National Intelligence University Research-Outreach-Education Quick Statistical Facts AY 2014-15 Campus: National Intelligence University s main campus is located within the Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB) in Washington, D.C. Academic Centers: Academic Center at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Virginia Academic Center at National Security Agency, College Park, Maryland European Academic Center, RAF Molesworth, Huntingdon, England Southern Academic Center, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Quantico Academic Center, Quantico, Virginia Accreditation: The National Intelligence University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. In October 2012, NIU s Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) program was approved by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, allowing selected, qualified military officers to receive JPME I credit after completion of a designated program of study concurrent with the NIU master s degree. NIU History: The Office of the Secretary of Defense issued a memorandum establishing the Defense Intelligence School on February 27th 1962. It has undergone several name changes since then, finally becoming the National Intelligence University in 2011. For five decades, the institution has strived to educate and prepare intelligence officers to meet current and future challenges to the national security of the United States. NIU Vision: NIU The Center of Academic Life for the Intelligence Community NIU Mission: Through dynamic teaching and learning, original research, and worldwide engagement, NIU offers relevant, accessible, and career-long intelligence education that provides members of the intelligence and national security communities with knowledge, analytical skills, and a strategic awareness of the critical role intelligence plays in the security of the nation. 1
Degree Programs: Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence (MSSI) Master of Science and Technology Intelligence (MSTI) Bachelor of Science in Intelligence (BSI) Post Baccalaureate Certificates University Centers: Center for International Engagement Center for Strategic Intelligence Research Library Holdings: The library s holdings comprise over 70,000 volumes, 300 worldwide periodicals and journals, 46 U.S. and foreign newspapers, 31 commercial research databases, and numerous historical collections, DVDs, audio books, and an extensive map room, all with an emphasis on global issues such as terrorism, international political science, military and naval science, intelligence, science and technology, and history. NI Press: The National Intelligence Press publishes the work of faculty, students, research fellows, our international partners, and Intelligence professionals. The goal of the National Intelligence Press is to publish high-quality, valuable, and timely books on topics of concern to the Intelligence Community and the U.S. Government. Eligibility Criteria: All prospective National Intelligence University students must be U.S. citizens who are members of the U.S. Armed Forces or federal government employees. All applicants must possess an active TS/SCI security clearance. Government contractors are not eligible to apply for NIU programs. Enrollment: Total Undergraduate Students: 22 Total Graduate and Professional Students: 632 Total Non-degree and Certificate Students: 81 Total Students: 735 Total Full-time Enrollment: 187 Total Part-time Enrollment: 548 Note: Student Profile totals current as of 25 August 2014. The Part-time total includes Thesis-only and Graduate Certificate Study enrollment 2
Figure 1: NIU Student Enrollment Breakdown AY 2014-15 (Other Enrollment includes non-degree seeking / thesis-only students) AY 2014-15 Military and Civilian Enrollment Figure 2: Military and Civilian Enrollment (AY 2014-15) AY 2014-15 Military and Civilian Full-Time and Part-Time Enrollment 300 200 100 0 173 166 93 42 15 7 21 9 30 13 Full-Time Part-Time Full-Time Part-Time Full-Time Part-Time BSI MSSI MSTI Military Civilian Figure 3: Military and Civilian Full-Time and Part-Time Enrollment Totals (AY 2014-15) 3
AY 2014-15 Student Profile: Table 1: BSI Student Academic Background BSI Student Academic Background Student Academic Background Average Entrance Grade Point Average (GPA) 3.22 Table 2: BSI Student Race/Ethnicity BSI Student Race / Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity African American 4.5% Asian/Pacific Islander 0. Caucasian 77.3% Hispanic 4.5% Native American/Alaskan 0. Two or More Races 0. Other/Unknown 13.7% Table 3: BSI Student Gender and Age Range BSI Student Gender / Age Range Gender Age Male 73% Average 36 Female 27% Range 29 53 Table 4: Graduate Student Academic Background Student Academic Background 1 MSSI/MSTI Overall Student Academic Preparation Class of 2014 15 Average Baccalaureate GPA 3.26 Average Graduate GPA 3.8 Average Graduate Record Exam Verbal Score (GRE) 2 155 Average GRE Quantitative Reasoning Score 159 Average GRE Analytical Writing Score 4.02 BSI Overall Student Academic Preparation Class of 2014 15 Average Entrance GPA 3.22 1 Student academic background/preparation averages are based on student academic files completed as of September 8, 2014. Students with academic documents outstanding on September 8, 2014, are not represented. 2 GRE verbal and quantitative reasoning scores are now on a 130 170 scale. In previous years, the scale was 200 800. 4
Current Graduation Rates at Normal Completion 4 All Students Full-time Only UNCLASSIFIED Table 5: Graduate Student Race/Ethnicity MSSI and MSTI Race / Ethnicity African American 3.7% Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7% Caucasian 29. Hispanic 2.2% Native American/Alaskan 1.7% Two or More Races 3.7% Other/Unknown 58. Table 6: Graduate Student Gender and Age MSSI and MSTI Student Gender / Age Range Gender Age Male 73% Average 37 Female 27% Range 22 63 Graduation Rate: NIU s graduation rate represents the total number of students who received a degree (must be actually conferred) within 10 of normal (expected) time for completion for full-time (FT) and within 15 of normal time for completion for part-time (PT), divided by the revised adjusted cohorts. 3 Normal completion at 10 is defined as 1 year for full-time programs. Normal completion at 15 is defined as 3 years for part-time programs. Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence 5 85% Master of Science and Technology Intelligence 10 92% Bachelor of Science in Intelligence 53% 92% Full-Time (All Students) 87% Part-Time (All Students) 25% 3 Reporting for part-time graduation rates was updated from 10 to 15 of normal time of completion beginning in AY 2014-15 after review of expected completion for the program. Revised adjusted cohorts equals the total first year degree seeking students plus allowable adjustments death, disability, or service [deployment] in the armed services 4 Part-time data is available up through AY 2011-12 due to the 2-year normal completion time of the part-time program. All rates except full-time only include both full-time and/or part-time data through 2011-12. Full-time only rates are reported for AY 2013-14. 5
University 5-Year Graduation Rate Trends 5 5-Year Graduation Rates (at Normal Completion) 10 6 85% 86% 87% 82% 53% 66% 63% 68% 74% 53% 2 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Undergraduate Graduate Figure 4: 5-Year Graduation Rates at Normal Completion Note: Undergraduate refers to BSI. Graduate refers to MSSI from AY 2007-2012 and MSSI and MSTI for AY 2012. 12 Full-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates (at Normal Completion) 78% 71% 83% 88% 85% 5 53% 48% 57% 25% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Full-Time Part-Time Figure 5: Full-Time Graduation Rates (2008-2014) 5 NIU 5-Year Trends illustrate the most current year of data minus 4 years. 6
Number of Degrees UNCLASSIFIED 12 Graduate Program Full-Time Graduation Rates (at Normal Completion) 83% 10 2012 MSSI MSTI Figure 6: Graduate Program Full-Time Graduation Rates at Normal Completion Degrees Conferred: AY 2013-14 Degree Conferred Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence 240 Master of Science and Technology Intelligence 46 Bachelor of Science in Intelligence 23 University Degrees Conferred 5-Year Trends 375 300 Degrees Conferred 269 275 293 319 286 225 150 75 0 19 20 23 29 23 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Undergraduate Program/Year Graduate Figure 7: Degrees Conferred AY 2010 AY 2014 7
Current Retention Rates 6 All Students Full-time Only UNCLASSIFIED Retention Rate: NIU s retention rate represents the total number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students from the previous fall who successfully completed their program by the current fall and the number of first-time degree-seeking students from the previous fall who are again enrolled in the current fall divided by the revised adjusted cohorts (total first-time degree seeking students plus allowable adjustments from the previous year). All Students 82% 94% Graduate 81% 93% Undergraduate 96% 96% University 5-Year Retention Rate Trends 12 NIU 5-Year Retention Rates 87% 92% 84% 71% 82% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Figure 8: Student Retention Rates AY 2009 AY 2013 12 NIU Full-Time Student 5-Year Retention Rates 94% 93% 95% 93% 94% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Figure 9: Full-Time 5-Year Retention Rates 6 NIU retention rates are reported through AY 2012-13 with AY 2013 being most current. Changes in historical rates may occur due to systems data quality clean-up efforts (2012-2014) updating incorrect or missing student information. 8
NIU Graduate and Undergraduate 5-Year Retention Rates 12 87% 93% 86% 87% 83% 92% 72% 59% 81% 96% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Graduate Undergraduate Figure 10: Graduate and Undergraduate Retention Rates AY 2009 AY 2013 12 NIU Graduate and Undergraduate Full-Time 5-Year Retention Rates 95% 93% 95% 92% 93% 95% 93% 96% 86% 87% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Full-Time Graduate Full-Time Undergraduates Figure 11: Graduate and Undergraduate Full-Time 5-Year Retention Rates 9
Faculty Information: Percent of Faculty with Terminal Degree 36% Student to Faculty Ratio 7 4 to 1 Table 7: AY 2014-15 NIU Faculty AY 2013-14 TOTAL MASTER S DOCTORAL Full-Time Faculty 72 41 31 Part-Time Faculty 2 2 0 Reserve Faculty 13 9 4 Adjunct Faculty 52 37 15 All Faculty 139 89 50 NIU Faculty by Highest Degree 37% 63% Master's Doctoral Figure 12: NIU Highest Degree Representation 2014-15 7 Both the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and the Common Data Set report student-faculty ratio using Full-time Equivalent (FTE) for both students and faculty. FTE is calculated by counting all full time people as one and part-time people as one-third. In fall 2014-15, NIU had 187 full-time students and 548 part-time students (including certificate), which counts as 370 FTE students; and 72 full-time faculty and 67 part-time faculty, which counts as 94 FTE faculty*. 370/94 = 3.9 students to 1 faculty. (FTE faculty count includes active faculty only - faculty with a teaching schedule as of 25 August 2014. Part-time faculty includes active Reserve, Adjunct, and Part-time faculty.) 10
University 5-Year Faculty Trends 50 40 30 20 10 0 19 28 28 7 6 8 8 NIU Faculty (AY 2011 AY 2015 Highest Degree - Doctoral 4 7 33 32 9 3 5 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 15 Full-time Reserve Adjunct Part-Time Figure 13: NIU Faculty Highest Degree Doctoral 50 40 30 20 10 0 23 12 5 35 10 NIU Faculty (AY 2011 AY 2015) Highest Degree - Master's 16 30 45 13 12 7 8 45 40 9 37 2 2 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Full-time Reserve Adjunct Part-Time Figure 14: NIU Faculty Highest Degree Master s 11
160 140 120 100 45 50 80 42 47 Doctoral 60 40 20 26 40 61 58 104 89 Master's 0 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014-15 Figure 15: NIU Faculty Degrees Institutional Effectiveness Department Source Data: NIU Annual Census Data AY 2006-7 through AY 2014-15, NIU Database/ NIU graduation raw data, as of August 21, 2014. College of Strategic Intelligence and School of Science and Technology Intelligence Faculty Data AY 2013-14 as of September 2014. 12