TexasBudgetSource.com, a project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, wrote an article publicizing a new report that was just released by the Goldwater Institute. According to the article:
Nationwide, the number of full-time administrators per student increased 39 percent - compared to 18 percent growth in instructors - during the 14-year time period. The disparity in Texas tended to be even larger....
At Texas A&M, the number of full-time administrators per 100 students grew by 64 percent between 1993 and 2007, whereas the number of teachers, researchers, and service-providers grew only 9 percent. The study also showed per every handful of 100 A&M students, there are 6.6 full-time administrators and 4.7 full-time instructors and researchers.
The University of Texas at Austin showed a slightly less jaw-dropping trend, but only slight, with administration increasing by 33 percent compared to a 14 percent increase in teaching, research, and service. It employs 9.3 full time administrators per 100 students, with 4.9 teachers and researchers. UT-Arlington, UT-Dallas, Texas Tech University, and the University of North Texas all showed similar results.
And yet tuition and fees continue to increase, burdening students and their families. During hard economic times like these, shouldn't administrators be cutting their budgets like the rest of us?
