1. Peer Institutions AnalysisSources: IPEDS Executive Peer Tool & College Board 07/17/2008 Prepared by the Office of the Institutional Research & Assessment

2. Peer Selection Criteria • Mission • 4-year Public • Degree Levels • Size • Carnegie Classification • Location - Urban, City

3. Peer Institutions Characteristics • FTE & Headcount Enrollment • Ethnicity Makeup • First-time undergraduate applicants, admits & enrollment • First-time undergraduate SAT scores • Tuition & Fees; Grants & Loans • Six-year Graduation Rate • One-Year Retention Rate • Revenues and Expenses • Faculty Salary

4. Peer Institutions

5. Carnegie Classification

6. Carnegie Classification (codes)

7. FTE & Headcount Enrollment 1

8. FTE & Headcount Enrollment 2 8

9. Ethnicity Makeup 1

10. Ethnicity Makeup 2 10

11. Applicants, Admits & Enrollment 1

12. Applicants, Admits & Enrollment 2 12

13. SAT Scores 1

14. SAT Scores 2 14

15. Tuition & Fees; Grants & Loans 1

16. Tuition & Fees; Grants & Loans 2 16

17. Six-Year Graduation Rate 1

18. Six-Year Graduation Rate 2 * The school offers 2 year program. 18

19. One-Year Retention Rate 1

20. One-Year Retention Rate 2 20

21. Revenues* 1 * Core revenues for public institutions reporting under GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board) standards include tuition and fees; government appropriations (federal, state and local); government grants and contracts; private gifts, grants, and contracts; investment income; other operating and nonoperating sources; and other revenues and additions.

22. Revenues* 2 * Core revenues for public institutions reporting under GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board) standards include tuition and fees; government appropriations (federal, state and local); government grants and contracts; private gifts, grants, and contracts; investment income; other operating and nonoperating sources; and other revenues and additions. 22

23. Expenses* 1 * Core expenses for public institutions (using the GASB standards) include expenses for instruction, research, public service, academic support, institutional support, student services, operation and maintenance of plant, depreciation, scholarships and fellowships, other expenses, and nonoperating expenses.

24. Expenses* 2 * Core expenses for public institutions (using the GASB standards) include expenses for instruction, research, public service, academic support, institutional support, student services, operation and maintenance of plant, depreciation, scholarships and fellowships, other expenses, and nonoperating expenses. 24

25. Faculty Salary 1 * Total salary outlays for full-time faculty on 11/12-month contracts were adjusted to 9/10-month outlays by multiplying the outlay for 11/12-month contracted instructional staff by .8182. The “equated” outlays were then added to the outlays for 9/10-month instructional staff to determine an average salary for each rank.

26. Faculty Salary 2 * Total salary outlays for full-time faculty on 11/12-month contracts were adjusted to 9/10-month outlays by multiplying the outlay for 11/12-month contracted instructional staff by .8182. The “equated” outlays were then added to the outlays for 9/10-month instructional staff to determine an average salary for each rank. 26

27. FTE Staff 1

28. FTE Staff 2 28

29. Aspirational Institutions

30. Carnegie Classification

31. Carnegie Classification (codes)

32. FTE & Headcount Enrollment Ethnicity Makeup

33. Applicants, Admits & Enrollment SAT Scores

34. Six-Year Graduation Rate One-Year Retention Rate

35. Revenues Expenses

36. Tuition & Fees; Grants & Loans Faculty Salary

37. FTE Staff

38. Middle Tennessee State University

39. Location • MTSU is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and is located at the geographical center of the state. Source: http://www.mtsu.edu

40. President Dr. Sidney A. McPhee is the tenth president of Middle Tennessee State University. Prior to his appointment at MTSU in 2001, he was executive vice chancellor at the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) in Nashville. In addition, he served as chief academic officer and interim chancellor for the Board of Regents System. Source: http://www. mtsu.edu

41. Student Body • Fall 2007 Enrollment 23,246 • Undergraduate 20,883, graduate 2,363 • Full-time: 17,995, part-time: 5,251 • Male 10,750, female: 12,496 • Minority Enrollment: 19% • African American 14% • Asian American 3% • Hispanic 2% • SAT percentiles (combined critical reading and math) • 25th - 900 • 75th - 1120 Source: http://www. mtsu.edu

42. 2007 Freshmen Profile • Total Freshman Enrollment: 3,576 • Average GPA: n/a • Average SAT Score: n/a • Gender: 48% men; 52% women • Living on campus: n/a • Diversity: • 78% Caucasian • 3% Asian American • 15% African American • 2% Hispanic American and Native American Source: http://www. mtsu.edu

43. Retention & Graduation RateFirst-time full-time Freshmen • Retention rate (Fall 2005 cohort) • One-year retention rate: 81% • Graduation rate (Fall 2001 cohort) • Six-year graduation rate: 43% Source: http://www. mtsu.edu

44. Academic Departments • “MTSU offers Bachelor degrees in eight areas: Arts, Business Administration, Fine Arts, Music, Science, Science in Nursing, Social Work, and University Studies.” • Departments Source: http://www. mtsu.edu

45. Ramapo College of New Jersey

46. Location • A 300-acre campus at 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, New Jersey (Bergen County), one mile from the intersection of Routes 17, 202 and 287. Source: http://www.ramapo.edu

47. President Dr. Peter Philip Mercer became Ramapo College's fourth president on July 1, 2005. He previously served both as dean of the law school and vice president (administration) and general counsel at the University of Western Ontario, where he was a professor of law. He also has served as acting vice president for external affairs at Western Ontario and acting director of development. Source: http://www.ramapo.edu

48. Student Body • Fall 2007 Enrollment 5,689 • Undergraduate 5,381, graduate 301 • Full-time: 4,735, part-time: 954 • Male 39%, female: 61% • Minority Enrollment: 18% • African American 6% • Asian American 4% • Hispanic 8% • SAT percentiles (combined critical reading and math) • 25th 1020 • 75th 1220 Source: http://www.ramapo.edu

49. 2007 Freshmen Profile • Total Freshman Enrollment: 902 • Average GPA: 3.5 • Average SAT Score: 1160 • Gender: 43% men; 57% women • Living on campus: 90% Source: http://www.ramapo.edu

50. Retention & Graduation RateFirst-time full-time Freshmen • Retention rate (Fall 2005 cohort) • One-year retention rate: 86% • Graduation rate (Fall 2000 cohort) • Six-year graduation rate: 66% Source: http://www.ramapo.edu