Administrators

The cost of regulations to business is often discussed but it is surprising to most people that there are more administrators at most colleges than students. The major reason for the growth in administrative positions on college campuses isn't administrative intrusion into academic governance, it is the increase in reporting and program requirements placed on colleges by federal and state governments. Stanford University has more administrative staff and faculty than it does students. Specifically, there are 15,750 administrators, 2,288 faculty members, and 16,937 students. This trend has effected high schools. The number of district administrators in U.S. public schools has grown 87.6 percent between 2000 and 2019 compared to student growth at 7.6 percent and teacher growth at 8.7 percent.