Previous Years

Previous Years

2011

In its fifth year, the Chronicle Great Colleges program welcomed participation from 310 institutions, including 245 four-year schools and 65 two-year schools.  Almost 111,000 Faculty and Staff nationwide were invited to take the survey, with nearly 44,000 responding: greater than 8,300 Administrators; more than 20,400 Faculty; and over 15,000 Exempt Professional Staff.

Click here to see the 2011 winners by recognition category and winners by enrollment.
Click here to see the 2011 two-year and four-year Honor Roll winners.
Click here to read the 2011 Chronicle Workplace supplement.

2010

Despite a challenging economic environment, the Great Colleges to Work For program expanded to welcome 275 institutions in its third year.  There were 221 four-year and 54 two-year schools competing for recognition in 2010, totaling to an additional 28 schools over 2009.  

Surveys were administered to almost 109,000 faculty and staff nationwide, with approximately 46,000 responding.  We heard from more than 8,100 Administrators, 20,700 Faculty, and nearly 14,800 Exempt Professional Staff to gauge human capital and organizational cultures at higher education institutions across the country.

Click here to see the 2010 winner by recognition category and winners by enrollment.
Click here to see the 2010 two-year and four-year Honor Roll winners.
Click here to read the 2010 Chronicle Workplace supplement.

2009

Due to the overwhelming positive response to last year’s launch, the 2009 program was expanded to include both a community college category and to extend eligibility to most non-profit colleges interested in participating. In 2009, 247 colleges completed the entire assessment process compared to 89 colleges in 2008, representing a 270% increase.  Of the institutions surveyed, 201 were four-year colleges, and 46 were two-year schools. 

Surveys were sent to over 96,000 faculty and staff nationwide. Of those, nearly 41,000 responded (a 43% average response rate): over 9,900 Administration; over 18,000 Faculty; and nearly 11,000 Professional Support Staff.

Click here to see the 2009 winners by recognition category and winners by enrollment.
Click here to see the 2009 2-year and 4-year Honor Roll winners.  
Click here to view the 2009 Chronicle Workplace supplement.

2008

In 2008, The Chronicle of Higher Education and ModernThink invited 844 colleges and universities across five Carnegie classifications to participate in the inaugural Great Colleges to Work For program. Invitations were extended across the following Carnegie classifications:

RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity)
RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)
DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities
Master’s/L: Master’s Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Bac/A&S: Baccalaureate Colleges—Arts & Sciences

Eighty-nine organizations participated. We surveyed over 15,000 faculty and staff (4,003 identified as Administration, 5,840 identified as Faculty, and 4,262 identified as Professional Support Staff).

Click here to see the 2008 winners by recognition category and winners by number of employees.
Click here to view the 2008 Chronicle Workplace supplement.