Executive Summary
Enrollment at America’s leading universities has been increasing dramatically, rising nearly 15 percent between 1993 and 2007. But unlike almost every other growing industry, higher education has not become more efficient. Instead, universities now have more administrative employees and spend more on administration to educate each student. In short, universities are suffering from “administrative bloat,” expanding the resources devoted to administration significantly faster than spending on instruction, research and service.
Between 1993 and 2007, the number of full-time administrators per 100 students at America’s leading universities grew by 39 percent, while the number of employees engaged in teaching, research or service only grew by 18 percent. Inflation-adjusted spending on administration per student increased by 61 percent during the same period, while instructional spending per student rose 39 percent. Arizona State University, for example, increased the number of administrators per 100 students by 94 percent during this period while actually reducing the number of employees engaged in instruction, research and service by 2 percent. Nearly half of all full-time employees at Arizona State University are administrators.
A significant reason for the administrative bloat is that students pay only a small portion of administrative costs. The lion’s share of university resources comes from the federal and state governments, as well as private gifts and fees for non-educational services. The large and increasing rate of government subsidy for higher education facilitates administrative bloat by insulating students from the costs. Reducing government subsidies would do much to make universities more efficient.
We base our conclusions on data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Higher education institutions report basic information about enrollment, employment and spending in various categories to IPEDS, which then makes this systematically collected information publicly available. In this report, we focus on the 198 leading universities in the United States. They are the ones in IPEDS identified as four year colleges that also grant doctorates and engage in a high or very high level of research. This set includes all state flagship public universities as well as elite private institutions.
Hey, if you want your child to really be indoctrinated in the right wayAlert - Glenn Beck says take your kids out of college, they are ind....
in protecting and defending your Constitution, then see if they have
what it takes to apply and get into and through West Point.
When your student knows who they are they know what they believe in,
they won't want to be in that mind bending atmosphere anyway because
they will know the difference!
It is OUR job to instill Values and Principles into our children and
young adults, so that when they do go out into the world, they know
what is right. If is also OUR money, spend it wisely and pick a school
of values and principles. Yes, they are out there, you must help your
student find them.
Skip schools that get state and federal money - go private, they usually
have more "donation" grant money to share.
deb
9-12
"Duty, Honor, Country; Do Not Lie, Cheat or Steal, Nor Tolerate Those
Who Do! Liberty Cannot Be Preserved Without General Knowledge Among The
People."
John Adams
Home Of The Free * Because Of The Brave
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