Higher Ed 2013

Data and Analysis

The State of Academe

The Chronicle takes the measure of higher education in the 2013-14 Almanac, our annual compendium of data on colleges. This year’s Almanac features many new tables and charts along with familiar ones. Choose a section below to start browsing.

Profession
Students
Diversity
Finance
Technology
International
The States

The Profession

• What subjects do the highest-paid faculty members teach? Which college presidents earn the most—and the least? Find answers in 20 tables, charts, and interactive tools.
• Interactive Tool: What Professors Make
• Interactive Tool: Highest-Paid Presidents
• Chart: Most-Recent Previous Positions of New College Chiefs
• Analysis: On Campuses: Clashes, Pay Divides, and Thwarted Careers

Students

• College students’ aspirations, and what they have managed to achieve, are described in 17 tables, charts, and interactive tools.
• Table: A Profile of Freshmen at 4-Year Colleges
• Table: Large Colleges With the Best Graduation Rates
• Table: Number of Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded, by Field
• Analysis: No Easy Fixes for Helping Students or Tracking Their Progress

Diversity

• See how well different minority and ethnic groups do in comparison to others in these 11 tables, charts, and interactive tools.
• Chart: Graduation Rates by Race
• Chart: Minority-Serving Colleges With the Best Graduation Rates
• Table: Degrees Awarded, by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
• Analysis: As Hispanics Make Gains, Campuses Broaden Diversity Efforts

Finance

• How colleges are coping with financial pressures, and bringing in money, is explained in 14 tables, charts, and interactive tools.
• Table: Colleges That Charged $50,000 or More in 2012-13
• Table: Universities With the Greatest Research-and-Development Spending
• Table: Private Colleges That Failed the Education Department’s Financial-Responsibility Test
• Analysis: Financial Recovery, and Then Some Headwinds

Technology

• Eleven tables, charts, and interactive features show you what devices students prefer to use and how much they are turning toward online education.
• Chart: Tools That College Students Wish Their Instructors Used More or Less, 2013
• Chart: Senior Information-Technology Officials' Views on MOOCs and Other Instructional Technology
• Table: College Students’ Attitudes About E-Textbooks
• Analysis: In a Time of Experimentation: Excitement and Dread

International

• Find out where U.S. and international students choose to study, and what concerns drive their decisions. Ten tables, charts, and interactive maps give you the global picture.
• Table: U.S. Institutions With the Most Foreign Students
• Map: Share of Population Enrolled in College in Selected Countries
• Chart: Importance of Safety Concerns for Overseas Study
• Analysis: Internationalization Hits Some Bumps, at Home and Abroad