New data from the AAUP show just how much more private college faculty members are earning, on average, than are public college faculty members.
Disadvantage for Full Professors at Public Institutions
Percentages are the percentage less than comparable private college and university faculty members that public faculty members are earning.
Source: American Association of University Professors
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Disadvantage for Associate Professors at Public Institutions
Percentages are the percentage less than comparable private college and university faculty members that public faculty members are earning.
Source: American Association of University Professors
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Disadvantage for Assistant Professors at Public Institutions
Percentages are the percentage less than comparable private college and university faculty members that public faculty members are earning.
Source: American Association of University Professors
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
California Institute of Technology, $179,200
Public:
University of Texas at Dallas, $143,100
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
Duke University $180,200
Public:
University of Virginia $143,200
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
Yale University $186,300
Public:
University of Texas at Austin $144,000
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
University of Pennsylvania $187,000
Public:
Rutgers University at Camden $145,000
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
New York University $187,600
Public:
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor $148,700
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
Princeton University $200,000
Public:
Rutgers University at New Brunswick $151,000
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
Harvard University $203,000
Public:
Rutgers University at Newark $154,700
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
University of Chicago $203,600
Public:
University of California at Berkley $158,900
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
Stanford University $207,300
Public:
New Jersey Institute of Technology $166,700
Top Universities in Faculty Salaries for Full Professors
Private:
Columbia University $212,300*
*See details on this figure in article
Public:
University of California at Los Angeles $167,000