Tenure and attrition rates within the Florida State University System (SUS) were studied. Attention was directed to attrition of newly hired tenure-earning faculty members who began employment at an SUS institution in either 1976, 1977, or 1978. Each faculty group was traced from date of hire through the seventh year of employment or until they left university employment. Data were analyzed by race and gender categories. Tenure rates at four-year institutions nationwide were between 65% and 70%, while the SUS tenure rate was 74% when only tenured or tenured-earning positions were used as the comparison population. Approximately 43% of newly hired, tenure-earning faculty had been granted tenure by their seventh year of employment. Male faculty had a higher tenure rate than female faculty: 46% compared to 32%. White faculty members had the highest tenure rate (45%), followed by "other minority" (32%), Black (27%), and Hispanic (25%). The rate at which faculty leave the institution does not appear to be related to a negative tenure decision, as over 32% of newly-hired faculty had left the university at the end of the third employment year. 10 references. (SW)