April 23, 2015 Deba Dutta Provost Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs GRADUATE COUNCIL State of the University – Provost’s Perspective

Accountability: % who believe college is “very important” dropped from 75% in 2010 to 44% today Affordability: Top 4 reasons students turn down an admissions offer are related to cost Debt: $1 Trillion+: Linked to long term well-being issues CHALLENGES IN HIGHER ED Moody’s Analytics, BLS CPI Data Tuition & Fees Student Housing % Change in Price Since 1990 Overall CPI Medical Care

STATE APPROPRIATIONS – WEST LAFAYETTE Millions

INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE Academic excellence Student success Diversity

PURDUE RANKINGS – OVERALL Academic Ranking of World Univ. – Shanghai Jiao Tong NA THE World Rankings USNWR – Best National Universities USNWR – Top Public Universities

PURDUE RANKINGS – GRADUATE LEVEL Education Engineering Krannert MBA

FACULTY AWARDS & RECOGNITION NEW UNIT Provost’s office assisting faculty with applications and nominations for 30 top awards and memberships.

RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY July to Jan. sponsored awards: Award $ per faculty for entire fiscal year All figures are without ARRA. Faculty include tenure track instructors, clinical & research faculty. Millions Award per Faculty

9 GRADUATION RATES WEST LAFAYETTE – All are record highs Four-Year Graduation First-Year Retention Second-Year Retention Entering Cohort Year Five-Year Graduation Six-Year Graduation -- 4-yr Graduation -- 5-yr Graduation -- 6-yr Graduation Average time to PhD = 5.52 years

10 TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF U.S. MINORITIES WEST LAFAYETTE –MINORITIES 5,626 – UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES 3,219 Native American or Alaskan Native Asian Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Black or African American Hispanic Two or More Races

April 23, 2015 Deba Dutta Provost Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Thank You!