IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT – F2006Summary of Attributes

Comparison InstitutionsBenchmark Peer Group

• Armstrong Atlantic (GA)• Auburn-Montgomery (AL)• Augusta State (GA)• Eastern Kentucky (KY)• Jacksonville State (AL)• Louisiana State-Shreveport (LA)• McNeese State (LA)• Purdue-Calumet (IN)• Univ. Arkansas-Little Rock (AK)• Univ. Central Oklahoma (OK)• Univ. North Alabama (AL)• Univ. North Carolina-Pembroke (NC)

Headcount & FTE

• Illustrates similarity to comparison group

• We have fewer full-time and more part-time enrollment than the average

Student Diversity

• More black students

• Fewer white students

• About average gender ratio

Cost

• Our costs are lower than the comparison group every year

• Gap is growing

• Is CSU a good buy?

Aid Received by Students

• Impact of HOPE

• These are percents; are we really providing so little institutional support or is this a “HOPE effect?”

Financial Aid Received

• Answers to last slide– HOPE is a big

difference– Our institution lags

on local grants (Foundation support?)

– CSU students borrow less

Graduation Rates

• We do better than peers!– Whites do!– Blacks do much

better!!– Hispanic do better!– Asians do much

better!– Aliens do much

better!• We should make

more of this

Graduation Rates

• We compare well in graduation rate

• We have a lower transfer-out rate

• We compare well in retention rates

• Need to study at college & department level – how can we do even better?

Degrees Awarded

• We confer more graduate degrees and fewer undergraduate degrees than do our peers

• Should we continue associate degree programs?

Distribution of Revenue

• Tuition is lower than among peers

• State allocation is higher

• We do not have as high a percentage of grant & contract $ - how do we do better?

• We have more “other” (Foundation?) revenues

Expenses

• We spend less on instruction, research, academic support, & student services

• We spend more on institutional support and other core expenses

Staffing

• We have fewer instructional, administrative , and non-professional staff

• We have a lot more “other professional.”

Average Salaries

• Academic salaries are lower– Profs by 10%– Associates by 10%– Assistants by 13%– Instructors by

6.7%

Analytical Summary

• Compared to 12 peer institutions CSU:– Enrolls as many or more students– Costs the students less– Enrolls more minority students– Sustains higher retention and

graduation rates, especially with regard to minority students

– Awards more graduate and fewer undergraduate degrees

Analytical Summary II

– Spends less money on:• Instruction• Academic support• Student services

– Spends more money on:• Institution support• Other expenses

– Instructional salaries are:• 10% lower for professors and associates• 13% lower for assistant professors• 6.7% lower for instructors