Research Space Productivity Study
For the period of September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
Executive Summary
3
II.
Overview
5
III.
Methodology and Assumptions
6
IV.
Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By Entity
9
V.
Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By College/Center
13
VI.
Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-All Units
16
VII.
Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures- By Principal Investigator
20
VIII.
Funding Ratio
23
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Executive Summary
Annual direct sponsored projects expenditures have increased at 5% compound annual growth rate over the last 7 years,
from $10.9 million to $15.4 million. Federal Sponsors have been the largest source of funding for the past 7 years. For
Fiscal Year 2014, 65.6% of total funding sources came from federal sponsors.
During Fiscal Year 2014, the College of Science and Engineering accounted for 31% Sponsored Project Expenditures
and 53% of research space, while the Harte Research Institute represented 29% of expenditures and 21% of research
space. Following the Harte Research Institute, the Conrad Blucher Institute had 17% of total Sponsored Projects
Expenditures and 9% of assignable research space. All other colleges and departments accounted for 23% of Sponsored
Projects Expenditures and 17% of research space.
The number of Tenured/Tenure-Track Principal Investigators that had Sponsored Projects Expenditures for FY 2014 was
led by the College of Science & Engineering with 17 PIs (52%), followed by 7 PIs from Harte Research Institute (21%) and
5 PIs from the College of Liberal Arts (15%). All other colleges and departments combined accounted for 12% (4 PIs) of
Sponsored Projects Expenditures. The Harte Research Institute had the highest average of Sponsored Projects
Expenditures per PI at $364 thousand and also leads among Colleges and Centers with 1,369 average Square Footage
per PI.
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Executive Summary
Among Principal Investigators, Dr. Dulal Kar leads the ranking of Top 10 Tenured/Tenure-Track Principal Investigators
with higher Sponsored Project Expenditures per Square Footage in Fiscal Year 2014. Dr. Kar had an average of $4
thousand in annual project expenditures per square foot, while Dr. Suzzette Chopin followed with $2.7 thousand. Dr.
Fereshteh Billiot presented $1.2 thousand of Sponsored Project Expenditures per Square Footage followed by Dr. Scott
King with $668 thousand and Dr. David Bridges $609 thousand. Dr. James Gibeaut from Harte Research Institute
presented the highest total Sponsored Project Expenditures, presenting $1.7 million and Dr. Gary Jeffress from the
Conrad Blucher Institute followed with total Sponsored Project Expenditures of $1.4 million. Dr. Gerardo Moreno
presented $1.1 million of Sponsored Project Expenditures. Three Principal Investigators presented Sponsored Project
Expenditures greater than $500 thousand but less than $1 million. Twenty-nine PIs had Sponsored Project Expenditures
greater than $100 thousand but less than $500 thousand and 45 PIs presented research expenditures less than $100
thousand for Fiscal Year 2014.
The average Sponsored Projects Expenditures per Square Footage for all Units during Fiscal Year 2014 was $161 while
the average for Colleges and Centers was $132. The Conrad Blucher Institute had the highest Sponsored Projects
Expenditures per Square Footage with $309 followed by Harte Research Institute with $228. The College of Science and
Engineering presented $93 Sponsored Project Expenditures per Square footage. The College of Education, College of
Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and College of Science and Engineering presented Sponsored
Projects Expenditures per Square Footage below the total average for Colleges and Centers.
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Overview
Research Space is short of supply and it has become critically important to effectively manage it in our research effort. The
Division of Research, Commercialization and Outreach developed this annual report as an ongoing effort to generate data
required for decision-making and planning. The report considers the following sources of information:
Sponsored
Project
Expenditures
TAMUCC
Facilities
Inventory
Report
Project
Accounts
Considers all Sponsored Project accounts administered by RCO.
Project
Functions
Research, Instruction, Public Service, Scholarship and Fellowships,
Student Services and Academic Support.
Time Period
Fiscal Year
Expenditures
Categories
All Sponsored Projects Expenditures including Indirect Costs.
Building List
Obtained from https://www1.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/facinv/FacSearchBldg.cfm
for 2014.
Obtained from
https://www1.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/facinv/FacSearchRoom.cfm for 2014.
Room List
Space Use
Codes
Description
Net Assignable
Square Foot
Retrieved from Appendices to the Reporting and Procedures Manuals for
Texas Universities-Appendix F, published by THECB, Summer 2012.
Space Use was prorated for cases where space was shared among 2 or
more Principal Investigators.
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Methodology
•Request space information by
PIs to Colleges, Centers and
VPs.
•Review consistency of
information
•Determine Study Assumptions
Data Gathering
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Data Analysis
•Obtain Facilities Inventory
Report
•Retrieve Sponsored Projects
Expenditures from FAMIS
Accounting System
•Analyze correlation of
information
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•Merge data
•Review for consistency
•Present results
Report
Development
6
Assumptions
1.
The Report considers Sponsored Projects Research Expenditures retrieved from FAMIS Accounting System for
Fiscal Years 2012, 2013 and 2014.
2.
All Principal Investigators’ Sponsored Project Expenditures and space assignation is included in all the analyses
except for Funding Ratio analysis, where Deans, Associate Deans, Directors and Associate Directors are not
considered.
3.
Square footage information was obtained using the “TAMUCC Facilities Inventory” report published annually by
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). This report includes the total space assigned to
research and sponsored programs for all Texas universities. The report breaks down by Building and Room
number.
a.
Information for room divisions not considered under the “Facilities Inventory” report were requested to
Facilities Services Department and the individual departments.
4.
The research space considered for the study only includes space within the University Main Campus.
a.
Research space is defined by THECB as “space which is used primarily for experimentation, investigation
or training research methods, professional research and observation.”
5.
Research Space is categorized by Room Type Code. The study is limited to the following types:
a.
250-Research/Non-Class Laboratory
b.
310-Offices
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Assumptions
5.
Colleges and Centers submitted the space assignation by Principal Investigator and Department.
a. When a research space is shared among multiple researchers, an estimation of percentage usage
by Principal Investigator was requested to departments.
b. If a research space had academic and research use, an estimated percentage of the research
portion is assigned to the Principal Investigator.
6.
Researchers with only office space are assigned 100% of the space, unless otherwise specified.
7.
Research space used by Undergraduate Assistants, Graduate Assistants and Post-Docs are assigned to
the Principal Investigator who is the primary mentor and/or funding the position.
8.
Abbreviations used on the report:

ASPE: Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures

ASF : Assigned Square Feet

PI
: Principal Investigator
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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE)-By Entity
Entity
2012
ASPE
Colleges
Centers
VPRCO
VPAA
$
ASF
2014
5,706,243 $
5,585,303 $
56,357
56,357
4,962,780
62,212
ASPE/ASF
$
101 $
99 $
80
ASPE
$
6,930,078 $
6,508,700 $
6,861,475
15,638
15,638
ASF
27,250
ASPE/ASF
$
443 $
416 $
252
ASPE
$
164,301 $
491,600 $
568,220
ASF
537
537
358
ASPE/ASF
$
306 $
915 $
1,587
ASPE
$
483,508 $
937,536 $
1,104,497
1,509
1,509
ASF
632
ASPE/ASF
$
320 $
621 $
1,748
ASPE
$
255,826 $
1,213,255 $
1,408,914
VP Student Success ASF
Totals
2013
3,336
3,336
ASPE/ASF
$
77 $
364 $
ASPE
ASF
ASPE/ASF
$
13,539,955 $
77,376
175 $
14,736,393 $
77,376
190 $
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2,416
583
14,905,885
92,868
161
9
Thousands
Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE)-By Entity
16,000
$14,736
$14,906
$13,540
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
$6,509
$6,930
6,000
$6,861
$5,706 $5,585
$4,963
4,000
$1,409
2,000
$492
$164
$568
$1,213
$938 $1,104
$484
$256
0
Colleges
Centers
VPRCO
VPAA
2012
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VP Student Success
Totals
2014
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Average Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE) per Square Foot-By Entity
$101
Colleges
$99
$80
$443
Centers
$416
$252
$306
VPRCO
$915
$1,587
$320
VPAA
$621
$1,748
$77
VP Student Success
$364
$583
$175
Average
$190
$161
ASPE/ASF FY 2012
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ASPE/ASF FY 2014
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Expenditures and Research Space FY 2014-By Entity
Distribution Sponsored Projects
Expenditures
Distribution Assignable Square Feet
VP Student
Success, 9%
VPAA, 1%
VP Student
Success, 3%
VPRCO, 0%
VPAA, 7%
Colleges, 33%
Centers, 29%
VPRCO, 4%
Colleges, 67%
Centers, 46%
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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By College or Center
College/Center
Annual
Annual
Annual
Sponsored Sponsored Sponsored
Assigned
Assigned
ASPE/ASF ASPE/ASF ASPE/ASF
Projects
Projects
Projects
Square Feet
Square Feet
FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures (ASF)2012-2013 (ASF)FY 2014
(ASPE) FY
(ASPE) FY
(ASPE) FY
Conrad Blucher
Institute
$ 3,158,723 $ 2,336,533 $ 2,492,666
7,558
8,079
$
418 $
309 $
309
College of Education
$ 1,227,575 $ 1,032,661 $
167,364
5,604
6,790
$
219 $
184 $
25
$
College of Liberal
Arts
College of Nursing
and Health Sciences
College of Science &
Engineering
Harte Research
Institute
Totals
125,157 $
189,040 $
144,328
2,608
2,643
$
48 $
72 $
55
$ 1,351,646 $
795,222 $
49,741
5,488
3,174
$
246 $
145 $
16
$ 3,001,865 $ 3,568,380 $ 4,601,347
42,656
49,606
$
70 $
84 $
93
$ 3,771,355 $ 4,172,166 $ 4,368,809
8,080
19,171
$
467 $
516 $
228
$12,636,321 $12,094,002 $11,824,254
71,995
89,462
$
176 $
168 $
132
Averages
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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures per Square Foot-By College or Center
$418
Conrad Blucher Institute
$309
$309
$219
College of Education
$184
$25
$48
College of Liberal Arts
$72
$55
$246
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
$145
$16
$70
College of Science & Engineering
$84
$93
$467
Harte Research Institute
$516
$228
$176
$168
Average
$132
ASPE/ASF FY 2012
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ASPE/ASF FY 2014
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Expenditures and Research Space FY 2014-By College or Center
Distribution Assignable Square Feet
Harte Research
Institute, 21%
Conrad Blucher
Institute, 9% College of
Education, 8%
College of Liberal
Arts, 3%
Distribution Assignable Square Feet by
Space Type
Study Space, 0%
Research/NonClass Laboratory
Service, 6%
Stack, 1% Class Laboratory,
5%
Individual Study
Laboratory, 2%
College of Nursing
and Health
Sciences, 4%
Office, 39%
Research/NonClass Laboratory,
47%
College of Science
& Engineering,
55%
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Office Service, 2%
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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE)- All Units
ASPE FY 2012 ASPE FY 2013 ASPE FY 2014
Assigned
Square Feet
(ASF) 20122013
Conrad Blucher
Institute
$ 3,158,723 $ 2,336,533 $ 2,492,666
7,558
8,079
$
418 $
309 $
309
College of Education
$ 1,227,575 $ 1,032,661 $
167,364
5,604
6,790
$
219 $
184 $
25
$
College/Center
College of Liberal
Arts
College of Nursing
and Health Sciences
College of Science &
Engineering
Assigned
ASPE/ASF ASPE/ASF ASPE/ASF
Square Feet
FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
(ASF) FY 2014
125,157 $
189,040 $
144,328
2,608
2,643
$
48 $
72 $
55
$ 1,351,646 $
795,222 $
49,741
5,488
3,174
$
246 $
145 $
16
$ 3,001,865 $ 3,568,380 $ 4,601,347
42,656
49,606
$
70 $
84 $
93
Community Outreach $
164,301 $
491,600 $
568,220
537
358
$
306 $
ELITE/MCNAIR
$
261,471 $
925,817 $
941,599
874
231
$
299 $ 1,059 $ 4,076
Harte Research
Institute
$ 3,771,355 $ 4,172,166 $ 4,368,809
8,080
19,171
$
467 $
516 $
228
SOAR
$
3,220
1,676
$
79 $
284 $
697
TRIO Programs
$
$ 2,587 $
326
Academic Affairs
255,826 $
-
913,212 $ 1,167,390
-
915 $ 1,587
$
300,043 $
241,524
116
740
$
$
9,838 $
5,718 $
2,695
267
113
$
37 $
21 $
24
Student Affairs
$
212,199 $
6,000 $
160,203
368
288
$
576 $
16 $
556
Totals
$13,539,955 $14,736,393 $14,905,885
77,376
92,868
$
175 $
190 $
161
Averages
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Thousands
Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE)- All Units
$5,000
$4,601
$4,369
$4,500
$4,172
$4,000
$3,500
$3,000
$3,771
$3,568
$3,159
$3,002
$2,337
$2,493
$2,500
$2,000
$1,228
$1,500
$1,352
$1,033
$1,000
$167
$500
$-
$1,167
$926 $942
$795
$492
$189
$125 $144
$568
$300
$261
$164
$50
$913
$256
$242
$212
$6
$3
$160
$6
$0
$10
TRIO
Programs
Academic
Affairs
Student
Affairs
$212,199
Harte
Research
Institute
SOAR
ASPE FY 2012 $3,158,72
College of College of
College of College of
Nursing
Science & Community ELITE/MC
Education Liberal Arts and Health Engineerin Outreach
NAIR
Sciences
g
$1,227,57 $125,157 $1,351,64 $3,001,86 $164,301 $261,471
$3,771,35
$255,826
$-
$9,838
ASPE FY 2013 $2,336,53
$1,032,66
$189,040
$795,222
$3,568,38
$491,600
$925,817
$4,172,16
$913,212
$300,043
$5,718
$6,000
ASPE FY 2014 $2,492,66
$167,364
$144,328
$49,741
$4,601,34
$568,220
$941,599
$4,368,80
$1,167,39
$241,524
$2,695
$160,203
Conrad
Blucher
Institute
ASPE FY 2012
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ASPE FY 2014
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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE) per Square Foot-All Units
$418
Conrad Blucher Institute
College of Education
College of Liberal Arts
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
College of Science & Engineering
Community Outreach
$309
$309
$219
$184
$25
$48
$72
$55
$246
$16 $145
$70
$84
$93
$306
$915
$1,587
$299
ELITE/MCNAIR
$1,059
$4,076
$467
$228 $516
Harte Research Institute
$79
SOAR
TRIO Programs
$284
$0
Student Affairs
Totals
$2,587
$326
$37
Academic Affairs
$697
$24
$21
$576
$16
$556
$175
$190
$161
ASPE/ASF FY 2012
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Expenditures and Research Space FY 2014-All Units
Distribution Sponsored Projects
Expenditures
Academic Affairs,
0%
TRIO Programs,
2%
Distribution Assignable Square Feet by
Space Type
Student Affairs,
1%
Conrad Blucher
Institute, 17%
SOAR, 8%
Study Space, 0%
Research/NonClass Laboratory
Service, 6%
College of
Education, 1%
Class Laboratory,
4%
Stack, 1%
Individual Study
Laboratory, 3%
College of Liberal
Arts, 1%
College of Nursing
and Health
Sciences, 0%
Harte Research
Institute, 29%
ELITE/MCNAIR,
6%
Research/NonClass Laboratory,
45%
Office, 39%
College of Science
& Engineering,
31%
Community
Outreach, 4%
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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By Principal Investigator
Entity
College of Education
Number of PI Number of PI Number of PI Number of PI s Number of PI s
s with
s with
s with
with
with
Research
Research
Sponsored
Sponsored
Sponsored ASPE/PI
Space
Space
Projects
Projects
Projects
FY 2012
Assignation Assignation Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures
2012-2013
2014
FY 12
FY 13
FY 14
ASPE/PI
FY 2013
ASPE/PI ASF/PI 2012- ASF/PI FY
FY 2014
2013
2014
11
21
7
9
5
$175,368 $114,740 $ 33,473
509
323
21
9
4
8
6
$ 31,289 $ 23,630 $ 24,055
124
294
12
15
4
3
3
$337,912 $265,074 $ 16,580
457
212
95
118
32
34
37
$ 93,808 $104,952 $124,361
449
420
8
10
6
6
8
$526,454 $389,422 $311,583
945
808
16
14
8
9
12
$471,419 $463,574 $364,067
505
1,369
VPRCO
4
3
1
3
3
$164,301 $163,867 $189,407
134
119
VPAA
5
4
3
4
4
$161,169 $234,384 $276,124
302
158
VP Student Success
2
2
1
2
2
$255,826 $606,628 $704,457
1,668
1,208
174
196
66
78
80
$246,394 $262,919 $227,123
566
546
College of Liberal
Arts
College of Nursing
and Health Sciences
College of Science &
Engineering
Conrad Blucher
Institute
Harte Research
Institute
Totals
Averages
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Thousands
Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By Principal Investigator
$800
$704
$700
$607
$600
$526
$471
$500
$464
$389
$400
$364
$338
$300
$312
$276
$265
$234
$200
$164 $189
$175
$164
$115
$100
$256
$105
$94
$33
$161
$124
$24
$31
$24
$17
$0
College of
Education
College of
Liberal Arts
College of
Nursing and
Health Sciences
College of
Science &
Engineering
ASPE/PI FY 2012
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Institute
Institute
ASPE/PI FY 2013
VPRCO
VPAA
VP Student
Success
ASPE/PI FY 2014
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Annual Assignable Square Feet-By Principal Investigator
1,800
1,668
1,600
1,369
1,400
1,208
1,200
945
1,000
808
800
600
400
509
457
323
566 546
505
449
420
302
294
212
200
124
134119
158
VPRCO
VPAA
0
College of College of College of College of
Education Liberal Arts Nursing and Science &
Health Engineering
Sciences
Conrad
Blucher
Institute
ASF/PI 2012-2013
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Research
Institute
VP Student
Success
Average
ASF/PI FY 2014
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Ratio of Funding Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty by College and Centers
Does not include College Deans/Associate Deans and Center Directors
Entity
Tenured/Tenure- Tenured/Tenure- Tenured/TenureNumber of
Number of
Track PIs with
Track PIs with
Track PIs with
Tenured/Tenure- Tenured/TenureSponsored
Sponsored
Sponsored
Ratio% FY Ratio% FY Ratio% FY
Track Faculty Track Faculty FY
Projects
Projects
Projects
2012
2013
2014
2012-2013
2014
Expenditures FY Expenditures FY Expenditures FY
12
13
14
Conrad Blucher
Institute
1
2
1
1
1
100%
100%
50%
College of Education
24
26
3
4
2
13%
17%
8%
College of Liberal
Arts
50
57
3
5
5
6%
10%
9%
College of Nursing
and Health Sciences
5
4
1
0
1
20%
0%
25%
College of Science &
Engineering
33
38
11
10
17
33%
30%
45%
Harte Research
Institute
5
7
5
5
7
100%
100%
100%
118
134
24
25
33
20%
21%
25%
Totals
Averages
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Ratio of Funding Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty by College and Centers
Does not include College Deans/Associate Deans and Center Directors
25%
Average
21%
20%
100%
100%
100%
Harte Research Institute
45%
College of Science & Engineering
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
30%
33%
25%
0%
20%
College of Liberal Arts
9%
10%
6%
8%
College of Education
17%
13%
50%
Conrad Blucher Institute
100%
100%
Ratio% FY 2014
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Ratio% FY 2013
Ratio% FY 2012
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Ranking of Top 10 Tenured/Tenure-Track PIs with Higher ASPE per Square Foot
Does not include College Deans/Associate Deans and Center Directors
Fiscal Year 2012
Fiscal Year 2013
$1,597
$1,600
$2,000
$1,490
$1,800
$1,400
$1,400
$1,200
$1,000
$792
$600
$1,700
$1,600
$1,200
$800
$1,817
$685
$1,000
$620
$533
$800
$474
$426
$600
$323
$400
$314
$400
$983
$838
$790
$744
$488
$368
$335
$265
$200
$200
$-
$-
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Ranking of Top 10 Tenured/Tenure-Track PIs with Higher ASPE per Square Foot
Does not include College Deans/Associate Deans and Center Directors
Fiscal Year 2014
$4,500
$4,026
$4,000
$3,500
$3,000
$2,743
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,255
$1,000
$668
$500
$609
$603
$557
$433
$278
$249
$-
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Comparable Research Expenditures per Net Assignable Square Foot
336 Institutions with <$ 100 Million Annual Expenditures
Discipline
Low
Median
High
All
$55
$131
$245
Lab Based
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$132
$300
$245
$250
$200
$150
$131
$132
$100
$55
$50
$0
Low
Median
High
TAMUCC
Source: Extracted from UTSA Research Space and Expenditures Report FY 11-12, page 64. Chart developed by University
Leadership Council, The Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C., “Allocating Laboratory Space to Maximize Research
Productivity,” June 23,2008.
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