Proving Presidential Worth

By JULIANNE BASINGER

Federal scrutiny and faculty resentment accompany increases in top executives' pay

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

Table: Showing leaders in total compensation at private colleges, 2002-3

Chart: Showing how some presidents earned nothing

Table: Showing private-university presidents in top pay brackets, 2003

Table: Showing trends in private-college presidents' median

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