Missouri 100

Fall 2009 New Student Class

John F. Carney IIINovember 7, 2009

Topics

Enrollment

Research

Fund Raising

Accreditation

Quality

Facilities

Enrollmentend of fourth week

 

Fall Semester

Headcount

Actual Goal

2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011Undergraduate Students 3,698 4,313 4,515 4,753 4,912 5,205 4,800

Graduate Students 928 1,289 1,343 1,414 1,459 1,610 1,750

Total Enrollment 4,626 5,602 5,858 6,167 6,371 6,815 6,550

2009 Incoming Class Since the name change

undergraduate freshmen out-of-state applications: up 27% out-of-state enrollment: up 9%

Fall 2009 freshmen class totaled 1,134 students. This is 60% larger than the class of 2000 24% female students

VERY talented Fall 2009 incoming class: 5 with perfect ACT or SAT scores Average ACT composite is 27.7 35% have ACT composite of 30+

29% first-generation college students

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73% increase in graduate students

40% increase in non-engineering majors

Since 2005, 60% of growth due to increased retention rates 88% retention rate achieved; goal 90% 62% graduation rate achieved

• 52% in 2000• 65% goal for 2010

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Externally Funded Research

FY09 vs. FY08: Proposals awarded in total dollars: $42.6M

up 11%

Number of proposals submitted: 567

up 3%

Proposals submitted in total dollars: $180.1M

up 19%

Research expenditures: $38.1M

up 1%

F&A recovered: $7.0 M

up 16%

Number of active awards: 622

up 5%

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U.S. News: High School Guidance Counselors’ Rankings

800 guidance counselors from the top high schools in the US ranked national universities based on:Academic recordCurriculumFacultyProgramsGraduates   

National UniversitiesMissouri S&T is tied for 45th in the nationMissouri S&T is ranked 2nd in Missouri

Public UniversitiesMissouri S&T is ranked 12th in the nationMissouri S&T is ranked 1st in Missouri

U.S. News: High School Guidance Counselors’ Rankings

Accreditation ABET

16 engineering programs evaluated

ABET Computer Science

Higher Learning Commission

o Aerospace Engineeringo Architectural Engineeringo Ceramic Engineeringo Chemical Engineeringo Civil Engineeringo Computer Engineeringo Electrical Engineeringo Engineering Management

o Environmental Engineeringo Geological Engineeringo Interdisciplinary Engineeringo Mechanical Engineeringo Metallurgical Engineeringo Mining Engineeringo Nuclear Engineeringo Petroleum Engineering

Accreditation

Some concerns with every accreditation group:

Engineering laboratories and equipment

Faculty numbers not keeping up with enrollment increase

Technological Research Universities Quality indicators

ACT 75th percentileFreshman retention rateSix-year graduation rateNational merit scholarsNational academy membersTotal research expenditures per facultyPh.D’s awarded per facultyRatio of doctoral degrees to graduate degreesStudent-faculty ratioAlumni giving participation rate

Rankings California Institute of Technology 1.9 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2.7 2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4.0 3 Georgia Institute of Technology 4.1 4 Missouri University of Science and Technology 7.7 5 Michigan Technological University 8.0 6 Colorado School of Mines 8.1 7 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 8.6 8 Stevens Institute of Technology 8.7 9 Clarkson University 8.9 10 Illinois Institute of Technology 9.4 11 New Mexico Inst of Mining & Technology 10.5 12 New Jersey Institute of Technology 11.7 13 South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 11.9 14 University of Alabama in Huntsville 12.4 15 Florida Institute of Technology 12.4 15

Combined Rank Mean

Career Fairs Fall 2008

Largest career fair in institutional history 301 employers (117 employers from Missouri) Over 900 recruiters in attendance One employer for every 20 students! 

Spring 2009 149 employers (72 from Missouri) 25 states represented 17 new employers in attendance

Fall 2009 174 employers (80 employers from Missouri) Over 400 recruiters in attendance

Research21%

Service Learning24%

Design23%

Co-op20%

Internships8%

2% 2%

Research - 344

Service Learning - 395

Student Design - 383

Co-op - 341

Internship - 142

Study Abroad - 38

Learning Through Service - 29

Undergraduate Experiential Learning2008 - 2009

Facility Needs Classrooms

All classrooms scheduled between 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. M–F All on-campus distance education classrooms fully scheduled

On-campus enrollment increase since 2000 40% increase in total enrollment

• 45% increase in Ph.D. students• 23% increase in Graduate Teaching Assistants• 21% increase in Graduate Research Assistants

Office space / work space Graduate Research Assistants and Graduate Teaching Assistants

are both students and employees and need office and desk space >20,000 SF off-campus rented space for funded research

Engineering Equipment Funding

State formerly provided an average of $630,000 per year for the years we received funding for laboratory equipmentNo funding has been received since FY2001

FY2011 request for $788,400

Backlog request for $4.4 million to “catch up” our teaching laboratory equipment

Top Capital Improvement NeedsFY2011

Biological Science/Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Addition and Renovation$85.8 million project

Undergraduate Learning Center$15.8 million project

Emerson Electric Hall Addition$18.5 million project