Department of Physics and Astronomy
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) 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.8 5.0
All faculty 5.0 6.8 6.6 7.3 8.9 8.3 8.6
  2 Tenure faculty as percentage of all faculty 
(including GTAs) 100% 74% 76% 68% 56% 70% 58%
  3 Student credit hours (SCH), total fall 2,948 3,254 3,111 2,468 3,398 3,250 3,187
Undergraduate 2,944 3,254 3,111 2,468 3,398 3,250 3,187
Graduate 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
  4 Student credit hours per faculty FTE, 
tenure faculty 590 608 426 311 319 434 492
Undergraduate 589 608 426 311 319 434 492
Graduate 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSICP:  SCH per faculty FTE, tenure
     faculty  (n = 25, 32, 33, 37, 32) 228 212 196 200 174 Not Avail Not Avail
Undergraduate 219 204 187 191 162 Not Avail Not Avail
Graduate 9 9 9 10 11 Not Avail Not Avail
  5 Student credit hours per faculty FTE, 
all faculty  (including GTAs)    590 479 471 338 384 393 373
Undergraduate 589 479 471 338 384 393 373
Graduate 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSICP:  SCH per faculty FTE, all 
     faculty  (n = 25, 32, 33, 37, 32) 216 215 206 220 190 Not Avail Not Avail
Undergraduate 209 209 199 213 181 Not Avail Not Avail
Graduate 6 7 7 8 9 Not Avail Not Avail
  6 Student FTE, total   197 217 207 165 227 217 212
Undergraduate 196 217 207 165 227 217 212
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  7 Student headcount  
(first and second majors)  55 49 53 44 47 48 69
Pre-majors
Undergraduate majors 54 49 53 44 47 48 69
Graduate majors 1 0
  8 Student-faculty ratio  (SFR)
(Student FTE per one Faculty FTE)
Tenure faculty 39 41 28 21 21 29 33
All faculty (including GTAs) 39 32 31 23 26 26 25
Undergraduate SFR
Tenure faculty 39 41 28 21 21 29 33
All faculty (including GTAs) 39 32 31 23 26 26 25
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 71 74 61 75 66 64
Undergraduate upper division Not Avail 12 9 10 14 16 12
Graduate Not Avail
10 Number of class sections with 2-9 students
(excludes individual instruction, etc.) Not Avail 3 6 4 5 6 8
Undergraduate Not Avail 3 6 4 5 6 8
Graduate Not Avail 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Organized class sections (OCS) per faculty
FTE,  tenure faculty 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.4 2.6
Undergraduate 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.4 2.6
Graduate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NSICP:  OCS per faculty FTE, tenure faculty
     (n = 25, 32, 33, 37, 32) 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.8 Not Avail Not Avail
Undergraduate 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.4 Not Avail Not Avail
Graduate 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 Not Avail Not Avail
12 Organized class sections per faculty FTE, 
all faculty (including GTAs) 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.7
Undergraduate 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.7
Graduate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NSICP:  OCS per faculty FTE, all faculty
     (n = 25, 32, 33, 37, 32) 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.8 Not Avail Not Avail
Undergraduate 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.5 Not Avail Not Avail
Graduate 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 Not Avail Not Avail
13 Degrees awarded   (FY) 12 7 10 7 8 9 Not Avail
Undergraduate 11 7 10 7 8 9
Graduate 1 0
14 State appropriated operating budget ($)  (FY) 303,925 316,999 335,424 338,297 364,310 415,268 438,600
Total salaries/wages (excludes benefits) 286,635 299,709 318,134 320,620 346,633 397,591 420,462
Total operating expenses 17,290 17,290 17,290 17,677 17,677 17,677 16,338
Total equipment / capital and transfers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,800
15 Revenue from "super tuition"  ($)   (FY) Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl Not Appl
16 Direct instructional expenditures ($)  (FY) 397,930 427,242 484,022 512,268 539,021 615,556 Not Avail
Total personnel cost (salaries plus benefits) 377,172 409,898 449,006 490,091 522,217 599,209 Not Avail
Total other expenses 20,758 17,344 35,016 22,177 16,804 16,347 Not Avail
17 Direct instructional expenditure per SCH  (FY) 72 70 91 106 91 108 Not Avail
NSICP:  Direct instructional expenditure 
    per SCH (n = 24, 31, 29, 31, 26) 191 203 209 190 206 Not Avail Not Avail
18 Direct instructional exp per student FTE  (FY) 2,024 1,969 2,334 3,113 2,379 2,841 Not Avail
NSICP:  Direct instructional expenditure
per student FTE (n = 24,31,29,31,26) 5,781 6,210 6,502 5,815 6,524 Not Avail Not Avail
19 Personnel cost as percentage of direct
instructional expenditure (FY) 95% 96% 93% 96% 97% 97% Not Avail
NSICP:  Personnel cost as a percentage 
    of direct instructional expenditure 
    (n = 24, 31, 29, 31, 26) 92% 91% 91% 92% 93% Not Avail Not Avail
20 Research expenditures  (FY) 69,443 93,107 55,421 113,518 180,588 223,003 Not Avail
UM State-appropriated funds 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sponsored (includes sponsored instruction) 69,443 93,107 55,421 113,518 180,588 223,003
Research expenditures per tenure faculty FTE 11,084 22,704 36,118 38,582 Not Avail
NSICP:   Research expenditures per
    tenure faculty FTE
   (n=29, 31, 26) 34,595 41,046 23,924 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 5,551 6,080 5,332 4,849 5,944 5,707 Not Avail
Undergraduate 5,547 6,080 5,332 4,849 5,944 5,707
Graduate 4 0 0 0 0 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 2,948 3,039 2,129 1,556 1,593 2,509 2,462
Undergraduate 2,944 3,039 2,129 1,556 1,593 2,509 2,462
Graduate 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
  6 Student FTE  (derived from SCH)
  6A From Tenure Faculty SCH 197 203 142 104 106 167 164
Undergraduate 196 203 142 104 106 167 164
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  6B From All Faculty SCH 197 217 207 165 227 217 212
Undergraduate 196 217 207 165 227 217 212
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Total organized class sections -- 
tenure faculty 15 15 12 11 9 14 13
Undergraduate 15 15 12 11 9 14 13
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Total organized class sections -- 
all faculty (including GTAs) 15 21 19 16 20 21 23
Undergraduate 15 21 19 16 20 21 23
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0