/Life Sciences Departments |
Mean Faculty Rating |
| 1.1 | 2.50 |
| 2.1 | 1.00 |
| 3.1 | 4.12 |
| 4.1 | 2.33 |
| 5.1 | 3.00 |
| 6.1 | 2.67 |
| 7.1 | 4.51 |
| 8.1 | 4.44 |
| 10.1 | 3.33 |
| 11.1 | 2.25 |
| 12.1 | 1.00 |
| 13.1 | 2.00 |
| 14.1 | 2.00 |
| 15.1 | 3.25 |
| 16.1 | 3.84 |
| 17.1 | 1.95 |
| 18.1 | 2.25 |
| 19.1 | 3.00 |
| 20.1 | 3.60 |
| 21.1 | 4.57 |
| 22.1 | 4.30 |
| 24.1 | 4.54 |
| 25.1 | 2.80 |
mean |
3.01 |
Faculty Turnover Relative to FT Tenured Faculty |
|
Biology/Life Sciences Departments |
Rating |
| 1.1 | 18% |
| 2.1 | 0% |
| 3.1 | 21% |
| 4.1 | 50% |
| 5.1 | 200% |
| 6.1 | 0% |
| 7.1 | 15% |
| 8.1 | 50% |
| 10.1 | 13% |
| 11.1 | 9% |
| 12.1 | 0% |
| 13.1 | 25% |
| 14.1 | 0% |
| 15.1 | 0% |
| 16.1 | 5% |
| 17.1 | 25% |
| 18.1 | 0% |
| 19.1 | . |
| 20.1 | 83% |
| 21.1 | . |
| 22.1 | 5% |
| 24.1 | 2% |
| 25.1 | 14% |
mean |
25% |
Tenure Rate of Responding Faculty |
|
Biology/Life Sciences Departments |
% Tenured |
| 1.1 | 33.30 |
| 2.1 | 60.00 |
| 3.1 | 42.40 |
| 4.1 | 66.70 |
| 5.1 | 0.00 |
| 6.1 | 100.00 |
| 7.1 | 100.00 |
| 8.1 | 50.00 |
| 10.1 | 70.00 |
| 11.1 | 0.00 |
| 12.1 | 0.00 |
| 13.1 | 70.00 |
| 14.1 | 0.00 |
| 15.1 | 75.00 |
| 16.1 | 75.00 |
| 17.1 | 63.10 |
| 18.1 | 100.00 |
| 19.1 | 75.00 |
| 20.1 | 66.70 |
| 21.1 | 57.30 |
| 22.1 | 90.00 |
| 24.1 | 85.40 |
| 25.1 | 83.30 |
mean |
59.27 |