College Budget Cuts Tracker – Tracking budget cuts from top universities and colleges in the United States

Colleges and universities are eliminating faculty, programs and entire departments as demographic changes sweep the higher education industry.

Some schools have even had to shut down. The global pandemic has exacerbated mounting financial difficulties. Factors predating the pandemic have also played a significant role in the crisis that many higher education institutions face:

Since the 2008 recession college enrollment has declined by about 12 percent, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

Nearly 30 percent of all four-year schools brought in less tuition revenue per student in 2017-18 than in 2009-10, according to The Hechinger Report

Shifting demographics — The number of high school graduates is flat — and in some cases declining — because of lower birth rates about 20 years ago. Those numbers are also projected to decline.

Here is a sampling of college budget cuts across the nation.

Colleges and universities are eliminating faculty, programs and entire departments as demographic changes sweep the higher education industry.

Some schools have even had to shut down. The global pandemic has exacerbated mounting financial difficulties. Factors predating the pandemic have also played a significant role in the crisis that many higher education institutions face:

Since the 2008 recession college enrollment has declined by about 12 percent, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

Nearly 30 percent of all four-year schools brought in less tuition revenue per student in 2017-18 than in 2009-10, according to The Hechinger Report

Shifting demographics — The number of high school graduates is flat — and in some cases declining — because of lower birth rates about 20 years ago. Those numbers are also projected to decline.

Here is a sampling of college budget cuts across the nation.

2019-2020 BUDGET CUTS

SCHOOL	CUTS	SOURCE AND DATE
University of Minnesota	Pause in hiring Incentivized retirement program Suspension of merit pay increases and other augmentations Furlough and pay reduction program weighted more heavily toward the University’s highest earning employees	University of Minnesota 11-Dec-20
Marquette University	Cut 225 faculty and staff positions by the end of June 2022	Wisconsin Public Radio 10-Dec-20
College of Saint Rose	$5.97 million reduction in academic expenses Closure of 16 bachelor’s degrees, six master’s degrees and three certificate programs Reductions in overhead costs, curricular and co-curricular adjustments, the Distinguished Professor Program (retirement incentive for full-time faculty with 20 years or more of service) Earlier in the year there was $8 million in administrative and staff expense reductions including layoffs, salary reductions, and freezing the staff pension plan Elimination of 33 of the 151 full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty positions in December 2021, eight full-time visiting faculty on annual contracts will not be renewed.	College of Saint Rose 8-Dec-20
Central Michigan University	The College of Business Administration budget decreased from $23 million to about $21 million, a 7.8% difference. The College of the Arts and Media budget decreased from $16 million to about $14.8 million, a 7.5% difference. The College of Education and Human Services budget decreased from $20.6 million to $18.5 million, a 10 % difference. The College of Health Professions budget decreased from $20 million to about $19 million, a 4.8 % difference. The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences budget decreased from $28 million to about $25 million, a 10.2 % difference. The College of Medicine budget had the least amount cut from its budget. This year, the college's budget is about $25 million and decreased by about $30,000 from last year. That's a .1 % difference. College of Science and Engineering budget decreased from about $32 million to $29.6 million, a 7.8 % decrease. Budget reductions also impacted the number of personnel within colleges. According to the 2020-2021 operating budget, CMU is down 62 fixed-term faculty and 25 regular and medical faculty members from the 2019-20 academic year.	Central Michigan Life 1-Dec-20
Misericordia University	Eliminating 41 full-time employees Suspending tenure for 20 months	Fox 56 10-Nov-20
Doane University	$3.6 million in budget cuts Final decisions on the 18 academic programs — which account for 26% of the total savings sought by Doane — would be finalized by trustees at a meeting in April.	Lincoln Journal Star 10-Nov-20
Guilford College	$7 million in budget cuts to the 2021-2022 school year. Discontinued nearly half of its academic majors Cut another 36 positions Cut 27 faculty positions, or 30% of its full-time faculty with plans to lay off 16 tenured professors and five visiting professors Cut 9.5 staff positions this week after furloughing about half of its non-teaching staff in the spring when it closed its campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, the college laid off 47 staff members and five visiting professors and announced that it wouldn't fill another 34 open administrative and staff positions	Fox 8 9-Nov-20
University of Delaware	Laying off 122 employees Cuts in discretionary spending Hiring and salary freeze Salary cuts for senior administration Laid off 1,100 part-time employees last spring	Delaware Business Times 29-Oct-20
Ithaca College	Cut its full-time faculty count by 130, from 547 total, by 2022. Inside Higher Ed, Ithaca Announces Sweeping Faculty Cuts	Inside Higher Ed 15-Oct-20
City University of New York	Nearly 3,000 adjuncts laid off Course offerings slashed Searches for full-time faculty have been canceled Class sizes could increase to between 50 and 70 students	Gothamist 15-Oct-20
Thomas Jefferson University	At least 500 full-time jobs will be cut by leaving open positions unfilled Retirement plan contributions paused until 2021 Top executives will have their salaries reduced by an undisclosed amount	Philly Voice 13-Oct-20
Duke University	Cut 75 positions Cut salaries for highly compensated employees Suspend University-paid retirement contributions Freeze all new hires	CNN 8-Oct-20
University of Memphis	Staff reductions to offset a loss of $50 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic The reductions will impact facilities management and support services along with the following auxiliary groups: housing, the Holiday Inn, parking and transportation services, Tiger Copy and Graphics, mail services, dining services, conference and event services	Commercial Appeal 7-Oct-20
Miami University	Furloughs ranging from 5 to 20 days for all 115 intercollegiate coaches and staff President taking 25% voluntary salary reduction	Dayton Business Journal 6-Oct-20
Ball State University	128 job cuts 90 of the lost jobs were vacant positions: 25 tenured/tenure-track faculty; 17 contract faculty; 17 professional staff, and 31 staff/service staff. 13 employees were terminated: 13 contract faculty; 10 professional staff; and 15 staff/service staff.	Muncie Star Press 10/6/20
Pomona College	Furloughed more than 260 non-faculty staff	Daily Bulletin 24-Sep-20
Western Michigan University	Cut $76M in 2020-21 Personnel accounting for a large portion of cuts to expenses, including through reduction of force, attrition, retirements and resignations Cut expenses by hibernating buildings and consolidating services	MLive 18-Sep-20
Marist College	Laid off roughly 10 administrative assistants	Marist Circle 18-Sep-20
Adelphi University	Laid off 62 part- and full-time employees in September Laid off 160 part-time staffers in May	Newsweek 17-Sep-20
Scripps College	Scripps was initially able to save $11 million through cuts and will save another $7.2 million through furloughs and other additional actions Furlough 59 employees from dining and custodial departments, reducing those staffers’ hours down to 20 per week from Aug. 30 to Dec. 20. Hiring suspension for most new and vacant positions Moratorium on salary increases Decrease in divisional operating budgets of $6.3 million Decrease of $1.2 million in expenditures for The Claremont College Services Reduction of retirement contributions for all employees to 0 % from September to June President taken a voluntary salary reduction of 20% while vice presidents have taken reductions of 5%	The Student Life 15-Sep-20
Pomona College	Temporary furlough for 264 non-faculty	Claremont Courier 10-Sep-20
Smith College	Estimated $10 million loss 230 employees furloughed for fall, 48 on partial and 182 on full senior admin pay cuts up to 20%, suspension of capital projects	Smith College 10-Sep-20
Carthage College	Cut 2 departments Cut 23 professors	Patch.com 4-Aug-20
Ashland University	Eliminate 20 undergraduate degree over the next few years including French, Spanish, Geology, Physics, Economics and Theatre	Times Gazette 27-Jul-20
Canisius College	Layoffs of approximately 25 faculty members Layoffs of 71 staff members Salary cuts for employees making more than $65,000 $65,000-100,000: 2% cut More than $100,000: 4.5% cut Elimination of nine majors Classics Creative and Performing Arts Human Services Physics Religious Studies Entrepreneurship Urban Studies European Studies International Business	WKBW 20-Jul-20
University of Missouri	3,598 employees furloughed 2,317 took pay-cuts Laid off 173 employees	13KRCG 17-Jul-20
University of Akron	Eliminated 97 full-time professors 21 others resigned or retired Cut $4.4 million from athletics department Eliminated 21 contract employees and 60 staff members Eliminated six of 11 colleges	Inside Higher Ed 16-Jul-20
Carleton College	Limit travel and hiring Not increasing employee salaries A reduction in capital/maintenance projects ($1 million budget impact) Department budget cuts ($1 million) Unfilled faculty lines ($585,000) Unfilled staff positions ($750,000) 10-15% cut to senior staff salaries ($125,000) Six-month suspension of the College contribution to employee retirement plans, effective November 1 ($3 million).	Carleton College 10-Jul-20
Antioch College	Cut $2.5 million, more than 20 %. Cut six faculty and eight staff	Yellow Spring News 9-Jul-20
Boston University	Laying off or furloughing 250 employees Eliminating or deferring hiring for approximately 200 open and unfilled positions	Mass Live 29-Jun-20
University of Michigan, Flint	Laid off nearly 40% of lecturers Laid off about 300 total employees Salary reductions Freezing spending and hiring Admin reorganization	Detroit Free Press 22-Jun-20
Wittenberg University	Cut $2.5 million from academic program expenses. Discontinuing the following academic programs: archaeology minor; geology major and minor; French minor; Japanese; Russian minor; Russian and Central Eurasian Studies. and the dance major and minor. Eliminating two tenured faculty positions, one each in geology and Japanese. Not filling some other faculty positions left open by retirement and resignation. Eliminating staff positions, including dissolving the Graduate and Professional Studies office and reducing staffing in other areas	Wittenberg University 22-Jun-20
University of Michigan	Preparing for up to $1 billion in budget shortfall at 3 campuses 1,400 employees furloughed or laid off Senior administration taking 5% to 10% reduction in monthly salaries Cut to non-essential costs Reduction in use of consultants Pause construction Non-critical operations staff voluntarily take 60 to 120 furlough days Eliminated 21 athletic positions and left 15 positions unfilled	MLive 19-Jun-20
University of Iowa	Implemented a hiring freeze Presidents took voluntary pay cuts Froze salaries of 4,200 employees Cut funding for building projects Laid off 15 lecturers in Arts and Sciences	Des Moines Register 17-Jun-20
Fort Lewis College	Cut $1.85 million from the general fund budget 12 employees laid off 11 employees furloughed	Durango Herald 15-Jun-20
Keuka College	Conducted “some layoffs” in March Implemented furloughs for staff and administration Executive team took a 20% compensation reduction through at least the end of this fiscal year (June 30)	Finger Lake Times 13-Jun-20
Elmira College	Eliminated six academic programs and three sports teams Reduced staff by 20%	Elmira Star-Gazette 5-Jun-20
Michigan State University	More than 700 employees furloughed Pay cuts from .5% to 7% to non-union faculty and staff Senior administration pay cuts between 2% and 8% President took a 10% pay cut	MLive 2-Jun-20
Lewis-Clark State College	Reduced its workforce of around 450 people by nearly 60 full-time positions Discontinued its associate degree program in engineering, its administrative management program, its Kids’ College summer program, and its continuing education programs	Lewiston Tribune 2-Jun-20
Brown University	Eliminated 11 varsity sports and promoted two others to varsity status	Insider Higher Ed 1-Jun-20
Lafayette College	Reduce employee salaries Put some on furlough Freeze its retirement contributions $4.1 million cut to capital projects	Lehigh Valley Live 29-May-20
Earlham College	$7.6 million in budget cuts for the next fiscal year Eliminate 34 jobs Restructure 27 jobs Suspend the golf and tennis teams	WRTV 28-May-20
University of Miami	Implemented a hiring freeze Pay cuts ranging from 10% to 15% for senior admin Suspended employee pension plans until May 2021 Implemented temporary furloughs	Miami Herald 22-May-20
Cleveland State University	Four week staff furloughs Pay cuts ranging from 6% to 12.5% depending on salary Hiring freeze for 70 open staff positions Reduced spending	19 News 22-May-20
Ohio Wesleyan	Cuts totaling $10 million annually Eliminated 44 non-teaching staff members Reduced regular retirement contributions from 10% to 8.7% Eliminated the university’s 1.5% matching contributions Eliminated 18 majors and consolidate several other departments (a move expected to save nearly $4 million)	Columbus Dispatch 19-May-20
Ohio University	Eliminated 334 positions over three layoffs, nonrenewals and cuts. Implemented furlough days: seven mandatory days and reach up to 18 days for those making over $200,000. President and Provost salary reductions of 15%, voluntary salary reductions of 10% for the President’s Council and the Deans Council. Athletic director, head football coach and men’s basketball head coach will take voluntary salary reductions of 10%.	Columbus Dispatch 15-May-20
Clark College	$5.5 million in budget cuts Laid off 12 classified employees, 10 faculty members and 10 administrators	The Columbian 15-May-20
Kean University	Estimated $20 million budget deficit Eliminated four academic programs and their faculty Eliminated six managers	My Central Jersey 15-May-20
Missouri Western State University	Cut 30% of the faculty Laying off 31 nontenured instructors, including some on the tenure track, at the end of this year 20 remaining professors will receive terminal, one-year contracts, meaning that about one-quarter of the full-time faculty will be gone by 2021. Others will take early retirement Dozens of majors, minors and concentrations are being cut; including English, history, philosophy, political science, economics, sociology, Spanish, French and the arts	Inside Higher Ed 14-May-20
Kent State	Decline in revenue of $110 million, aim to reduce budget by 20% Offered separation incentive or voluntary buyout to full time employees who spent at least three years at the university. Instilled pay cuts for non-union employees ranging from 2% to 10%, President taking 12.5%. The Union agreed to forgo annual raises for the next fiscal year and to extend the current collective bargaining agreement for one year	WKSU 6-May-20
Western Michigan University	Estimated loss of $85 million Laid off 240 employees Closed various campus facilities including the Gabel Natatorium. Instilled pay reduction of 2.25% for non-union employees President, vice presidents, general counsel, chief of staff and director of intercollegiate athletes taking 10% pay cut Associate and assistant vice presidents, associate provosts and vice provosts, and deans had taken a 5% pay cut	WWMT 6-May-20
Idaho State	Estimated $16 million deficit "Classified" staff will be reduced by 3.8%. "Non-Classified" staff will be cut by 6.7%. Faculty will be reduced by 3.3%, each college cutting budget by 5%	KIDK 3 5-May-20
Harding University	Permanently laid off more than a dozen employees	KAIT 5-May-20
University of Alabama, Birmingham	325 employees placed on temporary furlough University leadership pay cuts: President 15%, Senior Vice Presidents 10%, Deans and Vice Presidents 7%	University of Alabama, Birmingham 4-May-20
Holy Family College	Closed permanently in August 2020. Workforce reduced in June.	WBAY 4-May-20
Portland State University	Estimated to lose $13 million Temporarily laid off 106 employees, plan to reinstate when campus operations resume Interim president taking 15% pay reduction, other senior executives taking pay cuts of either 10% or 7.5%	KPTV 1-May-20
Merrimack College	Laid off 30 non-academic employees Cutting salaries of top administrators, other staff members receiving pay reductions	Eagle Tribune 1-May-20
Saginaw Valley State University	100 staff on temporary leave, some employees left voluntarily and others forced because they cannot complete duties in current environment Delaying the launch of women’s lacrosse program Suspended previously approved capital projects Suspended hiring and restricted university sponsored travel	Midland Daily News 28-Apr-20
Broward College	Laid off all 14 of its counselors	Sun Sentinel 28-Apr-20
Pennsylvania State	Expected loss of $160 million Furloughing 2,000 employees Postponing capital projects All units reducing spending by about 3%	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 27-Apr-20
University of Colorado, Boulder	Expected loss of $67 million Four employees laid off in Education Abroad office and employees in temporary positions COO and Provosts taking 10% pay cut through furloughs Enacting temporary hiring freeze, withdrawn merit raises, canceled events and restricted university sponsored travel	Daily Camera 23-Apr-20
Siena College	Furloughing 75 employees Reducing its capital budget allocation by $3 million Freezing non-faculty hiring and nonessential procurement A 10% contribution to retirement plans has been suspended through December 31, which the college estimates will save $2.4 million	Albany Business Review 23-Apr-20
Urbana University	Closing permanently	Columbus Dispatch 22-Apr-20
University of Kentucky	Estimated $70 million budget shortfall for 2021 Continuing a hiring freeze, 90 day furlough plan Implementing unit layoffs Reducing a year of UK retirement contributions Delay of various university programs	UKnow 21-Apr-20
Washington University in St. Louis	Furlough 1,300 employees for 90 days Hiring freeze at Danforth campus, spending reductions, delaying non-essential building projects, pay cuts Chancellor, executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer taking 15% to 20% pay cuts for 2020-21 fiscal year Estimated loss of $150 million at medical school	KDSK 20-Apr-20
University of Arizona	Employees taking pay cuts ranging from 5% to 20% Hiring freeze, halted $7 million in building projects, withholding $22 million investment in strategic plan Delaying merit based salary increases and 20% reduction in exec leadership pay	Arizona Daily Star 17-Apr-20
Valparaiso University	Furloughed 200 employees (154 full-time, 46 part-time) Temporary salary reduction starting at 2% and increasing the more an employee earns President taking 30% salary reduction Cuts to the music department, men's soccer and men's tennis	Northwest Indiana Times 16-Apr-20
Drew University	Furloughed 70 employees A smaller group (unspecified number) was laid off permanently	Inside Higher Ed 10-Apr-20
Union College	Furloughed 30% of workforce, nearly 275 employees, expected to reinstate when students return to campus Pay cuts to all employees	Daily Gazette 7-Apr-20
Nebraska Christian College	Closing permanently	Norfolk Daily News 2-Apr-20
MacMurray College	Closing permanently	Inside Higher Ed 28-Mar-20
Concordia University	Closing permanently	OPB 24-Feb-20

2019-2020 BUDGET CUTS

SCHOOL	CUTS	SOURCE AND DATE
University of Minnesota	Pause in hiring Incentivized retirement program Suspension of merit pay increases and other augmentations Furlough and pay reduction program weighted more heavily toward the University’s highest earning employees	University of Minnesota 11-Dec-20
Marquette University	Cut 225 faculty and staff positions by the end of June 2022	Wisconsin Public Radio 10-Dec-20
College of Saint Rose	$5.97 million reduction in academic expenses Closure of 16 bachelor’s degrees, six master’s degrees and three certificate programs Reductions in overhead costs, curricular and co-curricular adjustments, the Distinguished Professor Program (retirement incentive for full-time faculty with 20 years or more of service) Earlier in the year there was $8 million in administrative and staff expense reductions including layoffs, salary reductions, and freezing the staff pension plan Elimination of 33 of the 151 full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty positions in December 2021, eight full-time visiting faculty on annual contracts will not be renewed.	College of Saint Rose 8-Dec-20
Central Michigan University	The College of Business Administration budget decreased from $23 million to about $21 million, a 7.8% difference. The College of the Arts and Media budget decreased from $16 million to about $14.8 million, a 7.5% difference. The College of Education and Human Services budget decreased from $20.6 million to $18.5 million, a 10 % difference. The College of Health Professions budget decreased from $20 million to about $19 million, a 4.8 % difference. The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences budget decreased from $28 million to about $25 million, a 10.2 % difference. The College of Medicine budget had the least amount cut from its budget. This year, the college's budget is about $25 million and decreased by about $30,000 from last year. That's a .1 % difference. College of Science and Engineering budget decreased from about $32 million to $29.6 million, a 7.8 % decrease. Budget reductions also impacted the number of personnel within colleges. According to the 2020-2021 operating budget, CMU is down 62 fixed-term faculty and 25 regular and medical faculty members from the 2019-20 academic year.	Central Michigan Life 1-Dec-20
Misericordia University	Eliminating 41 full-time employees Suspending tenure for 20 months	Fox 56 10-Nov-20
Doane University	$3.6 million in budget cuts Final decisions on the 18 academic programs — which account for 26% of the total savings sought by Doane — would be finalized by trustees at a meeting in April.	Lincoln Journal Star 10-Nov-20
Guilford College	$7 million in budget cuts to the 2021-2022 school year. Discontinued nearly half of its academic majors Cut another 36 positions Cut 27 faculty positions, or 30% of its full-time faculty with plans to lay off 16 tenured professors and five visiting professors Cut 9.5 staff positions this week after furloughing about half of its non-teaching staff in the spring when it closed its campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, the college laid off 47 staff members and five visiting professors and announced that it wouldn't fill another 34 open administrative and staff positions	Fox 8 9-Nov-20
University of Delaware	Laying off 122 employees Cuts in discretionary spending Hiring and salary freeze Salary cuts for senior administration Laid off 1,100 part-time employees last spring	Delaware Business Times 29-Oct-20
Ithaca College	Cut its full-time faculty count by 130, from 547 total, by 2022. Inside Higher Ed, Ithaca Announces Sweeping Faculty Cuts	Inside Higher Ed 15-Oct-20
City University of New York	Nearly 3,000 adjuncts laid off Course offerings slashed Searches for full-time faculty have been canceled Class sizes could increase to between 50 and 70 students	Gothamist 15-Oct-20
Thomas Jefferson University	At least 500 full-time jobs will be cut by leaving open positions unfilled Retirement plan contributions paused until 2021 Top executives will have their salaries reduced by an undisclosed amount	Philly Voice 13-Oct-20
Duke University	Cut 75 positions Cut salaries for highly compensated employees Suspend University-paid retirement contributions Freeze all new hires	CNN 8-Oct-20
University of Memphis	Staff reductions to offset a loss of $50 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic The reductions will impact facilities management and support services along with the following auxiliary groups: housing, the Holiday Inn, parking and transportation services, Tiger Copy and Graphics, mail services, dining services, conference and event services	Commercial Appeal 7-Oct-20
Miami University	Furloughs ranging from 5 to 20 days for all 115 intercollegiate coaches and staff President taking 25% voluntary salary reduction	Dayton Business Journal 6-Oct-20
Ball State University	128 job cuts 90 of the lost jobs were vacant positions: 25 tenured/tenure-track faculty; 17 contract faculty; 17 professional staff, and 31 staff/service staff. 13 employees were terminated: 13 contract faculty; 10 professional staff; and 15 staff/service staff.	Muncie Star Press 10/6/20
Pomona College	Furloughed more than 260 non-faculty staff	Daily Bulletin 24-Sep-20
Western Michigan University	Cut $76M in 2020-21 Personnel accounting for a large portion of cuts to expenses, including through reduction of force, attrition, retirements and resignations Cut expenses by hibernating buildings and consolidating services	MLive 18-Sep-20
Marist College	Laid off roughly 10 administrative assistants	Marist Circle 18-Sep-20
Adelphi University	Laid off 62 part- and full-time employees in September Laid off 160 part-time staffers in May	Newsweek 17-Sep-20
Scripps College	Scripps was initially able to save $11 million through cuts and will save another $7.2 million through furloughs and other additional actions Furlough 59 employees from dining and custodial departments, reducing those staffers’ hours down to 20 per week from Aug. 30 to Dec. 20. Hiring suspension for most new and vacant positions Moratorium on salary increases Decrease in divisional operating budgets of $6.3 million Decrease of $1.2 million in expenditures for The Claremont College Services Reduction of retirement contributions for all employees to 0 % from September to June President taken a voluntary salary reduction of 20% while vice presidents have taken reductions of 5%	The Student Life 15-Sep-20
Pomona College	Temporary furlough for 264 non-faculty	Claremont Courier 10-Sep-20
Smith College	Estimated $10 million loss 230 employees furloughed for fall, 48 on partial and 182 on full senior admin pay cuts up to 20%, suspension of capital projects	Smith College 10-Sep-20
Carthage College	Cut 2 departments Cut 23 professors	Patch.com 4-Aug-20
Ashland University	Eliminate 20 undergraduate degree over the next few years including French, Spanish, Geology, Physics, Economics and Theatre	Times Gazette 27-Jul-20
Canisius College	Layoffs of approximately 25 faculty members Layoffs of 71 staff members Salary cuts for employees making more than $65,000 $65,000-100,000: 2% cut More than $100,000: 4.5% cut Elimination of nine majors Classics Creative and Performing Arts Human Services Physics Religious Studies Entrepreneurship Urban Studies European Studies International Business	WKBW 20-Jul-20
University of Missouri	3,598 employees furloughed 2,317 took pay-cuts Laid off 173 employees	13KRCG 17-Jul-20
University of Akron	Eliminated 97 full-time professors 21 others resigned or retired Cut $4.4 million from athletics department Eliminated 21 contract employees and 60 staff members Eliminated six of 11 colleges	Inside Higher Ed 16-Jul-20
Carleton College	Limit travel and hiring Not increasing employee salaries A reduction in capital/maintenance projects ($1 million budget impact) Department budget cuts ($1 million) Unfilled faculty lines ($585,000) Unfilled staff positions ($750,000) 10-15% cut to senior staff salaries ($125,000) Six-month suspension of the College contribution to employee retirement plans, effective November 1 ($3 million).	Carleton College 10-Jul-20
Antioch College	Cut $2.5 million, more than 20 %. Cut six faculty and eight staff	Yellow Spring News 9-Jul-20
Boston University	Laying off or furloughing 250 employees Eliminating or deferring hiring for approximately 200 open and unfilled positions	Mass Live 29-Jun-20
University of Michigan, Flint	Laid off nearly 40% of lecturers Laid off about 300 total employees Salary reductions Freezing spending and hiring Admin reorganization	Detroit Free Press 22-Jun-20
Wittenberg University	Cut $2.5 million from academic program expenses. Discontinuing the following academic programs: archaeology minor; geology major and minor; French minor; Japanese; Russian minor; Russian and Central Eurasian Studies. and the dance major and minor. Eliminating two tenured faculty positions, one each in geology and Japanese. Not filling some other faculty positions left open by retirement and resignation. Eliminating staff positions, including dissolving the Graduate and Professional Studies office and reducing staffing in other areas	Wittenberg University 22-Jun-20
University of Michigan	Preparing for up to $1 billion in budget shortfall at 3 campuses 1,400 employees furloughed or laid off Senior administration taking 5% to 10% reduction in monthly salaries Cut to non-essential costs Reduction in use of consultants Pause construction Non-critical operations staff voluntarily take 60 to 120 furlough days Eliminated 21 athletic positions and left 15 positions unfilled	MLive 19-Jun-20
University of Iowa	Implemented a hiring freeze Presidents took voluntary pay cuts Froze salaries of 4,200 employees Cut funding for building projects Laid off 15 lecturers in Arts and Sciences	Des Moines Register 17-Jun-20
Fort Lewis College	Cut $1.85 million from the general fund budget 12 employees laid off 11 employees furloughed	Durango Herald 15-Jun-20
Keuka College	Conducted “some layoffs” in March Implemented furloughs for staff and administration Executive team took a 20% compensation reduction through at least the end of this fiscal year (June 30)	Finger Lake Times 13-Jun-20
Elmira College	Eliminated six academic programs and three sports teams Reduced staff by 20%	Elmira Star-Gazette 5-Jun-20
Michigan State University	More than 700 employees furloughed Pay cuts from .5% to 7% to non-union faculty and staff Senior administration pay cuts between 2% and 8% President took a 10% pay cut	MLive 2-Jun-20
Lewis-Clark State College	Reduced its workforce of around 450 people by nearly 60 full-time positions Discontinued its associate degree program in engineering, its administrative management program, its Kids’ College summer program, and its continuing education programs	Lewiston Tribune 2-Jun-20
Brown University	Eliminated 11 varsity sports and promoted two others to varsity status	Insider Higher Ed 1-Jun-20
Lafayette College	Reduce employee salaries Put some on furlough Freeze its retirement contributions $4.1 million cut to capital projects	Lehigh Valley Live 29-May-20
Earlham College	$7.6 million in budget cuts for the next fiscal year Eliminate 34 jobs Restructure 27 jobs Suspend the golf and tennis teams	WRTV 28-May-20
University of Miami	Implemented a hiring freeze Pay cuts ranging from 10% to 15% for senior admin Suspended employee pension plans until May 2021 Implemented temporary furloughs	Miami Herald 22-May-20
Cleveland State University	Four week staff furloughs Pay cuts ranging from 6% to 12.5% depending on salary Hiring freeze for 70 open staff positions Reduced spending	19 News 22-May-20
Ohio Wesleyan	Cuts totaling $10 million annually Eliminated 44 non-teaching staff members Reduced regular retirement contributions from 10% to 8.7% Eliminated the university’s 1.5% matching contributions Eliminated 18 majors and consolidate several other departments (a move expected to save nearly $4 million)	Columbus Dispatch 19-May-20
Ohio University	Eliminated 334 positions over three layoffs, nonrenewals and cuts. Implemented furlough days: seven mandatory days and reach up to 18 days for those making over $200,000. President and Provost salary reductions of 15%, voluntary salary reductions of 10% for the President’s Council and the Deans Council. Athletic director, head football coach and men’s basketball head coach will take voluntary salary reductions of 10%.	Columbus Dispatch 15-May-20
Clark College	$5.5 million in budget cuts Laid off 12 classified employees, 10 faculty members and 10 administrators	The Columbian 15-May-20
Kean University	Estimated $20 million budget deficit Eliminated four academic programs and their faculty Eliminated six managers	My Central Jersey 15-May-20
Missouri Western State University	Cut 30% of the faculty Laying off 31 nontenured instructors, including some on the tenure track, at the end of this year 20 remaining professors will receive terminal, one-year contracts, meaning that about one-quarter of the full-time faculty will be gone by 2021. Others will take early retirement Dozens of majors, minors and concentrations are being cut; including English, history, philosophy, political science, economics, sociology, Spanish, French and the arts	Inside Higher Ed 14-May-20
Kent State	Decline in revenue of $110 million, aim to reduce budget by 20% Offered separation incentive or voluntary buyout to full time employees who spent at least three years at the university. Instilled pay cuts for non-union employees ranging from 2% to 10%, President taking 12.5%. The Union agreed to forgo annual raises for the next fiscal year and to extend the current collective bargaining agreement for one year	WKSU 6-May-20
Western Michigan University	Estimated loss of $85 million Laid off 240 employees Closed various campus facilities including the Gabel Natatorium. Instilled pay reduction of 2.25% for non-union employees President, vice presidents, general counsel, chief of staff and director of intercollegiate athletes taking 10% pay cut Associate and assistant vice presidents, associate provosts and vice provosts, and deans had taken a 5% pay cut	WWMT 6-May-20
Idaho State	Estimated $16 million deficit "Classified" staff will be reduced by 3.8%. "Non-Classified" staff will be cut by 6.7%. Faculty will be reduced by 3.3%, each college cutting budget by 5%	KIDK 3 5-May-20
Harding University	Permanently laid off more than a dozen employees	KAIT 5-May-20
University of Alabama, Birmingham	325 employees placed on temporary furlough University leadership pay cuts: President 15%, Senior Vice Presidents 10%, Deans and Vice Presidents 7%	University of Alabama, Birmingham 4-May-20
Holy Family College	Closed permanently in August 2020. Workforce reduced in June.	WBAY 4-May-20
Portland State University	Estimated to lose $13 million Temporarily laid off 106 employees, plan to reinstate when campus operations resume Interim president taking 15% pay reduction, other senior executives taking pay cuts of either 10% or 7.5%	KPTV 1-May-20
Merrimack College	Laid off 30 non-academic employees Cutting salaries of top administrators, other staff members receiving pay reductions	Eagle Tribune 1-May-20
Saginaw Valley State University	100 staff on temporary leave, some employees left voluntarily and others forced because they cannot complete duties in current environment Delaying the launch of women’s lacrosse program Suspended previously approved capital projects Suspended hiring and restricted university sponsored travel	Midland Daily News 28-Apr-20
Broward College	Laid off all 14 of its counselors	Sun Sentinel 28-Apr-20
Pennsylvania State	Expected loss of $160 million Furloughing 2,000 employees Postponing capital projects All units reducing spending by about 3%	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 27-Apr-20
University of Colorado, Boulder	Expected loss of $67 million Four employees laid off in Education Abroad office and employees in temporary positions COO and Provosts taking 10% pay cut through furloughs Enacting temporary hiring freeze, withdrawn merit raises, canceled events and restricted university sponsored travel	Daily Camera 23-Apr-20
Siena College	Furloughing 75 employees Reducing its capital budget allocation by $3 million Freezing non-faculty hiring and nonessential procurement A 10% contribution to retirement plans has been suspended through December 31, which the college estimates will save $2.4 million	Albany Business Review 23-Apr-20
Urbana University	Closing permanently	Columbus Dispatch 22-Apr-20
University of Kentucky	Estimated $70 million budget shortfall for 2021 Continuing a hiring freeze, 90 day furlough plan Implementing unit layoffs Reducing a year of UK retirement contributions Delay of various university programs	UKnow 21-Apr-20
Washington University in St. Louis	Furlough 1,300 employees for 90 days Hiring freeze at Danforth campus, spending reductions, delaying non-essential building projects, pay cuts Chancellor, executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer taking 15% to 20% pay cuts for 2020-21 fiscal year Estimated loss of $150 million at medical school	KDSK 20-Apr-20
University of Arizona	Employees taking pay cuts ranging from 5% to 20% Hiring freeze, halted $7 million in building projects, withholding $22 million investment in strategic plan Delaying merit based salary increases and 20% reduction in exec leadership pay	Arizona Daily Star 17-Apr-20
Valparaiso University	Furloughed 200 employees (154 full-time, 46 part-time) Temporary salary reduction starting at 2% and increasing the more an employee earns President taking 30% salary reduction Cuts to the music department, men's soccer and men's tennis	Northwest Indiana Times 16-Apr-20
Drew University	Furloughed 70 employees A smaller group (unspecified number) was laid off permanently	Inside Higher Ed 10-Apr-20
Union College	Furloughed 30% of workforce, nearly 275 employees, expected to reinstate when students return to campus Pay cuts to all employees	Daily Gazette 7-Apr-20
Nebraska Christian College	Closing permanently	Norfolk Daily News 2-Apr-20
MacMurray College	Closing permanently	Inside Higher Ed 28-Mar-20
Concordia University	Closing permanently	OPB 24-Feb-20