Salary data for full-time faculty in 61 selected disciplines at 299 private colleges and universities were obtained through the 1982-1983 National Faculty Salary Survey by Discipline and Rank in Private Colleges and Universities. Information was collected on 9- or 10-month academic year salaries for almost 30,000 full-time faculty members employed at private colleges and universities that grant primarily baccalaureate degrees. Definitions of study variables are provided, including average salary, high salary, and low salary, and new assistant professor (i.e., faculty hired for the first time in fall 1982). For each discipline and major field, statistical tables provide salary data for five faculty ranks. Examples of the type of analyses that are possible using the data available are included. A list of the 61 disciplines and major fields is provided, including codes that refer to the National Center for Education Statistics' Classification of Instructional Programs and the Higher Education General Information System Taxonomy. A list of participating institutions is provided. (SW)