This paper documents how the University of Oklahoma developed discipline cost indices which it then used in its budget allocation process. In order to overcome the interinstitutional comparison problems between universities which use different reporting and accounting methods, discipline cost indices were derived using data collected through the…

This study examined faculty salaries at 50 higher education institutions using methods to adjust salaries for geographic differences, cost of living, and tax burdens so that comparisons were based on real rather than nominal value of salaries. The study sample consisted of one public doctorate granting institution from each state and used salary…

By focusing attention on comparative state performance in educating students, the Wall Chart (State Education Statistics, 1983) forced policymakers to consider state differences in student populations and the consequences of these differences for the outcomes of state systems of education. This paper presents the results of a study that attempted…