University of Houston System Progress Card
Annual Performance
1. National Competitiveness
1.a. Total Research Expenditures
1.b. Federal Research Expenditures
1.c. Total Research Awards
Increase/Decrease
Base Year (2007-08)
2012-2013
2013-2014
From Last Year
From Base Year
$74,966,000
$40,398,000
$95,904,865
$120,795,598
$59,051,102
$118,106,009
$135,018,305
$63,293,560
$110,980,196
$14,222,707
$4,242,458
-$7,125,813
$60,052,305
$22,895,560
$15,075,331
56,762
11,702
20.1%
4.2%
21,928
3,673
1,271
67,151
14,004
19.5%
9.2%
29,533
5,075
2,621
65,954
14,543
19.8%
9.9%
29,213
5,441
3,047
-1,197
539
0.3%
0.7%
-320
366
426
9,192
2,841
-0.3%
5.7%
7,285
1,768
1,776
138
260
237
-23
99
$53,000,000
$653,294,000
$76,472,093
$652,105,721
$89,521,851
$717,001,649
$13,049,758
$64,895,928
$36,521,851
$63,707,649
2. Student Access & Success
2.a.
2.b.
2.c.
2.d.
2.e.
2.f.
2.g.
Total Enrollment
Total Degrees Awarded
Percentage of Graduate/Professional Students
Percentage of Residential Students
Number of Underserved Students Enrolled 1
Number of Degrees Awarded to Underserved Students
Number of Degrees Awarded in Critical Fields 2
3. Community Advancement
3.a. Research Awards with Community Emphasis
4. Competitive Resources
4.a. Total Annual Giving
4.b. Total Endowment
1
Underserved include African American, Hispanic and Native American students. Multi-racial students with African American are included in the African American count as defined by the THECB
Critical Fields include computer science, engineering, math, physical sciences and biology
2
Progress Card Definitions
Nationally Competitive Research University
1.a. Total Research Expenditures: Total research funds from all sources expended during a fiscal year and reported to the National Science Foundation (NSF). (Data source: UHS
Division of Research)
1.b. Federal Research Expenditures: Research funds from federal sources expended during a fiscal year and reported to the NSF. (Data source: UHS Division of Research)
1.c. Total Research Awards: Sponsored research awards received from external funding agencies. This includes new awards and additional funds received on existing awards.
(Data source: UHS Division of Research)
Student Access and Success
2.a. Total Enrollment: The total number of students enrolled during the fall semester at all levels, including full and part time enrollees. Data are reported to IPEDS. (Data source:
UHS institutional research offices)
2.b. Total Degrees Awarded: The total number of degrees awarded at all levels from July 1 to June 30 as reported to IPEDS. (Data source: UHS institutional research offices)
2.c. Percentage of Graduate/Professional Students: The percentage of degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students enrolled at the graduate level during the fall semester. Data
are reported to IPEDS. (Data source: UHS institutional research offices)
2.d. Percentage of Residential Students: The percentage of students enrolled in the fall semester at all levels living in university-owned housing, including dorms and affiliated
apartments. (Data source: UHS institutional research offices)
2.e. Number of Underserved Students Enrolled: The total number of African-American, Hispanic and Native American students enrolled in the fall semester at all levels and reported
to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). African-American students include the multi-racial students who indicate African-American as one race. (Data source:
UHS institutional research offices)
2.f. Number of Degrees Awarded to Underserved Students: The number of degrees awarded to African-American, Hispanic and Native American students at all levels during a fiscal
year. Data are reported to the THECB. African-American students include the multi-racial students who indicate African-American as one race (Data source: UHS institutional
research offices)
2.g. Number of Degrees Awarded in Critical Fields: The number of degrees award at all levels in computer science, engineering, math, the physical sciences and biology during a
fiscal year. This may differ from the data reported to the THECB which includes only computer science, engineering, math and the physical sciences. (Data source: UHS institutional
research offices)
Community Advancement
3.a. Research Awards with Community Emphasis: The number of research awards with a “Community Emphasis” focus, the determination of which is made by the principal
investigator when submitting the proposal for funding. (Data source: UHS Division of Research)
Competitive Resources
4.a. Total Annual Giving: The amount of contributions to the system in the form of cash, securities, company products, and other property from alumni, non-alumni individuals,
corporations, foundations, religious organizations, and other groups. Data are reported to the Council for Aid to Education on an annual basis. (Data source: UHS Division of
Advancement)
4.b. Total Endowment: The amount of funds held by endowments and foundations as reported to the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) in
June of each year. (Data source: UHS Office of the Treasurer)