JMU Performance Measures
Quarter In Which Data Collected: Winter (December -- February)
| 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 |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Debt service to expenditure | Debt service divided by total expenses, a.k.a, Debt Burden Ratio | 3.84% | 3.10% | 3.55% |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Percentage of management standards met | Percentage of the six state management standards met by JMU. | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Instructional and academic support as a percent of estimated E&G expenses | Sum of IPEDS Finance Instruction and Academic Support, divided by estimate of total E&G minus Total Scholarships & Fellowships and Research (using GASB 34/35). ROIE/SCHEV defined. | 68.0% | 67.5% | 65.0% |
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV | Research and public service expenses per full-time faculty | Research and public service expenditures divided by the number of full-time state-paid teaching and research faculty for the corresponding academic year (using GASB 34/35). Faculty from IPEDS Staff file. | $20,546 | $19,615 | $20,427 |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of full-time instructional faculty employed at JMU five years or less | Percentage of faculty who have been recently employed by JMU. | 41% | 37% | 38% |
| 3. Administrative | Average number of years of employment at JMU for instructional faculty | Average number of years a full-time instructional faculty member has been employed by JMU. | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of full-time instructional faculty who are ethnic minorities or nonresident aliens | Percentage of full-time instructional faculty who are non-white by federal definitions. | 11.8% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 3. Administrative | Students pursuing further study | Percentage of recent graduates who are pursuing further study in graduate school | 27% | 27% | |
| 3. Administrative | Institutional support as a percentage of estimated E&G expenses | Percentage of funds expensed in non-academic administrative functions (using GASB 34/35). | 10.3% | 10.5% | 10.8% |
| 3. Administrative | Percent of total fall credit hours taught by full-time faculty | Percentage of fall credit hours where the primary intructors are full-time instructional faculty. Unknown instructors and MSCI not included. | 80.0% | 79.8% | 79.4% |
| 3. Administrative | Percentage of new instructional faculty with the terminal degree | Percentage of new full-time instructional faculty holding the terminal degree. | 66% | 74% | 60% |
| 3. Administrative | Total contributions, JMU foundation | Total gifts to the university. | $5,017,757 | $11,564,654 | $15,230,697 |
| 3. Administrative | Endowment-fair market value | Dollar market value of endowment. True FMV plus quasi equal total FMV. Increase due to news gifts and annual return on investment. | $33,581,289 | $50,726,187 | $47,371,288 |
| 3. Administrative | State appropriations, grants, and contracts as a percent of total current revenues | State Appropriations, and State Operating Grants and Contracts as a Percent of Total Current Revenues (using GASB 34/35). | 23.3% | 22.0% | 22.1% |
| 3. Administrative | Virginia appropriations of state tax funds for higher education per $1,000 of personal income | Total State tax funds appropriations for all higher education and State personal income. The ratio is developed from these two sources. | $5.55 | $6.19 | $5.93 |
| 3. Administrative | JMU general fund appropriation as a percentage of total E&G appropriation | Total General Fund appropriation divided by total appropriation (total appropriation includes tuition JMU is allowed to raise). | 42% | 36% | |
| 3. Administrative | Distribution of JMU total operating revenues: percent from General Fund | Percentage of all JMU revenues that comes from the General Fund. | General Fund: 25% E&G Tuition & Fees: 36% Auxiliary Comprehensive: 16% Room & Board: 16% Other: 7% | General Fund: 25% E&G Tuition & Fees: 37% Auxiliary Comprehensive: 16% Room & Board: 15% Other: 7% | General Fund: 24% E&G Tuition & Fees: 38% Auxiliary Comprehensive: 16% Room & Board: 16% Other: 6% |
| 3. Administrative | Student satisfaction with JMU in general | Percentage of students satisfied/very satisfied with JMU in general. | 94% | 94% | 93% |
| 3. Administrative | Student satisfaction with the university's concern for them as an individual | Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the university's concern for them. | 73% | 78% | 73% |
| 3. Administrative | Student satisfaction with attitude of faculty toward students | Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the faculty's attitude toward students. | 90% | 93% | 92% |
| 3. Administrative | Student satisfaction with classroom/laboratory facilities | Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with classroom and laboratory facilities. | 86% | 90% | 89% |
| 3. Administrative | Student satisfaction with course content in major field | Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with course content in their major field. | 80% | 77% | 81% |
| 3. Administrative | Student satisfaction with class size relative to type of course | Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with class size relative to type of course. | 87% | 90% | 87% |
| 3. Administrative | Student satisfaction with availability of courses they want at the time course can be taken | Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with course availability. | 47% | 51% | 46% |