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Understand the data, facts and figures behind higher ed with our latest reports and the Almanac, an essential resource for professionals, policymakers, and researchers.

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Unappealing Academe
‘We Are in the Crossfire for Just Doing Our Jobs’
By Megan Zahneis, Brian O’Leary April 3, 2025
Higher-ed employees tell us why work has gotten worse under Trump
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How Much Power Does the Trump Administration Hold Over Harvard?
By Dan Bauman April 1, 2025
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Compensation Data
How Much Has Faculty Pay Changed Over Time?
By Brian O’Leary, Julia Piper April 1, 2025
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Redefining Success
The Revamped Carnegie Classifications Are Out. See Which Colleges Entered the New ‘Research’ Category.
By Brian O’Leary, Francie Diep February 13, 2025

Feature Projects

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How Much Are Public-College Presidents Paid?
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How Much Are Private-College Presidents Paid?
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Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are?
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How Far Does Your Pay Go?

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From the Almanac: Trending Topics

How has inflation impacted higher education? Which institutions spent a billion dollars or more on research and development? Who do colleges think their peers are? A look at where things stand.

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Where Graduate Enrollments Are Booming
By Audrey Williams June, Brian O’Leary
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Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are?
By Jacquelyn Elias
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Students Are Poised to Protest. Are Colleges Prepared?
By Audrey Williams June
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As America Grows More Diverse, a State’s Colleges Follow Suit
By Audrey Williams June
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Where Research Spending Keeps Going Up
By Audrey Williams June
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Here’s How Rising Inflation Is Affecting Higher Ed
By Audrey Williams June

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From the Almanac: Views of the Higher Ed Landscape Over Time

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What Are the Demographics of Noninstructional Staffs at Colleges?
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How Much Do Noninstructional Employees Earn?
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What Is the Share of Minority Instructors at Colleges With the Most Full-Time Faculty Members?
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Which Types of Colleges Have the Most Undergraduates With Disabilities?
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How Public-College Funding Has Changed Over Time
By Brian O’Leary, Julia Piper
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How Diverse Is Your College’s Faculty?
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How Diverse Are Student Populations on College Campuses in the U.S.?
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Which Colleges Have Conferred the Most Bachelor’s Degrees?
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Which College Groups Have the Highest Enrollment?
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How Diverse Are College Staffs? Take a Look at the Data.
By Nick Perez
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More Data Stories

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Creating a Culture of Cybersecurity Among Researchers
February 24, 2025
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We Looked at How Campus Staff Salaries Have Changed Over Time. Where Does Your College Land?
April 22, 2025
Our analysis offers a sector-by-sector look at changes in average annual pay for workers in noninstructional jobs from 2012-13 to 2023-24.
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The Review | Opinion
These Colleges Have the Most to Lose From Trump’s Cuts
By Phillip Levine April 10, 2025
Is yours among them?
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Data demolition
‘Breathtakingly Irresponsible’: Former Workers Decry Decimation of Education Dept.’s Data Warehouse
By Katherine Mangan March 24, 2025
Fired NCES and IES employees describe a mad dash to save data that has informed higher-education policy and practice since the days of Abraham Lincoln.
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