JMU Performance Measures
Quarter In Which Data Collected: Fall (September -- November)
| Measure Type (1. Learning Measures can be viewed at ROIE) | Measure Name (Click on link to see data from previous years) | Measure Definition | Reported 2006-07 |
Reported 2007-08 |
Reported 2008-09 |
| 1. Learning | Percentage of new freshmen with vocational philosophy of education | Freshmen who chose the following in Freshman Survey: Education is primarily a preparation for an occupational future. Social, intellectual and extracurricular activities are less important. Commitment to a particular field of study is high and college is | 35% | 44% | 44% |
| 1. Learning | Percentage new freshmen with a social philosophy of education | "Social philosophy of education" means that xtracurricular activities, group parties, athletics, social life, rewarding friendships and loyalty to college traditions are emphasized and are viewed as important and necessary for the cultivation of the well- | 54% | 46% | 40% |
| 1. Learning | Licensure: number of students completing nursing licensure requirements and able to take NCLEX-RN. | All nursing graduates, by completing graduation requirements, have met all licensure requirements and are able to sit for the NCLEX-RN. | 53 | 80 | 69 |
| 1. Learning | Licensure exam pass rate: nursing | NCLEX-RN Passing Rates. | JMU 82%, Nationally 85% | JMU 94.7%, Nationally n/a | JMU 95.7%, Nationally 85.5% |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Number of transfers from Virginia two-year colleges, fall term | Number of students enrolled at two-year institutions in the fall of one year who are subsequently enrolled at JMU the subsequent fall. | 367 | 320 | 305 |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Percent occupancy-classroom | Percentage of available classroom facilities (seats-hours available) shown to be put to use by JMU. | 70% | 70% | 71% |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Weekly room use-classroom (hours) | Average number of hours per week that each JMU classroom is used for formal instruction. | 36 | 36 | 34 |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Weekly station use-classroom (hours) | Average number of hours per week that each seat (station) in a classroom is occupied. SCHEV standard is 24. | 25.0 | 25.5 | 24.3 |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Percent occupancy-laboratory | Percentage of available laboratory facilities (seats-hours available) shown to be put to use by JMU. This specific measure is the percentage of occupancy for all labs per week. | 70% | 66% | 80% |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Weekly room use-lab (hours) | Average number of hours per week that each JMU lab is used for formal instruction. | 25 | 28 | 26 |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Weekly station use-lab (hours) | Average number of hours per week that each seat (station) in a lab is occupied. SCHEV Standard is 18. | 17.7 | 18.4 | 20.5 |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Percentage of lower-division student courses enrollment taught by full-time faculty | Percentage of lower division (100 and 200) course sections that are taught by full-time faculty. Subsections include class meetings of smaller groups of students. | Sections 71.1% Subsections 65.4% | Sections 70.3% Subsections 69.9% | Sections 68.7% Subsections 67.7% |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Number of class sections with undergraduates enrolled | Use Common Data Set definition of class section which includes roll up of labs, subsections and does not include individualized instruction. | Size/Section Count: 2-9/ 164 10-19/ 533 20-29/ 743 30-39/ 426 40-49/ 202 50-99/ 246 100+/ 93 Total/ 2,407 | Size/Section Count: 2-9/ 190 10-19/ 591 20-29/ 803 30-39/ 428 40-49/ 182 50-99/ 250 100+/ 98 Total/ 2,542 | Size/Section Count: 2-9/ 315 10-19/ 694 20-29/ 866 30-39/ 422 40-49/ 190 50-99/ 258 100+/ 100 Total/ 2,845 |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Graduation rate (six years) | Percentage of first-time full-time freshmen who graduated within six years from JMU. | 79.8% | 81.2% | 82.4% |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Retention: Freshmen All | Percentage of first-time freshmen starting in the fall of one year who return to JMU in the subsequent fall regardless of academic level. | 90.9% | 90.8% | 91.4% |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Average time (in years) to degree for undergraduate degrees | Average number of years to earn bachelor's degrees for students who begin and end their baccalaureate program at JMU. Full-Time entering freshmen only included. | 4.22 | 4.23 | 4.17 |
| 3. Administrative | Fall on-campus headcount | Fall semester headcount of students attending classes on the JMU campus. | 16,546 | 17,428 | 17,964 |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of students who are ethnic minorities (excludes nonresident aliens) | African-American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native student proportion of total JMU students. "Unreported" race not included in denominator. Nonresident aliens not included in numerator. | 10.6% | 11.5% | 12.0% |
| 3. Administrative | Number and percent of undergraduates who are African-American | Number (numerator) and percentage of undergraduate students who are African-American. Denominator excludes "Unreported" race. | 494 3.4% | 613 4.0% | 662 4.2% |
| 3. Administrative | Out-of-state students | Number and percenaget of on-campus students whose domicile is outside of the Commonwealth. | 4,861 29.4% | 5,162 29.6% | 5,332 29.7% |
| 3. Administrative | First-time applications for undergraduate admission | Number of completed applications for undergraduate admissions from first-time freshmen. | 16,388 | 18,352 | 19,245 |
| 3. Administrative | Degrees awarded undergraduate | Total number of undergraduate degrees awarded during the academic year. | 3,329 | 3,475 | 3,504 |
| 3. Administrative | Degrees awarded graduate | The total number of graduate degrees awarded during the academic year. | 449 | 559 | 639 |
| 3. Administrative | Number of foreign students (nonresident aliens) enrolled | Number of residents of other countries who enrolled during the fall semester on and off-campus. Immigrants (resident aliens) not included. | 154 | 180 | 220 |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of full-time faculty who are female | Percentage of JMU's full-time instructional faculty who are female. | 41.5% | 43.9% | 45.6% |
| 3. Administrative | Number and percentage of in-state students enrolled during fall term. | Number and percent of in-state students enrolled during fall semester on-campus. | 11,685 70.6% | 12,266 70.4% | 12,632 70.3% |
| 3. Administrative | Associate in Arts and Sciences transfers (percent of total VCCS transfers) | Percentage of transfers from Virginia's community colleges who have the Associate in Arts and Sciences degree. | 48.0% | 50.6% | 57.4% |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of male undergraduate students | Percentage of all degree seeking undergraduates who are male. On-campus only. | 39.4% | 39.6% | 40.3% |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of female undergraduate students | Percentage of all degree seeking undergraduates who are female. On-campus. | 60.6% | 60.4% | 59.7% |
| 3. Administrative | Fall headcount, transfers | Number of new fall transfers. | 639 | 659 | 651 |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of males in the freshman class | Percentage of males in the freshman class. | 36.2% | 37.9% | 38.7% |
| 3. Administrative | Student-to-faculty ratio | Number of FTE students divided by the number of FTE faculty in the fall semester. | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.0 |
| 3. Administrative | Student default rate: federal stafford loans | Measure of the student default rates for JMU's students on federal Stafford Loans. | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| 3. Administrative | Average undergraduate state grant or scholarship | Average State financial aid in the form of grants and scholarships, current and FY90 dollars, tuition & fees, Pcnt tuition covered. | Actual: $3,545 Constant: $2,398 (FY 90 dollars) Tuition & Fees: $5,476 Pct. Tuition covered: 64.7% | Actual: $4,443 Constant: $2,779 (FY 90 dollars) Tuition & Fees: $6,290 Pct. Tuition covered: 70.6% | Actual: $4,825 Constant: $2,912 (FY 90 dollars) Tuition & Fees: $6,666 Pct. Tuition covered: 72.4% |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of undergraduates eligible for need-based aid who received aid | Measure of the percentage of undergraduates who were eligible for need-based financial aid who received some form of aid. | 62.1% | 59.9% | 90.5% |
| 3. Administrative | Average need-based grant | Average dollars of need-based grants per full-time undergraduate students who were determined to have need. | $5,332 | $6,419 | $6,784 |
| 3. Administrative | State aid appropriation (in $ thousands) | Total dollars from the State for need-based financial aid. | $5,680 | $7,582 | $8,336 |
| 3. Administrative | Undergraduate scholarship and grant award totals: need and non-need-based | Award totals for Undergraduate Need-based and Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants. (From Federal, State, Institutional and External Awards) | Need-based=$11,127,434. Non-need-based=$2,360,618. | Need-based=$15,402,486. Non-need-based=$2,310,808. | Need-based=$17,238,652 Non-need-based=$2,944,619 |
| 3. Administrative | Total need-based dollars awarded to undergraduates | Award totals for: 1) Undergraduate Need-based Scholarships and Grants. 2) Need-based “Self-Help” broken out by Student loans (not parent loans), Federal Work-Study, State work-study. | Need-based scholarships and grants=$11,127,434, Student loans=$17,078,344, Federal Work Study=$2,844,063. | Need-based scholarships and grants=$15,402,486. Student loans=$20,031,408. Federal Work Study=$3,510,512. | Need-based scholarships and grants=$17,238,652. Student loans=$16,148,173. Federal Work Study=$405,528. |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of full-time undergraduates who had need and were awarded financial aid. | Percentage of full-time undergraduates who had need and were awarded financial aid. | 30.3% | 29.6% | 30.7% |
| 3. Administrative | Average non-need-based scholarship or grant award to full-time undergraduates | Average non-need-based scholarship or grant award to full-time undergraduates. | $2,049 | $2,039 | $2,328 |
| 3. Administrative | Average need-based loan award | Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans). | $3,640 | $4,180 | $4,087 |
| 3. Administrative | Average percent of need met by awards to need-based students | Average percent of need met for students awarded any need-based aid. | 50% | 50% | 51% |
| 3. Administrative | Average debt of graduates upon graduation | Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of the prior year graduating class. | $12,591 | $16,546 | $17,395 |
| 3. Administrative | Mean sat score for new first-time freshmen by total, residence (in-state, out-of-state) and gender (male, female) | Combined SAT scores (verbal and math) of all first-time freshmen. Writing not included. | 1,160 - Total 1,165 - In-State 1,153 - Out-State 1,189 - Male 1,144 - Female | 1,140 - Total 1,148 - In-State 1,125 - Out-State 1,175 - Male 1,119 - Female | 1,148 - Total 1,160 - In-State 1,125 - Out-State 1,183 - Male 1,126 - Female |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of applications for first-time freshman class accepted (acceptance rate) | Percentage of applications for first-time enrollment that were accepted (acceptance rate). | 67.7% | 63.5% | 65.1% |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage accepted freshmen who enrolled (yield rate) | Percentage of accepted students who enrolled as first-time freshmen (yield rate). | 34.2% | 33.2% | 31.6% |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of full-time faculty who are tenured | Percentage of full-time instructional faculty who are tenured. | 44.8% | 49.4% | 48.9% |
| 3. Administrative | Full-time faculty holding terminal degree in their field | Percentage of full-time faculty who have earned the terminal degree in their discipline. | 80.1% | 79.9% | 77.9% |
| 3. Administrative | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile | SAT/ACT ranges for enrolled students at the 25th and 75th percentiles for Verbal/Critical Reading and Math combined. Writing not included. | 1080 - 1240 | 1060 - 1220 | 1070 - 1230 |
| 3. Administrative | Freshmen ranked in top 10 percent of high school class (percent, self-reported) | Percentage of incoming freshmen students who reported on the annual Freshmen Survey that they were ranked in the top 10 percent of their graduating high school class. | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| 3. Administrative | Capital outlay appropriations (biennium appropriation) | Capital outlay appropriations that JMU has received from the State. | $0 | $34,026,064 | $67,951,000. Includes $65,126,000 in general obligation bonds. |
| 3. Administrative | Graduation rate (five years) | Percentage of first-time, ft freshmen who graduated from JMU within five years. | 78.1% | 80.3% | 79.3% |
| 3. Administrative | Graduation rate (four years) | Percentage of first-time, full-time freshmen who graduated from JMU within four years. | 64.3% | 63.6% | 66.7% |