Benefits in Higher Education Annual Report: Key Findings and Comprehensive Tables on Healthcare, Wellness, Paid Time Off, Tuition, and Retirement Benefits for the 2020-21 Academic Year. Overview

CUPA-HR's survey of benefits for higher education employees has been conducted since 2003. Prior to 2020-21, data were collected on healthcare benefits in odd years and non-healthcare benefits in even years. This year, we collected data on all benefits: healthcare benefits, including healthcare plans and wellness programs; and non-healthcare benefits, including paid time off, tuition benefits, and retirement benefits. Data on healthcare benefits were last collected in 2018-19, and data on non-healthcare benefits were last collected in 2019-20. This marks a special year for data collection and reporting for all CUPA-HR surveys. The severe budget cuts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic forced many institutions to freeze hiring, cut positions, and, in some cases, decrease salaries and benefits. This report provides an overview of the current state of benefit offerings in higher education after the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional analyses that highlight changes to benefits over the past year will be released on the CUPA-HR website. [For the previous report, "Benefits in Higher Education Annual Report -- Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Retirement: Key Findings and Summary Tables for the 2019-20 Academic Year. Overview," see ED605989.]