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Podcast: The College Investor Audio Show
Episode: The Truth About Administrative Bloat At U.S. Colleges
Description: In the last few years, rising college costs have been at least partially blamed on a simple and provocative idea: administrative bloat. The claim is easy to repeat and hard to forget. Some versions suggest that elite colleges employ one administrator for every two students, or even several staff members per student. These figures have even made it to Congressional policy debates, opinion pieces, and social media posts, often presented as self-evident proof that colleges have lost control of their staffing.But when these claims are checked against federal data, they fall apart....