| 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 |
Licensure exam pass rate: nursing |
NCLEX-RN Passing Rates.
|
JMU 82%,
Nationally 85%
|
| 1. Learning
|
Student Success |
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
|
| 1. Learning
|
Student Success |
Licensure exam pass rate: teaching |
Pass rate for teacher licensure. Title II (PRAXIS) completers divide by Title II completers plus Provisional Completers (did not take or did fail PRAXIS).
|
Title II Completers=221
Provisional Completers=14
221/235=94.0%
|
| 1. Learning
|
Student Success |
Licensure: number of students completing teacher certification requirements |
Number of students completing teacher certification requirements: Title II (PRAXIS) completers plus non-Title II Completers. (Academic program completed and no State test required, e.g., School Admin, School Psych, Reading)
|
Title II=221
non-Title II=43
Total=264
|
| 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.
|
54%
|
| 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.
|
35%
|
| 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.
|
245
|
| 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.
|
367
|
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV
|
Effectiveness |
Debt service to expenditure |
Debt service divided by total expenses, a.k.a, Debt Burden Ratio
|
3.84%
|
| 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.
|
68.0%
|
| 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.
|
70%
|
| 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.
|
25.0
|
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV
|
Efficiency |
Weekly room use-lab (hours) |
Average number of hours per week that each JMU lab is used for formal instruction.
|
25
|
| 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.
|
70%
|
| 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.
|
17.7
|
| 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.
|
252.1
|
| 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/ 164
10-19/ 533
20-29/ 743
30-39/ 426
40-49/ 202
50-99/ 246
100+/ 93
Total/ 2,407
|
| 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 71.1%
Subsections 65.4%
|
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV
|
Resources |
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
|
| 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.
|
9.0%
|
| 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.
|
4.22
|
| 2. ROIE/SCHEV
|
Student Persistence |
Graduation rate (six years) |
Percentage of first-time full-time freshmen who graduated within six years from JMU.
|
79.8%
|
| 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.
|
90.9%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Costs |
Tuition, fees, room and board: in-state undergraduate |
Annual tuition and required fees for in-state undergraduate students.
|
Tuition & Fees: $5,886
Room & Board: $6,124
Total: $12,010
|
| 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: $15,322
Room & Board: $6,124
Total: $21,446
|
| 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.
|
494
3.4%
|
| 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.
|
11.8%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Demographics |
Percentage of males in the freshman class |
Percentage of males in the freshman class.
|
36.2%
|
| 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.
|
10.0
|
| 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.
|
41%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Demographics |
Fall headcount, transfers |
Number of new fall transfers.
|
639
|
| 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.
|
15,989
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Demographics |
Fall on-campus headcount |
Fall semester headcount of students attending classes on the JMU campus.
|
16,546
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Demographics |
First-time applications for undergraduate admission |
Number of completed applications for undergraduate admissions from first-time freshmen.
|
16,388
|
| 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.
|
60.6%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Demographics |
Percentage of male undergraduate students |
Percentage of all degree seeking undergraduates who are male. On-campus only.
|
39.4%
|
| 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.
|
154
|
| 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.
|
48.0%
|
| 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.
|
11,685
70.6%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Demographics |
Out-of-state students |
Number and percenaget of on-campus students whose domicile is outside of the Commonwealth.
|
4,861
29.4%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Demographics |
Degrees awarded undergraduate |
Total number of undergraduate degrees awarded during the academic year.
|
3,329
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Demographics |
Degrees awarded graduate |
The total number of graduate degrees awarded during the academic year.
|
449
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Demographics |
Percentage of full-time faculty who are female |
Percentage of JMU's full-time instructional faculty who are female.
|
41.5%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Effectiveness |
Accuracy of enrollment projections |
SCHEV has requirements for the accuracy of enrollment projections. This measures how well the Office of Institutional Research projects enrollments from year to year.
|
Projected (July 2005)/Actual
Total On-Campus Headcount: 16,450/16,546
Total On-Campus Out-Of-State: 4,892/4,861
Total On-Campus Undergraduates: 15,171/15,282
Total On-Campus Graduate Students: 961/959
Annual FTES On and Off-Campus: 16,334/16,697
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Effectiveness |
Students pursuing further study |
Percentage of recent graduates who are pursuing further study in graduate school
|
27%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Efficiency |
Educational & general expenses estimate per fte student |
This is the estimate of Educational & General funds expensed per FTE student on an annual basis (using GASB 34/35).
|
$10,206
|
| 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).
|
10.3%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Efficiency |
Student-to-faculty ratio |
Number of FTE students divided by the number of FTE faculty in the fall semester.
|
16.6
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
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%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
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.
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
Average debt of graduates upon graduation |
Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of the prior year graduating class.
|
$12,591
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
Average need-based loan award |
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans).
|
$3,640
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
Average percent of need met by awards to need-based students |
Average percent of need met for students awarded any need-based aid.
|
50%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
State aid appropriation (in $ thousands) |
Total dollars from the State for need-based financial aid.
|
$5,680
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
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
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
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.
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
Student default rate: federal stafford loans |
Measure of the student default rates for JMU's students on federal Stafford Loans.
|
0.8%
|
| 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.
|
$5,332
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Financial Aid |
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%
|
| 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: $3,545
Constant: $2,398 (FY 90 dollars)
Tuition & Fees: $5,476
Pct. Tuition covered: 64.7%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Quality |
Percentage of new instructional faculty with the terminal degree |
Percentage of new full-time instructional faculty holding the terminal degree.
|
66%
|
| 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.
|
29%
|
| 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.
|
1,160 - Total
1,165 - In-State
1,153 - Out-State
1,189 - Male
1,144 - 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.
|
1080 - 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).
|
67.7%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Quality |
Percentage accepted freshmen who enrolled (yield rate) |
Percentage of accepted students who enrolled as first-time freshmen (yield rate).
|
34.2%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Quality |
Percentage of full-time faculty who are tenured |
Percentage of full-time instructional faculty who are tenured.
|
44.8%
|
| 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.
|
80.1%
|
| 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.
|
80.0%
|
| 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.
|
$5.55
|
| 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).
|
42%
|
| 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
|
$63,684
($3,000)
|
| 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: 25%
E&G Tuition & Fees: 36%
Auxiliary Comprehensive: 16%
Room & Board: 16%
Other: 7%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Resources |
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%
|
| 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.
|
$10,101
$6,6981 (FY90)
|
| 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.
|
$3,961
(In 1990-91 Dollars)
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Resources |
Capital outlay appropriations (biennium appropriation) |
Capital outlay appropriations that JMU has received from the State.
|
$0
|
| 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.
|
$33,581,289
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Resources |
Total contributions, JMU foundation |
Total gifts to the university.
|
$5,017,757
|
| 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.
|
47%
|
| 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.
|
87%
|
| 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.
|
80%
|
| 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.
|
73%
|
| 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 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%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Satisfaction |
Student satisfaction with JMU in general |
Percentage of students satisfied/very satisfied with JMU in general.
|
94%
|
| 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).
|
97%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Satisfaction |
Alumni survey question: to what extent does your JMU undergraduate major help you perform in the workplace? |
Percentage of alumni who say it is "very much" or "somewhat."
|
91%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Student Persistence |
Graduation rate (five years) |
Percentage of first-time, ft freshmen who graduated from JMU within five years.
|
78.1%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Student Persistence |
Graduation rate (four years) |
Percentage of first-time, full-time freshmen who graduated from JMU within four years.
|
64.3%
|
| 3. Administrative
|
Student Success |
Employed or enrolled undergraduate degree recipients within two years of graduation |
Percentage of graduates employed or in graduate school, employed full-time, employed full-time or part-time, or attending graduate school*.
*Includes some alumni who are also employed.
|
FT employed: 82%
FT or PT employed: 96%
Grad school*: 23%
*Includes some alumni who are also employed.
|
