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Diversity Trends Among Faculty in STEM and non-STEM Fields at Selective Public Universities in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023

Sofia P. Baker,
Cory Koedel

During the 2015-16 academic year, racial protests swept across college campuses in the U.S. These protests were followed by large university investments in initiatives to promote diversity, which combined with existing diversity dynamics, have helped to shape recent faculty diversity trends. We document diversity trends among faculty in STEM and non-STEM fields since the protests in 2015-16. We find that recent diversity trends are narrowing the gender gap among faculty in STEM and non-STEM fields, but widening racial-ethnic gaps, especially among Black faculty. A large body of prior research suggests these trends will affect students’ college experiences and how they choose majors.

Keywords
faculty diversity; faculty racial diversity; faculty gender diversity; STEM diversity; faculty diversity in STEM fields
Education level
Post-secondary education
Topics
Pathways to and Through Postsecondary
Tags
Higher education,
Human capital,
Race, ethnicity, and education
Download 09/2024
Document Object Identifier (DOI)
10.26300/0h0x-m546
EdWorkingPaper suggested citation:
Baker, Sofia P., and Cory Koedel. (). Diversity Trends Among Faculty in STEM and non-STEM Fields at Selective Public Universities in the U.S. from 2016 to 2023. (EdWorkingPaper: -827). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/0h0x-m546

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