Return to: An Analysis of Faculty Turnover at UW-Madison
Table II
Faculty Retention Rates at UW-Madison after Ten Years
| 78-79 | 79-80 | 80-81 | 81-82 | 82-83 | 83-84 | 84-85 | 85-86 | 86-87 | 87-88 | |
| Total | 2384 | 2349 | 2337 | 2323 | 2330 | 2366 | 2388 | 2466 | 2437 | 2415 |
| Women | 323 | 324 | 327 | 329 | 331 | 342 | 358 | 384 | 376 | 367 |
| Men | 2061 | 2025 | 2010 | 1994 | 1999 | 2024 | 2030 | 2082 | 2061 | 2048 |
| Percent Still Here | ||||||||||
| Women | 42.7% | 44.4% | 43.1% | 45.0% | 45.0% | 46.5% | 46.6% | 49.0% | 51.9% | 56.7% |
| Men | 59.2% | 58.4% | 57.4% | 57.0% | 57.2% | 56.5% | 55.6% | 52.4% | 51.6% | 54.0% |
| Percent who Retired/Died | ||||||||||
| Women | 20.1% | 19.8% | 22.0% | 22.2% | 22.4% | 20.5% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 21.5% | 20.4% |
| Men | 19.9% | 21.8% | 23.3% | 25.0% | 25.2% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 31.7% | 33.1% | 31.8% |
| Percent who Left for Other Reasons | ||||||||||
| Women | 37.2% | 35.8% | 34.9% | 32.8% | 32.6% | 33.0% | 32.1% | 29.4% | 26.6% | 22.9% |
| Men | 20.9% | 19.8% | 19.3% | 18.0% | 17.6% | 17.4% | 16.5% | 15.8% | 15.3% | 14.2% |
NOTES: Faculty classified as "still here" include all faculty employed on July 1 ten years after the year shown in the column heading. Individuals hired during a particular year (e.g., hired during 1980-81) are included in the count of faculty for that year. Faculty who were 62 years or older when they left are counted as "retired". Includes about 80 faculty who transferred from UW Extension in 1985. If they were excluded, the percent of faculty who retired/died would be reduced by about one-half percent in the years 1985-1988.
SOURCE:UW-Madison tenure file and IADS personnel file (September 1997)
Prepared by: Office of Budget Planning and Analysis (MH)