The Chronicle of Higher Education
Special Issues & Data

Issues in Depth

Collections of documents and articles from The Chronicle.

America's Science Test Shootings at Virginia Tech The Global Campus The Growing Divide Affirmative Action The Almanac of Higher Education, 2007-8 Desegregation Distance Education Election 2004 Federal Commission on the Future of Higher Education For-Profit Higher Education Higher Education Act Reauthorization Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, & Wilma Internet Restriction and Censorship The Michigan Affirmative-Action Decisions Tenure and Labor Relations in Academe Title IX and Intercollegiate Athletics Tuition and Fees

Special Reports

Collections of news and opinion articles on topics of note.

Academic Workplace Academic Life Admissions & Student Aid Campus Architecture Campus Management Campus Services Community Colleges Diversity in Academe Endowments Executive Compensation Information Technology Legal Issues Libraries Personal Finance School & College

Data

A collection of facts and figures on higher education, including college enrollment, demographics, salaries, admissions, tuition, test scores, degrees conferred, foreign students, study abroad, fund raising, and more. (8/29/2008)
Two searchable databases of grants awarded to colleges, from 1990 to 2003 and from 2008. (3/28/2008)
The Chronicle's survey of college trustees shows that many feel unprepared for the job. (5/11/2007)
The Chronicle's annual survey of pay and benefits for presidents at public and private institutions, and at community colleges. (11/21/2008)
An exclusive Chronicle survey reveals college leaders' views of higher education, their jobs, and their lives. (11/4/2005)
Median salaries of college administrators, and median salaries of midlevel college administrators.
A searchable database of faculty salaries, 1999-2008, and a list of average faculty salaries in selected fields at 4-year institutions.
A database of stipends and benefits offered by top universities to graduate and research assistants.
An index rates the productivity of faculty members in 7,294 individual doctoral programs in 104 disciplines at 354 institutions.
A searchable listing of tuition and fees at more than 3,000 institutions
A searchable database on athletics spending and gender equity in college sports, including information on more than 1,000 institutions.
Databases of endowments for the 1999-2006 fiscal years. (1/26/2007)
A database of college fund-raising campaigns, searchable by institution, the amount of the goal, and the amount raised to date.
Top institutions in federal spending, from 1995 to present.
The Chronicle's second Survey of Public Opinion on Higher Education shows that the American public's confidence in colleges remains strong, despite concerns about admissions. A special report features articles, analysis, and data from the survey. (5/7/2004)
The Chronicle's interactive quarterly Index of For-Profit Higher Education.
Data from 1995 to present.
Information about foreign students at U.S. institutions and study abroad by U.S. students. (11/21/2008)
Lists of colleges with the most freshman Merit Scholars since 1995.
A database of newly-completed buildings, renovation projects, and campus spaces in the United States and Canada.
See the complete list of charts, tables, and other data from The Chronicle