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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, 2002-20
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 2020. -
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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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. -
Here Are 4 Things to Know About the ‘Classic’ Entrance Exam That’s Now Accepted in Florida
The Classic Learning Test is accepted chiefly by small private religious institutions. Now 12 public universities in Florida do, too. -
Higher Ed’s Work-Force-Retention Problems Aren’t Going Away
More than half of staff members said they’re at least somewhat likely to look for a new job in the coming year, a new survey finds. -
The ‘New Science of History’ Is Bunk
Two new books model radically different ways of studying the past. -
Here’s What ‘Back to College’ Looks Like This Fall
The new academic year brings hopeful signs amid thorny challenges, as summed up by these data points. -
What the Public Really Thinks About Higher Education
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. -
These Are the Factors That End College Presidencies
One certainty about the job of college president, known for its unpredictability, is that every one must eventually come to an end. -
Higher Ed’s Hybrid Workplace Looks as if It’s Here to Stay — With Some Misgivings
Many administrators and faculty members support a hybrid-work option, according to a new Chronicle survey. But they’re ambivalent about whether it is best for workers and students. -
Campus Bomb Threats Increased More Than Fivefold Last Year
In 2021 there were 64 threats aimed at colleges and universities. Last year there were 353. -
Latest Data: Which Private-College Presidents Earned the Most?
Eighty leaders pulled in $1 million or more in 2020.