<p>1) Harvard
2) Columbia
3) UChicago
4) Princeton
5) Stanford</p>
<p>But, the Slate notes, "Readers of The Rent Is Too Damn High will note that this actually gives Chicago a substantial edge over its peers. Housing supply is much less constrained in Chicago than in New York, Boston, Palo Alto, or New Jersey and consequently getting paid $197,800 to work at Chicago leaves you better off than making $198,400 at Harvard."</p>
<p>We’re actually 2nd tied with Columbia.</p>
<p>This is another very impressive showing by Chicago. Just $600 away from having the highest paid professors in the world, which seems to be one of Zimmer’s priorities.</p>
<p>Professor pay is one of the most important elements of US News rankings, and I think UChicago’s further improvement will be reflected in this year’s rankings as well.</p>
<p>Another big upgrade is the coming expansion of the UChicago Lab Schools. This will allow more faculty children to attend a top class private school on campus. Having the Lab Schools as a bargaining chip is a huge factor in attracting and keeping top-flight faculty at UChicago.</p>
<p>I believe that Sherry Lansing, a Lab School alum and former head of Paramount Studios, recently donated $5 million to the Lab Schools to build a new arts and performance hall. </p>
<p>It seems UChicago is approaching this problem on a wide variety of fronts.</p>
<p>don’t underestimate Columbia’s housing benefit. I don’t know the exact nature, but we have a distant relative who is a faculty there and there is a tremendous housing benefit -like very cheap rent at a columbia owned housing complex,etc.</p>
<p>I believe Columbia is THE major housing complex/real estate owner in NYC.</p>
<p>hyeonjlee:</p>
<p>Yes, the Columbia lock on so much affordable, prime Manhattan housing is a huge plus. </p>
<p>I also understand that Columbia approached UChicago a few years back on how best to establish its own version of the Lab School set on the Columbia U. campus.</p>
<p>UChicago has $1 shake days</p>
<p>[UChicago</a> College Admissions, Shake Day The snow can be as high as the windows…](<a href=“UChicago College Admissions”>UChicago College Admissions)</p>
<p>This further demonstrates what we already know: UChicago takes its faculty and the research they generate very, very seriously.</p>