Stephen F. Austin State University
18 Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs (Updated January
2016)
Forestry
Forestry
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Department
Doctoral Degree Program
Number of Degrees Per Year
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For each of the three most recent years, average of the number of degrees awarded per academic year.
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Graduation Rates
For each of the three most recent years, average of the percent of first-year doctoral students who graduate within
ten years.
100%
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Average Time to Degree
For each of the three most recent years, average of the graduates time to degree.
(For each academic year, the time to degree is defined as beginning the year students matriculated with a doctoral
degree objective until the year they graduated).
8.9 years
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Employment Profile (in field within one year of graduation) For each of the three most recent years, the
number and percent of graduate by year employed, those still seeking employment, and unknown. (N=3)
Employed in Academia
Employed as Post-Doctorates
Employed in Industry/Professional
Employed in Government
Still seeking employment
33%
0%
0%
67%
0%
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Admission Criteria
Hold or qualify for a Master degree in an appropriate area of knowledge from an accredited college or university. Have a
minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale on Master degree course work. Verbal and Quantitative score on the GRE equal to or
greater than the 50th percentile. Clear admission considered with lower GPA and higher GRE scores.
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Percentage Full-time Students
FTS (greater than or equal to 6 SCH each semester)/number of students enrolled for last three fall semesters.
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Average Institutional Financial support Provided
(9-month basis)
$9,675
For those receiving financial support, the average monetary institutional support provided per full-time graduate student for the
prior year from assistantships, scholarships, stipends, grants, and fellowships (does not include tuition or benefits).
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Percentage of Full-time Students with Institutional Financial Support
In the prior year, the number of FTS with at least $1,000 of annual support/ the number of FTS.
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Number of Core Faculty
Number of core faculty in the prior year.
29 %
75%
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Student-Core Faculty Ratio
For each of the three most recent years, average of full time student equivalent (FTSE)/average of full time faculty
equivalent (FTFE) of core faculty.
0.8
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Core Faculty Publications
For each of the three most recent years, average of the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications,
books/book chapters, juried creative/performance accomplishments, and notices of discoveries filed/patents issued
per core faculty member.
4
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Core Faculty External Grants
For each of the three most recent years, average of the number of core faculty receiving external funds,
average external funds per faculty, and total external funds per program per academic year.
Average Number of Core Faculty receiving external funds
Average External Grants $ per Faculty (Based on FY Budget for 2013-2015)
Total External Grants (Based on FY Budget for 2013-2015)
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$149,963
$2,249,439
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Faculty Teaching Load
Total number of semester credit hours in organized teaching courses taught per academic year by core faculty
divided by the number of core faculty.
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Faculty Diversity
Core faculty by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender, updated when changed
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
15
34
Male
12
Female
2
1
2
Student Diversity
Enrollment headcount by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender, updated when changed
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
Male
3
Female
8
1
1
1
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Date of Last External Review
Date of last formal external review, updated when changed.
N/A
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External Program Accreditation
Names of body and date of last program accreditation review, if applicable, updated when changed.
N/A
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Student Publications/Presentations
For the three most recent years, the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications juried
creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations per year by student FTE.
12