Taulbee Survey 2025: Annual Report

By the Computing Research Association

Faculty Growth & Attrition

Summary

  • Faculty counts at every tenure-track rank were lower in 2025 than in 2024. Assistant Professors were down 6.6%† in 2025 (still +20.2%† since 2020), Associate Professors 1.1%† (+25.4%† since 2020), and Full Professors 5.4%† compared to 2024 (essentially flat over five years at 0.5%†). This is the first time in the window every TT rank moved down at once (Figure F0).
  • Units are planning continued hiring despite the 2025 dip. Across all reporting units, anticipated one-year hiring totals roughly +11.5% for Assistant Professors, +8.3% for Teaching Professors, +9.6% for Postdoctorates, and +9.9% for Other Instructors; two-year projections push those numbers into double digits (Figure F1.a).
  • Roughly a quarter of reported attempted tenure-track hires didn’t fill, but the dominant reason was rejected offers, not a shortage of qualified candidates. Fill rates in 2025: Assistant 78%, Associate 57%, Full Professor 72%. Of 98 units reporting any unfilled position, 46% cited “our offer(s) were turned down” as the primary reason, vs. 21% citing inability to find a qualified candidate (Table F2, Figure F2a).
  • A majority of responding units experienced at least one faculty loss, but most reported losses were due to retirements and lateral academic moves. Of 109 units that reported faculty-loss data in 2025, 90% reported at least one departure (median = 2). Combined, “Retired” (39%) and “Took Academic Position Elsewhere” (38%) accounted for 77% of all reported losses; departures to industry were modest at 7.5% (Figure F5.a, Figure F5.b).

How to interpret the data in this section. Charts that show a trend over time are based on a longitudinal cohort of 89 units that reported faculty data for at least one role (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor, Teaching Professor, Other Instructor, Researcher, or Postdoctorate) total in every year from 2020 to 2025. Statistics drawn from these longitudinal cohorts are flagged with a dagger (†). This is a change from prior years, when trends were reported as the combined totals of all responding units. Most tables describe only the most recent year (2025) reflecting all responding units for that year. See the section titled Section Cohort at the bottom of this section for how the cohort compares to the full sample.

Faculty Recruitment

Anticipated Faculty Hiring by Role

Despite the 2025 dip visible in Figure F0, reporting units are planning continued hiring across nearly every role. Across all units in 2025, anticipated hiring totals 1,645 Assistant Professors next year (+11.5% over the current 1,475), with the two-year projection reaching 1,751 (+18.7%). Teaching Professors are projected to grow from 1,064 to 1,152 (+8.3%) and to 1,208 (+13.5%) two years out. Smaller relative gains are projected for Associate Professors (+7.9% / +12.8%) and Full Professors (+5.1% / +8.4%) (Figure F1.a).

Table F1.a: Actual & Anticipated Faculty Size by Role (2025)
Actual
Projected
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028
Expected 2-Year Growth
# Units
Role Total Avg Total* Avg* Total** Avg** Diff. % n
Assistant Professors 1,475 14.0 1,645 15.7 1,751 16.7 276 18.7% 105
Associate Professors 875 12.3 944 13.3 987 13.9 112 12.8% 71
Full Professors 1,221 18.5 1,283 19.4 1,324 20.1 103 8.4% 66
Teaching Professors 1,064 14.2 1,152 15.4 1,208 16.1 144 13.5% 75
Other Instructors 403 9.8 443 10.8 461 11.2 58 14.4% 41
Researchers 195 7.0 196 7.0 214 7.6 19 9.7% 28
Postdoctorates 323 6.7 354 7.4 369 7.7 46 14.2% 48
Total 5,556 50.5 6,017 54.7 6,314 57.4 758 13.6% 110
Table F1.b: Actual & Anticipated Faculty Size by Role at CS Units (2025)
Actual
Projected
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028
Expected 2-Year Growth
# Units
Role Total Avg Total* Avg* Total** Avg** Diff. % n
Assistant Professors 1,171 13.9 1,303 15.5 1,387 16.5 216 18.4% 84
Associate Professors 714 12.3 771 13.3 807 13.9 93 13.0% 58
Full Professors 1,064 19.0 1,108 19.8 1,137 20.3 73 6.9% 56
Teaching Professors 857 13.8 933 15.0 976 15.7 119 13.9% 62
Other Instructors 323 9.5 368 10.8 385 11.3 62 19.2% 34
Researchers 193 7.7 189 7.6 206 8.2 13 6.7% 25
Postdoctorates 274 6.7 299 7.3 312 7.6 38 13.9% 41
Total 4,596 51.6 4,971 55.9 5,210 58.5 614 13.4% 89

Not enough data to display.

Table F1.d: Actual & Anticipated Faculty Size by Role at IN Units (2025)
Actual
Projected
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028
Expected 2-Year Growth
# Units
Role Total Avg Total* Avg* Total** Avg** Diff. % n
Assistant Professors 111 10.1 138 12.5 149 13.5 38 34.2% 11
Associate Professors 81 11.6 89 12.7 90 12.9 9 11.1% 7
Full Professors 60 10.0 76 12.7 80 13.3 20 33.3% 6
Teaching Professors 145 18.1 152 19.0 156 19.5 11 7.6% 8
Other Instructors 68 13.6 66 13.2 67 13.4 -1 -1.5% 5
Researchers 2 0.7 7 2.3 8 2.7 6 300.0% 3
Postdoctorates 21 5.2 21 5.2 23 5.8 2 9.5% 4
Total 488 44.4 549 49.9 573 52.1 85 17.4% 11
Table F1.e: Actual & Anticipated Faculty Size by Role at Canadian Units (2025)
Actual
Projected
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028
Expected 2-Year Growth
# Units
Role Total Avg Total* Avg* Total** Avg** Diff. % n
Assistant Professors 173 21.6 178 22.2 186 23.2 13 7.5% 8
Associate Professors 65 13.0 65 13.0 67 13.4 2 3.1% 5
Full Professors 65 21.7 60 20.0 61 20.3 -4 -6.2% 3
Teaching Professors 59 14.8 61 15.2 62 15.5 3 5.1% 4
Other Instructors 12 6.0 9 4.5 9 4.5 -3 -25.0% 2
Postdoctorates 28 9.3 34 11.3 34 11.3 6 21.4% 3
Total 402 50.2 407 50.9 419 52.4 17 4.2% 8
Table F1.f: Actual & Anticipated Faculty Size by Role at Public Units (2025)
Actual
Projected
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028
Expected 2-Year Growth
# Units
Role Total Avg Total* Avg* Total** Avg** Diff. % n
Assistant Professors 1,075 13.6 1,188 15.0 1,262 16.0 187 17.4% 79
Associate Professors 601 12.0 648 13.0 673 13.5 72 12.0% 50
Full Professors 755 17.6 790 18.4 809 18.8 54 7.2% 43
Teaching Professors 761 13.6 835 14.9 867 15.5 106 13.9% 56
Other Instructors 264 9.4 286 10.2 298 10.6 34 12.9% 28
Researchers 125 6.2 118 5.9 130 6.5 5 4.0% 20
Postdoctorates 166 4.9 185 5.4 193 5.7 27 16.3% 34
Total 3,747 45.1 4,050 48.8 4,232 51.0 485 12.9% 83
Table F1.g: Actual & Anticipated Faculty Size by Role at Private Units (2025)
Actual
Projected
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028
Expected 2-Year Growth
# Units
Role Total Avg Total* Avg* Total** Avg** Diff. % n
Assistant Professors 400 15.4 457 17.6 489 18.8 89 22.2% 26
Associate Professors 274 13.0 296 14.1 314 15.0 40 14.6% 21
Full Professors 466 20.3 493 21.4 515 22.4 49 10.5% 23
Teaching Professors 303 15.9 317 16.7 341 17.9 38 12.5% 19
Other Instructors 139 10.7 157 12.1 163 12.5 24 17.3% 13
Researchers 70 8.8 78 9.8 84 10.5 14 20.0% 8
Postdoctorates 157 11.2 169 12.1 176 12.6 19 12.1% 14
Total 1,809 67.0 1,967 72.9 2,082 77.1 273 15.1% 27

Hiring Outcomes

Two questions live in this subsection: how many of the hiring searches that units ran in 2025 actually filled (Table F2), and, for the ones that did not, why they were unable to fill the position (Figure F2a)? Fill rates in 2025 (filled ÷ tried, across all reporting units): Assistant Professors 78% (303 of 388, 85 left unfilled), Associate Professors 57% (26 of 46, 20 unfilled), Full Professors 72% (31 of 43, 12 unfilled), Teaching Professors 80% (118 of 148, 30 unfilled).

Table F2: Vacant Positions by Role (2025)
Tried to Fill
Successfully Filled
Role Total # Units Total # Units
Assistant Professors 388 101 303 101
Associate Professors 46 23 26 20
Full Professors 43 26 31 17
Teaching Professors 148 57 118 54
Other Instructors 52 18 55 20
Researchers 31 12 36 15
Postdoctorates 106 28 122 32
Total 814 111 691 114
Table F2.a: Vacant Positions by Role at CS Units (2025)
Tried to Fill
Successfully Filled
Role Total # Units Total # Units
Assistant Professors 327 82 257 83
Associate Professors 42 19 23 17
Full Professors 40 24 28 15
Teaching Professors 126 48 95 44
Other Instructors 32 13 36 16
Researchers 31 12 36 15
Postdoctorates 92 24 111 28
Total 690 91 586 94

Not enough data to display.

Table F2.c: Vacant Positions by Role at IN Units (2025)
Tried to Fill
Successfully Filled
Role Total # Units Total # Units
Assistant Professors 21 9 18 9
Associate Professors 1 1 1 1
Full Professors 1 1 1 1
Teaching Professors 14 5 16 6
Other Instructors 18 3 17 2
Postdoctorates 8 2 8 2
Total 63 10 61 11
Table F2.d: Vacant Positions by Role at CA Units (2025)
Tried to Fill
Successfully Filled
Role Total # Units Total # Units
Assistant Professors 32 8 21 7
Associate Professors 3 3 2 2
Full Professors 2 1 2 1
Teaching Professors 8 4 7 4
Other Instructors 2 2 2 2
Postdoctorates 6 2 3 2
Total 53 8 37 7
Table F2.e: Vacant Positions by Role at Public Units (2025)
Tried to Fill
Successfully Filled
Role Total # Units Total # Units
Assistant Professors 266 74 217 76
Associate Professors 31 16 19 13
Full Professors 27 16 23 10
Teaching Professors 103 43 86 41
Other Instructors 33 12 40 16
Researchers 21 9 26 11
Postdoctorates 69 18 70 20
Total 550 81 481 83
Table F2.f: Vacant Positions by Role at Public Units (2025)
Tried to Fill
Successfully Filled
Role Total # Units Total # Units
Assistant Professors 122 27 86 25
Associate Professors 15 7 7 7
Full Professors 16 10 8 7
Teaching Professors 45 14 32 13
Other Instructors 19 6 15 4
Researchers 10 3 10 4
Postdoctorates 37 10 52 12
Total 264 30 210 31

When positions did not fill in 2025, the dominant reason was not a candidate shortage; it was rejected offers. Among 98 reported unfilled position responses across all roles: 46% said “our offer(s) were turned down,” 21% cited inability to find a candidate meeting the unit’s hiring goals, 15% noted the search was still in progress at survey time, 10% chose “Other,” and 7% indicated the position was technically vacant but not being filled for administrative reasons (Figure F2a).

Table F2a: Reasons Positions Left Unfilled (2025)
Reasons # Units
Our offer(s) were turned down 45
Did not find a person who met our hiring goals 21
Hiring is still in progress 15
Other 10
Position is technically vacant but we are not filling for administrative reasons 7
Total 74

Sources of New Hires

Figure F10 breaks down where successful 2025 hires came from. Across all roles combined: Another School was the single largest source (151 hires, 37%), followed by New PhD (113, 27%), Recent Postdoc (95, 23%), and Industry (55, 13%). The pattern shifts sharply by role. Assistant Professors were drawn most often from recent postdocs (82 of 218 reported, 38%) and other schools (74, 34%), with new PhDs at 17%; this confirms that the postdoc has become a key stepping stone into tenure-track positions. Postdoctorates themselves were dominated by new PhDs (57 of 76, 75%). Teaching Professor hires came about equally from other schools (33), industry (15), and new PhDs (14), reflecting the more varied pipeline into teaching-track roles. Industry to academia movement was concentrated in non-tenure-track positions: 15 of the 55 industry hires went into Teaching Professorships and most of the rest were spread across non-tenure-track and instructor roles.

Demographics of New Hires

This subsection reports the gender and race/ethnicity of newly hired faculty for each role, plus the gender & race/ethnicity intersection for the latest year. The trend figures use the longitudinal cohort with per-figure matching on the relevant demographic categories.

By Gender

Across newly hired tenure-track faculty in 2025, female faculty’s share rose with rank, from 24% of Assistant Professors to 35% of Full Professors, though the absolute Full Professor counts are small. Outside the tenure track, female faculty’s share of new Teaching Professor hires was notably higher than it is for new Assistant Professors.

Tenure-track and Tenured Faculty

Of 246 newly hired Assistant Professors with reported gender in 2025: 166 (67.5%) Male, 59 (24.0%) Female, 4 (1.6%) Nonbinary/Other, and 17 (6.9%) Gender Unknown (Table F3.a.1). The Full Professor numbers were very small (23 total reported hires) but show 13 Male (56.5%) and 8 Female (34.8%).

Table F3.a.1: Gender of Newly Hired Assistant Professors (2025)
Gender Total %
Male 166 72.5%
Female 59 25.8%
Nonbinary/Other 4 1.7%
Total Known Gender 229
Gender Unknown 17
Total 246
Table F3.a.2: Gender of Newly Hired Associate Professors (2025)
Gender Total %
Male 14 63.6%
Female 8 36.4%
Nonbinary/Other 0 0.0%
Total Known Gender 22
Gender Unknown 4
Total 26
Table F3.a.3: Gender of Newly Hired Full Professors (2025)
Gender Total %
Male 13 61.9%
Female 8 38.1%
Nonbinary/Other 0 0.0%
Total Known Gender 21
Gender Unknown 2
Total 23
Teaching Faculty
Table F3: Gender of Newly Hired Teaching Professors (2025)
Gender Total %
Male 74 71.8%
Female 28 27.2%
Nonbinary/Other 1 1.0%
Total Known Gender 103
Gender Unknown 5
Total 108
Table F3.b.2: Gender of Newly Hired Other Instructors (2025)
Gender Total %
Male 19 50.0%
Female 18 47.4%
Nonbinary/Other 1 2.6%
Total Known Gender 38
Gender Unknown 0
Total 38
Research Faculty
Table F3.c.1: Gender of Newly Hired Researchers (2025)
Gender Total %
Male 23 79.3%
Female 6 20.7%
Nonbinary/Other 0 0.0%
Total Known Gender 29
Gender Unknown 5
Total 34
Table F3.c.2: Gender of Newly Hired Postdoctorates (2025)
Gender Total %
Male 84 71.8%
Female 33 28.2%
Nonbinary/Other 0 0.0%
Total Known Gender 117
Gender Unknown 24
Total 141

By Race/Ethnicity

The race/ethnicity composition of new faculty hires varied by role. Asian and nonresident faculty together composed a majority of new tenure-track hiring; White faculty were a much larger share of newly hired teaching-track faculty. Across every role, the share of Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino new hires combined remains in the low single digits.

Tenure-track and Tenured Faculty

Of 246 newly hired Assistant Professors with reported race/ethnicity in 2025, a majority were reported as Asian (29.7%), Nonresident (26.0%), and White (17.9%). (Table F4.a.1). Meanwhile, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Indigenous/Alaskan Native new hires together accounted for less than 3% of new tenure-track hires.

Table F4.a.1: Race/Ethnicity of Newly Hired Assistant Professors (2025)
Race/Ethnicity Total % of Total
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 1 0.4%
Resident, Asian 73 29.7%
Resident, Black or African American 3 1.2%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 3 1.2%
Resident, White 44 17.9%
Resident, More than One Race 2 0.8%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 7 2.8%
Total Resident 133 54.1%
Nonresident 64 26.0%
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 49
Total 246
Table F4.a.2: Race/Ethnicity of Newly Hired Associate Professors (2025)
Race/Ethnicity Total % of Total
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0%
Resident, Asian 4 15.4%
Resident, Black or African American 1 3.8%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0%
Resident, White 9 34.6%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 1 3.8%
Total Resident 15 57.7%
Nonresident 3 11.5%
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 8
Total 26
Table F4.a.3: Race/Ethnicity of Newly Hired Full Professors (2025)
Race/Ethnicity Total % of Total
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0%
Resident, Asian 5 21.7%
Resident, Black or African American 0 0.0%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 1 4.3%
Resident, White 7 30.4%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 0 0.0%
Total Resident 13 56.5%
Nonresident 1 4.3%
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 9
Total 23
Teaching Faculty

Newly hired Teaching Professors showed a higher number of White faculty than newly hired Assistant Professors. White faculty were 41.7% of new Teaching Professor hires in 2025, followed by Asian (16.7%), Nonresident (11.1%), Hispanic/Latino (3.7%), and Black/African American (2.8%) (Table F4.b.1).

Table F4.b.1: Race/Ethnicity of Newly Hired Teaching Professors (2025)
Race/Ethnicity Total % of Total
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0%
Resident, Asian 18 16.7%
Resident, Black or African American 3 2.8%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 4 3.7%
Resident, White 45 41.7%
Resident, More than One Race 2 1.9%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 1 0.9%
Total Resident 73 67.6%
Nonresident 12 11.1%
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 23
Total 108
Table F4.b.2: Race/Ethnicity of Newly Hired Other Instructors (2025)
Race/Ethnicity Total % of Total
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 1 2.6%
Resident, Asian 8 21.1%
Resident, Black or African American 0 0.0%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 2 5.3%
Resident, White 11 28.9%
Resident, More than One Race 1 2.6%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 1 2.6%
Total Resident 24 63.2%
Nonresident 12 31.6%
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 2
Total 38
Research Faculty
Table F4.c.1: Race/Ethnicity of Newly Hired Researchers (2025)
Race/Ethnicity Total % of Total
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0%
Resident, Asian 10 29.4%
Resident, Black or African American 1 2.9%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0%
Resident, White 7 20.6%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 0 0.0%
Total Resident 18 52.9%
Nonresident 9 26.5%
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 7
Total 34
Table F4.c.2: Race/Ethnicity of Newly Hired Postdoctorates (2025)
Race/Ethnicity Total % of Total
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0%
Resident, Asian 40 28.4%
Resident, Black or African American 3 2.1%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 2 1.4%
Resident, White 24 17.0%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 3 2.1%
Total Resident 72 51.1%
Nonresident 16 11.3%
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 53
Total 141

By Gender & Race/Ethnicity

The gender & race/ethnicity tables in this subsection show the gender by race/ethnicity counts for newly hired faculty in 2025 only. Black/African American females, Hispanic/Latina females, Indigenous/Alaskan Natives composed single-digit counts or zeros, and the Unknown columns were large for both gender and race/ethnicity, which means the intersection counts are best read as floor estimates rather than precise figures given the higher proportion of unknowns.

Tenure-Track & Tenured Faculty
Table F11.a.1: New Assistant Professors by Gender and Race/Ethnicity (2025)
Residency and Race/Ethnicity Male % of M Female % of F NB/Other % of NBO N/R Total Total %
Nonresident 45 33.1% 12 26.1% 1 50.0% 6 64 33.7%
Resident, Asian 53 39.0% 20 43.5% 0 0.0% 0 73 38.4%
Resident, Black or African American 3 2.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 3 1.6%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 2 1.5% 1 2.2% 0 0.0% 0 3 1.6%
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0% 1 2.2% 0 0.0% 0 1 0.5%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0% 1 2.2% 1 50.0% 0 2 1.1%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, White 33 24.3% 11 23.9% 0 0.0% 0 44 23.2%
Total Residency & Ethnicity Known 136 46 2 6 190
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 25 18.4% 11 23.9% 2 100.0% 11 49 25.8%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 5 3.7% 2 4.3% 0 0.0% 0 7 3.7%
Total 166 59 4 17 246
Table F11.a.2: New Associate Professors by Gender and Race/Ethnicity (2025)
Residency and Race/Ethnicity Male % of M Female % of F NB/Other % of NBO N/R Total Total %
Nonresident 3 27.3% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 3 17.6%
Resident, Asian 3 27.3% 1 16.7% 0 0% 0 4 23.5%
Resident, Black or African American 1 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 1 5.9%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, White 4 36.4% 5 83.3% 0 0% 0 9 52.9%
Total Residency & Ethnicity Known 11 6 0 0 17
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 3 27.3% 2 33.3% 0 0% 3 8 47.1%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 1 1 5.9%
Total 14 8 0 4 26
Table F11.a.3: New Full Professors by Gender and Race/Ethnicity (2025)
Residency and Race/Ethnicity Male % of M Female % of F NB/Other % of NBO N/R Total Total %
Nonresident 1 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 1 7.1%
Resident, Asian 5 45.5% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 5 35.7%
Resident, Black or African American 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 1 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 1 7.1%
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, White 4 36.4% 3 100.0% 0 0% 0 7 50.0%
Total Residency & Ethnicity Known 11 3 0 0 14
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 2 18.2% 5 166.7% 0 0% 2 9 64.3%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Total 13 8 0 2 23
Teaching Faculty
Table F11.b.1: New Teaching Professors by Gender and Race/Ethnicity (2025)
Residency and Race/Ethnicity Male % of M Female % of F NB/Other % of NBO N/R Total Total %
Nonresident 10 17.2% 2 8.3% 0 0.0% 0 12 14.3%
Resident, Asian 11 19.0% 6 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 18 21.4%
Resident, Black or African American 3 5.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 3 3.6%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 4 6.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 4 4.8%
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, More than One Race 1 1.7% 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 0 2 2.4%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, White 29 50.0% 15 62.5% 1 100.0% 0 45 53.6%
Total Residency & Ethnicity Known 58 24 1 1 84
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 15 25.9% 4 16.7% 0 0.0% 4 23 27.4%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 1 1.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 1 1.2%
Total 74 28 1 5 108
Table F11.b.2: New Other Instructors by Gender and Race/Ethnicity (2025)
Residency and Race/Ethnicity Male % of M Female % of F NB/Other % of NBO N/R Total Total %
Nonresident 7 38.9% 5 29.4% 0 0% 0 12 34.3%
Resident, Asian 3 16.7% 5 29.4% 0 0% 0 8 22.9%
Resident, Black or African American 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0% 2 11.8% 0 0% 0 2 5.7%
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0% 1 5.9% 0 0% 0 1 2.9%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0% 1 5.9% 0 0% 0 1 2.9%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, White 8 44.4% 3 17.6% 0 0% 0 11 31.4%
Total Residency & Ethnicity Known 18 17 0 0 35
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 1 5.6% 0 0.0% 0 0% 1 2 5.7%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 0 0.0% 1 5.9% 0 0% 0 1 2.9%
Total 19 18 0 1 38
Research Faculty
Table F11.c.1: New Researchers by Gender and Race/Ethnicity (2025)
Residency and Race/Ethnicity Male % of M Female % of F NB/Other % of NBO N/R Total Total %
Nonresident 7 33.3% 2 33.3% 0 0% 0 9 33.3%
Resident, Asian 7 33.3% 3 50.0% 0 0% 0 10 37.0%
Resident, Black or African American 1 4.8% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 1 3.7%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, White 6 28.6% 1 16.7% 0 0% 0 7 25.9%
Total Residency & Ethnicity Known 21 6 0 0 27
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 2 9.5% 0 0.0% 0 0% 5 7 25.9%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Total 23 6 0 5 34
Table F11.c.1: New Postdoctorates by Gender and Race/Ethnicity (2025)
Residency and Race/Ethnicity Male % of M Female % of F NB/Other % of NBO N/R Total Total %
Nonresident 11 18.6% 5 20.8% 0 0% 0 16 18.8%
Resident, Asian 26 44.1% 13 54.2% 0 0% 1 40 47.1%
Resident, Black or African American 1 1.7% 2 8.3% 0 0% 0 3 3.5%
Resident, Hispanic or Latino 2 3.4% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 2 2.4%
Resident, Indigenous or Alaska Native 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, More than One Race 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 0 0.0%
Resident, White 19 32.2% 4 16.7% 0 0% 1 24 28.2%
Total Residency & Ethnicity Known 59 24 0 2 85
Residency Status and Race/Ethnicity Not Available 22 37.3% 9 37.5% 0 0% 22 53 62.4%
Resident, Race/Ethnicity Not Available 3 5.1% 0 0.0% 0 0% 0 3 3.5%
Total 84 33 0 24 141

Faculty Departures

The Taulbee Survey does not currently ask units for faculty departures by role, but we ask broadly how many losses were reported across the unit and the reason for the loss (retirement, took academic position elsewhere, etc.), so the Departures section reports how broadly losses are distributed across units (Figure F5.a) and what categories those losses fall into (Figure F5.b).

Faculty Losses per Unit

A majority of units experienced at least one faculty loss. Of 109 units that reported faculty loss data in 2025, 98 (90%) reported at least one departure; only 11 reported zero. The distribution is right-skewed but concentrated in low single digits: 32 units reported a single loss, 26 reported two, 16 reported three, and the median unit lost two faculty (mean = 2.5). A long tail of 10 units reported between six and nine losses (Figure F5.a).

Primary Reasons for Loss

Across 267 reported faculty losses in 2025, retirements and lateral academic moves together accounted for roughly 77% of all reported losses. The relatively modest 7.5% share of departures to non-academic positions is notable: even with strong industry demand for computing talent, departures to industry remain a smaller part of the attrition picture than either retirements or moves within academia.

Table F5: Faculty Losses (2025)
Reasons Number of Faculty # Units
Died 5 4
Retired 105 63
Took Academic Position Elsewhere 101 57
Took Non-Academic Position 20 14
Switched to Part Time 11 6
Other 21 12
Unknown 4 4
Total 267 98

Section Cohort

Trend analyses in the Faculty Demographics and Faculty Growth & Attrition sections use a longitudinal cohort of 89 units that reported the role total for at least one faculty role (Assistant, Associate, Full, Teaching Professor, Other Instructor, Researcher, or Postdoctorate) in every year from 2020 to 2025. The table below compares the composition of this cohort to the full sample for the most recent year so readers can judge representativeness. Individual figures may have additional missingness for specific variables within this cohort; each figure’s footnote reports how many cohort units contributed.

Table F0: Faculty Section Cohort Composition vs. Full Sample (2025)
Section Cohort
Full Sample (2025)
N % N %
All Units 89 100.0% 141 100.0%
Control
Public 66 74.2% 104 73.8%
Private 23 25.8% 37 26.2%
Unit Type
CS 79 88.8% 120 85.1%
CE 0 0.0% 2 1.4%
IN 8 9.0% 11 7.8%
CA 2 2.2% 8 5.7%
Carnegie Classification
R1 72 83.7% 109 82.6%
R2 14 16.3% 21 15.9%
M1 0 0.0% 1 0.8%
D/PU 0 0.0% 1 0.8%
Unit Size
1-25 9 10.1% 23 16.3%
26-75 51 57.3% 75 53.2%
76-100 14 15.7% 22 15.6%
>100 15 16.9% 21 14.9%
Locale
City 65 74.7% 103 77.4%
Suburb 20 23.0% 24 18.0%
Town 2 2.3% 6 4.5%