Nick Perez

Nick Perez is The Chronicle’s news data specialist.

Originally from Los Angeles, Nick has worked for Delaware Online, The Daily Journal in California, MSNBC, The Real Deal, The Sacramento Bee, the technology blog Motherboard, HuffPost, and Environmental Health News.

He has a bachelor’s degree in media studies from Azusa Pacific University and a master’s in journalism from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.

Nick received the 2018 Online News Association/CNN Diversity Fellowship and has won top awards from the MDDC Press Association. He was also a judge for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ Ñ Awards.

Stories by This Author

Data

How Diverse Are College Staffs? Take a Look at the Data.

By Nick Perez August 6, 2024

We’ve just updated our statistical snapshots of minority employees in higher education, reflecting figures from 2018 to 2022.

University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, is seen on a reviewing stand during commencement ceremonies at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Monday, May 19, 2008. Gutmann received more then $1 million in compensation for the 2006-2007 school year, putting her in the elite ranks of about a dozen private college presidents who earn seven figures.

Leadership

2021’s Top-Paid Private-College President Received a Record Payout

By Julia Piper, Nick Perez February 16, 2024

Amy Gutmann earned nearly $23 million in 2021, her last full year as president of the University of Pennsylvania, according to federal tax filings.

Data

State Support for Public Colleges, 2002-21

By Brian O’Leary, Nick Perez November 10, 2023

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.

Data

Student Outcomes

By Brian O’Leary, Nick Perez October 20, 2023

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.

Data

Fall-Enrollment Trends in Distance Education: a Snapshot

By Nick Perez October 4, 2023

How did online learning change at colleges from 2019 to 2021?

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

What Happened After the Great Online Pivot of 2020?

By Nick Perez January 10, 2023

The share of students enrolled solely in distance education dropped after hitting a high point during the pandemic, but it’s still almost double what it was beforehand.

Data

Whose Pandemic-Era Graduation Rates Beat, or Fell Below, the Average?

By Nick Perez December 1, 2022

See which colleges’ trend lines in six-year graduation rates were well outside the national norm.