5. 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
7. 41% increase in undergraduates 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 2000-2009 Enrollment ChangeFall semester
9. 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%
11. 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 record Curriculum Faculty Programs Graduates
12. U.S. News: High School Guidance Counselors’ Rankings National Universities Missouri S&T is tied for 45th in the nation Missouri S&T is ranked 2nd in Missouri Public Universities Missouri S&T is ranked 12th in the nation Missouri S&T is ranked 1st in Missouri
29. Technological Research Universities Quality indicators ACT 75th percentile Freshman retention rate Six-year graduation rate National merit scholars National academy members Total research expenditures per faculty Ph.D’s awarded per faculty Ratio of doctoral degrees to graduate degrees Student-faculty ratio Alumni giving participation rate
30. Rankings Combined Rank Mean California Institute of Technology 1.9 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2.72 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 8.79 Clarkson University 8.9 10 Illinois Institute of Technology 9.411 New Mexico Inst of Mining & Technology 10.512 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 12.415
31. 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
33. 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
34. Engineering Equipment Funding State formerly provided an average of $630,000 per year for the years we received funding for laboratory equipment No funding has been received since FY2001 FY2011 request for $788,400 Backlog request for $4.4 million to “catch up” our teaching laboratory equipment
35. 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