Tenure-Track Ranks Grew Last Year, Survey Finds

The number of faculty—including those on the tenure track—is on the rise, new data from College and University Professional Association for Human Resources shows. According to a survey of more than 900 colleges and universities about their worker head counts published this week, the number of tenure-track faculty increased 7 percent between the 2024–25 and 2025–26 academic years—marking the highest single-year increase since 2016 [1].

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1. insidehighered.com · Tenure-Track Ranks Grew Last Year, Survey Finds Aug 21, 2026

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