How FSU Stacks Up
To Its Peers:
National Views of FSU
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Four Recent National
Reports
• National Center for Education Statistics,
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Set
(IPEDS) Data Feedback Report, 2009
• National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE),
2008
• Collegiate Learning Assessment Institutional
(CLA) Report, 2006-2008
• Oklahoma State University Graduate Assistant
Survey, 2008
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The Reports Compare FSU to
Other Universities
• IPEDS
• 61 Public Research Universities
• NSSE
• Southern University Group – 31 Public Research Universities
• Public Universities in the Same Carnegie Classification – 23
Public Research Universities
• Comparable Public Research Universities – 69 Public
Research Universities
• CLA
• Universities (n=189) participating in the testing program –
normed to students entering with similar SAT scores
• OSU
• Universities participating in the survey – 58 Research Univ.
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Universities in IPEDS
Comparison Group
Arizona State
Colorado State
Georgia Institute of Technology
Indiana University
Kansas State University
Louisiana State university
Michigan State
Montana State
North Carolina State
Ohio State
Oregon State
Pennsylvania State
Purdue
Rutgers
Stony Brook University
SUNY at Albany
Texas A&M
The University of Tennessee
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Buffalo
University of Alabama - Birmingham
University of Arizona
University of California - Berkeley
UC - Davis
UC Irvine
UCLA
UC - Riverside
UC - San Diego
UC - Santa Barbara
UC - Santa Cruz
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii - Manoa
University of Illinois - Chicago
University of Illinois - Urbana
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of Florida
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Missouri
University of New Mexico
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Washington State
Wayne State
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS Data Feedback Report, 2009, p. 9
FSU is One of the 20 Largest Public
Universities in the United States
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
University
Ohio State University
Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Florida
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Texas - Austin
University of Central Florida
Michigan State University
Texas A&M
University of South Florida
Pennsylvania State University
University of Illinois - Champaign
University of Wisconsin - Madison
New York University
Purdue University
University of Michigan
Florida State University
University of Washington - Seattle
Indiana University - Bloomington
Florida International University
University of Arizona
source: Digest of Education Statsitics, 2008, Table 236
Size (in
1000s)
52
37
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FSU is much younger than our peers
A History of Change … And Progress
1851
1854
1857
1861-65
1865
1901
1905
1909
Legislature enacted
Florida Institute (“boys school”)
Seminary West of the Suwannee
(coed)
Florida Collegiate and Military
Institute
Seminary West of the Suwannee
Florida State College
Florida Female College (“girls
school”)
Florida State College for Women
note: motto and seal are introduced
1947
Florida State University (coed)
note: Seminole becomes the mascot
1952
First Ph.D. awarded in Chemistry
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FSU is Larger Than Most of Its
Comparable or Aspirational Peers
Enrollment: Unduplicated Headount, FTE and Part-time fall,
2007-2008
50,000
45,812
45,000
40,000
35,000
34,623
32,453
29,590
30,000
27,308
23,770
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
6,625
4,519
5,000
0
Unduplicated Headcount Total
Unduplicated Headcount
Undergraduate
FSU
Total FTE Enrollment
Comparison Group Median
Part-time fall Enrollment
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FSU is Also More Diverse
Percent of All Students Enrolled by Race/Ethnicity, Fall 2008
80
71
70
69
60
Percent
50
40
30
20
11
10
10
4
6
4
3
6
1
3
0
0
African-American
Hispanic
FSU
White
Asian
Comparison Group Median
American Indian
Non-resident Alien
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FSU Attracts
Undergraduates
Percent of Applicants Admitted and Enrolled
40
Enrolled Full Time
42
63
Admitted
47
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Percent of Students
FSU
Comparison Group Median
50
55
60
65
70
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OUR STUDENTS TRAVEL GREAT DISTANCES
TO ATTEND OUR UNIVERSITY
Distance From Home
FSU
Natl.
0-100
101-500
>500
9%
68%
23%
50%
42%
8%
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And Pass More Than 50 Other
Institutions on Their Way to Us
State Universities
Community Colleges
Members of Independent College
and Universities of Florida, Inc.
Florida Association of Postsecondary
Schools and Colleges, Inc.
Other
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Our students arrive very well
prepared
 Our First-Time-In-College Students Arrive With
Excellent Academic Credentials
 They Take Far More Than The Required
Academic Courses in High School and Earn
High Marks
Courses
Required
FSU
Students
National
Average
18
25.5
18
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We receive a large number of
applications for graduate study
Graduate Student Applications, Admitted, & Enrolled, by Year
47.20%
2008
52.40%
49.00%
2007
54.90%
50.60%
2006
54.00%
48.40%
2005
53.50%
33.20%
2004
70.50%
34.10%
2003
0.00%
56.40%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
Enrolled/Admitted
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
Admitted/Applied
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Graduate Student Quality
Average GRE (Quantitative and Verbal) All Test Takers and
FSU Enrolled Graduate Students, by Year
1100
1091
1090
1090
1084
Average GRE Score
1080
1079
1070
1066
1063
1064
1060
1050
1058
1052
1049
1046
1040
1030
1020
2003
2004
FSU Average GRE
2005
2006
2007
All Test Takers
2008
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In-State Undergraduate Tuition
and Fees Are Low
Tuition and Fees for Full-Time, FTIC, Undergraduates: AY
2007-2008
$7,656
Comparison Group Median
Δ = $3,669 per FTE or ~$108 million
$3,987
FSU
$0
$1,000
FSU
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
Comparison Group Median
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
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FSU Has Less To Spend
Than Its Peers
Core Expenses per FTE Enrollment, by Function: FY 2008
$1,202
Student Services
$964
$2,299
Institutional Support
$2,179
$2,787
Academic Support
Δ instructional = $2,638 per FTE
$1,530
$2,232
Public Service
$1,211
$7,445
Research
$3,688
$11,062
Instruction
$8,424
$0
$2,000
FSU
$4,000
$6,000
Comparison Group Median
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
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Fewer Faculty
Student-to-Faculty
Ratio: Fall 2008
18
Comparison Group Median
25
FSU
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
FTEFTE
Students
per
staff
Students
perFTE
PTE instructional
instructional staff
FSU
Comparison Group Median
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Salaries are a Recruiting and
Retention Issue
Average Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Staff Equated to 9Month Contracts, by Academic Rank: AY 2008-2009
$140,000
$117,834
$120,000
$103,441
$100,000
$87,971
$82,652
$80,000
$77,843
$72,684
$69,396 $71,066
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0
All ranks
Professor
FSU
Associate Professor
Comparison Group Median
Assistant Professor
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Graduate Student Stipend
Recruiting Issues
Mean Graduate Student Stipends: 2008
$18,000
Δ = $2,772
$16,000
$14,000
Δ = $3,,034
$15,799
$15,039
$13,027
$12,005
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$0
Research Assistants
FSU
Teaching Assistants
Oklahoma State University Survey of 42 Universities
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Nonetheless, Performance is
Generally High
• Attracts Quality Undergraduate Students
• Obtains High Retention and Graduation
Rates Among Undergraduates
• Maintains Substantial Degree Production
• Achieves Faculty Publication
• Attracts Quality Graduate Students
• Sustains a Pervasive “Culture of
Achievement”
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Degree Production is High
Number of Degrees Awarded, By Level: AY 2007-2008
8,000
7,615
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,600
4,000
3,000
2,075
2,000
1,469
1,000
730
667
0
Doctor's
Master's
FSU
Comparison Group Median
Bachelors
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Retention & Graduation Rates
have steadily improved
6-Year Graduation Rate for FTIC Students: By Race/Ethnicity
of the 2002 Cohort
90
80
80
70
74
70
65
59
60
Percent
70
69
70
62
70
69
62
63
57
50
40
30
20
10
0
Overall
African-American
FSU
Hispanic
White
Comparison Group Median
Asian
American Indian
Non-resident Alien
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First Year Retention is at
an All-time High
First Year Retention
(n~6300 First Time in College)
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The Quality of Teaching is High—
80% of the faculty are rated Excellent or Very Good
Assessment Questions
Evaluation
Excellent Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Description of course objectives and
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Respect and concern for students
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Stimulation of interest in the course
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Diversity in Graduate Student
Degrees is High
• FSU Ranks 18th Nationally in the Number
of Doctorates Awarded to African
Americans
• Ranked a Top School for Hispanics in Law
• Ranked a Top School for Hispanics in
Medicine
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We have a Strong Record of
Faculty Publications
and Research Expenditures
PUBLICATIONS
• 7,243 publications from 2004-2008
• 5,566 publications from 1999-2003
• 4,987 publications from 1994-1998
RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
• $206.6 million in 2008
• $199.8 million in 2007
• $191.4 million in 2006
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Success in a Number of Areas
Areas Where FSU Outperforms Peer Groups: NSSE
2008
56%
Discussed grades or assignments
with an instructor
52%
57%
61%
59%
56%
61%
Received prompt oral or written
feedback from faculty on you
academic performance
67%
Memorizing facts, ideas, or methods
from your courses and readings so
you can repeat them in pretty much
the same form
62%
62%
67%
72%
61%
62%
64%
67%
Solving Complex real-world
problems
55%
Worked harder than you thought
you could to meet an instructor's
standards or expectations
51%
56%
58%
0%
FSU
10%
Southern University Group
20%
30%
40%
Public Universities: Same Carnegie Class
50%
60%
70%
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Comparable Research Universities
80%
Overall Satisfaction Outpaces Peers
Overall Evaluation Among Seniors of FSU and Peers:
NSSE 2008
92%
90%
90%
90%
89%
88%
87%
87%
86%
85%
84%
83%
82%
82%
80%
78%
Would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution
as excellent or good?
FSU
Southern University Group
If you could start over again, would you definitely or probably go to the
same insitution you are now attending?
Public Universities: Same Carnegie Class
Comparable Research Universities
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Satisfaction in Florida
Overall Satisfaction Among Seniors, by Selected Florida
Universities: NSSE 2008
95%
90%
90%
90%
86%
85%
84%
84%
83%
83%
81%
80%
80%
77%
75%
70%
FSU
USF
UCF
FIU
FAU
Would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution as excellent or good?
If you could start over again, would you definitely or probably go to the same insitution you are now attending?
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Students Demonstrate Progress
The 2008 Collegiate Learning Assessment Results
1.
Performance Task Results for First-time, Full-time Students
The increase in learning on the performance task is ABOVE
institution with students of similar academic abilities.
EXPECTED at an
Freshman Score: 1143
Senior Score: 1246
CLA score Range: 400 to no maximum score.
2.
Analytic Writing Task Results for First-time, Full-time Students
The increase in learning on the analytic writing task is ABOVE
institution with students of similar academic abilities.
EXPECTED at an
Freshman Score: 1058
Senior Score: 1279
CLA score Range: 400 to no maximum score.
3.
4.
Make-An-Argument Task Results for First-Time Students
Critique-An-Argument Task Results for First-Time Students
The increase in learning on these tasks is AT
students of similar academic abilities.
EXPECTED at an institution with
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Student Awards
(2005-2009)
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Three RHODES SCHOLARS
Three TRUMAN SCHOLARS
Three GOLDWATER SCHOLARS
Thirteen FULBRIGHT FELLOWS
One UDALL SCHOLAR
Two PICKERING SCHOLARS
One ROTARY INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR
Numerous other recognitions
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There are Areas that Need
Improvement
• Some Will Require Additional Resources
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Smaller Classes
More Classes
More Papers
More Research Opportunities
More Research Availability
• Others Will Not
• Student Collaboration
• Culture of Increased Effort
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Areas Where FSU Performs
Areas Where
FSU Performs
Peer Groups: NSSE
Below
PeerBelow
Groups:
2008
NSSE 2008
29%
29%
29%
Completed a culminating senior
experience (capstone,
thesis,exam)
16%
60%
59%
62%
Worked with classmates outside of
class to prepare class assignments
53%
80%
80%
81%
Said the institution emphasizes
studying and academic work
74%
57%
60%
56%
Spent more than 10 hours/week
preparing for class
50%
48%
49%
47%
Wrote at least one paper or report
of 20 pages or more
34%
0%
FSU
10%
Southern University Group
20%
30%
40%
50%
Public Universities: Same Carnegie Class
60%
70%
80%
90%
Comparable Research Universities
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Reputation: US News and
World Over Time
US News
Rankings (Undergraduate)
US News
Rankings
(Undergraduate)
Magazine Edition:
Survey Year:
Fall Stats
Rank Among US Public Universities
Final Rank: Private & Public
Peer Assessment Rank
Financial Resources Rank
Graduate and Retention Rank
Student Selectivity Rank
Faculty Resources Rank
Alumni Giving Rank
2006
2005
2004
2007
2006
2005
2008
2007
2006
2009
2008
2007
2010
2009
2008
52
109
92
200
102
77
114
90
53
110
85
202
98
115
114
50
54
112
92
207
96
120
110
50
50
102
86
210
91
99
115
43
48
102
88
208
90
84
109
45
Source: US News and World Report Best Colleges
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