The cost/quality/access conundrum: challenges to state policy makers from current financing trends Jane Wellman SHEEO Annual Meeting July 17, /20/091

The patterns…. Rising tuitions Growing public critique Stagnant or declining public subsidies Growing stratification Cost cutting in instructional programs Rising use of part-time faculty 7/20/092

Sources: College Board, “Trends in College Pricing, 2008”; Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009, ; U.S. Census, Current Population Study-ASEC, /09/20093

Growing public critique about spending priorities Which comes closer to your views? a)Colleges today mainly care about education and making sure that students get a good education b)Colleges are more like businesses and care about the bottom line 35% 55% 43% 52% Which comes closer to your views? a)The state system of higher education needs to be overhauled. b)The state system of higher education is okay as it is. 48% 39% 48% 39% If colleges cut budgets, the quality of education will be hurt 42%40% Colleges could spend less and still protect quality 53%56% 7/20/094

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WHERE THE MONEY GOES, WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED: E&R SPENDING PER FTE STUDENT/ENROLLMENTS Averages are misleading: there is significant stratification between institutions in access to revenues, with the majority of students enrolling in institutions spending $10,000 or less per student 6

77/20/09 Average Total Operating Revenues per FTE Student Average Educational Spending per FTE Student % Change % Change Public Research $32,035$34,6638%$13,670$13,8191% Public Master's $16,748$17,1172%$10,833$10,8350% Public Associates $12,602$12,8692%$9,339$9,184-2% PNP Research $50,528$86,85172%$30,500$33,2349% PNP Master's $18,660$22,03018%$14,631$15,2384% PNP Bachelor's $21,314$31,93550%$18,457$19,3925% Source: Delta Cost Project IPEDS Database, 20-year matched set. Only a portion of revenues go to education – and that portion is declining

Estimated Number of Faculty Members in Different Fields of Study Arranged by Total Number of Faculty Members and Showing Breakdown by Tenure and Employment Status 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty

Distribution of Instructors in Different Employment Statuses to Different Levels of English Department Curricula Departments in Carnegie Research/Doctoral Institutions 2007 ADE Staffing Survey

Distribution of Instructors in Different Employment Statuses to Different Levels of English Department Curricula Departments in Carnegie Master’s Institutions 2007 ADE Staffing Survey