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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

1998-99 Academic Summary Book

College: Science and Engineering
Department: Earth Science

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

Professors 3.667 6 5.9

Assoc Professors 3 0.8 2

Assist Professors 1 1 1

Instructors 0 0



Total 7.667 7.8 8.9

Percent of College 6% 6% 7%

Percent of University 1% 2% 2%

FTE Chair Reassign 0.5 0.5 0.5

FTE Noninstructional Reassign 0.333 0.5 0

FTE Sabbaticals 1.334 0.8 0.9
B. Faculty Demographic Characteristics

Appointment Status (Headcount)

Tenure 5 7 7

Probationary 1 0 0

Other 2 1 1



Total 8 8 8


Percent Male 87% 87% 89%

Percent Female 13% 13% 11%

Percent Ethnic Minority 0% 0% 0%

Percent Age 60 and Over 0% 13% 11%

Percent with Terminal Degrees 88% 88% 89%

Percent with 10 or More Years of Service 63% 100% 38%

Percent with Tenure 63% 88% 88%
C. Other Resource Information

1. Budget Allocation


Salaries/Benefits $619,318 $689,720 $591,206


Supplies $60,722 $42,999 $55,119




Total $680,040 $732,719 $646,325


2. Other Staff


Support Staff 0.893 0.74 0.82


Graduate Assistants 0 0 0


Administrative and Technical Staff 1.00 1.00 1.00




Total 1.893 1.74 1.82
ENROLLMENT 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97
A. Student Credit Hours

Lower Division 3,365 6,561 6,803

Upper Division 594 803 1,069

Graduate 21 10 7



Total 3,980 7,374 7,879


Number Credits General Education 2,499

Percent Credits General Education 63%

Percent of College Credits 6% 7% 7%

Percent of University Credits 1% 2% 2%

Continuing Studies Funded Credits
(Not In Total)


Lower Division 0 164 200


Upper Division 0 47 0


Graduate 0 0 0
B. Credit Hour Statistics

Credit Hours Per
Instructional Faculty (FTE)
724 1,229 1,051

Student Faculty Ratio
(Student FTE/Instruct FTE)
24 27 23

Budgeted Cost Per Credit Hour


Unweighted $170.86 $99.37 $82.03


Weighted (Grad @ 1.8) $170.15 $99.26 $81.97
C. Enrollment Statistics

1. Student Majors


Intended 104 91 61


Admitted 69 88 86


Admitted Majors per Faculty (FTE) 9 11 10


2. Program Completions


Undergraduate 39 40 21


Graduate 0 0 0


Other (Licensures, Specialist) 0 0 0




Total 39 40 21



Percent of University Graduates


Undergraduate 2% 2% 1%


Graduate 0% 0% 0%
CURRICULAR 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97
A. Course Information

Average Class Size 29 31
B. Percent of Curriculum Offered

Number of Approved Courses 62 73 72

Percent Curriculum Offered 27% 49%