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State of the Campus
Faculty Senate Retreat
August 28, 2015
Class of 2019
Class of 2019 4,722 freshmen +1,430 transfer students =
*6,152 new students on campus
Average ACT – *27
Average GPA – *3.9
*preliminary data
Class of 2019 Nearly 50% have 4.0 or greater
12% honors students
15% out of state
Undergraduate Education
Degrees Conferred6344 6519
6882 6791 6688 6874
4279 4523 4730 4621 4560 4750
1572 1515 1582 1606 1579 1552
493 481 570 564 549 572
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Total Bachelor's Master's Ph.D.
Undergraduate EducationQuality
Our students get better every year
Already in Top 25
ACT Equivalent:
75th/25th percentile -- 29/24
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UT Knoxville Top 25 Target Peers
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UT Knoxville Top 25 Target Peers
CurrentGap: -5 points
First to Second Year Retention
Gap: -6 points
Both UT Knoxville and Top 25 Target Peers improved retention rates; UT Knoxville narrowed the gap to 5 percentage points.
First to Second Year RetentionUT Knoxville vs. Top 25 Peers
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Six-Year Graduation RateUT Knoxville elevated graduation rates at a greater pace than peers and closed the gap by one-third.
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UT Knoxville Top 25 Target Peers
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Gap: -10 points
Six-year graduation for our most recent cohort (Fall 2008) is *70% (preliminary)
Gap: -15 points
Six-Year Graduation Rate
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2013 2014 2015
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Graduate Education
Graduate EducationProgress
More investment in assistantships
Centrally-funded “Top Offs” to attract stellar students
New programs
Increase in external awards (i.e. NSF Graduate
Research Fellowships)
Expanded services
Assistantships
$31.80 $34.28
$36.58 $39.26 $39.30
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INVESTMENT IN ASSISTANTSHIPS
in millions24%
Graduate Assistantships
2,237 2,285 2,322 2,405 2,363
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Students Receiving Assistantships 2010 to 2014
$14,128 $14,726
$15,600 $16,032 $16,600
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Median Assistantship per student 2010 to 2014
The number of students receiving assistantships remained relatively flat, but the median value of assistantships has increased since 2010.
Ph.D. Degrees Conferred
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Gap= -209 Gap= -257
Both UT Knoxville and Top 25 target peers increased Ph.D. degree production.
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Ph.D. Degrees Conferred
Masters and Professional Degrees
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UT Knoxville Top 25 Target Peers
Baseline Assessment - 2009
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Gap= -285 Gap= -861
UT Knoxville remained relatively flat in Masters and Professional Degrees, but the Top 25 target peer average grew.
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STEM Degrees
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Ph.D. Degrees Awarded - STEM 2009 to 2014
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Master's Degrees Awarded -- STEM 2009 to 2014
Bredesen Center
Faculty
FacultyUndergraduate Student to Tenure-Line Faculty Ratio
19 to 1
Comparable to Top 25
Ahead of 4 Top 25 Target Peers
Texas A&M, Indiana, Michigan State, Clemson
FacultyUndergraduate Student to Tenure-Line Faculty Ratio
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UT Knoxville’s undergraduate student to tenure-line faculty ratio is now comparable to Top 25 peers.
FacultyUndergraduate Student to Tenure-Line Faculty Ratio
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Faculty Salaries (assistant professor)
$66 $67 $71 $73 $76 $76
$7 $7 $4 $5 $4 $6
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Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014
UT Knoxville Gap between UT and Top 25 Target
Faculty Salaries (assistant professor)
$50$55$60$65$70$75$80$85$90$95
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Faculty Salaries (full professor)
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UT Knoxville Gap between UT and Top 25 Target
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$130K
Faculty Salaries (full professor)
Professorships
Chancellor’s Faculty Support challenge
$21 M in new gifts
Commitments to 66 faculty awards
16% of full-time, tenure-line faculty (176) supported
Professorships
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Education Nursing Campus-wide
Chancellor’ Faculty Support ChallengeNumber of New Faculty Awards Funded
2011 to 2014
Faculty
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Tenured Tenure-Track
The number of full-time tenure-line faculty increased since 2010.
FacultyAwards
Over 60 prestigious national awards since 2010
Examples:
National Academies (4) – Dean, Zinkle, Simberloff, Pharr
NEH (7)
National Science Foundation Career (13)
Fulbright (27)
American Council of Learned Societies (4)
Research
ResearchFederal Research Expenditures
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$135
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Gap= -103
UT Knoxville increased Federal Research Expenditures and reduced the gap to Top 25 peers.
*From NSF Higher Education Research & Development Survey. Reflects FY 2013 data. Includes UT Knoxville and UTIA.
Gap= -112
ResearchFederal Research Expenditures
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$135 M
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ResearchTotal Research Expenditures
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UT Knoxville Top 25 Target Peers
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Gap:-$237M
Total research expenditures also increased, and the gap to Top 25 target peers decreased.
Gap:-$262M
*From NSF Higher Education Research & Development Survey. Reflects FY 2013 data. Includes UT Knoxville and UTIA.
ResearchTotal Research Expenditures
$- $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900
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$261 M
*From NSF Higher Education Research & Development Survey. Reflects FY 2013 data. Includes UT Knoxville and UTIA.
Infrastructure & Resources
Infrastructure and Resources Progress
Sustainability
Efficiencies
Steam plant
Infrastructure and Resources
Construction has had a dramatic impact
New buildings
Student Union-Phase 1, Tickle Engineering,
Haslam Music Center, Mossman Science
Building, Fred Brown Hall
Development and Alumni$235 MMost in school history!
Development and Alumni
Groundbreaking year
Drastically increased donor base
Emphasis on gifts of <$100
Improved alumni engagement and giving
Athletics
Athletics Commitment to Comprehensive Excellence
3.04 cumulative GPA – 2nd highest ever
10 teams earned GPAs of 3.0 or higher
60% of student athletes – 3.0 or higher
Athletics Women’s basketball, softball,
volleyball – 100% graduation
Cierra Burdick – Torchbearer
VOLeaders Academy
• USA Today study
• 24 NCAA schools
are self-sufficient
• UT is 24th
AthleticsSchool Difference
#1 Oregon $83,496,867
#2 Ohio State $31,295,680
#3 Alabama $27,053,045
#4 Texas A&M $22,570,932
#5 Oklahoma $15,859,994
#6 Michigan $15,091,510
#7 LSU $10,733,546
#8 Washington $10,628,371
#9 Florida $10,612,847
#10 Kansas State $9,010,517
#24 Tennessee $95,878
Nationally competitive program that emphasizes
excellence in athletics and academic
Financial sustainability
Focus on student athletes
Development of a substantial financial reserve fund
Goals for Athletics
Challenges
Challenges/Issues Tuition income is critical to our finances
Faculty productivity and the value of what they do
Additional emphasis on graduate education
Role of faculty in “competition” agenda
Challenges/Issues Effective use of resources
External influences
Sustained and urgent commitment to our
“Journey”
Challenges/Issues
Going Forward
Momentum
We are moving in a strong, positive direction
A Caring Professor…
“College graduates…were three times as likely to be thriving in their well-being if connected with a professor on the campus who stimulated them, cared about them, and encouraged their hopes and dreams.”
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