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Evaluating The Financial Contribution of Academic Programs
Evaluating The Financial Contribution of Academic Programs
About RIT . . .
Upstate NY University with 13,600 FTE
students across 9 colleges:
Computing Sciences
Engineering
Imaging Arts & Sciences
Applied Science & Technology
Business
Science
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Liberal Arts
Health Sciences & Technology
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What is 2 x 2?
Mathematician
Statistician
Accountant (Financial Analyst)
4
Unique Features
Marketability
Quality & Accomplishments
Vision and Long-Term Viability
Financial Viability
How to measure?
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Relationships on Campus
Depts
create
curricula
Academic
Programs
Students
matriculate
into
programs
Academic
Departments
Depts
hire/deploy
faculty
Faculty
Faculty
assigned to
course
sections
Courses
Students
Specific Course
Sections
Students register
for course sections
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Common Denominator?
Student Credit Hours (SCH)
SCH can tie or relate:
Faculty to course sections
Students to course sections
Departments to course sections
Can sum SCH in multiple ways:
All courses delivered by an Academic Discipline
All students matriculated in a given program
Academic Plans
MATH-BS
MECE-BS
MECE-MS
PHYS-BS
COMPSI-BS
COMPSI-MS
TOTAL
UG
UG
GR
UG
UG
GR
ENGL
337
1,378
216
1,675
3,606
MATH
1,558
2,480
288
2,198
186
6,710
PHYS
312
1,654
73
1,116
837
93
4,085
MECE
7,303
1,312
8,615
CSCI
389
965
73
180
5,756
1,581
8,944
TOTAL
2,596
13,780
1,458
1,800
10,466
1,860
31,960
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Entity (2)
Department (5)
Object Code (5)
Functional Expense Code (2)
Project (5)
Program (5 reserved)
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Department/Object
Entity
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Step 3: Reconcile
Tie out the sum of revenue &
cost pools to the operating
change in net assets
Lends transparency to the model
Endowment Activities
Gift Activities
Facilities Expenses
Utilities
Academic Affairs
Non-Academic Divs (5)
Research Admin
Auxiliaries
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Secondary Analyses
Tuition Revenue and Student Aid Used SIS data
(by student) to summarize by academic plan
Faculty Salary Analysis - Separate faculty salary
expense between graduate & undergraduate courses
Equipment Depreciation Assignment
Endowment Activities
Gift Activities
Academic Affairs
Non-Academic Divs (5)
Research Admin
Auxiliaries
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Step-Down Methodology
Cost Pool
Allocation Basis
Research Administration
Sponsored Program
Revenues
320
1,035
1,035
2,662
3,241
8,293
Stud Affairs
Acad Affairs
College Admin
Non-Acad Div's
Endow/Gift Activity
Spons Res Admin
Utilities
Interest
Bldg Deprec
Facilities Exp
Equip Deprec
Gross Tuition
Unfunded Aid
Non-Instruct Subtotal
Total University
B
Other
C=A+B
Total
Direct
D
Equip
Deprec
30
68
208
656
599
1,561
350
1,103
1,243
3,318
3,840
9,854
13
19
13
156
91
292
74
74
111
1,075
1,038
2,372
2
5
5
75
72
159
291
610
484
979
1,016
3,380
51
84
84
296
329
844
100
205
196
620
770
1,891
139
265
164
341
354
1,263
1,020
2,365
2,300
6,860
7,510
20,055
781
781
1,743
1,743
650
650
2,730
2,730
30
30
120
120
300
300
600
600
850
850
1,750
1,750
647
647
(30,254) (30,254)
9,634
9,634
(10,419) (10,419)
8,293 (8,858)
(565)
32
13
6
91
297
37
37
927
37
(300)
(600)
(850)
(1,957)
2
2
151
96
151
(3,748)
(30)
(844)
(1,891)
(1,263)
(3,380)
-
(844)
-
(1,891)
-
(1,263)
-
(30,254)
9,634
(20,620)
(565)
6
207
(647)
(292)
-
E
O&M
(2,372)
-
F
Spon
Res
G
H
NonAcad Div College
(163)
(159)
-
I
J
Acad Student
Affairs Affairs
K= Sum(C:J)
Summary
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UG $
GR $
$
Full Cost
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Cost/SCH Example
Physics College UG Cost = $1,390 K
ENGL
Credit Hours
UG
3,606
GR
MATH
3,606
PHYS
MECE
CSCI
TOTAL
6,524
3,919
7,303
7,290
28,642
186
166
1,312
1,654
3,318
6,710
4,085
8,615
8,944
31,960
Cost/CrHr
College
UG $
136
GR
Acad Affrs
UG $
164
GR
Full Cost
UG $
GR
283
184
355
559
569
395
457
398
640
738
666
215
403
630
654
452
484
434
716
828
745
345
561
781
808
596
618
602
884
979
903
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ENGL
1,378
MATH
2,480
PHYS
1,654
MECE
7,303
CSCI
965
TOTAL
13,780
$
136 $
184 $
355 $
559 $
569 $
425
$ 187,249 $ 456,162 $ 586,645 $ 4,080,000 $ 549,348 $ 5,859,404
$
283 $
345 $
561 $
781 $
808 $
628
$ 389,784 $ 855,303 $ 928,502 $ 5,700,000 $ 779,678 $ 8,653,267
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$
$
$
$
400
13,600
30,000
12,000
3,960
8,040
PT
$
$
$
$
Total
420
13,780
20
180
1,200
216 $ 12,216 $
$ 3,960 $
216 $ 8,256 $
$/SCH
887
287
599
$
$
5,859 $
2,397 $
425
174
$
$
6,656 $
1,600 $
483
116
$
$
8,653 $
(397) $
628
(29)
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MATH-BS
MECE-BS
MECE-MS
PHYS-BS
COMPSI-BS
COMPSI-MS
TOTAL
UG
UG
GR
UG
UG
GR
Gross
$ 2,443
$ 12,216
$ 1,751
$ 1,800
$ 9,871
$ 2,172
$ 30,254
Tuition
Aid
$
888
$ 3,960
$
432
$
648
$ 3,168
$
538
$ 9,634
Net
$ 1,555
$ 8,256
$ 1,319
$ 1,152
$ 6,703
$ 1,634
$ 20,620
College
$
664
$ 5,859
$
923
$
581
$ 4,206
$ 1,288
$ 13,521
Cost
Acad Affr
$
770
$ 6,656
$ 1,032
$
665
$ 4,849
$ 1,440
$ 15,412
Full
$ 1,122
$ 8,653
$ 1,275
$
932
$ 6,352
$ 1,720
$ 20,055
College
$
891
$ 2,397
$
396
$
571
$ 2,498
$
346
$ 7,099
Net Result
Acad Affr
$
785
$ 1,600
$
287
$
487
$ 1,854
$
195
$ 5,208
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Full
433
(397)
44
220
351
(85)
565
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MATH
PHYS
MECE
CSCI
TOTAL
Consumption of CrHr
MATH-BS
MECE-BS
13%
10%
60%
18%
12%
12%
0%
53%
15%
7%
283 $
345 $
561 $
781 $
808
67 $
67 $
$
414 $
121 $
57 $
100%
100%
432
628
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Wrap Up
Questions?
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