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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

1998-99 Academic Summary Book

College: Social Sciences
Department: Total

STAFFING 1998-1999 1997-98 1996-97
A. FTE Faculty Positions

Professors 42.677 45.28 43.61

Assoc Professors 23.167 25.67 29.01

Assist Professors 28.875 23.67 20.18

Instructors 3.75 1.55 0



Total 98.459 96.17 92.8

Percent of College 100% 100% 100%

Percent of University 18% 19% 18%

FTE Chair Reassign 4.3 5.054 4.554

FTE Noninstructional Reassign 7.883 1.787 1.011

FTE Sabbaticals 5.334 3.706 1.467
B. Faculty Demographic Characteristics

Appointment Status (Headcount)

Tenure 75 78 78

Probationary 16 12 12

Other 13 12 12



Total 104 102 102


Percent Male 65% 69% 70%

Percent Female 35% 31% 30%

Percent Ethnic Minority 11% 10% 11%

Percent Age 60 and Over 19% 22% 15%

Percent with Terminal Degrees 88% 87% 89%

Percent with 10 or More Years of Service 60% 67% 56%

Percent with Tenure 72% 76% 76%
C. Other Resource Information

1. Budget Allocation


Salaries/Benefits $7,533,088 $6,577,705 $6,569,191


Supplies $631,254 $586,239 $694,392




Total $8,164,342 $7,163,944 $7,263,583


2. Other Staff


Support Staff 12.83 9.92 10.01


Graduate Assistants 16.34 13.46 16.36


Administrative and Technical Staff 0.51 2.45 5.54




Total 29.67 25.83 31.91
ENROLLMENT 1998-1999 1997-98 1996-97
A. Student Credit Hours

Lower Division 45,302 74,868 77,000

Upper Division 19,911 31,993 33,421

Graduate 1,589 2,698 2,715



Total 66,802 109,559 113,136


Number Credits General Education 43,095


Percent Credits General Education 65%

Percent of College Credits 100% 100% 100%

Percent of University Credits 22% 22% 23%

Continuing Studies Funded Credits
(Not In Total)


Lower Division 1,817 3,380 2,140


Upper Division 664 1,032 1,340


Graduate 84 112 30




Total 2,565 4,524 3,510
B. Credit Hour Statistics

Credit Hours Per
Instructional Faculty (FTE)
825 1,280 1,319

Student Faculty Ratio
(Student FTE/Instruct FTE)
28 29 30

Budgeted Cost Per Credit Hour


Unweighted $122.22 $65.39 $64.20


Weighted (Grad @ 1.8) $119.93 $64.13 $62.99
C. Enrollment Statistics

1. Student Majors


Intended 1,072 994 1,062


Admitted 928 1,028 1,149


Admitted Majors per Faculty (FTE) 99 110 132


2. Program Completions


Undergraduate 492 524 580


Graduate 18 33 27


Other (Licensures, Specialist) 0 0 0




Total 510 557 607



Percent of University Graduates


Undergraduate 22% 22% 25%


Graduate 5% 9% 9%
CURRICULAR 1998-1999 1997-98 1996-97
A. Course Information

Average Class Size 30 35

Percent with 50 or More Students 6% 8%
B. Percent of Curriculum Offered

Number of Approved Courses 642 869 899

Percent Curriculum Offered 45% 50%