About OIR

Mission Statement

Staff:

• Frank Doherty, Director

• Chuck DeHart, Policy/Planning Specialist II

• Rosemary Brenner, Policy/Planning Specialist I

• Tina Grace, Administrative & Program Specialist III and SACS Self-Study Secretary

• Peggy Simmer, GA for the SACS Self-Study

• Lauren Tucker, GA

• Olivia Ciobotaru, GA

Questions about OIR's activities can be directed to
Institutional Research.

Introduction

One of the important functions of OIR is to conduct research about the university to support decision making. Since many of you depend on our office for official information for a variety of purposes, we are publishing a quarterly newsletter to inform you about research activities that might be useful to you. We welcome your comments about our newsletter and appreciate your support. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Frank J. Doherty, Ph.D. Director, OIR

Statistical Summary

Annually OIR produces a Statistical Summary of important information about JMU. Five years ago OIR placed its first Statistical Summary on the web. Now, as information is collected and verified, we will place new pages on our web site. The link to the Statistical Summaries since 1995-96 is: http://www.jmu.edu/instresrch/statsum.htm

Only two or three tables are currently missing from our web site, and these should be completed by February 25. To access all tables currently available, click here.

Below are a few of the many tables recently added to our Statistical Summary.

Recent Additions to OIR's and Institutional Effectiveness's Web Sites:

We have greatly updated the peer information on our web site, including the following:

JMU's Core Performance Measures: JMU is required to report annually to SCHEV and the Department of Planning and Budget data about our performance in a variety of dimensions. Next year we will report on SCHEV's Reports of Institutional Effectiveness.

AAUP Data: Data on average faculty salaries for JMU's peer group are displayed for 1992-93 to 1999-00.

Peer Information: Several tables of information that compare JMU with our peers have been added. These include information about graduation rates, finances, costs, etc.

OIR's program reviews, annual reports, and 2000-01 goals.

Academic performance of transfers at JMU.

Current Projects

SACS Self-Study

OIR is very involved in supporting the SACS Self-Study. OIR provides a significant amount of data for the Self-Study as well as organizes and maintains the Self-Study online library catalog.

JMU Goals and Accomplishments Database

The Division of Institutional Effectiveness is coordinating the development of a web-based comprehensive planning module that  should be ready for use in early spring. This module provides a single point of entry for all strategic and operational university goals and objectives. It can be used to display on the web unit, division, and university goals. It will encourage collaboration in the development and reporting of goals and objectives throughout the university. It follows very closely the requirements by SACS for the integration of Mission, planning, evaluation and assessment, and use of results for program improvement. The module is being developed by the Madison Media Lab.

Facilities Inventory and Utilization Reports

Each year OIR and Resource Planning submit to SCHEV a facilities inventory file of all space on campus. We currently have more than 12,000 unique spaces in the file. Eventually we hope to put the inventory online so that departments can see the specific spaces used by them and inform OIR/Resource Planning when changes have been made.

OIR also conducts a facilities utilization file for SCHEV. This file is used to calculate utilization statistics for the use of classrooms and regularly scheduled labs. The official utilization statistics will be available in the spring. These statistics are part of JMU's performance measures for SCHEV.

OIR Program Review

This spring a focused program review of OIR's data management capabilities will be conducted. Led by Dr. Robert Brookshire, the primary objective is to provide guidance to OIR about how to manage its large data files and eventually make them more accessible to the university community.

Study of JMU Faculty

OIR has been collecting data on faculty since 1986. A study will be conducted in the spring of 2001 on various trends in faculty employment, turnover, etc.

Research Notes
FALL 2000 ON-CAMPUS ENROLLMENT SUMMARY

On-campus headcount enrollment increased to 14,961 in Fall 2000, up 147 students (1.0%) from 14,814 in Fall 1999. This was the largest on-campus enrollment ever. Enrollment in Fall 2000 included 13,850 full-time and 1,111 part-time students, of which 13,824 were undergraduates, 609 were graduate students, and 528 were special students enrolled in regular credit courses. There were 3,226 entering class students, up from 3,039 in Fall 1999. Based on historical patterns, we can expect 91% of the entering class students to return for Fall 2001. We can also expect 80% of these new students to graduate within six years.

Applications for admission as entering class students increased 4.6% to 13,573 in Fall 2000 from 12,980 in Fall 1999. Overall, the University accepted 8,712 (64.2%) of its applicants for the entering class, up from 8,494 (65.4%) in Fall 1999. The yield rate (the percentage of those offered admission who accepted the offer and enrolled) increased from 36.4% in Fall 1999 to 37.0% in Fall 2000. The percentage of minority entering class students in Fall 2000 was 10.7%, up from 10.3% in 1999. The number of African-American entering class students in Fall 2000 was 124, up from 121 in Fall 1999.

Mean SAT scores, using the current recentered values, for entering class students in Fall 2000 were 582 verbal, 589 math, and 1,171 composite. The 2000 national average SAT composite score was 1,019, while the average for Virginia was 1,009.

A December 2000 article in Time Magazine discussed the reasons why male undergraduate enrollment nationally has declined since 1992 to 44%. The percentage of males in the JMU undergraduate student body (42.0%) decreased from Fall 1999 (42.7%). Thirty-nine percent of entering freshmen were male.

Graduate enrollment decreased from 680 in Fall 1999 to 609 in Fall 2000.

Ten-year summary tables appear on the full Research Notes on the Web. More detailed enrollment tables will be published in the 2000-01 James Madison University Statistical Summary. 

• TABLE 2-1 Comparison of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment, Fall Semester, 1966-67 through 2000-01
• TABLE 2-2 Distribution of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment by Sex, Fall Semester, 1979-80 through 2000-01
• TABLE 2-3 Distribution of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment by Residence, Fall Semester, 1979-80 through 2000-01
• TABLE 2-4 Comparison of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment by Academic Level and Sex, Fall Semester, 1999-00 and 2000-01
• TABLE 2-5 Comparison of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment by Academic Level and Full-Time/Part-Time Status, Fall Semester, 1999-00 and 2000-01
• TABLE 2-6 Distribution of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment by Age and Academic Level, Fall 2000
• TABLE 2-7 On-Campus and Off-Campus Enrollment by Ethnicity, Fall 1998-99 through Fall 2000-01
• TABLE 2-8 Leading Geographical Sources of On-Campus Headcount Enrollment, Fall Semester, 2000-01
• TABLE 2-10 Comparison of On-Campus Credit Hour Production by Department, Fall Semester, 1998-99 and 2000-01
• TABLE 2-11 Summary of On-Campus Credit Hours Produced by Level of Student, Fall Semester, 2000-01
• TABLE 2-16 Total Headcount Enrollment, On-Campus and Off-Campus, Fall 1990-91 through Fall 2000-01
• TABLE 2-17 Summary of Off-Campus Credit Hours Produced by Level of Course, Fall Semester, 2000-01
• TABLE 2-18 Comparison of Applications for Undergraduate Admission, Fall Semester, 1996-97 through 2000-01
• TABLE 2-19 Mean SAT Scores of Entering Class, 1986-87 through 2000-01
• TABLE 2-20 Distribution of SAT Scores of Entering Class by Sex, Fall 2000-01
• TABLE 2-23 Students Enrolled in Graduate Classes, Fall 2000
• TABLE 2-27 Geographic Distribution of Non-Resident Aliens by Country and Academic Level, Fall 2000
• TABLE 3-7 Distribution by Endorsement of Persons Completing Initial Qualifications for the Collegiate Professional or Advanced License, 1999-00
• TABLE 3-8 Library Collections and Services 1994-95 through 1999-00
• TABLE 3-9 On-Campus Undergraduate and Graduate Majors by College, CIP Code and Full-Time and Part-Time, Fall 2000
• TABLE 3-10 On-Campus Undergraduate and Graduate Students By First Major, Race, and CIP CODE, Fall 2000
• TABLE 3-11 On-Campus and Graduate Majors by College and CIP Code, Fall 1995 to Fall 2000
• TABLE 3-12 On-Campus and Off-Campus Students Enrolled in Professional Teacher Licensure Programs By SCHEV Program Code Description, Fall, 2000-01
• TABLE 4-1 Full-Time 9/10 Month and 11/12 Month Tenured Faculty in the Instructional Departments, Fall 2000-01
• TABLE 4-2 Full-Time 9/10 Month and 11/12 Month Instructional Faculty by Sex and Terminal Degree, Fall 2000-01
• TABLE 4-3 Sources of Earned Doctorates, All Instructional and Administrative Faculty, Fall 2000-01
• TABLE 4-4 Average Faculty Salaries and Compensation by Rank, Regular Session, 1996-97 through 2000-01
• TABLE 4-5 Full-Time Educational and General Staff by Functional Category, Fall 1997 through Fall 2000
• TABLE 4-6 Full-Time Instructional and Administrative Faculty Demographics by Tenure Status, Fall 2000
• TABLE 4-7 Instructional Faculty by Employment Status, College, and Department, Fall 2000-01
• TABLE 4-8 Full-Time Classified Staff by EEO Occupational Category, Race, and Gender as of December 1, 2000
• TABLE 5-1 Comparison of Biennial General Fund Appropriations for Current Operating Expenses and Capital Outlay, 1970-72 through 2000-02
• TABLE 5-3 Institutional Space Profile, Fall 2000
• TABLE 5-4 Consolidated Statements of Activities and Resource Utilization, Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2000 through June 30, 1998
• TABLE 5-5 Fair Market Value of Endowments for Years 1992-93 through 1999-00
• FIGURE 2-1 Fall Headcount Enrollment, 1990-2000
• FIGURE 2-2 Fall Headcount Enrollment, 2000
• FIGURE 2-3 African American Student Enrollment, Fall 1991-2000
• FIGURE 2-4 On-Campus Headcount Enrollment, Summer Sessions 1990-2000
• FIGURE 2-7 Total Fall Headcount Enrollment, 1990-2000
• FIGURE 2-8 Entering Class Applications, Fall 2000
• FIGURE 2-9 Mean Entering Class SAT Scores, 1990-2000
• FIGURE 2-10 Undergraduate Grade Distribution, Fall Semester 2000
• FIGURE 3-1 Total Degrees Conferred, 1990-91 to 1999-00
• FIGURE 4-1 Average Faculty Salaries by Rank, Fall 2000
• FIGURE 5-1 Fair Market Value of Endowments for Years 1992-93 through 1999-00