New York State college and university personnel data for 1985-1986 are presented for various types of institutions. Employment trend data are included by sector for 1983-1986. Data are provided on the number of full-time and part-time employees by position, and the number of men and women employed by position and by institutional classification. The following groupings are covered: total state, total public, State University of New York, City University of New York, independent, proprietary, two-year, and four-year and higher. Data are also provided for categories within the sectors (e.g., university colleges). The trend data, which are given by position and full-time and part-time status, are provided for the entire state and for public, independent, and proprietary institutions. The following positions are covered: executive, administrative, managerial; instructional faculty; other professional; and nonprofessional. Additional tables cover: tenure status and salary for teaching faculty on 9-month and 12-month contracts; and the number and percent distribution of instructional faculty by racial/ethnic origin and sector. (SW)