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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

1998-99 Academic Summary Book

College: Science and Engineering
Department: Total

STAFFING 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97
A. FTE Faculty Positions

Professors 61.614 67.83 73.24

Assoc Professors 38.178 36.56 35.98

Assist Professors 30.208 23.33 20

Instructors 5 2 3.33



Total 135 129.72 132.55

Percent of College 100% 100% 100%

Percent of University 25% 25% 26%

FTE Chair Reassign 6 7.012 5.71

FTE Noninstructional Reassign 4.197 3.326 1.867

FTE Sabbaticals 4.162 6.928 1.227
B. Faculty Demographic Characteristics

Appointment Status (Headcount)

Tenure 98 99 94

Probationary 22 25 21

Other 21 11 15



Total 141 135 130


Percent Male 75% 74% 78%

Percent Female 25% 26% 22%

Percent Ethnic Minority 16% 14% 13%

Percent Age 60 and Over 11% 16% 14%

Percent with Terminal Degrees 83% 87% 83%

Percent with 10 or More Years of Service 54% 72% 52%

Percent with Tenure 70% 73% 72%
C. Other Resource Information

1. Budget Allocation


Salaries/Benefits $10,737,453 $10,379,147 $9,984,650


Supplies $1,401,113 $1,045,095 $1,233,758




Total $11,869,917 $11,421,044 $10,952,948


2. Other Staff


Support Staff 15.26 13.68 13.98


Graduate Assistants 8.438 6.81 7.67


Administrative and Technical Staff 9.00 10.00 10.00




Total 32.69 30.49 31.65
ENROLLMENT 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97
A. Student Credit Hours

Lower Division 52,114 84,701 87,887

Upper Division 14,876 26,938 28,650

Graduate 577 861 1,089



Total 67,567 112,500 117,626


Number Credits General Education
27,584


Percent Credits General Education 41%

Percent of College Credits 0% 100% 100%

Percent of University Credits 22% 23% 24%

Continuing Studies Funded Credits
(Not In Total)


Lower Division 1,288 2,036 1,356


Upper Division 36 373 122


Graduate 12 44 24




Total 1,336 2,453 1,502
B. Credit Hour Statistics

Credit Hours Per
Instructional Faculty (FTE)
560 942 931

Student Faculty Ratio
(Student FTE/Instruct FTE)
19 22 21

Budgeted Cost Per Credit Hour


Unweighted $175.68 $101.52 $93.12


Weighted (Grad @ 1.8) $174.48 $100.90 $92.43
C. Enrollment Statistics

1. Student Majors


Intended 1,490 1,307 915


Admitted 603 840 834


Admitted Majors per Faculty (FTE) 58 77 6


2. Program Completions


Undergraduate 381 405 364


Graduate 13 17 13


Other (Licensures, Specialist) 0 0 0




Total 394 422 377



Percent of University Graduates


Undergraduate 17% 17% 16%


Graduate 4% 5% 4%
CURRICULAR 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97
A. Course Information

Average Class Size 21 25

Percent with 50 or More Students 4% 6%
B. Percent of Curriculum Offered

Number of Approved Courses 804 1,165 1,164

Percent Curriculum Offered 41% 51%