Tables of Retired Faculty

The Role of Retired Faculty at MIT

Table 1
Faculty Retirement Patterns 1995-1999

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Number of regular faculty 65 and older as of October 30
99 61 71 78 83

Number of Retirements
13 36 51 11 8

Average age of retirement cohort
65 65 66 65 66

Table 2

Retired Faculty who are Still Involved at MIT (come to MIT regularly)

School

Not active

Active

Total

% Active

Architecture
6 9 15 60%

Engineering
32 62 94 66%

Humanities
16 23 39 59%

Management
2 6 8 75%

ODSUE
6 1 7 14%

Provost
3
3 0%

Science
8 55 63 87%

Total
73 156 229 68%

Table 3 Number of Active Faculty whoTeach, Advise and/or Conduct Research
School	Teaching	Advising	Research	Active Retired Faculty
Architecture	1			9
Engineering	12	13	18	62
Humanities	1	1	4	23
Management	5			6
ODSUE	1			1
Provost
Science	10	4	12	55
Total	30	18	34	156
% of Total	19%	12%	22%

Table 4 Research Expenditures of Faculty who are Supervisors of Grants and Contracts and who were Retired in FY2000, millions
School	1997 Research Volume	1998 Research Volume	Total 1999 Research Volume
Engineering	$ 7.98	$ 6.08	$ 6.07
Science	$ 4.98	$ 3.98	$ 2.62
Total	$ 12.86	$ 10.06	$ 8.69

Table 5 Compensation of Retired Faculty by School
School	Non Salaried	Salaried	Total	% Salaried
Architecture	8	1	9	11%
Engineering	43	19	62	31%
Humanities	20	3	23	13%
Management	1	5	6	83%
ODSUE		1	1	100%
Science	37	18	55	33%
Total	109	47	156	30%

Table 6 Sources of Salary for Retired Faculty
Source of Salary	# of Faculty	% of Total
General (MIT funds)	22	46.8%
Research	8	17.0%
General & Research	7	14.9%
Unknown	5	10.6%
Funds	3	6.4%
General & Funds	1	2.1%
Other	1	2.1%
Total	47

Table 7 Space used by Retired Faculty who are Still Active
School	# Of Rooms	Net Assignable Square Feet	# of Faculty
Architecture	5	697	9
Engineering	65	14,967	62
Humanities	18	3,052	23
Management	4	601	6
ODSUE	1	220	1
Science	92	19,522	55
Total	184	39,058	156

Table 8 Space used by Retired Faculty who are NOT active
School	# of Rooms	Total NASF	# of Faculty
Architecture	2.5	488	6
Engineering	15.5	3,163	32
Humanities	4.0	654	16
Management	1.0	170	2
ODSUE	0.0	0	6
Provost	0.0	0	3
Science	2.0	288	8
Total	25.0	4,763	73

Table 1 Faculty Retirement Patterns 1995-1999
	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Number of regular faculty 65 and older as of October 30	99	61	71	78	83
Number of Retirements	13	36	51	11	8
Average age of retirement cohort	65	65	66	65	66

Table 2 Retired Faculty who are Still Involved at MIT (come to MIT regularly)
School	Not active	Active	Total	% Active
Architecture	6	9	15	60%
Engineering	32	62	94	66%
Humanities	16	23	39	59%
Management	2	6	8	75%
ODSUE	6	1	7	14%
Provost	3		3	0%
Science	8	55	63	87%
Total	73	156	229	68%