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Cost of an Academic Major

Most expenditures directly or indirectly support our majors.

Departmental Expenditures• Compensation

• Administration• Faculty• Staff• Graduate Teaching

Assistants• Faculty Professional

Development• Supplies• Equipment

Support Expenditures• AIS

• Library• Academic

Computing• CITE

• Laptops• Digital

Infrastructure• Deans• Student Affairs

Other Expenditures• Senior

Administration• Public

Broadcasting• Buildings and

Grounds• Athletics• Transfers• Debt Service

Chargeback model to allocate costs to majors.







Computing• CITE








Cost per Credit = Total Departmental Expenditures ÷ Total Credits

Economics Major 2010 AY (Summer 2009, Fall 2009, Winter 2010)

Department Credits Cost/Cred Total Cost FYES

Art and Design 10 $158 $1,583 0.3

Biology 26 $139 $3,604 0.9

Cisler College of Business 119 $192 $22,867 4.0

Commun/Performance Studies 12 $202 $2,420 0.4

Criminal Justice 20 $108 $2,150 0.7

Economics 460 $124 $57,151 15.3

Education 6 $238 $1,430 0.2Engineering Technology 6 $226 $1,354 0.2

English 69 $118 $8,154 2.3

Geography 18 $88 $1,579 0.6

Health/Phy Ed/Rec/Nutrition 24 $122 $2,935 0.8

History 56 $95 $5,313 1.9

Math and Computer Science 93 $154 $14,359 3.1

Modern Languages and Lit 36 $124 $4,468 1.2

Music 16 $229 $3,672 0.5

Native American Studies 8 $126 $1,004 0.3

Philosophy 44 $201 $8,836 1.5

Political Science 68 $168 $11,452 2.3

Psychology 36 $145 $5,214 1.2

Sociology 36 $131 $4,734 1.2

Tech/Occupational Studies 4 $169 $676 0.1

$164,956 38.9





Cost per Credit = Total Departmental Expenditures ÷ Total Credits Economics: $4,237







Computing• CITE








Cost per Credit = Total Departmental Expenditures ÷ Total Credits







Computing• CITE








First Approximation: Fixed Cost Per Fiscal Year Equated Student.







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Model: Credit Cost per Major + Fixed Cost per Major







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Model: Credit Cost per Major for now.