Interestingly, the increased spending did not go into the pockets of the typical professor. In fact, full-time faculty salaries are barely higher than they were in 1970. In that matter, full-time faculty are very rare to encounter in a college or university. Today, half of postsecondary faculty members are lower-paid part-time employees, meaning that the average salaries of those who teach in American higher education are actually quite a bit lower than they were in 1970. The real The main factor determining the increase in costs is the greater number of universities