December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation A Strategic Look at Enrollment A Presentation to the Baruch Faculty Senate December 2, 2004
Faculty Senate Presentation Strategic Importance of Enrollment Management Budgetary impact Student preparation Progress to graduation Course scheduling demands Impact of curricular changes
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Links to Budget Base budget minimally tied to enrollment through adjunct allocation Budget supplemented in a major way through tuition revenue in excess of target
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Adjunct Budget Allocation ISM used to determine target faculty size (Fall and Spring enrollments) Number of actual faculty subtracted to determine target faculty size Difference in number of faculty converted to dollars Amount added to base budget as adjunct allocation
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Determination of Excess Tuition Based on actual collections (Fall, Spring, Summer) Originally a weighted average Changed by capping increases/decreases Now adjusted as needed to cover shortfalls
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Strategic Tradeoffs Mix between undergrads and grads Mix between freshmen and transfers Changing admission standards Curricular adjustments
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Revenue Impact of Mix Changes Revenue in $000s per 100 students UG $400 (74.7% Full Time) Grad $463 (28.6% FT) Nondegree $250 MBA Premium $182 (29.2% FT) Proportion Full Time Freshmen 98.5% and Transfers 72.8%
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Admissions Criteria Freshman Index: CAA, SAT, Units SAT and CAA on sliding scale Need 3 units of both math and english Transfer Criteria CUNY/SUNY AA/AS: 2.25 but 2.50 (ZSB) All others: 2.50 but 2.75 (ZSB)
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Transfer Student Sources CUNY 2-year schools 45.5% (BMCC, LGA, KCC, QCC > 90%) CUNY senior colleges 17.8% (Hunter, NYC Tech, John Jay, City, Brooklyn) Non-CUNY schools 36.7% (Nassau CC, Foreign schools, Westchester CC, SUNY)
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Transfer Student GPA From CC To Senior College (AA or AS) Baruch3.15 to 2.61 Brooklyn2.85 to 2.53 City2.84 to 2.53 Hunter2.95 to 2.66 Queens2.88 to 2.63 York2.75 to 2.61 Lehman2.77 to 2.71
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Elimination of Remediation and Increase in Admission Criteria Extensive analysis of demographic impact Expected short term decline To be offset by increase in number of transfer students Recovery stronger than anticipated
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Issues Faced in 2000 Concern with AACSB accreditation Too many students, too few faculty Large waiting lists, delaying graduation FT to PT faculty ratios not meeting standards Large numbers of substitute faculty
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Strategic Changes Implemented Seek MBA Tuition Increase to compete for FT faculty Reduce transfers, increase freshmen Reduce overall enrollment Increase grad relative to undergrad Increase SPA and WSAS majors
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Positive Changes Resulted Significant numbers of new faculty hired Waiting lists decreased in size Graduation rates increased Both the number of freshmen admitted and the quality of students increased substantially
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Unintended Consequences Revenue targets rose despite enrollment decline MBA demand weakened in general 9/11, SARS, and increased INS scrutiny impacted international enrollment CUNY tuition hike in Fall 2003 had disproportionate impact on nonresidents and graduate students
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Effects of Internal Changes Pre-Business Core GPA Requirements for Majors Tier III Minors
December 2, 2004Faculty Senate Presentation Future Challenges State budgetary concerns Control of admissions criteria Student demographics Managing adjunct budget allocation Scheduling and planning