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costs than 12 comparable institutions. |
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Statistics
reveal accountable,
productive UM campuses
Statistics provided by the Western Interstate Commission on Higher
Education confirm that UM has fewer administrators and lower administrative costs than
comparable institutions in Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Oregon,
New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska or California.Data provided by the
Legislative Fiscal Division and other institutions reveal that UM campuses, compared to
counterparts in surrounding states:
- have higher student-faculty ratios (19.4 to 1 Missoula vs. 16 to 1).
- have higher faculty-staff ratios (1 to 1.7 vs. 3.5).
- have lower faculty and staff salaries than the peer average.
- have lower operating expenses per student ($220 in Missoula vs. $537).
- have fewer dollars to dedicate to facilities maintenance and operation ($8 million in
Missoula vs. $13 million).
- have fewer dollars to spend on libraries and information technology ($9 million in
Missoula vs. $10 million).
- dedicate a higher percentage of total budget to instructional programs (55 percent vs.
51 percent).
- rely more on student tuition and fees to support their programs (54 percent vs. 27
percent).
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