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Institutional Factbook 2019

The Factbook contains a wide variety of data relating to Fitchburg State University. Included is information on students, faculty and staff, budget and finances and the Fitchburg State

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Institutional Research and Planning

Contents Admissions .................................................................................................................................................. 4

New Fall 2018 Undergraduate Students: Admissions Yield ................................................................ 5

New Fall 2018 Undergrad Students: Gender, Race/Ethnicity ............................................................. 5

New Fall 2018 Freshmen: SAT and ACT Distribution .......................................................................... 6

New Fall 2018 Freshmen: Top Feeder High Schools........................................................................... 7

New Fall 2018 Undergrad Students: Top Feeder Colleges ................................................................. 7

New Undergrad Students: Student Count: Five Years ......................................................................... 8

New Fall Undergrad Bachelors Students by Major: Five Years .......................................................... 9

Enrollment ................................................................................................................................................. 10

All Fall Day-School Students: Count, Full-time/Part-time, Gender: Five Years .............................. 11

All Fall 2018 Day-School Students, Race/Ethnicity, Gender ............................................................. 11

Fall Residence Hall Occupancy: Five Years ........................................................................................ 12

All Fall Day-School Students, First Major: Five Years ........................................................................ 12

All Fall Day-School Students, Age Distribution: Five Years .............................................................. 13

All Fall 2018 Day-School Students: Class Standing ........................................................................... 13

All Students, Annual Unduplicated Headcount: Five Years............................................................... 14

All Students, Annual Credit Hour Activity: Five Years ........................................................................ 14

Degrees Awarded..................................................................................................................................... 15

Degrees Awarded: Count, Race/Ethnicity, Gender: 2018 ................................................................. 16

Degrees Awarded By Program: Five Years ......................................................................................... 17

Degrees Awarded By Program: Five Years ......................................................................................... 18

Retention Rates: Six Years ..................................................................................................................... 19

Graduation Rates: Six Years .................................................................................................................. 19

Faculty, Administration and Staff ........................................................................................................... 20

Full-time Employee Occupational Classification: Five Years ............................................................ 21

Full-time Employee, Gender: Five Years.............................................................................................. 21

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Full-time Employee, Race/Ethnicity: Five Years ................................................................................. 21

Full-time Faculty, Gender, Rank: Four Years ...................................................................................... 22

Full-time Faculty, Rank, Tenure: Four Years ....................................................................................... 22

University Finances .................................................................................................................................. 23

Undergraduate Tuition and Fees: Five Years ...................................................................................... 24

Revenues: Five Years ............................................................................................................................. 24

Expenditures: Five Years ........................................................................................................................ 25

University Foundation Net Assets: Five Years .................................................................................... 25




Admissions




Fitchburg State University New Fall 2018 Undergraduate Students: Admissions Yield

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Applicants (completed application) 4,557 4,638 4,224 4,279 3,861 Accepted 3,426 3,565 3,274 3,486 3,382 Enrolled 1,104 1,115 1,140 1,121 1,108

Fitchburg State University New Fall 2018 Undergrad Students: Gender, Race/Ethnicity

Race or Ethnicity First-time Freshmen Transfers All New Students

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Hispanic 50 64 114 25 28 53 75 92 167 American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 Asian 7 6 13 8 4 12 15 10 25 Black or African-American 40 49 89 23 18 41 63 67 130 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 White 215 249 464 106 164 270 321 413 734 More than one 9 15 24 5 5 10 14 20 34 Unspecified 6 3 9 1 1 2 7 4 11 Non-resident Alien 2 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 5

Total: 329 386 715 170 223 393 499 609 1,108




Fitchburg State University New Fall 2018 Freshmen: SAT and ACT Distribution

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

Score Range

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

SAT Math

700-800 1.72 0.57

600-699 16.98 13.74

500-599 58.59 61.64

400-499 22.14 22.71

300-399 0.57 1.34

200-299 0.00 0.00

100% 100%

Score Range ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math

30-36 4.76 4.88 7.32

24-29 28.57 21.95 29.27

18-23 57.14 56.10 43.90

12-17 9.52 17.07 19.51

6-11 0.00 0.00 0.00

Below 6 0.00 0.00 0.00

100% 100% 100%




Fitchburg State University

New Fall 2018 Freshmen: Top Feeder High Schools High School City Students

Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School Fitchburg, MA 41 Fitchburg High School Fitchburg, MA 35 Oakmont Regional High School Ashburnham, MA 35 Leominster High School Leominster, MA 26 Ayer Senior High School Ayer, MA 16 North Middlesex Regional High School Townsend, MA 12 Narragansett Regional High School Baldwinville, MA 11 Gardner High School Gardner, MA 11 Lunenburg High School Lunenburg, MA 11 Worcester Technical High School Worcester, MA 11

Fitchburg State University New Fall 2018 Undergrad Students: Top Feeder Colleges

College City Students Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA 117 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA 37 Middlesex Community College Middlesex, MA 26 Salem State University Salem, MA 15 Bunker Hill Community College Charlestown, MA 14 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA 13 University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA 12 Worcester State University Worcester, MA 11 Quincy College Quincy, MA 11 Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA 10




Fitchburg State University New Undergrad Students: Student Count: Five Years

Freshmen and Transfers Term Students

Fall 2014 1,096

Fall 2015 1,110

Fall 2016 1,138

Fall 2017 1,121

Fall 2018 1,108




Fitchburg State University New Fall Undergrad Bachelors Students by Major: Five Years

At Census Date (October 15) Freshmen and Transfers Fall

2014 Fall 2015

Fall 2016

Fall 2017

Fall 2018

Biology 69 97 72 89 70 Business Administration 121 113 124 125 125 Chemistry 4 5 8 5 8 Communications/Media 143 135 155 144 105 Computer Information Systems 12 11 11 14 12 Computer Science 35 43 36 39 37 Criminal Justice 82 86 140 144 136 Early Childhood Ed. 41 30 43 25 29 Economics 2 2 8 2 6 Elementary Ed. 31 34 34 42 31 English Studies 17 22 25 20 15 Environmental and Earth Science 5 6 3 7 8 Exercise and Sport Science 66 60 55 57 69 Game Design 36 46 41 48 56 Geographic Science and Technology 2 1 2 0 1 History 10 14 18 21 15 Human Services 22 19 19 25 22 Industrial Technology 35 48 44 37 26 Interdisciplinary Studies 11 8 14 9 16 Mathematics 12 10 8 12 9 Middle School Ed. 10 16 10 10 6 Nursing 140 129 111 109 182 Political Science 9 10 12 18 10 Psychological Sciences 47 37 33 40 38 Sociology 3 3 3 9 7 Special Ed. 36 21 31 33 22 Technology Ed. 2 3 4 2 1 Vocational Ed. 7 14 6 12 8 Pre-major 86 87 68 23 38

Total: 1,096 1,110 1,138 1,121 1,108




Enrollment




Fitchburg State University All Fall Day-School Students: Count, Full-time/Part-time, Gender: Five Years

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Headcount Full-time Equivalent Full-time Part-time Male Female

3,764 3,436

3,395: 90.2% 369:9.8%

1,695: 45.0% 2,069: 55.0%

3,826 3,494

3,430: 89.6% 396: 10.4%

1,779: 46.5% 2,047: 53.5%

3,767 3,467

3,386: 89.89% 381: 10.11%

1,793: 47.60% 1,974: 52.40%

3,749 3,446

3,344: 89.20% 405: 10.80%

1,791: 47.77% 1,958: 52.23%

3,652 3.355

3,238: 88.66% 414: 11.34%

1,754: 48.03% 1,898: 51.97%

*Full-time Equivalent (“FTE”) is calculated at 15 credits per student. *Full-time status is 12 or more credits/Part-time is less than 12 credits.

Fitchburg State University All Fall 2018 Day-School Students, Race/Ethnicity, Gender

Fall 2018 Men Women Total % Non-resident Alien 9 5 14 0.38%

Black or African-American 203 205 408 11.17% American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 3 4 0.11%

Hispanic or Latino 201 269 470 12.87% White 1,202 1,274 2,476 67.80%

Unknown 32 27 59 1.62% Two or More 59 75 134 3.67%

Asian 46 40 86 2.35% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1 0 1 0.03%

Total: 1,754 1,898 3,652 100.00%




Fitchburg State University Fall Residence Hall Occupancy: Five Years

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 1,684 1,694 1.630 1,680 1,558

Fitchburg State University All Fall Day-School Students, First Major: Five Years

Fall 2014

Fall 2015

Fall 2016

Fall 2017

Fall 2018

Biology 227 268 254 263 245 Business Administration 449 435 435 409 392 Chemistry 6 12 27 26 26 Communications/Media 638 650 665 664 453 Computer Info. Systems 50 46 54 65 64 Computer Science 85 108 102 97 100 Criminal Justice 260 279 327 365 389 Early Childhood Ed. 105 93 98 83 81 Economics 18 15 19 20 18 Elementary Ed. 93 88 92 100 100 English Studies 127 115 112 103 81 Environmental and Earth Science 14 19 22 32 35 Exercise and Sport Science 247 247 221 189 195 Game Design 70 117 138 162 173 Geographic Science and Technology 8 8 9 9 7 History 57 67 65 71 58 Human Services 127 130 125 128 118 Industrial Technology 178 187 180 165 141 Interdisciplinary Studies 432 405 397 413 112 Mathematics 45 45 45 51 32 Middle School Ed. 31 40 38 31 24 Nursing 300 312 301 299 321 Political Science 34 39 46 58 51 Psychological Sciences 206 173 178 199 185 Sociology 34 28 26 27 33 Special Ed. 147 119 100 88 81 Technology Ed. 16 12 11 10 10 Pre-major 217 235 170 55 67




Fitchburg State University All Fall Day-School Students, Age Distribution: Five Years

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 < 18 60 73 50 40 46 18 578 619 607 579 573 19 715 651 696 709 616 20 693 705 648 683 687 21 679 690 705 662 679 22 – 24 709 725 748 759 713 25 – 29 179 214 178 179 173 30 – 34 60 44 46 53 56 35 – 39 32 43 33 29 47 40 – 44 26 16 17 24 27 45 – 49 14 18 15 14 16 50 – 54 12 13 13 8 8 55 - 59 4 3 3 2 5 60 – 64 1 4 7 3 2 > 64 2 1 1 4 4 Unknown 0 7 0 1 0

Total: 3,764 3,826 3,767 3,749 3,652

Fitchburg State University All Fall 2018 Day-School Students: Class Standing

Fall 2018 Senior (72+) 1,773 Junior (48 – 71) 583 Sophomore (24 - 47) 562 Freshman (0 – 23) 734

Total: 3,652




Fitchburg State University All Students, Annual Unduplicated Headcount: Five Years

(Fiscal Year, July 1 through June 30) Academic Year Undergraduate Students Graduate Students

2013 - 2014 4,887 6,291 2014 - 2015 4,899 6,355 2015 - 2016 4,844 6,544 2016 - 2017 4,765 6,669 2017 - 2018 4,804 6,692

Fitchburg State University All Students, Annual Credit Hour Activity: Five Years

(Fiscal Year, July 1 through June 30) Academic Year Undergraduate Credits Graduate Credits

2013 - 2014 111,944 32,257 2014 - 2015 112,485 32,316 2015 - 2016 111,857 33,806 2016 - 2017 112,124 35,157 2017 - 2018 110,774 41,292




Degrees Awarded




Fitchburg State University Degrees Awarded: Count, Race/Ethnicity, Gender: 2018

(Fiscal Year, July 1 through June 30)




Fitchburg State University Degrees Awarded By Program: Five Years

(Fiscal Year, July 1 through June 30) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Bachelor’s B.A. Biology 0 0 0 0 3 B.A. English Studies 8 8 6 3 7 B.A. General/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 1 2 1 0 B.A. History 2 4 3 3 1 B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 1 B.A. Political Science 1 0 0 0 0 B.A. Psychological Sciences 1 1 0 0 0 B.A. Sociology 3 0 0 1 0 B.S. Biology 26 36 39 53 49 B.S. Business Administration 86 95 108 114 98 B.S. Chemistry 0 0 0 1 6 B.S. Communications/Media 122 139 116 137 108 B.S. Computer Information Systems 8 8 12 11 13 B.S. Computer Science 10 11 8 11 8 B.S. Criminal Justice 49 45 63 59 57 B.S. Earth Science 3 3 4 1 8 B.S. Economics 1 3 6 3 7 B.S. English Studies 36 28 23 21 17 B.S. Exercise and Sport Science 54 33 41 68 50 B.S. Game Design 0 0 10 19 26 B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies 91 75 57 64 82 B.S. Geography 1 0 2 3 3 B.S. History 17 8 13 15 10 B.S. Human Services 35 34 39 38 35 B.S. Industrial Technology 38 37 37 49 25 B.S. Mathematics 6 3 9 9 10 B.S. Nursing 65 83 106 90 88 B.S. Political Science 6 6 8 3 9 B.S. Psychological Sciences 28 46 40 44 47 B.S. Sociology 5 10 6 10 7 B.S. Vocational Education 6 11 11 5 12 B.S.Ed. Early Childhood Education 7 7 3 8 14 B.S.Ed. Elementary Education 14 10 8 5 12 B.S.Ed. Middle School Education 3 1 4 5 2 B.S.Ed. Special Education 18 11 21 8 6 B.S.Ed. Technology Education 0 3 2 0 0

Total Bachelors: 750 760 807 862 821




Fitchburg State University Degrees Awarded By Program: Five Years

(Fiscal Year, July 1 through June 30) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Master’s M.A. Biology 1 0 1 1 1 M.A. English 5 3 13 4 2 M.A. History 4 4 3 1 4 M.A.T. Biology 3 0 3 3 2 M.A.T. English 3 5 8 1 4 M.A.T. History 6 2 1 0 4 M.S. Communications 8 4 7 18 8 M.S. Computer Science 13 33 21 33 21 M.S. Counseling 21 20 10 13 17 M.S. Forensic Nursing 2 4 4 8 10 M.Ed. Arts Education 5 7 5 4 2 M.Ed. Curriculum and Teaching 108 114 142 131 134 M.Ed. Early Childhood Education 4 10 9 7 13 M.Ed. Education Leadership and Management 9 3 6 5 2 M.Ed. Elementary Education 11 12 6 9 11 M.Ed. Middle School Education 8 7 7 5 6 M.Ed. Occupational Education 13 10 18 17 9 M.Ed. Science Education 3 2 1 5 0 M.Ed. Secondary Education 11 8 3 0 0 M.Ed. Special Education 41 45 52 61 86 M.Ed. Technology Education 5 3 3 3 2 M.B.A., Master of Business Administration 44 59 48 56 88

Total Masters: 328 355 371 385 426

Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study C.A.G.S. Education Leadership and Management 25 8 4 8 7 C.A.G.S. Interdisciplinary Studies 7 13 15 12 12

Total C.A.G.S.: 32 21 19 20 19




Fitchburg State University Retention Rates: Six Years

(First-time, full-time freshmen) Entering Class Year (Fall) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 6-Year Number in Cohort 739 790 720 781 759 751 4,540 Number Retained Following Fall 580 613 540 587 595 551 3,466 Retention Rate 78.5% 77.6% 75.0% 75.2% 78.4% 73.4% 76.34%

Fitchburg State University Graduation Rates: Six Years

(First-time, full-time freshmen) Entering Class Year (Fall) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 6-Year Number in Cohort 728 698 763 781 721 689 4,380 Number Graduating Within 6 Years 370 351 433 414 389 411 2,368 Graduation Rate 50.82% 50.29% 56.75% 53.01% 53.95% 59.65% 54.06%




Faculty, Administration and Staff




Fitchburg State University Full-time Employee Occupational Classification: Five Years

Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Faculty 192 193 204 204 203 Executive, Administrator, Professional 138 131 143 128 135 Technician/Paraprofessional 11 9 11 10 11 Clerical/Secretarial 74 78 90 73 69 Skilled Crafts 28 29 30 31 21 Service/Maintenance 67 71 73 69 73

Total: 510 511 551 515 512

Fitchburg State University Full-time Employee, Gender: Five Years Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017

Male 250 250 258 246 235 Female 260 261 293 269 277 Total: 510 511 551 515 512

Fitchburg State University Full-time Employee, Race/Ethnicity: Five Years

Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 1 2 0 0 Asian/Pacific Islander 17 16 16 16 17 Black or African American 17 17 15 14 14 Hispanic 13 16 11 13 19 White 460 451 499 463 454 More Than One 3 9 6 9 8 Non-resident Alien 0 1 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 2 0 0

Total: 510 511 551 515 512




Fitchburg State University Full-time Faculty, Gender, Rank: Four Years

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Professor 42 24 66 50 24 74 44 23 67 42 28 70 Assoc. Professor

31 26 57 27 27 54 27 26 53 30 29 59 Assist. Professor

31 31 62 33 40 73 36 42 78 31 33 64 Instructor 2 6 8 0 3 3 0 6 6 3 7 10

Total: 106 87 193 110 94 204 107 97 204 106 97 203

Fitchburg State University Full-time Faculty, Rank, Tenure: Four Years

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Tenure Non-

tenure Total Tenure Non-



Tenure Total

Professor 65 1 66 72 2 74 67 0 67 70 0 70 Assoc. Professor 57 0 57 54 0 54 50 3 53 50 3 53 Assist. Professor 5 51 56 1 65 66 1 71 72 1 62 63 Instructor 0 14 14 0 10 10 0 12 12 3 14 17

Total: 127 66 193 127 77 204 118 86 204 124 79 203




University Finances




Fitchburg State University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees: Five Years

Annual Day-school in-state student charges Academic Year Tuition and Fees 2013 - 2014 $8,985. 2014 - 2015 $9,260. 2015 - 2016 $9,935. 2016 - 2017 $10,135. 2017 - 2018 $10,175.

Fitchburg State University Revenues: Five Years (Fiscal Year July 1 – June 30)

FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 Tuition and Fees

$30,080,912. $31,536,092. $31,651,220. $34,192,551. $36,762,378.

State Appropriations

$30,787,648. $34,027,571. $36,197,548. $37,159,087. $38,873,231.

Federal Operating Grants and Contracts

$926,575. $1,007,255. $1,093,842. $1,158,346. $935,421.

State Operating Grants and Contracts

$2,058,621. $2,459,899. $2,697,878. $2,664,528. $2,570,582.

Local and Private Operating Grants and Contracts

$392,706. $425,490. $449,397. $491,587. $612,995.

Sales and Services of Auxiliary Enterprises

$8,291,894. $8,570,685. $9,444,114. $9,430,318. $9,805,413.

Other

$8,706,747. $3,218,111. 9,002,929. $9,122,072. $10,067,456.

Total:

$81,245,103. $81,245,103. $90,536,928. $94,218,489. $99,627,476.




Fitchburg State University Expenditures: Five Years

(Fiscal Year July 1 – June 30) FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017

Instruction

$39,770,209. $42,932,220. $43,833,015. $45,616,516. $49,013,180.

Research

$5,478. $2,659. $1,373. $2,816. $12,339.

Public Service

$722,832. $676,391. $506,954. $599,972. $631,869.

Academic Support

$6,521,940. $6,572,322. $7,399,835. $8,175,098. $8,468,627.

Student Services

$12,711,254. $13,067,506. $14,013,929. $14,076,890. $14,536,879.

Institutional Support

$9,784,322. $10,073,166. $10,775,651. $13,006,204. $14,433,157.

Scholarship and Fellowships

$1,766,446. $1,984,782. $2,056,995. $2,148,658. $2,346,313.

Auxiliary Enterprises

$9,222,769. $9,125,594. $9,466,890. $9,211,394. $9,971,565.

Other Expenses and Deductions

$0.00 $187,851. $1,376,109. $0.00 $0.00

Total: $80,505,250. $84,622,491. $89,430,751. $92,837,548. $99,413,929.

Fitchburg State University University Foundation Net Assets: Five Years

(Fiscal Year July 1 – June 30) Fiscal Year Net Assets

2013 $16,842,249. 2014 $18,739,961. 2015 $20,140,658. 2016 $19,581,834. 2017 $21,249,104.


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