Metrics
- Goal 1: Energizing the Educational Environment
- Goal 2: Elevating Doctoral Education
- Goal 3: Driving Discovery & Innovation
- Goal 4: Engaging Scholarship for Public Impact
- Goal 5: Developing Excellence in People
- Goal 6: Developing Infrastructure & Resources
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NA = Not Available, NYA = Not Yet Available, TBD = To Be Determined
| Incoming Cohort | Fall 2009 | Fall 2010 | Fall 2011 | Fall 2012 | Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-time, full-time freshmen retention rate | 79.3% | 79.9% | 79.2% | 79.9% | 80.4% | 80.0% |
| Average ACT/Converted SAT of entering class | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.1 |
| Incoming Cohort | Fall 2004 | Fall 2005 | Fall 2006 | Fall 2007 | Fall 2008 | Fall 2009 |
| Six-year graduation rate | 61.0% | 60.7% | 64.0% | 61.6% | 60.0% | 61.3% |
| Academic Year | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Number of experiential learning certificates (updated in FY 2013) | 960 | 1,171 | 1,383 | 1,312 | 1,252 | 1,171 |
| Total number of undergraduate and graduate student participants in Study Abroad (Note: Includes International KU Degree Seeking students on study abroad programs outside of the U.S.) | 1402 | 1493 | 1357 | 1280 | 1,333 | 1,333 |
| Undergraduate participation rate in Study Abroad (as reported by the Institute for International Education (IIE) Open Doors report) | 23.1% | 24.7% | 22.8% | 22.6% | 25.8% | NYA |
| Percentage of undergraduate student participants in Study Abroad on a program of a semester duration or longer | 34.2% | 31.6% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 25.0% | NYA |
| Senior Survey and National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Survey Results | All Survey Results | |||||
| FY 2010 | FY 2011 | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2014 | FY 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral median time to degree (years) | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Number of doctoral programs with median time to degree (TTD) of 7 years or less (includes programs with 2 or more doctoral degrees awarded) | 30 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 43 |
| Number of doctoral programs with median TTD greater than 7 years (includes programs with 2 or more doctoral degrees awarded) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Percent of full-time graduate students holding GTA appointment | 27.3% | 24.8% | 26.8% | 27.8% | 28.3% | 29.4% |
| Percent of full-time graduate students holding GRA appointment | 17.0% | 15.9% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 16.4% | 16.2% |
| Percent of graduate students holding GA appointment | NA | NA | less than 5% | less than 5% | less than 5% | less than 5% |
| FY 2010 | FY 2011 | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2014 | FY 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal research and development expenditures | $147.6M | $162.7M | $171M | $174M | $165.4M | $155.8M |
| Federal research and development (R&D) expenditures per tenured/tenure-track (T/TT) faculty | $127,459 | $141,374 | $149,644 | $141,942 | $133,745 | $125,169 |
| KU Federal R&D Expenditures Public Rank (excludes stand alone medical schools) | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | NYA |
| Business (industry) research funding (NSF) | $6.9M | $6.8M | $6.9M | $9.7M | $12.7M | $14M |
| Number of members in the National Academies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Number of honors and awards (Academic Analytics notably augmented their database starting in Fall 2011) | NA | NA | 235 | 257 | 347 | 418 |
| Number of scholarly citations (Academic Analytics notably augmented their database starting in Fall 2011) | NA | NA | 62,566 | 71,058 | 83,628 | 95,073 |
| Number of post-doctoral appointees | 253 | 245 | 297 | 318 | 268 | 265 |
| Number of faculty joint appointments for the following academic year | NA | NA | 98 | 103 | 97 | 94 |
| FY 2010 | FY 2011 | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2014 | FY 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of faculty reporting engaged scholarship projects | Forthcoming after PRO is fully implemented. | |||||
| External funding for engaged scholarship projects | Forthcoming after PRO is fully implemented. | |||||
| Confidential disclosure agreements | NA | 464 | 462 | 557 | 624 | 583 |
| Interinstitutional agreements | NA | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 56 |
| License agreements | NA | 60 | 65 | 78 | 100 | 114 |
| Total Active Agreements: Confidential disclosure agreements, interinstitutional agreements, and license agreements | NA | 570 | 576 | 689 | 783 | 753 |
| Invention disclosures (metric retooled in FY2014 to reflect only fully executed invention disclosures) | NA | 72 | 85 | 82 | 66 | 81 |
| Material transfer agreements | NA | 108 | 111 | 159 | 350 | 423 |
| Total New Items: Invention disclosures and material transfer agreements | NA | 180 | 196 | 241 | 416 | 504 |
| FY 2010 | FY 2011 | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2014 | FY 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of minority tenured/tenure-track faculty | 195 | 189 | 199 | 206 | 218 | 231 |
| Percent of minority tenured/tenure-track faculty | 17% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 20% |
| Number of minority staff (excludes students) | 514 | 457 | 442 | 438 | 469 | 496 |
| Percent of minority staff | 15% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Number of minority undergraduate students | 2,707 | 2,983 | 3,129 | 3,352 | 3,565 | 3,883 |
| Percent of minority undergraduate students | 13% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 21% |
| Percent of minority freshmen | 14% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 22% | 24% |
| Number of underrepresented undergraduate students (excludes Asian and Two or More Races categories) | 1,810 | 1,780 | 1,864 | 1,929 | 2,058 | 2,259 |
| Percent of underrepresented undergraduate students (excludes Asian and Two or More Races categories) | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Number of minority graduate/professional students | 643 | 787 | 789 | 743 | 731 | 710 |
| Percent of minority graduate/professional students | 10% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Number of underrepresented graduate/professional students | 444 | 487 | 459 | 421 | 410 | 380 |
| Percent of underrepresented graduate/professional students | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Implement post-tenure review policy | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | Complete |
| Number of faculty hires connected with strategic initiatives (hired for following academic year) | - | - | 30 | 33 | 40 | 56 |
| Number of tenured faculty hires at the associate or full professor level (hired for following academic year) | 15 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
| Number of faculty promoted to full professor within 10 years of promotion to associate professor (promoted for following academic year) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 25 |
| Percent of faculty promoted to full professor within 10 years of promotion to associate professor (promoted for following academic year) | 66.7% | 69.6% | 76.2% | 76.5% | 70.8% | 86.2% |
| FY 2010 | FY 2011 | FY 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2014 | FY 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master plan developed | In process | In process | In process | In process | Complete | Complete |
| Dollar amount of philanthropic gifts | $125.4M | $131.1M | $151.5M | $169.7M | $162.2M | $220.9M |
