Trend of Tuition & Fees from year ‘04-’05 to year ‘09-’10 *Source: IPEDS dollar amounts are expressed in 2009 inflation-adjusted numbers
16.4% average increase Tuition Increase as a Percentage of Median Household Income (2003 to 2008) *Source: IPEDS and US Census Bureau
“Could not enormous savings be realized by expanding audiences via electronic means, by using taped lectures on multiple occasions, or by utilizing interactive computerized learning approaches in survey courses? A number of for-profit providers are showing that these techniques do have considerable promise, yet they are still used only sparingly in higher education.” Richard Vedder Center for College Affordability and Productivity Distance Education
Instructional vs. Administrative Spending *Source: IPEDS
Instructional vs. Administrative Spending as a Percentage of E & G Expenditures
Administrative Expenses “The traditional [university] structure … suboptimizes the university’s resources because it breeds wasteful competition, an inefficient use of resources and a rigidity that discourages rapid response to challenges and opportunities.” Elizabeth Capaldi “Intellectual Transformation and Budgetary Savings Through Academic Reorganization” Change, July-August 2009
INSTITUTIONCompLitLangGov/ HistEconMathSciGrade Ball State University √ √ √√ B Indiana State University √√ √ C Indiana Univ - Bloomington √ √ D Indiana Univ - East √ √√ C Indiana Univ - Kokomo √ √ √√ B Indiana Univ - Northwest √ √ √ C IUPU - Fort Wayne √ √ √ C IUPU - Indianapolis √ √√ C Indiana Univ - South Bend √ √ √ C Indiana Univ - Southeast √ √ √ C Purdue Univ - Calumet √ √√ C Purdue Univ – North Central * N/A Purdue Univ - West Lafayette √ √ √√ B University of Southern Indiana √ √ D
4-Year Graduation Rates Baccalaureate Graduation Rates for First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen *Source: IPEDS
6-Year Graduation Rates Baccalaureate Graduation Rates for First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen *Source: IPEDS
1 st -Year Retention Rate for First-time, Full-time Freshmen *Source: IPEDS