| Measure |
Operational Definition |
Statistic |
| Number of Degrees Per Year |
Rolling three-year average of the number of degrees awarded per academic year. |
4.33 |
| Graduation Rates |
Rolling three-year average of the percent of first-year doctoral students2 who graduated within ten years. |
72% |
| Average Time to Degree |
Rolling three-year average of the registered time to degree3 of first-year doctoral students within a ten year period. |
5.98 |
| Employment Profile (in field within one year of graduation) |
Percentage of the last three years of graduates employed in academia, post-doctorates, industry/professional, government, and those still seeking employment (in Texas and outside Texas). |
| Academia |
67% |
| Industry/Professional |
33% |
|
| Percentage Full-time Students (FTS) with Financial Support |
In the prior year, the number of FTS (≥18 SCH) with support/the number of FTS. |
97% |
| Average Financial Support Provided |
For those receiving financial support, the average financial support provided per full-time graduate student (including tuition rebate) for the prior year, including research assistantships, teaching assistantships, fellowships, tuition, benefits, etc. that is "out of pocket." |
| Fall 2009 |
Spring 2010 |
Summer 2010 |
| $12,174.00 |
$9,069.26 |
$6,919.38 |
|
| Student-Core Faculty4 Ratio |
Rolling three-year average of full-time student equivalent (FTSE)/rolling three-year average of full-time faculty equivalent (FTFE) of core faculty. |
.53 |
| Core Faculty Publications |
Rolling three-year average of the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, notices of discoveries filed/patents issued, and books per year per core faculty member. |
| Books |
1.33 |
| Book Chapters |
4.66 |
| Discipline-related Refereed Papers/Publications |
70.66 |
| Notices of Discoveries Filed/Patents Issued |
.33 |
|
| Core Faculty External Grants |
Rolling three-year average of the number of core faculty receiving external funds, average external grant $ per total core faculty, and total external grant $ per program per academic year5 |
| 14 |
| $173,061.50 |
| FY08 |
FY09 |
FY10 |
| $4,200,418.00 |
$8,717,055.00 |
$2,422,861.00 |
|
|
| Percentage Full-Time Students |
Rolling three-year average of the FTS (≥ 9 SCH)/number students enrolled (headcount) for last three fall semesters. |
65% |
| Number of Core Faculty |
Number of core faculty in the prior year. |
55 |
| Faculty Teaching Load |
Total number of semester credit hours in organized teaching courses taught per academic year by core faculty divided by the number of core faculty in the prior year. |
13
|
| Faculty Diversity |
Core faculty by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender, update when changed. |
| White |
46 |
Male |
43 |
| Other |
05 |
Female |
12 |
| Hispanic |
4 |
|
|
| Black |
0 |
|
|
|
| Student Diversity |
Enrollment headcount by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender in program in the prior year. |
| White |
17 |
Male |
21 |
| Other |
20 |
Female |
16 |
|
| Date of Last External Review |
Date of the last formal external review, updated when changed. |
May 2012 - Under Review |
| Student Publications/Presentations |
Rolling three-year average of the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations per year per student. |
| Book Chapters |
1.33 |
| Discipline-related Refereed Papers/Publications |
11 |
| External Presentations |
3.67 |
| Juried Creative/Performance Accomplishments |
6 |
|
| Measure |
Operational Definition |
Statistic |
| Number of Degrees Per Year |
Rolling three-year average of the number of degrees awarded per academic year. |
7.33 |
| Graduation Rates |
Rolling three-year average of the percent of first-year doctoral students2 who graduated within ten years. |
86% |
| Average Time to Degree |
Rolling three-year average of the registered time to degree3 of first-year doctoral students within a ten year period. |
4.45 |
| Employment Profile (in field within one year of graduation) |
Percentage of the last three years of graduates employed in academia, post-doctorates, industry/professional, government, and those still seeking employment (in Texas and outside Texas). |
| Academia |
83% |
| Industry/Professional |
17% |
|
| Percentage Full-time Students (FTS) with Financial Support |
In the prior year, the number of FTS (≥18 SCH) with support/the number of FTS. |
95% |
| Average Financial Support Provided |
For those receiving financial support, the average financial support provided per full-time graduate student (including tuition rebate) for the prior year, including research assistantships, teaching assistantships, fellowships, tuition, benefits, etc. that is "out of pocket." |
| Fall 2009 |
Spring 2010 |
Summer 2010 |
| $9,535.71 |
$8,993.53 |
$8,933.16 |
|
| Student-Core Faculty4 Ratio |
Rolling three-year average of full-time student equivalent (FTSE)/rolling three-year average of full-time faculty equivalent (FTFE) of core faculty. |
1.83 |
| Core Faculty Publications |
Rolling three-year average of the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, notices of discoveries filed/patents issued, and books per year per core faculty member. |
| Books |
0 |
| Book Chapters |
2.66 |
| Discipline-related Refereed Papers/Publications |
44.33 |
| Notices of Discoveries Filed/Patents Issued |
0.33 |
|
| Core Faculty External Grants |
Rolling three-year average of the number of core faculty receiving external funds, average external grant $ per total core faculty, and total external grant $ per program per academic year5 |
| 9 |
| $328,028.11 |
| FY08 |
FY09 |
FY10 |
| $3,260,972.00 |
$4,328.628.00 |
$2,952,253.00 |
|
|
| Percentage Full-Time Students |
Rolling three-year average of the FTS (≥ 9 SCH)/number students enrolled (headcount) for last three fall semesters. |
65% |
| Number of Core Faculty |
Number of core faculty in the prior year. |
19 |
| Faculty Teaching Load |
Total number of semester credit hours in organized teaching courses taught per academic year by core faculty divided by the number of core faculty in the prior year. |
8.95 |
| Faculty Diversity |
Core faculty by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender, update when changed. |
| White |
9 |
Male |
16 |
| Other |
10 |
Female |
3 |
| Hispanic |
0 |
|
|
| Black |
0 |
|
|
|
| Student Diversity |
Enrollment headcount by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender in program in the prior year. |
| White |
5 |
Male |
27 |
| Other |
38 |
Female |
16 |
| Hispanic |
0 |
|
|
| Black |
0 |
|
|
|
| Date of Last External Review |
Date of the last formal external review, updated when changed. |
May 2011 |
| Student Publications/Presentations |
Rolling three-year average of the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations per year per student. |
| Book Chapters |
1.67 |
| Discipline-related Refereed Papers/Publications |
25.33 |
| External Presentations |
38 |
| Juried Creative/Performance Accomplishments |
21.67 |
|
1. Programs including only if in existence 3 or more years. Program is defined at the 8-digit CIP code level.
2. First-year doctoral students: Those students who have been coded as doctoral students by the institution.
3. Registered time to degree: The number of semesters enrolled starting when a student first appears as a doctoral student until he/she completes a degree, excluding any time taken off during graduate study. The number of years is obtained by dividing the number of semesters by 3.
4. Core Faculty: Full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty who teach 50 percent or more in the doctoral program or other individuals integral to the doctoral program who can direct dissertation research.
5. All external funds received from any source including research grants, training grants, gifts from foundations, etc.
