A SIMPLE GUIDE TO THE NUMBERS BEHIND “THE ONE PERCENT AT STATE U”
To learn more about an institution, follow the steps below:
Executive Compensation
http://chronicle.com/article/Executive-Compensation-at/146519/#id=table
(subscription required)
1) Scroll through the list to locate a school and explore prior years by clicking on “Related
Executive Compensation Surveys.”
Student Debt
http://college-insight.org/#explore/go
1) Under “Select College, State, or Sector,” type the name of the institution and select it from
the drop-down menu.
2) Under “Select Variables,” click “browse by category.” Select “Student Debt.” In the dropdown menu, select “Average debt of graduates.”
3) Under “Select Year(s),” select the year or years you would like to look at.
4) Once your variables are selected, click “Show Results” at the bottom of the page.
Faculty and Expenditures
http://highereddata.aft.org/
1) Click on “Compare Higher Education Institutions”
2) Type in your institution’s name. If your institution has multiple campuses, do not type in the
specific campus. Instead, type the basic name (University of STATE) and then select your
campus from the available options.
3) For faculty data, select “Instructional Staff.” On the next page, select “Instructional Staff”
again. The number of permanent faculty are found under the category “Full-time tenure/on
track Faculty.” The number of contingent faculty are found under the category “Full-time nontenure track Faculty.” The number of part-time faculty are found under the category “Parttime/Adjunct faculty.”
4) For expenditure data, select “Expenditures per FTE.” Non-academic administrative
expenditures per full-time equivalent student are found under the category “Institutional
Support.” Scholarship expenditures per full-time equivalent student are found under the
category “Scholarships.”