Return to: An Analysis of Faculty Turnover at UW-Madison
Table V
Retention Rate of Faculty Ten Years After Tenure
For Faculty HIred with Tenure and Promoted to Tenure
| Total | Tenured in 1978-82 | Tenured in 1982-87 | ||||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Total | 663 | 156 | 313 | 71 | 350 | 85 |
| Percent who: | ||||||
| Stayed | 81.6% | 80.8% | 87.9% | 87.3% | 76.0% | 75.3% |
| Retired/Died | 10.9% | 9.0% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 13.7% | 10.6% |
| Resigned | 7.5% | 10.3% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 14.1% |
NOTES: Includes faculty transferred from Extension in 1985. For this table, anyone who received tenure prior to September 1987 is included. Their status as of July 1 of the year ten years after they were granted tenure is reported. Individuals who were 62 years or older when they left are shown as retired/died.SOURCE: UW Madison Tenure file and IADS personnel data base (9/97).
Prepared by: Office of Budget Planning & Analysis