Table 2. 
Scholar counts by gender, professorial rank, and institution type in each field
 Female scholarsMale scholarsScholars at AAU institutionsScholars at non-AAU institutionsScholars at private institutionsScholars at public institutionsAssistant ProfessorsAssociate ProfessorsFull Professors
Agricultural Sciences 1,394 3,466 2,083 2,777 146 4,714 1,158 1,173 2,529 
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 9,937 20,788 14,217 16,508 10,518 20,207 7,166 8,042 15,517 
Business 3,268 8,496 4,755 7,009 3,662 8,102 3,115 3,566 5,083 
Education 4,984 3,333 2,482 5,835 1,449 6,868 2,222 3,055 3,040 
Engineering 4,008 18,650 10,977 11,681 5,512 17,146 5,240 5,719 11,699 
Family, Consumer and Human Sciences 6,467 7,142 5,410 8,199 2,567 11,042 3,722 4,896 4,991 
Health Professions Sciences 7,862 5,236 5,366 7,732 3,340 9,758 4,374 4,046 4,678 
Humanities 14,812 19,347 14,896 19,263 9,906 24,253 6,223 13,077 14,859 
Natural Resources and Conservation 1,072 2,841 1,457 2,456 472 3,441 901 1,066 1,946 
Physical and Mathematical Sciences 6,339 24,076 13,758 16,657 7,898 22,517 6,287 7,360 16,768 
Social and Behavioral Sciences 11,540 16,688 11,569 16,659 7,922 20,306 6,413 8,770 13,045 
 Female scholarsMale scholarsScholars at AAU institutionsScholars at non-AAU institutionsScholars at private institutionsScholars at public institutionsAssistant ProfessorsAssociate ProfessorsFull Professors
Agricultural Sciences 1,394 3,466 2,083 2,777 146 4,714 1,158 1,173 2,529 
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 9,937 20,788 14,217 16,508 10,518 20,207 7,166 8,042 15,517 
Business 3,268 8,496 4,755 7,009 3,662 8,102 3,115 3,566 5,083 
Education 4,984 3,333 2,482 5,835 1,449 6,868 2,222 3,055 3,040 
Engineering 4,008 18,650 10,977 11,681 5,512 17,146 5,240 5,719 11,699 
Family, Consumer and Human Sciences 6,467 7,142 5,410 8,199 2,567 11,042 3,722 4,896 4,991 
Health Professions Sciences 7,862 5,236 5,366 7,732 3,340 9,758 4,374 4,046 4,678 
Humanities 14,812 19,347 14,896 19,263 9,906 24,253 6,223 13,077 14,859 
Natural Resources and Conservation 1,072 2,841 1,457 2,456 472 3,441 901 1,066 1,946 
Physical and Mathematical Sciences 6,339 24,076 13,758 16,657 7,898 22,517 6,287 7,360 16,768 
Social and Behavioral Sciences 11,540 16,688 11,569 16,659 7,922 20,306 6,413 8,770 13,045 
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