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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by _jal on Thursday January 13, 2022 @11:31AM (#29922664)
Salary of full-time faculty at American colleges and universities:

1970-71: $81,798

2018-19: $88,703

Mean salary of American college and university presidents in 1983: $160,640 (2018 dollars).

Median compensation of private college and university presidents in 2018: $668,000.

Median compensation of public college and university presidents in 2019: $495,808

More, and primary source links:

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2021/03/university-admi...

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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by arrosenberg on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:39PM (#29923853)
Now add the Athletics programs to that and you have a pretty good idea of the issue.
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by nfw2 on Thursday January 13, 2022 @06:42PM (#29928616)
The marquee athletic programs (football and sometimes basketball) generally are cash-positive.
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by worstestes on Saturday January 15, 2022 @11:02AM (#29947368)
Source?
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by the_jeremy on Sunday January 16, 2022 @07:04PM (#29961814)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2019/09/12/college-f...
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by sosuke on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:18PM (#29923490)
nvm
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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by _jal on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:32PM (#29923751)
The post declares near the top:

"ALL FIGURES ARE INFLATION-ADJUSTED INTO CONSTANT 2018 OR 2019 DOLLARS."

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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by sosuke on Thursday January 13, 2022 @01:16PM (#29924415)
Yup, I didn't look at your source only what information you posted. The "(2018 dollars)" on only one line implied to me the other numbers were unadjusted.
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