Performance Measures for 2000-01

Measure Type (1. Learning Measures can be viewed at ROIE)	Category	Measure Name (Click on link to see data from previous years)	Measure Definition	Performance
1. Learning	Student Success	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-rounded person. Occupational training and/or scholarly endeavor are less important though not ignored.	37%
1. Learning	Student Success	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 seen primarily to obtain training for a chosen career.	50%
1. Learning	Student Success	Licensure exam pass rate: nursing	NCLEX-RN Passing Rates.	JMU 86.8%, Nationally 84.8%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Demographics	Associate in Arts and Sciences fall enrolled	Current year Fall headcount of AA degree holders who graduated from VCCS or Richard Bland College in the prior academic year. SCHEV must deliver this data for Institutional Performance Standards.	139
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Demographics	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.	257
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	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.	New measure begins in report year 2001-02.
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	Percentage of management standards met	Percentage of the six state management standards met by JMU.	100%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	Weekly room use-classroom (hours)	Average number of hours per week that each JMU classroom is used for formal instruction.	36
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	Percent occupancy-classroom	Percentage of available classroom facilities (seats-hours available) shown to be put to use by JMU.	72%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	Weekly station use-classroom (hours)	Average number of hours per week that each seat (station) in a classroom is occupied. SCHEV standard is 24.	26
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	Weekly room use-lab (hours)	Average number of hours per week that each JMU lab is used for formal instruction.	27
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	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.	75%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	Weekly station use-lab (hours)	Average number of hours per week that each seat (station) in a lab is occupied. SCHEV Standard is 18.	20
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Productivity	Total student credit hours per full-time equivalent faculty	Total student credit hours (SCHEV CE Annual) for fall semester divided by the number of full-time equivalent state-paid teaching and research faculty for fall semester (Instr. Assgn. Data). 9 month report lag due to Annual CE Fall data used.	267.3
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Quality	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 73.7% Subsections 75.2%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Quality	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/ 210 10-19/ 582 20-29/ 716 30-39/ 397 40-49/ 141 50-99/ 212 100+/ 60 Total/ 2,318
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Satisfaction	Percentage of undergraduate alumni that contributed to JMU in a given year	Percentage of undergraduate alumni of record who contributed to the institution during the specified academic year.	18.9%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Student Persistence	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.	4.16
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Student Persistence	Graduation rate (six years)	Percentage of first-time full-time freshmen who graduated within six years from JMU.	79.7%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Student Persistence	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.	90.5%
3. Administrative	Costs	Tuition, fees, room and board: in-state undergraduate	Annual tuition and required fees for in-state undergraduate students.	Tuition & Fees: $4,000 Room & Board: $5,504 Total: $9,504
3. Administrative	Costs	Tuition, fees, room and board: out-of-state undergraduate	Annual tuition and required fees for out-of-state undergraduate students.	Tuition & Fees: $9,850 Room & Board: $5,504 Total: $15,354
3. Administrative	Demographics	Number and percent of undergraduates who are African-American	Number (numerator) and percentage of undergraduate students who are African-American. Denominator excludes "Unreported" race.	610 4.4%
3. Administrative	Demographics	Fall headcount, transfers	Number of new fall transfers.	600
3. Administrative	Demographics	Percentage of full-time instructional faculty employed at JMU five years or less	Percentage of faculty who have been recently employed by JMU.	49%
3. Administrative	Demographics	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.	9.9
3. Administrative	Demographics	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.	9.9%
3. Administrative	Demographics	Percentage of males in the freshman class	Percentage of males in the freshman class.	38.5%
3. Administrative	Demographics	Annual full-time equivalent students	Sum of credit hours taken by undergraduate students divided by 30 + sum of credit hours taken by graduate students divided by 24.	14,828
3. Administrative	Demographics	Fall on-campus headcount	Fall semester headcount of students attending classes on the JMU campus.	14,961
3. Administrative	Demographics	First-time applications for undergraduate admission	Number of completed applications for undergraduate admissions from first-time freshmen.	13,573
3. Administrative	Demographics	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%
3. Administrative	Demographics	Percentage of female undergraduate students	Percentage of all degree seeking undergraduates who are female. On-campus.	58.0%
3. Administrative	Demographics	Percentage of male undergraduate students	Percentage of all degree seeking undergraduates who are male. On-campus only.	42.0%
3. Administrative	Demographics	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.	241
3. Administrative	Demographics	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.	52%
3. Administrative	Demographics	Number and percentage of in-state students enrolled during fall term.	Number and percent of in-state students enrolled during fall semester on-campus.	10,583 70.7%
3. Administrative	Demographics	Out-of-state students	Number and percenaget of on-campus students whose domicile is outside of the Commonwealth.	4,378 29.3%
3. Administrative	Demographics	Degrees awarded undergraduate	Total number of undergraduate degrees awarded during the academic year.	3,082
3. Administrative	Demographics	Degrees awarded graduate	The total number of graduate degrees awarded during the academic year.	390
3. Administrative	Demographics	Percentage of full-time faculty who are female	Percentage of JMU's full-time instructional faculty who are female.	37.5%
3. Administrative	Effectiveness	Students pursuing further study	Percentage of recent graduates who are pursuing further study in graduate school	17%
3. Administrative	Efficiency	Institutional support as a percentage of estimated E&G expenses	Percentage of funds expensed in non-academic administrative functions (using GASB 34/35).	New measure begins in report year 2001-02.
3. Administrative	Efficiency	Student-to-faculty ratio	Number of FTE students divided by the number of FTE faculty in the fall semester.	17.5 (Calculation consistent with previous years) 16.8 (Revised calculation to conform with SCHEV)
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	State aid appropriation (in $ thousands)	Total dollars from the State for need-based financial aid.	$4,133
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	Student default rate: federal stafford loans	Measure of the student default rates for JMU's students on federal Stafford Loans.	1.5%
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	Average need-based grant	Average dollars of need-based grants per full-time undergraduate students who were determined to have need.	$3,239
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	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: $2,550 Constant: $1,882 (FY 90 dollars) Tuition & Fees: $3,926 Pct. tuition covered: 64.0%
3. Administrative	Quality	Percentage of new instructional faculty with the terminal degree	Percentage of new full-time instructional faculty holding the terminal degree.	62%
3. Administrative	Quality	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.	32%
3. Administrative	Quality	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.	1,171 - Total 1,166 - In-State 1,179 - Out-State 1,188 - Male 1,161 - Female
3. Administrative	Quality	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.	1110 - 1240
3. Administrative	Quality	Percentage of applications for first-time freshman class accepted (acceptance rate)	Percentage of applications for first-time enrollment that were accepted (acceptance rate).	64.2%
3. Administrative	Quality	Percentage accepted freshmen who enrolled (yield rate)	Percentage of accepted students who enrolled as first-time freshmen (yield rate).	37.0%
3. Administrative	Quality	Percentage of full-time faculty who are tenured	Percentage of full-time instructional faculty who are tenured.	50.7%
3. Administrative	Quality	Full-time faculty holding terminal degree in their field	Percentage of full-time faculty who have earned the terminal degree in their discipline.	81.2%
3. Administrative	Quality	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.	78.6%
3. Administrative	Resources	Distribution of JMU total operating revenues: percent from General Fund	Percentage of all JMU revenues that comes from the General Fund.	General Fund: 33% E&G Tuition & Fees: 23% Auxiliary Comprehensive: 15% Room & Board: 16% Other: 13%
3. Administrative	Resources	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).	55.6%
3. Administrative	Resources	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.	$8.04
3. Administrative	Resources	Average faculty salary (distance from 60th percentile of peer institutions)	JMU has a national peer group for salary comparisons. The stated objective of the General Assembly is to fund faculty salaries in Virginia at the 60th percentile of its peer institutions. This is a measure of the gap between JMU's average salary and the 60th percentile	$57,407 ($3,100)
3. Administrative	Resources	E&G appropriations per fte student (general fund and non-general fund)	E&G appropriations per FTE Student (General Fund and Non-General Fund). General Fund represents dollars JMU is given by the State. Non-General Fund represents dollars JMU is allowed to raise from tuition and E&G fees.	$7,587 $5,599 (FY 90)
3. Administrative	Resources	General fund appropriations per in-state FTE student in 1990-91 dollars	Total General Fund divided by the total FTE students from Virginia.	$4,690
3. Administrative	Resources	Capital outlay appropriations (biennium appropriation)	Capital outlay appropriations that JMU has received from the State.	$3,206,668
3. Administrative	Resources	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.	$21,519,070
3. Administrative	Resources	Total contributions, JMU foundation	Total gifts to the university.	$ 4,013,800
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	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.	85%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	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.	64%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	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.	83%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	Student satisfaction with classroom/laboratory facilities	Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with classroom and laboratory facilities.	86%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	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.	71%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	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.	39%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	Student satisfaction with JMU in general	Percentage of students satisfied/very satisfied with JMU in general.	92%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	Percentage of alumni who would recommend JMU.	Percentage of alumni who would recommend JMU (prior to 08-09 satisfied/very satisfied with JMU).	99%
3. Administrative	Student Persistence	Graduation rate (five years)	Percentage of first-time, ft freshmen who graduated from JMU within five years.	78%
3. Administrative	Student Persistence	Graduation rate (four years)	Percentage of first-time, full-time freshmen who graduated from JMU within four years.	59%