Data
How Much Are Public-College Presidents Paid?
Base pay, bonuses, and benefits for 196 chief executives at public doctoral universities and systems in 2021.
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How Much Are Private-College Presidents Paid?
Base pay, bonuses and benefits for 265 chief executives at private colleges with expenditures of $100-million or more.
Faculty and Noninstructional-Employee Pay
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How Much Has Faculty Pay Changed Over Time?
See the latest federal data on compensation for all ranks of the profession at thousands of American colleges. -
How Much Has Noninstructional-Employee Pay Changed Over Time?
A sector-by-sector look at changes in average annual pay for workers in noninstructional jobs from 2012-13 to 2020-21.
STATE OF THE UNION
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Discover how the states and the District of Columbia compare with each other and with the nation on demographics, state residents’ highest level of education, faculty pay, college enrollment, diversity, graduation rates, tuition costs, state aid, and more.
DATA POINTS
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Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are?
The Chronicle compiled the peer institutions for nearly 1,500 institutions from the 2020-21 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. -
Where Graduate Enrollments Are Booming
Throughout the many reports of declining enrollment during the pandemic, graduate education has been an unexpected bright spot.
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 2020. -
How Much Do Noninstructional Employees Earn?
Here’s a sector-by-sector look at changes in average annual pay for workers in selected noninstructional jobs from 2016-17 to 2020-21. Jobs that fall into the category of noninstructional include business and financial operations; computer, engineering, and science; librarians, curators,… -
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, and 2020, by degree-granting college. -
Which Types of Colleges Have the Most Undergraduates With Disabilities?
A look at the percentage of undergraduates who reported a disability to the campus’s office for such services in the academic years 2016-17 to 2019-20, by sector. -
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 3,900 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 2020.
MORE DATA STORIES
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Whose Pandemic-Era Graduation Rates Beat, or Fell Below, the Average?
See which colleges’ trend lines in six-year graduation rates were well outside the national norm. -
A Rare Survey of Faculty Morale Shows That the Pandemic’s Effects Continue to Ripple
Research on professors’ well-being trailed off after the first year or two of Covid. But a new study suggests their stress levels remain high. -
Is This the Beginning of the End of the ‘U.S. News’ Rankings’ Dominance?
High-ranking law schools have taken the abrupt step of disavowing the much-cited list. But don’t expect the magazine’s influence to wane anytime soon. -
Major Private Gifts to Higher Education
Gifts of $50 million or more, dating to 1967, are compiled in this list. -
Yale and Harvard’s Law Schools Are Ditching the ‘U.S. News’ Rankings. Will Others Follow?
Yale’s dean argued that the ranking’s formula discourages institutions from admitting low-income students and supporting careers in public service. -
Test-Optional Policies Now Dominate Higher Ed
Over 800 colleges shifted to test-optional policies between the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2021. -
The State With Too Many Campuses
Pennsylvania’s higher-ed landscape faces steep challenges. Its large number of colleges relative to its traditional-age student population is a big reason. -
Higher Ed’s Enrollment Fell Again This Fall, if a Bit More Slowly
A 1.1-percent decline, both in undergraduates and in total enrollment, suggests academe’s recovery has yet to arrive. -
‘A Perilous Position’: Some Community-College Students Struggle to Meet Basic Needs, Report Says
Twenty-nine percent were food-insecure, and 14 percent were housing-insecure, according to the Center for Community College Student Engagement. -
America’s Ph.D. Production Experienced Its Steepest Drop on Record
The number of doctoral degrees declined by 5.4 percent in 2021, according to the National Science Foundation.
