STATE UNIVERSITY SALARIES. 427 



A graphical scheme has been chosen as this presents at a glance 

 the general situation from year to year. A large amount of data was, 

 however, collected that will not admit of simple graphical treatment; 

 for instance, the maximum and minimum salaries, the number of men 

 of a given rank from year to year, the number receiving a given salary, 

 etc. To have presented all this would have multiplied unduly the 

 number of plates, and therefore no such presentation will be attempted. 



Most of these figures, as was mentioned above, were obtained from 

 the published reports of the institutions. Those for the last two 

 years, however, were kindly furnished by the executive departments 

 of the universities.* In addition, all the data for each university 

 were referred back for correction, if necessary, and therefore may be 

 looked upon as official. Only data relating to the salaries of pro- 

 fessors, associate professors and assistant professors are given, for the 

 reason that to have included the large number of instructors, assistants, 

 etc., would have demanded too much time. 



This shows the total income of each university during the past 

 twelve years, that for the current year being, of course, estimated. At 

 present Minnesota heads the list with an income of approximately 

 $800,000. Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas follow 

 in the order named, with Indiana and Illlinois not given. 



In connection with this it ought to be said that both Kansas and 

 Indiana support two institutions of higher learning; each state having 

 in addition to the university an agricultural and mechanical college. 

 In the other states these subjects are not given in separate schools, 

 but make a part of the university curriculum. In this paper only 

 those institutions officially designated as state universities are consid- 

 ered. This of course will greatly affect the relative income, but should 

 in no sense affect the salaries. 



This shows the average salary from year to year paid at each of 

 the universities to men holding the rank of professor. The heavy 

 line on this plate marked ' average ' gives the average salary of pro- 

 fessors in the eight institutions. It was obtained by treating the 

 eight universities as one and dividing the total amount paid each 

 year to professors by the number of men of this rank in the eight 

 schools. 



Two notes of explanation are required in regard to this plate: 

 ( 1 ) Many men in the professional schools of law and medicine hold the 

 rank of professor, but inasmuch as they give only a small part of 

 their time to teaching they receive relatively low salaries. Obviously 

 they represent professions other than that of teacher, and all such are 



* The authors wish in this place to thank the presidents of these eight 

 universities for their ready aid, which made possible the collection of the data 

 for the more recent years. They feel especially indebted to Dr. W. O. Thomp- 

 son, of Ohio, through whose kind assistance the interest of the others was 

 enlisted. 



