American College President Study

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ACE's American College President Study (ACPS) has long served the higher education community as the most comprehensive, in-depth, and frequently cited source of information about the college presidency and the higher education leadership pipeline. Conducted approximately every five years since 1986, ACPS captures important data on presidential demographics, search and selection processes, career trajectories, duties and responsibilities, and many other important topics. Through generous support from the TIAA Institute, ACE published the 2017 edition, along with an accompanying interactive data explorer that can be used to view historical ACPS data back to 2001.

Related Publications

Leading the Way to Parity: Preparation, Persistence, and the Role of Women Presidents

This brief offers recommendations to increase representation of women among college presidents, and argues that meaningful parity will only be achieved when women not only reach the presidency, but are set up to succeed and endure in the position.

Innovative Leadership: Insights from the American College President Study 2017

This brief shares examples of how innovative higher education leaders work collaboratively with campus stakeholders, build and strengthen networks, and turn their challenges into successes.