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How Much Are Private-College Presidents Paid?
Base pay, bonuses and benefits for 307 chief executives at private colleges with expenditures of $100-million or more.
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How Much Are Public-College Presidents Paid?
Base pay, bonuses, and benefits for 195 chief executives at public doctoral universities and systems in 2022.
DATA POINTS
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Where Graduate Enrollments Are Booming
Throughout the many reports of declining enrollment during the pandemic, graduate education has been an unexpected bright spot. -
Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are?
The Chronicle compiled the peer institutions for nearly 1,500 institutions from the 2021-22 year. -
Students Are Poised to Protest. Are Colleges Prepared?
Campus protests and polarization were seen as the lowest-priority issue among senior administrators in a new survey. -
As America Grows More Diverse, a State’s Colleges Follow Suit
Maryland was one of two states whose population turned majority nonwhite over the past decade. -
Where Research Spending Keeps Going Up
Twenty-one institutions spent at least $1 billion on research and development in 2020, according to a new federal report. -
Here’s How Rising Inflation Is Affecting Higher Ed
It’s eaten into endowment gains, increases in state support, and average faculty salaries.
MULTI-YEAR DATA TRENDS
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What Are the Demographics of Noninstructional Staff at Colleges?
Statistical snapshots of the gender, race, and ethnicity of all noninstructional college staff, including office and administrative support, business and financial operations, maintenance, and other positions in key sectors in 2018 and 2021. -
How Much Do Noninstructional Employees Earn?
Here’s how wages have changed over the past five years for those who work in business and financial operations, as librarians, curators, archivists, and other positions. -
What Is the Share of Minority Instructors at Colleges With the Most Full-Time Faculty Members?
A look at changes in average annual percentages of full-time instructors who were members of specific racial and ethnic groups in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, by degree-granting college. -
Which Types of Colleges Have the Most Undergraduates With Disabilities?
A growing number of colleges have at least 10 percent of students reporting a disability. -
State Support for Public Colleges, 2002-21
Explore how state and federal support has declined as a share of overall revenue — putting a greater burden on students — at more than 1,500 public colleges and universities between 2002 and 2021. -
Race, Ethnicity, and Gender of Full-Time Faculty Members at More Than 3,300 Institutions
This sortable table shows the percentages of full-time faculty members who were members of specific racial and ethnic groups at degree-granting colleges and universities. -
How Diverse Are Student Populations on College Campuses in the U.S.?
Explore new data on the race, ethnicity, and gender of students at more than 3,800 colleges and universities. -
Which Colleges Have Conferred the Most Bachelor’s Degrees?
Statistical snapshots of bachelor’s degrees conferred by colleges in 32 disciplines over time, from 2018 to 2021. -
Which College Groups Have the Highest Enrollment?
Statistical snapshots of bachelor’s degrees conferred by colleges in 32 disciplines over time, from 2018 to 2020. -
How Diverse Are College Staff Members?
Statistical snapshots of minority employees, from 2018 to 2021.
MORE DATA STORIES
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Data Science Unbound
UPCOMING: December 7, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET: Student demand for data science in the liberal arts continues to rise. A panel of experts will explore the trend and the challenges it presents, including issues of faculty shortages and course sharing. With Support From Microsoft. Register here. -
How Do Humanities Majors Fare in the Work Force?
While the worth of a humanities degree has been called into question in recent years, a new state-by-state analysis shows its earning power is stronger than what many people think, with an unemployment rate similar to graduates in other fields. -
Where the Public Sees Value in Higher Ed
The Chronicle asked more than a thousand adults how well colleges serve students and society. Explore the data to find points of confidence and doubt, consensus and divergence. -
Recruiting for Cybersecurity Programs
ON DEMAND: Job openings in the field have grown by 350 percent in the last decade. Join experts to discuss programs colleges can create on evolving threats and specialized areas. With Support From ACI Learning. Watch on demand -
For the First Time Since the Pandemic Began, Colleges Saw Undergraduate-Enrollment Gains This Fall
The sector added 160,000 students, with the most significant growth coming at community colleges, according to initial data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. -
Student Outcomes
This table shows the percentage of bachelor’s and two-year-degree seeking students graduating, transferring, still enrolled, or no longer enrolled at more than 2,000 colleges, as of the 2020-21 academic year. -
5 Things to Know About the Latest Recipients of Math Ph.D.s
Last year’s doctoral class was predominantly white, and nearly a third of the cohort came from just 21 institutions. -
The Public-Perception Puzzle
A series by The Chronicle to examine higher ed’s public-perception problem — and the solutions to it. -
Fall-Enrollment Trends in Distance Education: a Snapshot
How did online learning change at colleges from 2019 to 2021? -
More Than 360 Colleges Pledged to Make Their Financial-Aid Letters More Transparent. Here’s a Closer Look.
The effort is a bid to resolve a persistent problem — the unclear cost of college.
