§19154 Collection of Data on Demographics of Faculty

Summary

The Director of the National Science Foundation must run a survey to collect demographic data on STEM faculty at colleges and universities that get federal research money. The first survey must happen no later than 5 years after August 9, 2022, and then at least every five years after that. The survey should cover broad STEM fields and ask about sex, race, socioeconomic factors (like job, education, parents’ education, and income), location, ethnicity, citizenship, and years since finishing a doctorate. It must record counts and percentages for overall faculty, faculty by rank, nontenure-track roles (including teaching and research), who are reviewed for promotion and who get promoted (including tenure), years in rank, who leave tenure-track jobs, hires by rank, and faculty in leadership. The NSF can use or expand existing federal surveys, work with other agencies, or fund colleges or nonprofits to do the work. The NSF must publish statistical summary data, including in its required NSF report. Congress set aside $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 to carry out the first survey.