Higher Ed Administrators: Trends in Diversity and Pay Equity from 2002 to 2022

Throughout this report, we will investigate trends for administrators overall and provide further analyses on three key administrator positions: presidents, provosts, and chief human resources officers (CHROs). This report starts with an investigation of trends in representation and pay equity by gender (women, men) among administrators over the past 20 years (from 2001-02 to 2021-22). We will then cover intersectional trends in composition and pay equity by race/ethnicity (Native American or Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic or Latina/o, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, two or more races, White) and gender within the administrator workforce over the past 10 years (i.e., from 2011-12 to 2021-22). We will also investigate whether diversity and pay equity among administrators differs by total operating expense quartile. We will then investigate trends in diversity and pay equity for three key positions: presidents, provosts, and CHROs. Finally, we will discuss conclusions and recommendations for higher ed institutions based on these results.