To measure the diversity of the academic workforce and applicant pools, one needs some type of benchmark. Since faculty positions require a Ph.D. or M.D., data on degrees by gender, ethnicity, and discipline are collected to form the basis of this calculated benchmark. The two primary sources for these data are:
National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)
NORC data are obtained in two sets. The first set represents the total number of Ph.D.s awarded in the U.S. from the most recent five years of data that are available from NORC. These data are used to establish the diversity benchmark (or the "availability data") for tenure-track assistant professors. The second set of data represents the number of Ph.D.s awarded in the U.S. from the next 15 years back in time. These data are used to establish the diversity benchmark for tenured professors (rank of associate and full).
The following two sets of NORC data are available to view:
Ph.D.s awarded during the five-year period of 2003-2007
Ph.D.s awarded during the 15-year period of 1988-2002
To apply these data to UCSD faculty, the discipline in which each faculty member achieved a Ph.D. is identified and matched to the most relevant discipline in the NORC data set, which in turn, carries with it the gender and ethnic data per the discipline. The data for groups of faculty, for example, all tenured faculty in a specific department, are tallied and percentages for gender and ethnicity are determined. As may be relevant to academic departments in the visual and performing arts, data on Master degrees are also factored into the calculations of availability data for faculty.
The AAMC faculty roster is the primary source for developing a diverse benchmark for out faculty with M.D.s in the Health Sciences. This roster provides data on the number of faculty in U.S. medical schools by rank, gender, ethnicity, and department. To tailor AAMC data to UCSD faculty, a process similar to that described above for faculty with Ph.D.s is applied to faculty with M.D.s.
Use the following link to view AAMC data: AAMC