Overall
Summary of responses
62% of faculty respondents said they feel a part of the community and 58% a sense of belonging at Yale.
66% of faculty respondents see Yale as a good fit for people like themselves, and 13% do not, while almost a quarter are unsure.
By faculty track
Summary of responses
Research faculty respondents report less sense of community and belonging than ladder and instructional faculty, both within the home unit and across Yale.
Instructional faculty are more likely to recommend Yale as a place to work than ladder or research faculty.
By gender
Summary of responses
Female faculty respondents report less sense of community and belonging at Yale than male faculty. Non-binary and/or transgender faculty respondents report the lowest sense of community and belonging, with the most amount of strong disagreement.
Female faculty are less likely to recommend Yale as a place to work than male faculty. Non-binary and/or transgender faculty fall in between female and male faculty, but have the most amount of strong disagreement.
Note: Categories are not mutually exclusive, as survey respondents were asked to select all answers that apply. Self-identified open-response gender identities are not reported because fewer responses were received than required to maintain confidentiality.
By underrepresented minority (URM) status
Summary of responses
URM faculty respondents report less sense of community and belonging than non-URM and international faculty, both within the home unit and across Yale.
URM faculty are less likely to recommend Yale as a place to work than non-URM and international faculty.
Note: URM stands for “underrepresented minority.” See our Data Definitions page for more information.