The Economic Impact Of James
Madison University On The City of Harrisonburg And Rockingham
County
"HARRISONBURG — James Madison University, with more than 15,000
students and more than 2,000 full-time employees, pours about $278
million annually into the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
economies, a new study reports.
And that's a conservative estimate.
And the estimate does not include construction dollars generated —
about another $28 million per year — nor does it include spending
in local hotels and restaurants during major campus events such as
Homecoming, Parents Weekend and winter and spring graduation
ceremonies that draw thousands of visitors to the local community.
JMU also generates 4,400 to 5,400 full-time jobs locally,
including 1,760 to 2,723 off-campus jobs created that can be
credited to university spending. That amounts to roughly 7 percent
to 9 percent of all employment in the local area." -- JMU Media
Relations.
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Research Notes
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Recent Additions to OIR's
Web Site:
We greatly updated the peer information on our web site,
including the following:
Performance Measures
and Peer Data
Recent
Research Notes
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Vol. 16, No 1 March 2002,
Performance Measures In Higher Education, Virginia, And JMU
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Vol. 16, No 2 April 2002, Faculty
Activity Survey, Fall 2001
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Vol. 16, No 3 August 2002, Faculty
Salaries of JMU's Peer Group, 2001-02
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Vol. 16, No 4, October 2002, Economic Impact Study
Each year OIR and Resource Planning submit
to SCHEV a
facilities inventory file of all space on campus. We currently
have more than 12,000 unique spaces in the file. The inventory has
been placed online so that
space can be reviewed by building. Departments
have the ability to search for space assigned to them.
SCHEV Research Data
Warehouse
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) now
provides access to
historical data on Virginia's public institutions.
SCHEV Degree Inventories
Have you ever wondered what degrees
were offered by the Virginia institutions? Or which institutions
offer a particular degree? The SCHEV Research Web site can be used to review the degree inventories. |
Current Projects
More than
200 faculty, staff, and students have been working for three
years to complete the Self-Study Report for JMU's reaccredidation
with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The
final document is completed and posted on the
SACS Web site. We
encourage you to visit the site to review the document.
In April JMU was visited by a team of faculty and administrators
from institutions throughout the southeastern United States. The
purpose of the visit was to review the JMU Self-Study and talk
with faculty, staff, and administrators about the university's
compliance with the SACS Criteria for Accreditation. The Committee
found JMU to be an excellent institution and only had 22
recommendations for improvement. This is a very small number
considering that there are more than 550 "Must Statements" that
apply to JMU. The response to the reaffirmation committee is
available by clicking here.
Kudos to Martha Ross, Director, Rob Koslow,
Steering Committee Chair, and Tina Grace, SACS Secretary, for
their tireless work on this project.
The Office of Institutional Research has been collecting
performance information for many years. Three years ago we began
building a database of these performance measures. The database
allows for fast updates and reviews of the data by year and
category. The database may be viewed by clicking
here.
JMU Portfolio
In
December 2001 the
JMU Portfolio was placed on the Web. This is a portal for anyone who wants to review
data about the institution's effectiveness. Sections include a
Profile of JMU (Mission Statement, Centennial Commission, Defining
Characteristics; Statistics and Summaries) and Evidence of JMU's
Effectiveness (Accreditation, Planning, Accomplishments, Annual
Reports, Performance Measures; Perception Surveys.).
Ever need
to complete a survey with official JMU data? One very useful
source of these data is the Common Data Set, prepared annually by
OIR. The CDS is used by many national publications, including U.S.
News & World Report. Data included in the CDS: General
Information; Enrollment and Persistence; Undergraduate Admissions
; Transfer Admissions; Academic Offerings and Policies; Student
Life; Annual Expenses; Financial Aid; Instructional Faculty and
Class Size; Degrees Conferred; and Definitions. The data for
2002-03 will be available in February.
Financing of Higher Education in Virginia: Analysis and Issues
Each year
OIR provides the majority of data for a report to the Board of
Visitors on financing higher education. It includes national,
regional, and state data on tuition and fees, state
appropriations, and expenditures. Very enlightening. The most
recent report was completed in March 2002.
In 2001-02 JMU instituted a Planning Database to assist management
in monitoring and documenting the achievement of JMU Defining
Characteristics. The Planning Database is being revised by
Information Technology with the next release scheduled for this
fall. While the Planning Database certainly has some shortcomings,
it has greatly improved the ability to monitor and document the
progress that has been made with the Defining Characteristics.
More information about Version 2 will follow in the fall.
Statistical Summaries (link to all online)
Annually OIR produces a Statistical Summary of
important information about JMU. In 1995-96 OIR placed its
first Statistical Summary on the web. The
2002-03 Statistical Summary is well underway. Below is a list
of completed tables.
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TABLE 2-1 Comparison of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment, Fall
Semester, 1966-67 through 2002-03
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TABLE 2-2 Distribution of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment by
Sex, Fall Semester, 1979-80 through 2001-02
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TABLE 2-3 Distribution of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment by
Residence, Fall Semester, 1979-80 through 2001-02
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TABLE 2-4 Comparison of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment by
Academic Level and Sex, Fall Semester, 2000-01 and 2001-02
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TABLE 2-8 Leading Geographical Sources of On-Campus
Headcount Enrollment, Fall Semester, 2001-02
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TABLE 2-12 On-Campus Credit Hours and Full-Time Equivalent
Enrollment by Level of Student, Regular Session, 1990-91 through
2000-01
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TABLE 2-13 Comparison of On-Campus Credit Hour Production by
Department, Summer Session, 1998 through 2001
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TABLE 2-14 Summary of On-Campus Credit Hours Produced by
Level of Student, Summer Session, 2001
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TABLE 2-15 On-Campus Credit Hours and Full-Time Equivalent
Enrollment by Level of Student, Summer Session, 1991 through
2001
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TABLE 2-24 Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment by Session,
1980-81 through 2000-01
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TABLE 2-25 Graduation Rates for Entering Class Students,
Fall 1983-84 through Fall 1997-98
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TABLE 2-26 Percent of Entering Class Students Returning
After One, Two, and Three Years at JMU, Fall 1989-90 through
Fall 2000-01
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TABLE 3-2 Total Degrees Conferred, 1986-87 through 2000-01
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TABLE 3-3 Bachelor's Degrees Conferred by Major Field of
Study and CIP Code, 1997-98 through 2000-01
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TABLE 3-4 Second Major of Students Graduating with a Double
Major by CIP Code, 2000-01
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TABLE 3-5 Graduate Degrees Conferred by Major Field of Study
and CIP Code, 1998-99 through 2001-02
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TABLE 3-6 Degrees Conferred 1909 through 2001
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