Despite a freeze on executive compensation, administrator salaries at Rutgers University now cost the school $14 million, an increase from last year.

Though current administrators salaries remain frozen, new administrators came in at higher salaries than their predecessors, contributing to the increase.

Despite cuts totaling more than $173 million, University officials argue they need to maintain high administrative salaries to lure and keep strong staff.  Currently, the president of Rutgers has the ninth highest salary among presidents of four-year institutions in the nation. 

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