Useful Stats: Chronicle Releases Annual Almanac of Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education has released online the 2002-3 Almanac of Higher Education, an annual collection of facts and figures about U.S. colleges and universities. Published annually at the end of August, the Almanac includes data on students, professors, administrators, institutions, and their resources, as well as state-by-state profiles of higher education in the U.S.

Included in the Almanac's overview is a look at college enrollment trends, demographics, faculty pay, tuition and fees. The Almanac uses several tables to illustrate such statistical indicators as average tuition and fees, expenditures, state appropriations, state spending on student aid, research spending by universities, and federal funds for research at colleges and universities.

The Almanac's faculty and staff section provides a search engine for researching average faculty salaries arranged by academic rank at more than 1,400 colleges, universities, and multicampus systems in 2001-2. Users may narrow their search by choosing a state and selecting the type of institution — doctoral, comprehensive, baccalaureate, or two-year colleges with ranks. Results can then be sorted alphabetically or by salary type (professor, associate professor, assistant professor or instructor). Links to previous years' data and related articles published in 2002 in the Chronicle, such as "Faculty Salaries Rise, For Now," accompany the section.

Online access to much of the Almanac of Higher Education is restricted to registered Chronicle subscribers. The Almanac is available at: http://chronicle.com/free/almanac/2002/nation/nation_index.htm#resources