The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has requested all Texas public universities offering doctoral programs to post characteristics of each doctoral program in existence for three or more years on the institution s web site and update the data annually. We hope you find this information helpful. of Texas Public Doctoral Programs Educational Leadership Doctor of Education Stephen F. Austin State University 1. Degree Information Number of Degrees Per Year Rolling three-year average of the number of degrees awarded per academic year. Degrees 12-13 19 13-14 9 14-15 21 Degrees (s) 12-15 16.3 Note: The program begins a new cohort once a year with an average cohort size of 14. 2. Graduation Rates Three-year average of the percent of first-year doctoral students who graduated within ten years. Calculated from students who started the program. of Entry into Program Percent who graduated Within 10 years 2004 100% 2005 100% 2006 100% Percent who graduated (s) Within 10 years 2004-2006 100% Note: If students persist to the fall term following the first summer term, there is very little program attrition. In the first summer term, students generally decide whether they have the time to devote to doctoral studies.
3. Average Time to Degree Rolling three-year average of the registered time to degree of first-year doctoral students. Average time to degree 12-13 3.1 13-14 3.1 14-15 3.1 4. Employment Profile (in field within one year of graduation) Percentage of the last three years of graduates employed in academia, post-doctorates, industry/professional, government, and those still seeking employment. Employment Field Academia 20% Post-graduate 0% Industry/Professional 80% Government 0% Seeking employment 0% 5. Admissions Criteria Description of admission factors Applicants must possess: a master's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university 3.5 (4.0 scale) average of course work completed for all graduate work a composite score in the range of 1,000 (or equivalent composite score of 300 on the new scale) on the Verbal and Quantitative sections of the GRE (within the last ten years) and completed before the deadline for application Applicant must submit: all forms and credentials respectively to the Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership and the Graduate School. The forms include the following: application (and fee of $25) to graduate school (submitted to Graduate School Office) application to doctoral program (submitted to Secondary Education and Educational Leadership Department: Attention Program Coordinator) a list of four references should be included as outlined in the application forms a current resume a leadership profile After the doctoral faculty reviews all application materials, a pool of applicants is selected for an on-site interview, a brief presentation, and an on-site writing sample. The Doctoral Faculty Council then selects the candidates.
6. Percentage Full-Time Students (FTS) with Financial Support In the prior year, the percentage of FTS (greater than or equal to 18 SCH) with support/the number of FTS. Percent of FTS Financial Support 13-14 55% Note: Of the 51 doctoral students enrolled in at least one class during 2013-14, 31 of those were fulltime (9 hours) at least one term during the year. Of those 31 students, 17 received financial aid. 7. Average Financial Support Provided For those receiving financial support, the average support provided per full-time graduate student (including tuition rebates) for the prior year, including research assistantships, teaching assistantships, fellowships, tuition, benefits, etc. FTS Average Financial Support 13-14 $8,144 13-14 research assistantships=$20,000 Scholarships 13-14 $2,306 8. Student-Core Faculty Ratio Rolling three-year average of full-time student equivalent (FTSE)/rolling three-year average of fulltime faculty equivalent (FTFE) of core faculty. Student-Core Faculty 12-13 9:1 13-14 9:6 14-15 9.6 Average Student- (s) Core Faculty Ratio 12-15 9:4
9. Core Faculty Publications Rolling three-year average of the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, notices of discoveries, filed/patents issued, and books per year for 5 core faculty member. Refereed Publications for 5 Core Faculty Refereed Papers/Presentations For 5 Core Faculty 12-13 41 48 13-14 26 50 14-15 31 53 (s) Refereed Publications for 5 Core Faculty Refereed Papers/Presentations For 5 Core Faculty 12-15 32.6 50.3 10. Core Faculty External Grants Rolling three-year average of the number of core faculty receiving external funds, average external grant $ per faculty, and total external grant $ per program per academic year. Grant GEAR UP CONFIANZA NSF T4 Scholars Amount Per Year $1.2 million per year ($6.1 million @ 5 years) $244,379 per year ($1,221,898 @ 5 years) $290,000 per year ($1,450,000 @ 5 years) Core Faculty s Total External Grant Funding Per Program 3 12-13 $1,872,930 (GEARUP, CONFIANZA, TERCEP, NSF) 3 13-14 $1,747,550 (GEARUP, CONFIANZA, NSF) 3 14-15 $1,747,550 (GEARUP, CONFIANZA, NSF) 3-Year Average $1,789.343
11. Percentage Full-time Students Rolling three-year average of the FTS/number of students enrolled (headcount for last three fall semesters. (18 SCH) 12-13 13-14 14-15 Fulltime 14 17 9 Part time 33 34 41 Total Number of Students 50 50 50 Percentage of full time 34% 28% 18% Average Percent (Fall Semesters) Full-time Students 13.3 26.7% Note: In the first year of doctoral studies, students complete residency requirements of nine credit hours in the fall and nine credit hours in the spring semesters. Continuing students are part-time students. 12. Number of Core Faculty Number of core faculty in the prior year. Number of Core Faculty 14-15 5 13. Faculty Teaching Load Total number of semester credit hours in organized teaching courses taught per academic year by core faculty divided by the number of core faculty in the prior year. Faculty Teaching Load 14-15 12.6 14. Faculty Diversity Core faculty by ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender in the prior year. White Black Hispanic Other Total Female 3 0 0 0 3 Male 2 0 0 0 2 Total 5 0 0 0 5
15. Student Diversity Enrollment headcount by diversity (White, Black, Hispanic, Other) and gender in program in the prior year. White Black Hispanic Other Total Female 16 7 1 2 26 Male 21 2 2 0 25 Total 37 9 3 2 51 16. Date of Last External Review Date of last formal external review. Date 2013-2014 17. External Program Accreditation Name of body and date of last program accreditation review, if applicable. Accreditation Body Date NCATE 2013-2014 18. Student Publications/ Presentations Total number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative/performance accomplishments, book chapters, books, and external presentations per year. Total Number of Refereed Publications/Presentations for Students 12-13 26 13-14 37 14-15 49 (s) Publications/Presentations for Students 12-15 37.3 Note: All students are required to present at least one refereed paper for the Southwest Education Research Association Conference (SERA). In addition, students have presented at the Texas Association of School Boards Conference (TASB), Midwinter Conference, and Scholar- Practitioner Conference (in Philadelphia). The beginning cohort each summer ranges in size from 12 to 18. We only admit students once a year for doctoral studies.