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, 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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Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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