Jacquelyn Elias

Jacquelyn Elias has been a news applications developer for The Chronicle of Higher Education since 2018. She splits her time between wrestling with messy data and building data visualizations and news applications.

Born and raised in Dallas, Jacquelyn graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2018 with a B.A. in computer science, journalism, and creative computation. What started as indecisiveness in choosing between coding and journalism turned into a career pursuing storytelling with data, code, and graphics. She learned to put those skills to use through data internships at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Dallas Morning News.

She is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors. When not talking data, she can also regularly be found with homemade baked goods to share (or not).

Stories by This Author

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Data

Colleges Gave Out Nearly $8 Billion in Covid Aid in 2022. Here’s Who Got the Money.

By Jacquelyn Elias April 5, 2024

Most funds from the latest round of emergency grants went to students of color and recipients of Pell Grants.

Quiz

Do You Know What the Public Really Thinks of College?

By Jacquelyn Elias February 2, 2024

Last summer The Chronicle polled the population about how colleges serve students and society, and more than 1,000 American adults answered. In this quiz, see if you can guess what they said.

America's Views on College

Where the Public Sees Value in Higher Ed

By Jacquelyn Elias, Brian O’Leary November 6, 2023

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.

Public Perception

What the Public Really Thinks About Higher Education

By Eric Kelderman, with graphics by Jacqueline Elias and Brian O'Leary September 5, 2023

Americans still believe in the value of a college credential, but they aren’t convinced higher education is fulfilling its promise to society, The Chronicle’s national survey shows.

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Executive Exits

These Are the Factors That End College Presidencies

By Jacquelyn Elias, Audrey Williams June August 21, 2023

One certainty about the job of college president, known for its unpredictability, is that every one must eventually come to an end.

Data Visualization

The Supreme Court’s Admissions Ruling Mainly Affects Selective Colleges. They’re a Tiny Slice of Higher Ed.

By Audrey Williams June, Jacquelyn Elias June 30, 2023

Institutions selective enough to use race in admissions are influential, but most students never experience a process that considers race.

Data

How Enrollment Changed in States That Banned Race-Conscious Admissions

By Jacquelyn Elias, Nick Perez June 22, 2023

Ten states enacted bans on colleges considering race in their admissions policies. Here’s what happened next.

Data

Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are?

By Jacquelyn Elias June 14, 2023

The Chronicle compiled the peer institutions for nearly 1,500 institutions from the 2022-23 year.

Data

For These Colleges, Covid-Relief Money Was a Lifeline

By Jacquelyn Elias May 30, 2023

More than $76 billion in federal aid during the Covid-19 pandemic helped keep many colleges afloat. But which institutions relied on these funds the most?

Covid's Costs

Tuition Revenue Has Fallen at 61% of Colleges During the Pandemic

By Jacquelyn Elias February 9, 2023

Search our database to see how this critical source of money changed at individual institutions between 2019 and 2021.