The sample consisted of faculty members at 37 institutions offering minors, concentrations, or baccalaureate degrees in security. Data were collected via questionnaires that obtained information on demographic background of respondents, position, faculty assignment, academic career and security agency experience, and scholarly activities. Security faculty are predominantly male, Caucasian, and over 35 years-old. Approximately one-half the faculty is full-time and one-half part-time. Slightly over one-half of the full-time faculty are tenured, and another quarter of the non-tenured faculty are on the tenured track. Generally, security faculty have not been assigned to administrative assignments; their primary responsibility is teaching. Scholarly and public service activities have a lesser priority. The academic credentials of security faculty correlate with the academic credentials of faculty in many fields. Most have master's degrees and a good proportion have doctorates; exceptions are made for part-time faculty. There is no pattern in the work experience of security faculty, although the largest work areas represented is public law enforcement. A national meeting on private security is suggested to examine the objectives of security education and the identity of security programs. In addition, the need for autonomous security departments should be evaluated.