Learn how much professors, administrators, and chief executives are paid in different sectors, how diverse those groups are, and what percentage of faculty members lack tenure. Explore the tables and charts in this section.
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NewsThe Making of a First-Time President
Some college leaders, rather than fearing the aspirations of those under them, purposefully go about grooming new presidents. -
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Colleges That Produced the Most First-Time Presidents
Of the 20 colleges that produced at least three first-time presidents or chancellors since July 2012, seven had enrollments of fewer than 10,000 students. -
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Backgrounds of New Chief Executives at Colleges, 2017-18
Women were nearly twice as likely as men to have served as provost just before moving into a presidential position. -
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Gender, Race, and Ethnicity of Instructional Faculty Members, by Rank
More than three-quarters of instructional staff with faculty status and 80 percent of full professors were white in 2016. -
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Gender, Race, and Ethnicity of Newly Hired Instructional Staff Members
Two-year and four-year for-profit institutions had the highest percentages of racial and ethnic minorities among their newly hired instructional staff members. -
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Gender, Race, and Ethnicity of Managers in Higher Education
About 78 percent of new managers hired in the fall of 2016 were non-Hispanic whites, signaling a slight increase in diversity. -
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Colleges With Highest Average Pay for Full Professors
Many of the public doctoral institutions that paid their full professors the most in 2016-17 were in cities well known for their high costs of living. -
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Colleges With Highest Average Pay for Associate Professors
Salaries exceeding $100,000 were found at many of the top-paying doctoral institutions, and at private nonprofit baccalaureate institutions. -
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Average Salaries of Instructional Staff at 4-Year Public Colleges
Women earned, on average, less than 90 percent of what men did in five of the eight highest Carnegie classifications of colleges. -
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Average Salaries of Instructional Staff at 4-Year Private Nonprofit Colleges
Women had the lowest overall average salaries in comparison with men at doctoral universities with the highest research activity. -
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Average Salaries of Instructional Staff at Public Associate Colleges
Women outnumbered men as members of the full-time instructional staff at nearly all colleges that primarily awarded associate degrees. -
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Annual Change in Faculty Salaries
Full professors got the lowest percentage raises in all sectors in 2017-18, but their average pay increases still outpaced inflation. -
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Highest-Paid Chief Executives at Public Colleges
Twelve presidents or chancellors of public universities or systems had total compensation of $1 million or more in the 2017 fiscal year. -
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Highest-Paid Chief Executives at Private Nonprofit Colleges
Only nine of the 50 highest-paid chief executives of private nonprofit colleges were women, with just two female leaders breaking into the top 10. -
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Colleges With the Highest Percentages of Full Professors
At just two universities did more than two-thirds of full-time instructional faculty members hold the rank of full professor in the fall of 2016. -
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Average Salaries of Instructional Staff at HBCUs and Tribal Colleges
Historically black and tribal colleges had nearly equal representation between men and women on the instructional staff, but they also offered fairly low pay. -
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Tenure Status of Faculty Members
Among sectors, four-year public institutions had the highest share of faculty members who were either tenured or on the tenure track. -
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Contract Lengths of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Members
Close to 45 percent of all non-tenure-track faculty members worked part time and held less-than-annual contracts. -
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Colleges With the Highest Percentages of Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty Members
At some colleges, all or nearly all of staff members with faculty status were tenured or on the tenure track in the fall of 2016. -
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Faculty With No Tenure Status, by Location
Faculty members who worked at rural institutions were the least likely to be tenured or on the tenure track. -
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Full-Time Instructional Staff Members at 4-Year Colleges, by Academic Rank and Tenure Status
More than a quarter of all the full-time instructional staff members in 2016 were full professors. -
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Colleges With the Highest Numbers of Principal Investigators
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the Johns Hopkins University both stood out for their high number of principal investigators. -
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Highest- to Lowest-Paid Noninstructional College Employees
Two-year for-profit institutions devoted nearly 40 percent of their outlays to managerial pay, the most among sectors. -
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The Making of a First-Time President
Some college leaders, rather than fearing the aspirations of those under them, purposefully go about grooming new presidents. -
News
Colleges That Produced the Most First-Time Presidents
Of the 20 colleges that produced at least three first-time presidents or chancellors since July 2012, seven had enrollments of fewer than 10,000 students. -
News
Backgrounds of New Chief Executives at Colleges, 2017-18
Women were nearly twice as likely as men to have served as provost just before moving into a presidential position. -
News
Gender, Race, and Ethnicity of Instructional Faculty Members, by Rank
More than three-quarters of instructional staff with faculty status and 80 percent of full professors were white in 2016. -
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Gender, Race, and Ethnicity of Newly Hired Instructional Staff Members
Two-year and four-year for-profit institutions had the highest percentages of racial and ethnic minorities among their newly hired instructional staff members. -
News
Gender, Race, and Ethnicity of Managers in Higher Education
About 78 percent of new managers hired in the fall of 2016 were non-Hispanic whites, signaling a slight increase in diversity. -
News
Colleges With Highest Average Pay for Full Professors
Many of the public doctoral institutions that paid their full professors the most in 2016-17 were in cities well known for their high costs of living. -
News
Colleges With Highest Average Pay for Associate Professors
Salaries exceeding $100,000 were found at many of the top-paying doctoral institutions, and at private nonprofit baccalaureate institutions. -
News
Average Salaries of Instructional Staff at 4-Year Public Colleges
Women earned, on average, less than 90 percent of what men did in five of the eight highest Carnegie classifications of colleges. -
News
Average Salaries of Instructional Staff at 4-Year Private Nonprofit Colleges
Women had the lowest overall average salaries in comparison with men at doctoral universities with the highest research activity. -
News
Average Salaries of Instructional Staff at Public Associate Colleges
Women outnumbered men as members of the full-time instructional staff at nearly all colleges that primarily awarded associate degrees. -
News
Annual Change in Faculty Salaries
Full professors got the lowest percentage raises in all sectors in 2017-18, but their average pay increases still outpaced inflation. -
News
Highest-Paid Chief Executives at Public Colleges
Twelve presidents or chancellors of public universities or systems had total compensation of $1 million or more in the 2017 fiscal year. -
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Highest-Paid Chief Executives at Private Nonprofit Colleges
Only nine of the 50 highest-paid chief executives of private nonprofit colleges were women, with just two female leaders breaking into the top 10. -
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Colleges With the Highest Percentages of Full Professors
At just two universities did more than two-thirds of full-time instructional faculty members hold the rank of full professor in the fall of 2016. -
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Average Salaries of Instructional Staff at HBCUs and Tribal Colleges
Historically black and tribal colleges had nearly equal representation between men and women on the instructional staff, but they also offered fairly low pay. -
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Tenure Status of Faculty Members
Among sectors, four-year public institutions had the highest share of faculty members who were either tenured or on the tenure track. -
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Contract Lengths of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Members
Close to 45 percent of all non-tenure-track faculty members worked part time and held less-than-annual contracts. -
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Colleges With the Highest Percentages of Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty Members
At some colleges, all or nearly all of staff members with faculty status were tenured or on the tenure track in the fall of 2016. -
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Faculty With No Tenure Status, by Location
Faculty members who worked at rural institutions were the least likely to be tenured or on the tenure track. -
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Full-Time Instructional Staff Members at 4-Year Colleges, by Academic Rank and Tenure Status
More than a quarter of all the full-time instructional staff members in 2016 were full professors. -
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Colleges With the Highest Numbers of Principal Investigators
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the Johns Hopkins University both stood out for their high number of principal investigators. -
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Highest- to Lowest-Paid Noninstructional College Employees
Two-year for-profit institutions devoted nearly 40 percent of their outlays to managerial pay, the most among sectors.
