Administrative Leadership Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 Chancellor Randy Woodson

Transitions Scott Douglass – VC, Finance and Administration David Hinks – Dean, College of Textiles Annette Ranft – Dean, Poole College of Management

Recent Awards Dr. Trudy McKay, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished University Professor of Biological Sciences & Associate Member of Entomology, winner of the Wolf World Prize for Agricultural Research, presented by Wolf Foundation. Dr. Christine Grant, Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement, Engineering, Professor of Chemical Engineering, winner of the 2015 AAAS Mentor Award Dr. Kate Meurs, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, CVM, first recipient of the Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award from Morris Animal Foundation

Recent Awards Top 29 Race for Excellence Award from Best Workplaces for Commuters.org for offering sustainable transportation options NC State Housekeeping, Silver Award winner, Green Cleaning Award for Schools & Universities, from American School & University Magazine, the Green Cleaning Network and the Healthy Schools Campaign

Recycling – Did you know? NC State red commencement gowns manufactured from 23 recycled plastic bottles Eco-friendly fiber made in North Carolina Since 2011, more than 610,000 plastic bottles have been diverted from landfills 25 cents of each gown purchase donated to university sustainability programs

Faculty & Staff Dining Discounts Incredible Savings Club 10 percent discount at restaurants & cafes on campus Includes Terrace Dining Room at Lonnie Poole Golf Course and State Club at Park Alumni Center 5 percent discount at all C-stores and $1 off at campus dining halls Sign up online for AllCampus Card payroll deduction

State Park Alumni Center Now Open for Lunch Faculty, staff, students, general public Monday – Friday 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Food by Rave Event Services Reservations accepted but not required

Fundraising Through Dec. 31, 2015 Campaign totals - $804,550,543 Gifts & new commitments - $81.6 million Gift receipts - $64.42 million

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Understanding Our Rankings Administrative Leadership Meeting January 19, 2016 Warwick Arden, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

Importance of Rankings Shapes perception of NC State for –Prospective and current students –Prospective and current faculty/staff –Other institutions –Funding agencies –Public at large Tool for measuring strategic progress Accountability reporting

Limitations of Rankings Multiple rankings, with different audiences, methodologies and results Not all universities participate No agreement in Higher Ed about what to measure and how to rank institutions Lag current data by a year or two

Institution Land Grant Medical School Per Common Data Set Total Students % UG Students Student/ Faculty Ratio Colorado State UniversityX31,449 76%16:1 Georgia Institute of Technology 23,109 64%19:1 Iowa State UniversityX 34,435 84%19:1 Michigan State UniversityXX 50,085 77%17:1 NC State UniversityX 33,989 72%16:1 Ohio State UniversityXX 58,322 77%18:1 Penn State University-Main CampusXX 47,040 86%16:1 Purdue University-Main CampusX 38,770 75%13:1 Rutgers UniversityyX 48,378 71%12:1 Texas A & M UniversityXX 61,263 77%20:1 University of Arizona XX 42,236 78%22:1 University of California-DavisXX 34,508 80%18:1 University of FloridaXX 50,350 67%21:1 University of Illinois-Urbana/ChampaignX 45,140 73%18:1 University of Maryland-College Park X 37,610 72%17:1 University of Wisconsin-MadisonXX 43,193 72%17:1 Virginia Polytechnic InstituteX 31,224 78%16:1 NC State and Peer Institutions – Fall 2014

Comparison of Rankings U.S. News UG - National UniversitiesU.S. News Graduate Purpose/About To help prospective UG students and their families find the right college To help prospective graduate students find programs Population U.S. universities that offer a full ranges of UG majors, plus master’s and doctoral programs, and emphasize faculty research Varies by discipline/program Only includes U.S. institutions Frequency Annual Most recent: 2016 edition, released September 2015 Annual to every few years, varies by discipline/program Most recent: 2016 edition, released March 2015 Indicators Academic Reputation Retention & Graduation Graduation Rate Performance Faculty Resources Student Selectivity Financial Resources Alumni Giving Varies by discipline/program Data Sources Reputation Surveys Common Data Set Varies by discipline/program

Comparison of Rankings U.S. News GlobalNSF HERD Purpose/About To allow students to compare universities around the world based on academic research and reputation Primary source of information on R&D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universities Population Top 200 universities in Thomson Reuters’ global reputation survey AND institutions that published the highest number of ​ articles over last 5 years U.S. institutions that expended at least $150,000 in separately budgeted R&D in the fiscal year Frequency Annual Most recent: 2016 edition, released October 2016 Annual Most recent: FY 2014 edition, released November 2015 Indicators Global Research Reputation Regional Research Reputation Bibliometics (publications, books, conferences, citations, international collaboration Ph.D.s awarded R&D expenditures by field of research and source of funds Also gathers info on types of research and expenses and headcounts of R&D personnel Data Sources Surveys Web of Science National Science Foundation

U.S. News and World Report: Undergraduate Rankings Purpose: To help prospective students and their families find the right college Population (National Universities): –U.S. universities that offer a full ranges of UG majors, plus master’s and doctoral programs, and emphasize faculty research. 203 ranked schools. –College or university must be regionally accredited and have a total enrollment of at least 200 students. Frequency: Annual –2016 edition released September 2015 colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges

Category % of rank 2016 Ranking Metric Subfactor Weight Overall Weight Undergraduate Academic Reputation 22.5% Peer assessment 66.7%15% High School Counselor assessment 33.3%7.5% Graduation & Retention 22.5% Freshman retention (ave cohorts) 20%4.5% 6 Year graduation rate (ave cohorts) 80%18% Graduation Rate Performance 7.5% 6 Year graduation rate (2008 cohort) 100%7.5% Predicted 6 year graduation rate Faculty Resources20% % Classes with under 20 students 30%6% % Classes with 50 or more students 10%2% Student/faculty ratio 5%1% % Full time faculty 5%1% Faculty compensation 35%7% % Full time faculty with terminal degree 15%3% Student Selectivity12.5% Ave. Math SAT, Ave. Verbal SAT, Composite ACT 65%8.125% % Entering freshmen in top 10% of HS class 25%3.125% Acceptance rate 10%1.25% Financial Resources10%Educational expenditures per student 100%10% Alumni Giving5%Alumni giving rate 100%5% U.S. News: Undergraduate Rankings – 2016 Edition

U.S. News: Undergraduate Rankings NC State Overall Rank 2011 to 2016 Editions

U.S. News: Undergraduate Rankings NC State Ranks in Metric/Category 2016 Edition

U.S. News: Undergraduate Rankings NC State Trends to 2016 Editions

U.S. News: Undergraduate Rankings - NC State vs. Peers & UNC-CH Edition Academic Reputation, Graduation & Retention, Graduation Rate Performance Weight of Metric Rank Tie School Overall score 30*University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill68 36Georgia Institute of Technology64 41*University of California-Davis61 41*University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign61 41*University of Wisconsin-Madison61 47*Pennsylvania State University60 47*University of Florida60 52*Ohio State University58 57*University of Maryland-College Park56 61*Purdue University55 70*Texas A & M University52 70*Virginia Polytechnic and State University52 72*Rutgers University-New Brunswick51 75*Michigan State University49 89*North Carolina State University46 108*Iowa State University41 121*University of Arizona39 127*Colorado State University37 15%7.5%4.5%18%7.5% Peer Assessment HS Counselor assessment Graduation & retention rank Average.freshman retention Average 6-yr graduation Predicted 6-yr graduation Actual 6-yr graduation Over/ under performance % 28 88%90% % 49 86%82% % 47 84%87% % 40 82%84% % 40 83%85% % 38 71%86% % 34 84%88% % 49 77%83% % 40 86%85% % 93 69%74% % 70 77%79% % 49 75%83% % 70 73%80% % 74 68%79% % 87 72%76% % %69% % %60% % %65%2

U.S. News: Undergraduate Rankings - NC State vs. Peers & UNC-CH Edition Faculty Resources Weight of Metric Rank Tie School Overall score 30*University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill68 36Georgia Institute of Technology64 41*University of California-Davis61 41*University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign61 41*University of Wisconsin-Madison61 47*Pennsylvania State University60 47*University of Florida60 52*Ohio State University58 57*University of Maryland-College Park56 61*Purdue University55 70*Texas A & M University52 70*Virginia Polytechnic and State University52 72*Rutgers University-New Brunswick51 75*Michigan State University49 89*North Carolina State University46 108*Iowa State University41 121*University of Arizona39 127*Colorado State University37 6%2%1% 7%3% Faculty resources rank % classes <20 % classes >50 Student/ faculty ratio % Full Time FacultyFaculty Compensation Rank Faculty with Terminal Degree 8639%15%13/1 94%4489% 11639%25%19/197%5088% 8235%27%18/197%3098% 5842%20%18/1100%2493% 8646%20%17/194%8692% 10238%15%16/195%3379% 8249%16%21/197%5683% 12930%22%18/188%7999% 10245%16%17/188%11892% 6339%18%13/196%5098% 5822%26%20/189%3789% 15928%20%16/195%7489% 7638%20%12/174%4298% 20024% 17/195%9590% 17828%17%16/194%11891% 14531%24%19/194%7092% 11139%15%22/195%7991% 9838%18%16/199%11199%

U.S. News: Undergraduate Rankings - NC State vs. Peers & UNC-CH Edition Student Selectivity Weight of Metric Rank Tie School Overall score 30*University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill68 36Georgia Institute of Technology64 41*University of California-Davis61 41*University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign61 41*University of Wisconsin-Madison61 47*Pennsylvania State University60 47*University of Florida60 52*Ohio State University58 57*University of Maryland-College Park56 61*Purdue University55 70*Texas A & M University52 70*Virginia Polytechnic and State University52 72*Rutgers University-New Brunswick51 75*Michigan State University49 89*North Carolina State University46 108*Iowa State University41 121*University of Arizona39 127*Colorado State University37 6%2%1% 7%3% Faculty resources rank % classes <20 % classes >50 Student/ faculty ratio % Full Time FacultyFaculty Compensation Rank Faculty with Terminal Degree 8639%15%13/1 94%4489% 11639%25%19/197%5088% 8235%27%18/197%3098% 5842%20%18/1100%2493% 8646%20%17/194%8692% 10238%15%16/195%3379% 8249%16%21/197%5683% 12930%22%18/188%7999% 10245%16%17/188%11892% 6339%18%13/196%5098% 5822%26%20/189%3789% 15928%20%16/195%7489% 7638%20%12/174%4298% 20024% 17/195%9590% 17828%17%16/194%11891% 14531%24%19/194%7092% 11139%15%22/195%7991% 9838%18%16/199%11199% 8.125%3.125%1.25% Selectivity rank SAT/ACT 25-75% Freshmen top 10% Acceptance rate %29% %33% %41% % %50% %50% %47% %53% %48% %59% %71% %73% %61% %66% %51% %87% %75% %81%

U.S. News: Undergraduate Rankings - NC State vs. Peers & UNC-CH Edition Financial Resources, Alumni Giving Weight of Metric Rank Tie School Overall score 30*University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill68 36Georgia Institute of Technology64 41*University of California-Davis61 41*University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign61 41*University of Wisconsin-Madison61 47*Pennsylvania State University60 47*University of Florida60 52*Ohio State University58 57*University of Maryland-College Park56 61*Purdue University55 70*Texas A & M University52 70*Virginia Polytechnic and State University52 72*Rutgers University-New Brunswick51 75*Michigan State University49 89*North Carolina State University46 108*Iowa State University41 121*University of Arizona39 127*Colorado State University37 10%5% Financial resources rank Educational expenditures per student Alumni giving rank Average alumni giving 32$60, % 44$49, % 32$59, % 56$44, % 62$42, % 56$44, % 45$48, % 71$38, % 83$35, % 83$36, % 66$31, % 104$30, % 83$35, % 96$32, % 96$32, % 151$25, % 90$34, % 144$25, %

50 th Best Value Schools 72 nd (tie) Best Colleges for Veterans 93rd (tie) Best Undergraduate Business Programs Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (at schools whose highest degree is a doctorate) –10th (tie) Biological / Agricultural Engineering –13th Industrial/ Manufacturing Engineering –15th (tie) Environmental/Environmental Health –19th Chemical Engineering U.S. News: 2016 Undergraduate Rankings Specialized Lists

U.S. News and World Report: Graduate Edition Purpose: To help prospective graduate students find programs Population: Varies by program/discipline, only includes U.S. institutions Frequency: Annual (in most disciplines) –2016 edition released March 2015 grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools

Discipline 2011 Edition 2012 Edition 2013 Edition 2014 Edition 2015 Edition 2016 Edition Engineering Engineering (Overall) Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Biological/Agricultural Biomedical/Bioengineering Chemical/Biomolecular20 21 Civil Computer Electrical/Electronic/Communications Environmental/Environmental Health Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Materials Mechanical Nuclear Notes:Blanks indicate NC State was not ranked, or no ranking was published for this discipline in a given year. U.S. News: Graduate Rankings

Discipline 2011 Edition 2012 Edition 2013 Edition 2014 Edition 2015 Edition 2016 Edition Public Affairs Public Affairs (Overall) 5153 Non-profit Management 1621 Sciences Computer Science Biological Sciences Chemistry Earth Sciences 60 Mathematics Physics Statistics Social Sciences Economics Psychology Sociology Busi- ness Business (Overall) Part-time MBA Social Work 79 Education Textiles Veterinary Medicine Notes: 2007 Ranking is from March Blanks indicate NC State was not ranked, or no ranking was published for this discipline. U.S. News: Graduate Rankings

U.S. News and World Report: Best Global University Purpose: To allow students to compare universities around the world based on academic research and reputation Population: Top 200 universities in Thomson Reuters’ global reputation survey AND institutions that published the highest number of ​ articles over last 5 years. 750 ranked universities in 57 countries. Frequency: Annual, 2016 edition released Oct

CategoryIndicatorWeightSourceNC State Global Rank 212 Global Score 57.4 Reputation Global research reputation rank12.5% Thomson Reuters' Academic Reputation Survey 188 Regional research reputation rank12.5% 57 Bibliometric Publications rank10% From Web of Science for the five- ​ year period from ​ 2009 to Books rank2.5% 175 Conferences rank2.5% 146 Normalized citation impact rank10% 429 Total citations rank7.5% 183 Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited rank 12.5% 190 Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited rank 10% 427 International collaboration rank10% 571 School-Level Number of Ph.D.s awarded rank5% Publically available data sources 184 Number of Ph.D.s awarded per academic staff member rank 5% 182 U.S. News: Best Global University NC State Edition

Subject2015 Global Rank2016 Global Rank Agricultural Sciences Biology and Biochemistry182 Chemistry116 Engineering121 Environment/Ecology119 Materials Science Mathematics Plant and Animal Sciences U.S. News: Best Global University NC State Trends 2015 to 2016 Editions Subject Rankings Blanks indicate NC State was not ranked, or no ranking was available.

Weight of Metric Global Rank School Global score 26University of Wisconsin-Madison76 27University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Ohio State University University of California-Davis University of Maryland-College Park University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign73 53University of Florida Penn State University-Main Campus71 60Rutgers University Georgia Institute of Technology70 67University of Arizona Purdue University-Main Campus Michigan State University Texas A & M University Iowa State University NC State University Colorado State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute54.8 U.S. News: Best Global University - NC State vs. Peers & UNC-CH Edition 12.5% 10%2.5% 10% Global research reputation rank Regional research reputation rank Publications rank Books rank Conferences rank Normalized citation impact rank

7.5%12.5%10% 5% Total citations rank # of publications among the 10% most cited rank % of publications among the 10% most cited rank International collaboration rank # of Ph.D.s awarded rank # of Ph.D.s awarded per academic staff member rank Weight of Metric Global Rank School Global score 26University of Wisconsin-Madison76 27University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Ohio State University University of California-Davis University of Maryland-College Park University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign73 53University of Florida Penn State University-Main Campus71 60Rutgers University Georgia Institute of Technology70 67University of Arizona Purdue University-Main Campus Michigan State University Texas A & M University Iowa State University NC State University Colorado State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute54.8 U.S. News: Best Global University - NC State vs. Peers & UNC-CH Edition

Comparison of Other World Rankings THE (Times Higher Education)QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Purpose/About Judge world class universities across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook To help students make informed comparisons of leading universities around the world Population Research-intensive universities that also teach undergraduates; must have a research output of at least 200 papers per year; 800 universities ranked. Highlights mover than 800 universities based on six performance indicators Frequency Annual Most recent: edition released September 2015 Annual Most recent: edition released September 2015 Indicators Teaching (the learning environment) 30% Research (volume, income & reputation) 30% Citations (research influence) 30% Int’l outlook (staff, students & research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5% Academic reputation 40% Faculty student ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% Employer reputation 10% Proportion of int’l students 5% Proportion of int’l faculty 5% Data Sources Institutions provide and sign off their institutional data for use in the rankings Surveys Scopus NC State Rank# tier overall ranking309th worldwide

Comparison of Other World Rankings National Taiwan University Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Purpose/About A measure of the performance of scientific papers from the world’s top research universities in the areas of research productivity, impact and excellence. From the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University; the initial purpose of ARWU was to find the global standing of top Chinese universities Population Top 500 universities as determined by analyzing and ranking scientific paper performance More than 1200 universities are ranked by ARWU every year and the best 500 are published. Frequency Annual Most recent: 2015 edition, released October 2015 Annual Most recent: 2015 edition, released August 2015 Indicators Research productivity (articles) 25% Research impact (citations) 35% Research Excellence (# of highly-cited articles, articles in high-impact journals) 40% Quality of education (alumni who won Nobel and Fields Medals) 10% Quality of faculty (Nobel and Fields Medal winners, highly-cited researchers) 40% Research output (citations, papers published in high-impact journals) 40% Per capita academic performance 10% Data Sources Essential Science Indicators (ESI) Web of Science Core Collection Multiple, including highlycited.com (Thompson Reuters) and Web of Science NC State Rank192nd (tied) overall international ranking# world rank

NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey Purpose: Primary source of information on R&D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universities Population: Public and private nonprofit postsecondary institutions in the U.S. that granted a bachelor's degree or higher in any field, expended at least $150,000 in separately budgeted R&D in FY 2014, and were geographically separate campuses headed by a president, chancellor, or equivalent. 895 institutions. 395 public institutions included. Frequency: Annual –FY 2014 edition released November 2015

NC State FY NSF Higher Education R&D Expenditures By Source of Funds Rank listed is among Public Institutions

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Other Rankings/Assessments Princeton Review, The Best 380 Colleges 2016 (released Aug 2015) –Listed among “Princeton Review’s 2015 Colleges That Pay You Back” –Named a “Best Southeastern College” –#9 Best Health Services –#25 Impact Schools –#25 Best Alumni Network –#15 Students Pack the Stadiums Kiplinger’s Best College Values, 2016 (released Dec 2015) –11th, Public Colleges In-State –9th, Public Colleges Out-of-State –75th, All Colleges −Quality of Life rating: 93 −Fire Safety rating: 97 −Green rating: 97

Incorporating Scholarly Activity in Annual Review Processes & Strategic Planning Institutional Research –Institutional Data Summaries by College and Department Academic Analytics –Faculty Scholarly Activity Database Disciplinary Rankings PhD program focus

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