Department of Liberal Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Unit Data
Fall 1999 Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005
(FY 2000) (FY 2001) (FY 2002) (FY 2003) (FY 2004) (FY 2005) (FY 2006)
  1 Instructional faculty FTE
Tenure faculty (tenured and tenure track) 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 5.0
All faculty 9.4 10.0 4.6 6.7 6.0 5.9 6.4
  2 Tenure faculty as percentage of all faculty 
(including GTAs) 43% 39% 87% 60% 67% 64% 78%
  3 Student credit hours (SCH), total fall 2,741 2,973 1,815 2,637 1,731 1,531 1,065
Undergraduate 2,734 2,973 1,815 2,637 1,731 1,531 1,062
Graduate 7 0 0 0 0 0 3
  4 Student credit hours per faculty FTE, 
tenure faculty 244 221 405 314 281 254 117
Undergraduate 243 221 405 314 281 254 117
Graduate 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSICP:  SCH per faculty FTE, tenure
     faculty  (n = 8, 10,  11, 11, 11) 198 171 183 156 153 Not Avail Not Avail
Undergraduate 224 183 189 160 148 Not Avail Not Avail
Graduate 18 14 23 17 11 Not Avail Not Avail
  5 Student credit hours per faculty FTE, 
all faculty  (including GTAs)    292 297 395 394 291 260 166
Undergraduate 291 297 395 394 291 260 166
Graduate 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSICP:  SCH per faculty FTE, all 
     faculty  (n = 8, 10,  11, 11, 11) 190 187 182 175 185 Not Avail Not Avail
Undergraduate 209 200 189 184 181 Not Avail Not Avail
Graduate 20 15 9 6 9 Not Avail Not Avail
  6 Student FTE, total   183 198 121 176 115 102 71
Undergraduate 182 198 121 176 115 102 71
Graduate 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  7 Student headcount  
(first and second majors)  153 156 153 158 163 132 115
Pre-majors
Undergraduate majors 153 156 153 158 163 132 115
Graduate majors 0 0
  8 Student-faculty ratio  (SFR)
(Student FTE per one Faculty FTE)
Tenure faculty 16 15 27 21 19 17 8
All faculty (including GTAs) 19 20 26 26 19 17 11
Undergraduate SFR
Tenure faculty 16 15 27 21 19 17 8
All faculty (including GTAs) 19 20 26 26 19 17 11
Graduate SFR
Tenure faculty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All faculty (including GTAs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  9 Average class size
Undergraduate lower division Not Avail 27 32 21 29 29 30
Undergraduate upper division Not Avail 19 12 11 18 31
Graduate Not Avail
10 Number of class sections with 2-9 students
(excludes individual instruction, etc.) Not Avail 1 1 3 0 0 1
Undergraduate Not Avail 1 1 3 0 0 1
Graduate Not Avail 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Organized class sections (OCS) per faculty
FTE,  tenure faculty 2.5 2.3 3.0 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.8
Undergraduate 2.5 2.3 3.0 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.8
Graduate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NSICP:  OCS per faculty FTE, tenure faculty
     (n = 8, 10,  11, 11, 11) 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.2 2.3 Not Avail Not Avail
Undergraduate 2.6 3.6 3.2 2.1 2.1 Not Avail Not Avail
Graduate 1.3 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.4 Not Avail Not Avail
12 Organized class sections per faculty FTE, 
all faculty (including GTAs) 3.0 3.0 4.7 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.5
Undergraduate 3.0 3.0 4.7 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.5
Graduate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NSICP:  OCS per faculty FTE, all faculty
     (n = 8, 10,  11, 11, 11) 3.3 4.3 2.5 2.3 3.2 Not Avail Not Avail
Undergraduate 2.9 4.3 2.8 2.4 3.0 Not Avail Not Avail
Graduate 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.3 Not Avail Not Avail
13 Degrees awarded   (FY) 58 58 48 35 43 35 Not Avail
Undergraduate 58 58 48 35 43 35
Graduate
14 State appropriated operating budget ($)  (FY) 323,395 259,336 267,114 259,213 264,957 330,933 346,556
Total salaries/wages (excludes benefits) 313,080 249,021 256,799 248,667 254,411 320,387 335,712
Total operating expenses 10,315 10,315 10,315 10,546 10,546 10,546 10,844
Total equipment / capital and transfers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Revenue from "super tuition"  ($)   (FY) Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl
16 Direct instructional expenditures ($)  (FY) 462,671 392,076 376,211 436,901 440,147 405,072 Not Avail
Total personnel cost (salaries plus benefits) 451,889 383,006 365,703 425,339 428,184 397,401 Not Avail
Total other expenses 10,782 9,070 10,508 11,562 11,963 7,671 Not Avail
17 Direct instructional expenditure per SCH  (FY) 78 82 102 93 114 135 Not Avail
NSICP:  Direct instructional expenditure 
    per SCH (n = 8, 9, 10, 10, 10) 171 211 199 177 247 Not Avail Not Avail
18 Direct instructional exp per student FTE  (FY) 2,530 1,978 3,109 2,485 3,814 3,969 Not Avail
NSICP:  Direct instructional expenditure
per student FTE (n = 8, 9, 10, 10, 10) 5,026 7,679 6,210 5,433 7,571 Not Avail Not Avail
19 Personnel cost as percentage of direct
instructional expenditure (FY) 98% 98% 97% 97% 97% 98% Not Avail
NSICP:  Personnel cost as a percentage 
    of direct instructional expenditure 
    (n = 8, 9, 10, 10, 10) 82% 85% 90% 84% 82% Not Avail Not Avail
20 Research expenditures  (FY) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not Avail
UM State-appropriated funds 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sponsored (includes sponsored instruction) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Research expenditures per tenure faculty FTE 0 0 0 0 Not Avail
NSICP:   Research expenditures per
    tenure faculty FTE
   (n=10, 10, 10) 77 435 0 Not Avail Not Avail
21 Public service expenditures  (FY) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not Avail
UM State-appropriated funds 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sponsored  0 0 0 0 0 0
22 AY Student credit hours 5,946 4,792 3,691 4,714 3,876 3,004 Not Avail
Undergraduate 5,933 4,792 3,691 4,713 3,870 3,004
Graduate 13 0 0 1 6 0
NOTES:   Data are for Fall semester, unless noted otherwise.  
FY denotes Fiscal Year.    AY denotes Academic Year.
Detail may not add to total due to rounding or separate calculation.   
ADDITIONAL  DATA:          
  4 Tenure faculty SCH, total 975 860 1,618 1,255 1,124 951 585
Undergraduate 971 860 1,618 1,255 1,124 951 585
Graduate 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
  6 Student FTE  (derived from SCH)
  6A From Tenure Faculty SCH 65 57 108 84 75 63 39
Undergraduate 65 57 108 84 75 63 39
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  6B From All Faculty SCH 183 198 121 176 115 102 71
Undergraduate 182 198 121 176 115 102 71
Graduate 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Total organized class sections -- 
tenure faculty 10 9 12 11 10 7 9
Undergraduate 10 9 12 11 10 7 9
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Total organized class sections -- 
all faculty (including GTAs) 28 30 22 19 18 15 16
Undergraduate 28 30 22 19 18 15 16
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0