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Administration (Higher & Continuing Education, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Administration (Higher & Continuing Education, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $24.97, median 11 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 40/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.70 – $34.23 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Higher & Continuing Education (309), one of the easier corners under it.
- 24% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 11 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Administration best sellers
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How Dare You: An HBCU President’s Fight for Half a Billion Dollars Owed—and the State’s Actions to Avoid Payment
by Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover
- List rank#1
- Price$22
- Rating4.8
- Reviews133
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Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You
by Jeffrey Selingo
- List rank#2
- Price$16.75
- Rating4.7
- Reviews195
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Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
by Jeffrey Selingo
- List rank#3
- Price$11.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,371
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California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California
by Miriam Pawel
- List rank#4
- Price$29.20
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
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Leadership: Theory and Practice
by Peter G. Northouse
- List rank#5
- Price$64.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews49
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The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace after the Great Resignation
by Kevin R. McClure
- List rank#6
- Price$27.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews48
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Fighting Fires and Building Flywheels: How We Sustain America's Research Universities
by Robert A. Brown
- List rank#7
- Price$35
- Reviews-
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Culturally Responsive School Leadership (Race and Education)
by Muhammad Khalifa
- List rank#8
- Price$21.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews376
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Behavior Academies: Targeted Interventions That Work!
by Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan
- List rank#9
- Price$40.44
- Rating4.9
- Reviews31
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The Agile College: How Institutions Successfully Navigate Demographic Changes
by Nathan D. Grawe
- List rank#10
- Price$38.89
- Rating4.4
- Reviews51
FAQ
Is Administration a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 40/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 11 reviews and sells for $24.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Administration?
The median best seller has 11 reviews, and 81% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Administration best sellers cost?
The median price is $24.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.70 and $34.23.
Can new books break into Administration?
24% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.