It's Lucrative at the Top

By JULIANNE BASINGER and SARAH H. HENDERSON

Increases for chief executives outstrip those for the rank and file at public universities

Database: View The Chronicle's searchable database of compensation for chief executives at 131 public and 591 private colleges

Table: Showing the highest-paid leaders of public universities, 2004-5

Table: Showing public-university presidents' pay brackets, 2004

Table: Showing public-university presidents with the highest compensation, 2004-5

Article: High Pay, Hard

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