Faculty Pipeline Monitor
An annual monitor of academic appointment structure, built from job postings, institutional reporting, and staffing records.
Research question
How is the composition of the academic workforce changing, and where?
Why it matters
Appointment structure determines who can do research, who teaches, and who stays. It is tracked poorly and late.
Key findings
appointment-years in the 2026 monitor
institutions covered
About the project
The 2026 edition covers 1,100 institutions and 2.4 million appointment-years.
Contingent share continues to rise in the aggregate, but the pattern reverses at well-endowed private institutions after 2021.
Data updates each September.