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Brian O’Leary

Interactive News Editor
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Stories by This Author

By Brian O’Leary February 10, 2025
Key findings from our survey of higher ed’s work force
Data
By Brian O’Leary January 13, 2025
For this sizable share of the nation’s undergraduates, it can matter a lot where you go.
Data
By Brian O’Leary, Julia Piper November 8, 2024
State and federal support has declined as a share of overall revenue — putting a greater burden on students. See the trends at more than 1,500 institutions between 2002 and 2022.
Data
A Chronicle project explores how professors’ purchasing power is affected by the cost of living.
Data
By Brian O’Leary, Julia Piper October 17, 2024
See the percentage of bachelor’s and associate degree-seeking students graduating, transferring, still enrolled, or no longer enrolled at over 2,100 colleges.
Admissions & Recruitment
By Katherine Mangan with data analysis and graphics by Brian O'Leary October 10, 2024
A Chronicle analysis shows their numbers are dropping faster than any other group’s.
Data
Here is a closer look at how nearly 23,000 new academic programs were added from 2002 to 2022.
Pay Update
By Brian O’Leary April 5, 2024
See the latest federal data on compensation for all ranks of the profession at thousands of American colleges.
Data
Nearly 600 institutions weigh applicants’ legacy status, but most of them are not very selective.
Data
By Brian O’Leary December 11, 2023
Explore the nuances of public views of higher ed in 15 findings from Chronicle polling data.