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# The CRA projects computing faculty in the US and Canada to grow 12% in two years, to 7,501 in 2026–27
- URL: https://aiadoption.org/data/cs-faculty-us-canada-projections/
- Published: 2026-10-19T17:22:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T06:05:44.000Z
- Description: The CRA counted 6,683 CS, computer engineering and information faculty in the US and Canada in 2024–25 and projects 7,501 by 2026–27, up 12%. Postdoctoral positions are projected to grow fastest, by 17%.
- Author: Manu
- Tags: Data, AI in Education, AI in the US, #chart, #ai-index-2026, #hub-education, #country-us

7,501

▲ 12% since 2024–25

projected CS, CE and information faculty in the US and Canada, 2026–27

20242026

## What the chart shows

Departments in the CRA Taulbee Survey reported 6,683 CS, computer engineering and information faculty in the US and Canada in 2024–25\. Tenure-track faculty made up 4,220 of them, or 63%, followed by teaching professors (1,152) and other instructors (691).

The CRA projects 7,101 faculty in 2025–26 and 7,501 in 2026–27, a 12% rise over two years. Postdoctoral positions are projected to grow fastest, by 17% to 469, and tenure-track faculty by 12% to 4,721.

## Key numbers

| Measure                             | Value   |
| ----------------------------------- | ------- |
| All positions, 2024–25              | 6,683.3 |
| All positions, 2026–27 (projected)  | 7,501.4 |
| Tenure-track, 2024–25               | 4,220.1 |
| Tenure-track, 2026–27 (projected)   | 4,721.0 |
| Postdoctorates, 2024–25             | 402.5   |
| Postdoctorates, 2026–27 (projected) | 469.0   |

## How to read it

- 2024–25 counts are reported by departments in the CRA Taulbee Survey; 2025–26 and 2026–27 are the CRA’s projections. The data has fractional values, which we round in the text.
- Because the CRA changed its methodology, these counts are not comparable with faculty numbers in earlier editions of the AI Index.
- Covers responding computer science, computer engineering and information departments in the US and Canada.

**Source:** [CRA Taulbee Survey](https://aiadoption.org/sources/#cra-taulbee), 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 7.2.14: *Number of CS, CE, and information faculty in the United States and Canada, 2024–26*. Chart and text by AI Adoption.  
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.  
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