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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

1998-99 Academic Summary Book

College: University
Department: Total

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

Professors 245.153 255.53 259.68

Assoc Professors 139.72 134.08 137.83

Assist Professors 123.303 105.37 105.68

Instructors 28.997 13.98 12.31



Total 537.173 508.96 515.5

Percent of College N/A N/A N/A

Percent of University 100% 100% 100%

FTE Chair Reassign 23.48 26.77 23.59

FTE Noninstructional Reassign 30.5 8.95 7.563

FTE Sabbaticals 21.58 20.52 14.22
B. Faculty Demographic Characteristics

Appointment Status (Headcount)

Tenure 401 407 402

Probationary 77 74 76

Other 84 57 55



Total 562 538 533


Percent Male 64% 67% 68%

Percent Female 36% 33% 32%

Percent Ethnic Minority 13% 11% 11%

Percent Age 60 and Over 12% 17% 13%

Percent with Terminal Degrees 79% 83% 80%

Percent with 10 or More Years of Service 54% 67% 56%

Percent with Tenure 71% 76% 75%
C. Other Resource Information

1. Budget Allocation


Salaries/Benefits $41,849,299 $37,423,136 $37,144,014


Supplies $4,815,853 $3,783,931 $4,053,828




Total $46,665,152 $41,207,067 $41,197,842


2. Other Staff


Support Staff 63.483 59.14 61.38


Graduate Assistants 85.75 85.88 90.38


Administrative and Technical Staff 16.517 21.43 23.57




Total 165.70 166.45 175.33
ENROLLMENT 1998-1999 1997-98 1996-97
A. Student Credit Hours

Lower Division 191,925 301,261 301,890

Upper Division 101,344 166,048 164,453

Graduate 12,741 22,778 22,993



Total 306,010 490,087 489,336


Number Credits General Education 131,182

Percent Credits General Education 43%

Percent of College Credits 100% 100% 100%

Percent of University Credits 100% 100% 100%

Continuing Studies Funded Credits
(Not In Total)


Lower Division 4,694 7,536 6,052


Upper Division 1,984 2,687 2,719


Graduate 1,152 2,650 1,283




Total 7,830 12,873 10,054
B. Credit Hour Statistics

Credit Hours Per
Instructional Faculty (FTE)
663 1,083 1,041

Student Faculty Ratio
(Student FTE/Instruct FTE)
23 25 24

Budgeted Cost Per Credit Hour


Unweighted $152.50 $84.08 $84.19


Weighted (Grad @ 1.8) $147.58 $81.07 $81.14
C. Enrollment Statistics

1. Student Majors


Intended 6,560 5,762 5,295


Admitted 4,340 5,369 5,558


Admitted Majors per Faculty (FTE) 8 11 11


2. Program Completions


Undergraduate 2,280 2,421 2,297


Graduate 302 336 281


Other (Licensures, Specialist) 45 35 15




Total 2,627 2,792 2,593



Average Credits Completed


Undergraduates Enrolled Initially as Freshman 131 206


All Undergraduates 136 210


Average Undergraduate Credit Load 12.13 12.25


Graduate 32 62


Average Graduate Credit Load 5.97 6.5



Percent of University Graduates


Undergraduate 100% 100% 100%


Graduate 100% 100% 100%
CURRICULAR 1998-1999 1997-98 1996-97
A. Course Information

Average Class Size 26 26

Percent with 50 or More Students 3% 4%
B. Percent of Curriculum Offered

Number of Approved Courses 3,311 4,661 4,776

Percent Curriculum Offered 46% 55%