Hope College Institutional Research Report
2007-2008
1. Projects by Hope College Office
• Admissions
Financial Aid Analysis Study
Constructed Yield Model
• Alumni
Alumni Involvement Measurement
Presentation to Alumni Board
• Baccalaureate Origins
Compiled data by discipline
Distributed to Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, DNAS, Provost
• Finance
Peer data for reports to Board of Trustees, Fall and Winter
• Financial Aid
Correlation of academic achievement with Federal ACG eligibility
• Human Resources
Consulted on gender equity in faculty salaries
Provided data on full-time faculty at other GLCA schools
• President
Peer measurements study for Board of Trustees
• Provost
Student/Faculty ratio study
Salary equity study
Data on International and Multicultural students & faculty
• Public Relations
Obtain data on NSF REU programs
2. Surveys coordinated and submitted
• ACT
• Barron’s
• College Board
• Common Data Set
• Peterson’s Guide
• Princeton Review
• US News & World Report
• UCAN
3. Surveys monitored (office coordinating)
• CUPA-HR (Provost)
• Educause (CIT)
• Michigan College Foundation (President)
• NACUBO (Finance)
• Open Doors (Registrar)
• Standard & Poors (Finance)
4. Website design and implementation
• Data submitted to surveys available on website
o AAUP Faculty Salaries
o ACT
o Baccalaureate Origins
o Barron’s
o Campus Crime Statistics
o College Board
o Common Data Set
o Educause
o HEDS
o IPEDS
o Peterson’s Guide
o Princeton Review
o US News & World Report
• Online profiles linked to website
o Colleges that Change Lives
o ePodunk profile of Holland, Michigan
o CollegeData College Profile
o Infoplease.com
o EdRef college search
o International Education Directory of Colleges and Universities
o College Toolkit
o U-CAN
o National Center for Educational Statistics – College Navigator
o Princeton Review
o US News & World Report
o College Board
o Peterson’s Guide
o Wikipedia
o Economic Diversity of Colleges
o The Education Trust – College Results Online
o Campus Security Statistics
• Peer Institution Studies
o Measures by peer group report prepared for President Bultman
o HEDS peer comparison data
Admissions Studies (A,B,C,D,E)
Deposits Study
Endowment Study
Faculty Compensation Study
Faculty Starting Salary Study
Freshman Financial Aid Study
FTE Faculty and Enrollment Study
Graduation Rate Study
Graduation Rate by Ethnicity Study
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Retention Rate Study
Strategic Indicators
Tuition & Fees Study
Voluntary Support Study
IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
Comaprison with Dozen peer group
Comparison with GLCA peer group
Peer Comparison Charts
Average Faculty Salary
Cost of Attendance
Percent increase in cost of attendance
Baccalaureate origins of Ph.D.’s
Tuition Discount Rate
Tuition and Fees as % of Core Revenue
Private gifts as % of Core Revenue
Equity Ratio
Student FTE
Male/Female Ratio
% Minority enrollment
% International Student enrollment
Student FTE Growth Rate
Retention Rate
6 Year Graduation Rate
Admit & Yield %
Average ACT Score
Endowment per FTE
Government Grants & Contracts Revenue per FTE
Tuition Revenue per FTE
Private Gift Revenue per FTE
Tuition Income as % of Total Expenses
Tuition Income as % of Total Income
Tuition Income to Total Instructional Expense Ratio
Tuition Income to Instructional Salary Expense Ratio
% increase in Tuition/Salary Ratio
Instructional Expense per FTE
Academic Support Expense per FTE
Student Service Expense per FTE
Instructional Support Expense per FTE
Instructional Expenses as % of Total
Academic Support Expense as % of Total
Student Service Expense as % of Total
Instructional Support Expense as % of Total
Pell Grant average per FTE
% of students receiving Pell Grant
Average Debt per Graduate
% of students applying for aid
Baccalaureate Origins of Ph.D.’s
Athletics
• Head Coach salaries by sport
• Average Head Coach salaries
• Operating Expense by sport
• Operating Expense per FTE
• Total Expense by sport
• Total Expense per FTE
• Revenue by sport
• Revenue per FTE
• Participants by sport
• Participants per FTE
Survey Calendar
Date
Survey
7/23
U-CAN
10/29
NACUBO (Finance)
11/9
Barron’s
11/30
CUPA-HR (Provost)
12/14 Michigan College Foundation (President)
12/21
College Board
1/7
Common Data Set
1/7
Standard & Poors (Finance)
1/8
Educause (CIT)
1/23
Peterson’s Guide
2/15
Princeton Review
2/28
Open Doors (Registrar)
3/21
ACT
4/14
US News & World Report