Graduate Programs, The AAU and
Faculty Mentoring of Graduate Students
Department Chair’s Forum
Winter Quarter, 2006
February 24, 2006
UG Students
Acad Grad Students
Total Students
20000
18000
16000
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Why is it important that growth of the graduate student population has not
kept pace with growth of the undergraduate population?
• Graduate students are the research engine of a research university.
• UCR aspires to become a major research university and a
member of the AAU.
• Members of the AAU are all major research universities.
• To become a member of the AAU, UCR must have the profile of an
AAU university.
• Doctoral education is a Phase II AAU membership indicator.
Comparison of the % Graduate Students for the Bottom One-Third of AAU Universities
AAU Institution
Graduate
Students
Total
Students
% Graduate
Students
SUNY Buffalo
Michigan State University
University of California, Irvine
SUNY Stony Brook
Purdue University
Princeton University
Rutgers
The University of Kansas
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Missouri-Columbia
Iowa State University
Brown University
Tulane University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rice University
University of Oregon
Syracuse University
Brandeis University
University of California, Riverside
9,438
8,040
3,609
7,692
6,757
1,997
7,298
6,241
2,985
6,120
4,741
1,568
5,238
4,222
1,948
3,864
6,192
1,346
1,964
27,276
43,448
23,742
22,355
38,564
6,632
35,236
28,603
20,847
27,003
26,971
7,595
13,214
22,988
4,805
20,339
18,639
4,397
17,053
34.6
18.5
15.2
34.4
17.5
30.1
20.7
21.8
14.3
22.7
17.6
20.6
39.6
18.4
40.5
19.0
33.2
30.6
11.5
Percent Graduate Students at University of Calif ornia Campuses
(2003)
% Graduate Students
UCB
UCLA
Number of Graduate
Students
9,934
8,951
UCSD
UCD
UCI
UCSB
3,353
4,563
3,609
2,985
14.4
16.2
15.2
14.3
UCR
UCSC
1,964
1,342
11.5
8.9
30.2
25.8
Number of
Faculty
Graduate
Students/Faculty
UCB
UCLA
Number of
Graduate
Students
9,934
8,951
1,357
1,713
7.3
5.2
UCSD
UCD
UCI
UCSB
3,353
4,563
3,609
2,985
892
1,355
816
787
3.8
3.4
4.4
3.8
511 a
3.8
604 b
3.3
UCSC
1,342
542
2.5
a) Number of filled I&R faculty FTE
b) Headcount of faculty with full or partial I&R appointments
UCR
1,964
20000
18000
16000
14000
12000
UG Students
Acad Grad Students
10000
Total Students
Headcount faculty
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Total Number of Academic Graduate Students Fall Quarter, Faculty Headcount
and Academic Graduate Students per Faculty Member
Fall Quarter
Number of
Academic
Graduate
Students
Faculty
Headcount
Academic
Graduate
Students per
Faculty
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
1271
1233
1319
1270
1289
1439
1540
1641
1848
1879
1924
477
469
476
474
493
515
553
571
604
621
607
2.7
2.6
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.8
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.0
3.2
Faculty Headcount, Number of Graduate Students (Fall Quarter),
and Graduate Students per Faculty Member in CHASS
Fall Qtr
1995
2005
Faculty Headcount
210
257
Number of Graduate
Students
520
643
Graduate Students
per Faculty
2.5
2.5
Number of Faculty, Graduate Students and Graduate Students
per Faculty for CHASS Departments
Faculty
Headcount
Total Number of
Graduate Students
Graduate
Students//Faculty
Anthropology
14
62
4.43
Art History
7
23
3.29
Comparative Literature
15
22
1.47
Creative Writing and Writing for the
Performing Arts
9
35
3.89
Dance/Dance History
9
29
3.22
Economics
20
49
2.45
English
25
90
3.60
History
26
88
3.38
Music
10
14
1.40
Philosophy
17
38
2.24
Political Science
13
36
2.77
Psychology
25
66
2.64
Sociology
20
64
3.20
Hispanic Studies
10
23
2.30
Visual Arts
7
8
1.14
257
647
2.50
Total
CHASS Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Chairs from 9/1998 to 2004
Number of Dissertation Committees
Chaired
Number of Faculty Who Chaired this
Number of Dissertation Committees
17
2
14
3
9
4
8
2
7
5
6
14
5
11
4
15
3
22
2
27
1
45
150 / 211 (71%)
Faculty in Departments with terminal Master’s degrees not included in total number of faculty
Faculty Headcount, Number of Graduate Students (Fall Quarter),
and Graduate Students per Faculty Member in CNAS
Fall Qtr
1995
2005
Faculty Headcount
205
237
Number of Graduate
Students
506
659
Graduate Students
per Faculty
2.5
2.8
Number of Faculty (Headcount), Graduate Students and Graduate Students
per Faculty for CNAS Departments
Department
Faculty
Headcount
Total Number of
Graduate Students
Graduate
Students/Faculty
Biochemistry
12
47
3.92
Biology
19
54
2.84
Botany & Plant Sciences
25
54
2.16
Chemistry
25
110
4.40
Earth Sciences
13
26
2.00
Entomology
25
71
2.84
Environmental Sciences
26
46
1.77
Mathematics
24
52
2.17
Nematology
5
6
1.20
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
13
39
3.00
Physics
30
71
2.37
Plant Pathology
14
30
2.14
Statistics
7
30
4.28
237
636
2.68
Total
CNAS Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Chairs from 9/1998 to 2004
Number of Dissertation Committees
Chaired
Number of Faculty Who Chaired This
Number of Dissertation Committees
14
1
12
1
10
1
9
2
8
1
7
5
6
13
5
17
4
18
3
31
2
41
1
78
209 / 237 (88.1%)
Faculty Headcount, Number of Graduate Students (Fall Quarter),
and Graduate Students per Faculty Member in BCOE
Fall Qtr
1995
2005
Faculty Headcount
23
68
Number of Graduate
Students
38
291
Graduate Students per
Faculty
1.7
4.3
Number of Faculty (Headcount), Graduate Students and Graduate Students
per Faculty for BCOE Departments
Department
Faculty
Headcount
Total Number of
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
per Faculty
Chemical and Environmental
Engineering
13
61
4.69
Computer Science and
Engineering
24
126
5.25
Electrical Engineering
19
77
2.92
Mechanical Engineering
12
35
2.92
Total
68
299
4.40
BCOE Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Chairs from 9/1998 to 2004
Number of Dissertation Committees
Chaired
Number of Faculty Who Chaired
This Number of Dissertation
Committees
6
1
5
2
4
2
3
11
2
8
1
14
38 / 68
Number of Grad. Students, Fall 2004, & Number of PhDs Awarded, 3/98 to 8/05 by Grad. Program
Graduate Program
Education
English
Chemistry
Psychology
Botany/Plant Biology
Economics
Physics
History
Sociology
Environmental Toxicology
Entomology
Biochemistry
Plant Pathology
Biology (EEOB)
Computer Science
Dance, Dance History &
Theory
Political Science
Number
Grad.
Students,
Fall 2005
PhDs
Awarded
3/98 to
8/05
209
90
101
62
39
49
72
88
64
34
48
50
16
50
124
29
75
75
71
58
46
44
41
41
38
37
30
29
28
27
27
26
36
25
Graduate Program
Philosophy
Anthropology
Mathematics
Statistics
Soil & Water Sciences
Genetics, Genomics &
Bioinformatics
Electrical Engineering
Geological Sciences
Biomedical Sciences
Comparative Literature
Hispanic Studies
Microbiology
Chem. & Environ. Eng.
CMDB
Cell Biol. & Neuroscience
Environmental Sciences
Total
Number
Grad.
Students,
Fall 2005
PhDs
Awarded
3/98 to
8/05
38
62
57
33
13
25
24
22
20
19
19
77
25
16
20
23
12
55
57
17
15
1879
18
15
13
13
13
13
10
7
5
4
3
949
Cost of GSR vs. PostDoc
Salary:
• GSR
Step II $15,988 / 12 months (49% time)
Step III$17,728 / 12 months (49% time)
Step IV $19,151 / 12 months (49% time)
Fees + benefits:
~$9,000
Overhead (49.5%)
Total:
Step II ~$33,000
Step III~$35,270
Step IV ~$37,500
• POSTDOC
Salary
$31,688 (minimum)
Benefits
~$7000/year
Overhead $19,200
Total:
~$58,000
Number of Graduate Students (Fall Quarter), Faculty Headcount, and Graduate Students
per Faculty Member in CHASS, CNAS and BCOE
Fall Qtr
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Fac. Headcount
210
207
204
201
211
211
220
229
245
262
257
Grad. Students
520
493
509
485
481
503
526
556
598
623
643
G.S./Faculty
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.5
Fac. Headcount
205
204
209
205
204
216
234
237
240
236
237
Grad. Students
506
476
501
463
466
498
522
551
605
615
659
G.S./Faculty
2.5
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.5
2.6
2.8
Fac. Headcount
23
22
24
29
36
43
52
55
63
66
68
Grad. Students
38
37
46
50
79
144
180
208
270
302
291
G.S./Faculty
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.7
2.2
3.3
3.5
3.8
4.3
4.6
4.3
CHASS
CNAS
BCOE
Number of Faculty, Graduate Students and Graduate Students
per Faculty for CHASS Departments
Faculty
Headcount
Master
Students
Ph.D.
Students
Total Grad.
Students
PhD/Faculty
G.S./Faculty
Anthropology
14
1
61
62
4.36
4.43
Art History
7
23
Comparative Literature
15
2
Creative Writing and…
14
35
Dance/Dance History
9
4
25
29
2.78
3.22
Economics
20
1
48
49
2.40
2.45
English
25
15
75
90
3.00
3.60
History
26
32
56
88
2.15
3.38
Music
10
14
Philosophy
17
Political Science
13
Psychology
23
20
22
3.29
1.33
35
1.47
2.5
14
1.40
38
38
2.24
2.24
32
36
2.46
2.77
24
66
66
2.75
2.75
Sociology
20
64
64
3.20
3.20
Hispanic Studies
10
10
13
23
1.30
2.30
Visual Arts
7
8
257
149
Total
4
8
498
647
1.14
2.36
2.50
Number of Faculty (Headcount), Graduate Students and Graduate Students
per Faculty for CNAS Departments
Department
Faculty
Headcount
Master
Students
Ph.D.
Students
Total Grad.
Students
PhD/Faculty
G.S./Faculty
Biochemistry
12
17
30
47
2.50
3.92
Biology
19
4
50
54
2.63
2.84
Botany & Plant Sciences
25
1
53
54
2.12
2.16
Chemistry
25
110
110
4.40
4.40
Earth Sciences
13
6
20
26
1.54
2.00
Entomology
25
16
55
71
2.20
2.84
Environmental Sciences
26
13
33
46
1.27
1.77
Mathematics
24
4
48
52
2.00
2.17
Nematology
5
6
6
1.20
1.20
Cell Biol & Neuroscience
13
1
38
39
2.92
3.00
Physics
30
1
70
71
2.33
2.37
Plant Pathology
14
2
28
30
2.00
2.14
Statistics
6
30
30
5.00
5.00
571
636
2.41
2.68
Total
237
65
Number of Faculty (Headcount), Graduate Students and Graduate Students
per Faculty for BCOE Departments
Department
Faculty
Headcount
Master
Students
Ph.D.
Students
Total Grad.
Students
PhD/Faculty
G.S./Faculty
Chemical/Environ Eng
13
6
55
61
4.23
4.69
Computer Science
24
22
104
126
4.33
5.25
Electrical Engineering
19
17
60
77
2.25
2.92
Mechanical Engineering
12
8
27
35
2.25
2.92
Total
68
53
246
299
3.62
4.40