2023 Survey of College and University Presidents
Survey
Apr. 2023
Sample Size:
442
Demographics:
administrators
Topics:
Administration
Top Findings:
- Most presidents are confident that their institution will be financially stable over the next 5 to 10 years. More than three quarters “somewhat agree” or “strongly agree” that they are confident their institution will be financially stable over the next five (83 percent) and 10 (78 percent) years. Those figures are up slightly from 2022.
- Most presidents indicate that senior administrators at their institution have not had serious discussions regarding merging with another college or university in the past year. Most also say senior administrators have not had discussions about consolidating some of its programs or operations with another college or university (71 percent).
- Few presidents report being “very” or “extremely worried” about the turnover rate of faculty and staff at their institution. More than one third of presidents indicate that they are “somewhat worried” (36 percent). An overwhelming majority of presidents think that a major cause of turnover at their institution is competitive offers from other employers. More than half of presidents believe that natural career progression (55 percent) and burnout (52 percent) are major causes of turnover.
- Most presidents disagree that there will be any major effects at their institution if the U.S. Supreme Court curtails the use of affirmative action in admissions. Four in five disagree that their institution would have to significantly adjust its admissions policy, and nearly two-thirds disagree that race relations at their institutions will worsen (65 percent).