RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
CUPA-HR’s research publications and interactive graphics highlight trends and issues around higher ed workforce planning, pay equity, representation of women and racial/ethnic minorities, and more.
The Higher Education Financial Aid Workforce: Pay, Representation, Pay Equity, and Retention
This report examines the higher education financial aid workforce, including pay and pay equity, staffing, representatio...
Representation and Pay Equity in Higher Education Faculty: A Review and Call to Action
This report uses CUPA-HR data to assess the current state of representation and pay equity for women and racial/ethnic m...
Higher Ed Administrators: Trends in Diversity and Pay Equity From 2002 to 2022
This report investigates representation and pay equity of women and people of color within the higher ed administrator w...
The CUPA-HR 2023 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey
This report provides an overview of what proportion of the higher ed workforce is at risk of leaving, why employees are ...
The Higher Ed Admissions Workforce: Pay, Diversity, Equity, and Years in Position
This report provides a deep dive into the admissions workforce in higher ed, including pay and size of admissions positi...
The CUPA-HR 2022 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey: Focus on Supervisors
This report explores higher ed supervisors’ likelihood of looking for new employment, their current challenges and wor...
The CUPA-HR 2022 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey: Initial Results
This report provides an overview of what proportion of the higher ed workforce is at risk for leaving, why they’re con...
The Development, Fundraising, and Alumni Relations Workforce in Higher Education
In this report, we examine the demographics, salaries, retention, diversity and pay equity of fundraising employees in h...
The Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities in the Workforce of MSIs
This report provides an examination of the racial/ethnic and gender composition of the MSI workforce and assesses how we...
Women in the Leadership Pipeline Have Better Representation and Pay With Female Presidents and Provosts
This report examines whether institutions with women presidents or provosts have higher representation and pay for women...