Dive Brief:

• A new Delta Cost Project report says that new administrative positions caused a 28% expansion of the higher-ed workforce from 2000 to 2012.
• The report says the ratio of full-time faculty and staff members per administrator has dropped 40%, down to 2.5-to-1.
• Another finding: Faculty salaries were basically flat in the 12-year period studied.

Dive Insight:

The report also tells the story of growing reliance on part-time faculty. Colleges have expanded their use of part-time instructors per student, while full-time instructor levels stayed steady or declined.