This report presents the summary of findings in three major chapters: (1) overview of postsecondary education staff, (2) faculty growth, distribution, tenure, and rank in institutions of higher education, and (3) newly hired staff in institutions of higher education. The first part of chapter 1 includes data for all postsecondary institutions and separate data for institutions of higher education, while the latter part of the chapter only discusses institutions of higher education. Chapters 2 and 3 focus exclusively on institutions of higher education. Where possible, comparisons are made to earlier NCES and EEO-6 data. Generally, the period 1975-77 is used for comparison purposes depending on the quality of the data.