Characteristics of Sociology Departments
Tables and charts on R&D funds awarded to sociology programs and characteristics of sociology departments are presented below. Data on sociology programs is from ASA’s department survey of about 1,100 sociology programs. Results for the Academic Year 2001/2002 are also available in print.
R&D expenditure data is based on the National Science Foundation’s Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges available since fiscal year 1974, derived from National Science Foundation’s Caspar data table tool.
Research and Development (R&D) Expenditures
- Total Research and Development Expenditures in Colleges and Universities for Selected Social Sciences, 2005 - 2009
- Federal Research and Development Expenditures in Colleges and Universities for Selected Social Sciences, 2005 - 2009
Sizing Up Sociology Programs
Department Characteristics
- Institutional Characteristics of Programs Offering Baccalaureate Degrees in Sociology, AY 2000/2001
- Percentage of Departments Offering Concentrations and Types of Concentrations Offered, AY 2000/01 and 2006/07
- Characteristics of Master's Programs in Sociology, 2009
- Percent of Stand-Alone Sociology Departments and by Type of Institution, AY 2000/01 and 2006/07
- Undergraduate Programs With Theory, Methods, and Statistics Requirements, AY 2000/01 and AY 2006/07
Faculty
- Distribution of Faculty in Sociology Programs by Rank and Institution, AY 2000/01 and AY 2006/07
- Faculty Distribution in Sociology Programs by Rank, Gender and Institution, AY 2000/01 and AY 2006/07
- Full-Time Faculty Hires by Gender, Rank, and Tenure Status, AY 2000/01 and AY 2006/07
Average Contingent Faculty in Sociology Programs, AY 2000/01 and AY 2006/07 - Median Full-Time Faculty by Type of Institution, AY 2000/01 and 2006/07
- Percent of 2008 Departments Reporting More Tenure-Track Faculty than in 2002
- Departments That Hired at Least One New Faculty Member in AY 2006/2007
Students
Course Loads
Salaries
- Median Annual Sociology Faculty Salaries in Current Dollars, AY 2005/06 - AY 2010/11
- Median Annual Sociology Faculty Salaries in 2010 Constant Dollars, AY 2005/06 - AY 2010/11
- Median Annual Faculty Salaries for Selected Social Sciences in Current Dollars, AY 2005/06 - AY 2010/11
- Median Annual Faculty Salaries for Selected Social Sciences in 2010 Constant Dollars, AY 2005/06 - AY 2010/11
- Salaries of New Assistant Professors of Sociology in Current and 2010 Constant Dollars, AY 2005/06 - Ay 2010/11
- Sociology Faculty Salaries at Private and Public Institutions, AY 2009/10 - AY 2010-11
- Social Science Faculty Salaries at Private and Public Institutions, AY 2009/10 - AY 2010/11
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