Progress Measures 2.0
UPDATE FALL 2010
OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
AN D AS S E S S M E N T
A N A LY S I S S E R I E S 2 0 1 0 - 1 1
Peer Institutions
(Approved by the UNC Board of Governors February 2006)
 Cal Poly- San Luis
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
Obispo
College of Charleston
College of New Jersey
Humboldt State
James Madison
Murray State
Northern Iowa
 Rowan
 Sonoma State
 Towson
 Truman State
 UT-Dallas
 Western Washington
 Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Where peer institutions rank for 2011:
Top 10 public institutions by region
 College of New Jersey
 # 1 in the North
 Truman State
 # 1 in the Midwest
 James Madison
 # 1 in the South
 U. of Wisconsin-Eau
 College of Charleston
 # 3 in the South
 UNCW
 # 5 in the South
 Murray State
 # 7 in the South
Claire

# 5 in the Midwest
 Cal Poly- San Luis
Obispo

# 1 in the West
 Sonoma
 # 9 in the West
 Humboldt State
 # 10 in the West
UNCW’s Ten Progress Measures Address:
 Student-faculty
 Research
ratio
 Student-staff ratio
 Diversity
 Retention and
graduation rates
 Campus housing
 Salaries
expenditures
 International
students and study
abroad
 Endowment for
scholarships
 Alumni giving
Dashboard Fall 2010 Performance (tentative)
Student-faculty ratio
Faculty salaries
Student-staff ratio
Research expenditures
Diversity
International students
Minority grad. rate
Study abroad
Retention rate
Endowment
4-yr grad rate
Merit scholarship $
6-yr grad rate
Merit scholarship #
Campus housing
Alumni giving
Progress Measure 1
Improve the student-faculty ratio to
15 to1 by 2013.
Improve the student-faculty ratio to 15 to 1.
19
18
17
0
17.9
Coll. Of NJ
Rowan
17.7
16.7
16.7
16.4
16
15.8
15.0
15
15
20
25
13
15
16
JMU
16
Murray
16
Truman
16
UNCW
17
Towson
17
U of N Iowa
17
17.86
Cal Poly
19
W. Washington
19
UT Dallas
13
10
Coll. Of Charleston
Peer Average
14
5
20
U of Wisc -Eau Claire
Humboldt
Sonoma
UNCW performance
UNCW compared to peers
21
22
23
Progress Measure 2
Improve the student-staff ratio from 10.9 to 1
in 2003-04 to 10.0 to 1 by 2010.
Improve the student-staff ratio to 10.0 to 1.
11.5
0
11.0
11
10.9
10.7
10.5
10
10.0
9.9
9.6
9.5
9.4
9
8.5
UNCW performance
UT-Dallas
Coll. Of Charleston
U of N Iowa
JMU
Coll. Of NJ
UNCW
Murray State
Sonoma
Peer Average
Humboldt
Rowan
Western Wash
Truman
Towson
Cal-Poly
U of Wis-Eau Claire
5
10
15
20
6.7
9.2
10.4
10.4
10.5
10.9
10.9
11.6
12.0
12.0
12.7
12.8
13.1
14.6
14.9
17.5
UNCW compared to peers (fall 2009)
Progress Measure 3 (Part 1)
Reduce disparities in retention and graduation rates
between majority and minority student populations…
Retention Disparity
% difference between white and diverse populations
UNCW performance
UNCW compared to peers
Six-Year Graduation Disparity*
% difference between white and diverse populations
20
0
18
18
16.5
16
2.75
Rowan
4.5
Cal Poly
14
Coll of Charleston
12
10
8.75
8
6
3.75
4
2005
2006
2007
UNCW performance
2008
25
30
35
7.25
8
UNCW
8.75
Murray
10.25
Sonoma
10.25
U of N Iowa
10.75
JMU
11.75
U of Wis Eau Claire
2004
20
6.25
8.25
Humboldt
0
15
West Wash
Truman
2
10
UT Dallas
Towson
14
5
14.75
18.5
23.5
Coll of NJ
UNCW compared to peers
30
Progress Measure 3 (Part 2)
…Increase the proportion of student enrollments from
historically underrepresented groups to achieve a
critical mass necessary to enrich the education of all
UNCW students.
Increase the proportion of student enrollments
from historically underrepresented groups.
0%
14%
10%
20%
UT-Dallas
10.8%
9.6%
11.1% 11.1%
10.1%
9%
UNDER REVIEW
8%
6%
23.8%
Humboldt
21.4%
Coll. Of NJ
20.8%
Sonoma
19.5%
Towson
19.3%
Rowan
18.9%
West Washington
18.2%
Peer Average
4%
2%
11.6%
UNCW
11.1%
Coll. of Charleston
10.4%
Murray State
0%
N Iowa
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
UNCW performance
2010
Projected
16.3%
JMU
Truman
Wis-Eau Claire
40%
35.4%
Cal Poly
12%
10%
30%
9.8%
8.0%
6.3%
5.4%
UNCW compared to peers (fall 2009)
Historically underrepresented groups
proportional difference-median vs. average
20%
18%
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
Benchmark Median
Peer Average
UNCW
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
14.5%
14.1%
9.1%
15.1%
14.5%
9.6%
15.5%
15.1%
10.1%
16.6%
15.4%
10.8%
17.7%
16.4%
11.1%
18.2%
16.3%
11.1%
Progress Measure 4
Increase the freshman to sophomore retention rate
from 85.7% in 2004-05 to 90% in 2011,
the four-year graduation rate from 42.8% in 2004-05 to
50% by 2012,
and the six-year graduation rate from
61% in 2004-05 to 70% by 2012 and to 75% by 2017.
Perspective: May 2007
Target Goals for Retention and Graduation
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
First year
retention
86%
86%
88%
90%
90%
4-Year
Graduation
42%
42%
44%
46%
50%
4-Year
Graduation (FT)
69%
69%
70%
71%
71%
6-Year
Graduation
65%
67%
68%
69%
70%
Overall Retention
95%
0%
90%
90%
85%
85%
85%
86%
85%
83% 83%
80%
75%
Coll. Of NJ
95%
JMU
92%
Cal Poly
91%
UNCW
85%
Truman
84%
UT-Dallas
84%
U of Wis-Eau Claire
84%
West. Washington
84%
Towson
84%
Peer average
83%
Coll. Of Charleston
83%
U N Iowa
82%
Rowan
82%
Sonoma
70%
UNCW performance
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
75%
Humboldt
72%
Murray
72%
UNCW compared to peers (2008)
Four-Year Graduation
60%
0%
55%
50%
50%
45%
45%
43%
44%
45%
44%
42%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
UNCW performance
2012
Goal
Coll. Of NJ
JMU
Coll. of Charleston
Truman
Towson
UNCW
Rowan
UT-Dallas
Peer Average
U of N Iowa
Western Washington
Murray
Cal Poly
U of Wis Eau Claire
Sonoma
Humboldt
20%
40%
60%
80%
73%
64%
48%
47%
46%
44%
43%
43%
39%
35%
35%
32%
25%
25%
24%
11%
UNCW compared to peers
Five-year average four-year graduation rate
by UNC campus 2001-2005 cohort
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
orig
UNC- UNCS
UNCW NCSU
CH
A
ASU
UNC
Total
UNCA
ECU
UNCG WCU UNCC ECSU NCCU
NCA&
WSSU UNCP
T
FSU
73.1% 52.5% 43.7% 39.8% 38.0% 35.1% 31.5% 28.9% 27.9% 26.9% 25.8% 22.3% 19.5% 16.8% 16.3% 15.0% 13.5%
whole 73.9% 53.3% 46.5% 41.4% 40.3% 36.5% 34.5% 30.2% 29.9% 28.6% 27.6% 22.8% 20.2% 17.1% 17.0% 16.4% 14.0%
Six-Year Graduation
75%
0%
70%
70%
68.5%
67.3%
65.1% 64.8%
65%
63.5%
61.2%
60%
55%
50%
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
UNCW performance
Coll. Of NJ
JMU
Cal Poly
Towson
Truman
W. Washington
UNCW
Rowan
U of N Iowa
Peer Average
U of Wisc -Eau Claire
Coll. Of Charleston
UT Dallas
Sonoma
Murray
Humboldt
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
86%
81%
74%
73%
71%
69%
69%
67%
67%
66%
65%
64%
63%
50%
50%
42%
2012
Goal
UNCW compared to peers
Five-year average six-year graduation rate
by UNC campus 1999-2003 cohort
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
orig
UNCNCSU UNCW
CH
ASU
UNC
Total
UNCS
UNCA
A
ECU
UNCG UNCC WCU
ECSU NCCU WSSU NCA&T FSU
UNCP
84.2% 71.0% 65.8% 63.3% 58.9% 55.9% 55.7% 55.3% 51.4% 50.7% 47.9% 47.5% 47.0% 42.6% 38.8% 36.9% 34.8%
whole 86.2% 75.6% 72.9% 70.0% 63.7% 58.8% 64.6% 60.0% 58.4% 56.2% 54.8% 50.5% 49.7% 45.6% 40.8% 40.1% 40.7%
Progress Measure 5
Increase the percentage of undergraduates housed on
campus from 23.1% in 2004-05 to 35% by 2009, with
a long-term target of 40%.
Increase the percentage of undergraduates housed on
campus.
40%
38%
35%
35%
32% 32%
30%
27%
25%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
38%
23% 22%
20%
15%
10%
5%
Coll. Of NJ
Truman
UNCW performance
48%
U of N Iowa
39%
U of Wisc -Eau Claire
38%
UNCW
38%
JMU
37%
Murray
36%
Cal Poly
35%
Peer Average
35%
Rowan
34%
Coll. Of Charleston
34%
W. Washington
0%
58%
29%
Towson
25%
Sonoma
24%
UT Dallas
24%
Humboldt
23%
UNCW compared to peers (2009)
Progress Measure 6
…steadily increase average faculty salaries to the
peer group 80th percentile for each rank…
Increase average faculty salaries to the peer group 80th
percentile.
$74,000
$0
$71,400
$72,000
$70,017
$70,000
$68,215
$68,000
$65,408
$66,000
$64,000
$62,000
$60,725
$60,000
$58,000
$56,000
$54,000
2005
2006
2007
2008
UNCW performance
2009
UT-Dallas
Rowan
Peer 80th Percentile
Coll of NJ
Cal Poly
Sonoma
Humboldt
UNCW
Benchmark Median
JMU
West Washington
N Iowa
Coll. of Charleston
Towson
Truman
Wis-Eau Claire
Murray State
$40,000 $80,000 $120,000
$96,635
$87,055
$86,364
$86,364
$79,787
$76,529
$75,540
$71,400
$66,766
$66,766
$66,503
$65,584
$64,762
$64,184
$60,465
$59,680
$59,115
UNCW compared to peers
Progress Measure 7
Increase the three-year moving average of
total annual R&D expenditures from $12.5
million in 2001-03 to at least $20 million by
2009-11.
Increase the three-year moving average of total annual
R&D expenditures to at least $20 million by 2009-11.
$26,000
$21,000
$16,000
$11,000
$6,000
$1,000
Peer Average
UNCW
3-year Avg.
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
$7,467
$21,431
$16,191
$7,217
$14,212
$16,675
$7,848
$17,603
$17,749
$9,032
$20,100
$17,305
$18,287
$18,663
R&D expenditures peer comparison*
(2008)
$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
UNCW
$20,100
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
$14,866
Peer Average
$9,032
Humboldt State
$8,808
Western Washington
$6,240
Coll. of Charleston
$5,397
James Madison
$5,235
Benchmark Median
$4,658
Rowan
$4,658
Northern Iowa
$2,960
Towson
$2,357
Murray State
$2,335
Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$1,040
College of New Jersey
$772
Truman State
$760
Sonoma State
$652
*missing UT-Dallas
$20,000
$25,000
Progress Measure 8
By fall 2010, increase the international student
population to 3% of the total student population.
Increase the study abroad participation rate to 20% of
undergraduates completing UNCW degrees by 2010,
and to 25% by 2015.
By fall 2010, increase the international student
population to 3% of the total student population.
UNCW performance
UNCW compared to peers
Increase the study abroad participation rate to
20%.
UNCW performance
Degree conferral rate/abroad
Progress Measure 9
Raise significant additional endowment for diversity
and merit scholarships, with a campaign to be
completed by 2013.
Raise significant additional endowment for diversity and
merit scholarships, with a campaign to be completed by
2013.
60
$1,000,000
500
$900,000
450
$800,000
400
$700,000
350
$600,000
300
$500,000
250
$400,000
200
$300,000
150
$200,000
100
$100,000
50
55.1
50.8
48.9
50
40
40
33.5
30
20
10
$0
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
UNCW endowment
2009
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
Amount
$537,390
$709,543
$947,410
$965,203
$709,906
Number
360
357
429
372
365
UNCW merit awards
0
Progress Measure 10
By FY 2013, increase the alumni giving rate to 15%
and raise the average alumni gift amount to the top
quintile among our peers.
By FY 2013, increase the alumni giving rate to 15% and
raise the average alumni gift amount to the top quintile
among our peers.
*missing College of Charleston, NJ, and Sonoma State
16%
15%
14%
$0
$400
$800
$1,200
Murray State
13.1% 13.1%
12.2%
$1,248
James Madison
$877
12%
10.1%
10%
10.2%
9.30%
UNDER REVIEW
Cal Poly - San Luis…
$625
UNCW
$556
Northern Iowa
8%
Western Washington
6%
Towson
Wisconsin - Eau…
4%
$455
$364
$221
$184
Humboldt State
$162
Truman State
$161
UT - Dallas
$124
Rowan
$123
2%
0%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2013
Goal
UNCW performance
UNCW compared to peers* (2008)