Statistical Profile of New Brunswick s Publicly Funded Universities Academic Year 2010 2011
Statistical Profile of New Brunswick s Publicly Funded Universities Academic Year 2010 2011 Province of New Brunswick PO 6000, Fredericton NB E3B 5H1 www.gnb.ca 2012.09 ISBN 978-1-55471-866-5 Printed in New Brunswick 8932
Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................... 3 Figure 1: Consolidated enrolment characteristics.................................................. 4 Figure 2: Persistence.............................................................................. 4 Figure 3: Employment rate and mobility........................................................... 5 Figure 4: Employment earnings................................................................... 5 Figure 5: Total number of credentials awarded..................................................... 6 Figure 6: Direct Entry Rate........................................................................ 6 Figure 7: Home Province 18 24 Participation..................................................... 6 Figure 8: Home Province Participation............................................................. 7 Figure 9: Graduates who would choose the same institution....................................... 7 Figure 10: Graduate satisfaction with instruction by cluster.......................................... 7 Figure 11: Income by source........................................................................ 8 Figure 12: Average dollars per FTE, general operating funds......................................... 8 Figure 13: Expenditures by source.................................................................. 8 Figure 14: Expenditure............................................................................. 9 Figure 15: Number of full-time faculty.............................................................. 9 Figure 16: Average faculty salaries.................................................................. 9 Figure 17: Research income to New Brunswick Universities......................................... 10 Definitions........................................................................................ 11 Statistical Profile of New Brunswick s Publicly Funded Universities Academic Year 2010 2011 1
Introduction This statistical profile was developed in consultation with staff of New Brunswick s four publicly funded universities, the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC), and the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) for the 2010 2011 academic year. This profile is designed to provide insight into the publicly funded university system in New Brunswick and thus facilitate policy development by institutions and governments and alignment of future priorities in the sector. It provides a baseline by which to measure progress in years to come and a source for key performance indicators for the sector. It achieves this by consolidating and simplifying existing information regarding the sector and by making it accessible to a wide audience. The data that forms the basis of this document has been obtained from the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) and the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC), and is publicly available. It has been compiled by PETL staff. Readers may wish to access more detailed data through any of the aforementioned agencies. Statistical Profile of New Brunswick s Publicly Funded Universities Academic Year 2010 2011 3
Figure 1: Consolidated enrolment characteristics This figure presents various attributes related to the student population within New Brunswick s publicly funded universities for the academic year 2010 2011. Additional enrolment details can be found within this section. 25 000 23 505 20 000 20 909 18 924 15 000 15 898 13 949 10 000 9 512 5 000 2 596 4 581 4 300 3 307 4 981 0 Total Enrolment Undergraduate Graduate Enrolment Enrolment Full-time Enrolment Part-time New Brunswick Enrolment Students Other Provinces International Students Female Students Male Students Credentials Awarded MPHEC, Enrolment Database 2006 2007 to 2010 2011 http://www.mphec.ca/research/enrolment.aspx Figure 2: Persistence after one year and graduation rate after six years. Persistence is defined as the percent of the cohort that enrolled in the same institution in subsequent years, regardless of registration status or field of study. Graduation rate is measured only within the institution of first entry. 1 100% 80% 78% 60% 57% 40% 20% 0% Percent returning after 1 year of university Percent that graduate after 6 years MPHEC, PSIS Data 1 Graduation rate is underestimated as it only captures students at the undergraduate level who graduated from a program after six years in the same institution in which they were initially registered. 4
Figure 3: Employment rate and mobility of graduates 2 years post graduation, class of 2007. 100% 80% 80% 88% 88% 60% 40% 20% 17.5% 0% NB graduates Stay in NB 2 years post graduation Graduates from away Employed MPHEC, PSIS Data Figure 4: Employment earnings Mean annualized full-time earnings by discipline cluster, graduates surveyed two years after graduation, class of 2007. $60 000 $50 000 $40 000 $47 661 $52 975 $45 617 $42 111 $38 120 $30 000 $20 000 $10 000 0 All graduates (n = 559) Applied Arts and Sciences or Professional Programs (n = 286) Commerce and Administration (n = 103) Physical and Life Sciences and Mathematics (n = 32) Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (n = 138) MPHEC Two Years on: A Survey of Class of 2007 Maritime University Graduates http://www.mphec.ca/resources/gfu2007in2009proveng.pdf Statistical Profile of New Brunswick s Publicly Funded Universities Academic Year 2010 2011 5
Figure 5: Total number of credentials awarded by level and institution. 3 000 2 500 2 496 2 000 1 500 1 000 500 0 924 387 561 443 1 169 Mount Allison University St. Thomas University Université de Moncton University of New Brunswick Undergraduate Graduate MPHEC, Credentials granted; aggregated by level of study, major field of study and gender 2006 2010 http://www.mphec.ca/research/credentialsgranted.aspx Figure 6: Direct Entry Rate First year direct entry full-time students in year n divided by the number of provincial high school graduates in year n-1. High school graduates previous year 8 095 First-year direct entry of NB residents 2 361 29.2% 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 8 000 9 000 MPHEC, Measures of Student Progress and Outcomes. February 2012 http://www.mphec.ca/resources/participation_tables_feb2012_en.pdf Figure 7: Home Province 18 24 Participation The number of New Brunswick students aged 18 24 enrolled full-time in a New Brunswick University divided by the provincial population aged 18 24. NB population 18 24 year olds 67 910 NB 18 24 year olds attending NB universities full-time 10 655 15.7% 0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000 80 000 MPHEC, Measures of Student Progress and Outcomes. February 2012 http://www.mphec.ca/resources/participation_tables_feb2012_en.pdf 6
Figure 8: Home Province Participation The number of New Brunswick students enrolled full-time in a New Brunswick university divided by provincial population aged 18 24. NB population 18-24 year olds 67 910 NB students enrolled full-time in a New Brunswick university 12 648 18.6% Figure 9: 0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000 80 000 MPHEC, Measures of Student Progress and Outcomes. February 2012 http://www.mphec.ca/resources/participation_tables_feb2012_en.pdf Graduates who would choose the same institution Percent of graduates reporting they would have chosen the same university again. All graduates (n = 1047) 81% Commerce and Administration (n = 183) 77% Applied Arts and Sciences or Professional Programs (n = 473) 83% Physical and Life Sciences and Mathematics (n = 86) 80% Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (n = 300) 80% Figure 10: Graduate satisfaction with instruction by cluster Percent who were satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of teaching in most of their classes. All graduates (n = 1047) 93% Commerce and Administration (n = 183) 94% Applied Arts and Sciences or Professional Programs (n = 473) 92% Physical and Life Sciences and Mathematics (n = 86) 95% Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (n = 300) 95% MPHEC MPHEC Statistical Profile of New Brunswick s Publicly Funded Universities Academic Year 2010 2011 7
Figure 11: Income by source Public Universities Revenue Source Percent Per Full Time Student** Provincial Grant $213 582 000 56.4% $10 729 Course Credit Tuition $125 579 000 33.2% $6 308 Other Funding* $39 583 000 10.5% $1 988 Total General Operating Funding $378 744 000 $19 025 * Includes all other sources of operational revenue ** Total Full-Time FTE = 19 907 Students http://www.mphec.ca/resources/enr_table4_2010_2011e.pdf Figure 12: Average dollars per FTE, general operating funds CAUBO, 2011, Report 3.1, Income by Fund http://www.caubo.ca/resources/publications/financial_information_universities $20 000 $18 000 $16 000 $14 000 $12 000 $10 000 $8 000 $6 000 $4 000 $2 000 0 $19 025 $10 728 $6 308 Provincial Grant Course Credit Tuition General Operating Funding Source data Figure 11 Figure 13: Expenditures by source Year 2011 Expenditures by source General Operating Line Items General Operating % Academic Ranks $137 776 000 38.1% Other salaries and wages $93 527 000 25.9% Benefits $33 925 000 9.4% Other Instruction & Research $6 384 000 1.8% Subtotal: Salary Expenditures $271 612 000 75.1% Other Expenditures $90 137 000 24.9% Total Expenditures $361 749 000 100.0% CAUBO, 2011 Report 3.2 Expenditures by Fund http://www.caubo.ca/resources/publications/financial_information_universities 8
Figure 14: Expenditure as a percent of total general operating expenditures. 100% 80% 75.1% 60% 40% 20% 24.9% 0 Total Wage Expenditures Total Other Expenditures Source data Figure 13 Figure 15: Number of full-time faculty by rank for New Brunswick universities. Number of Faculty by Rank 2009 2010 Full Professor 436 Associate Professor 396 Assistant Professor 222 Other ranks 159 Total Rank 1 213 Figure 16: Average faculty salaries by province. Statistics Canada, Figure 477-0017 $115 000 $110 000 $112 570 $105 000 $100 000 $95 000 $90 000 $85 000 $94 032 $96 198 $80 000 NS MB NL PE NB SK QC CA BC AB ON Statistics Canada Statistical Profile of New Brunswick s Publicly Funded Universities Academic Year 2010 2011 9
Figure 17: Research income to New Brunswick Universities by source. $70 000 000 $60 000 000 $60 945 000 $50 000 000 $40 000 000 $39 463 000 $30 000 000 $20 000 000 $10 000 000 0 $15 480 000 Total research funding Total federal research funding Total research funding from other sources $6 002 000 Total provincial research funding CAUBO, 2011, Report 3.1, Income by Fund http://www.caubo.ca/resources/publications/financial_information_universities 10
Definitions A) For Figures 1 and 5; regarding enrolment characteristics and credential awarded. Full-time Undergraduate Student: A person who is enrolled in a program of study who is taking at least 60% of the normal course work associated with a program year. Part-time Undergraduate Student: A person who is enrolled part-time in courses which are normally recognized by the institution as acceptable credits towards an approved degree, certificate or diploma program. The part-time undergraduate student is a person taking less than 60% of the normal course work associated with a program year. Full-time Graduate Student: A person who is enrolled in a program of study who makes substantial demands upon the resources of an institution such as enrolling in courses and/or engaging in research or writing a thesis under continuing supervision. Part-time Graduate Student: A person who is enrolled part-time at an institution in an approved graduate degree, certificate or diploma program. Part-time graduate students fall into two main categories: Students who have completed their required course work and who are writing their thesis; and, Students who have not completed their course work and are presently taking courses and/or working on their thesis. Credentials awarded: The number of credentials (bachelor/first professional, undergraduate certificate/ diploma, masters, graduate certificate/diploma and doctorate) granted by the institution. B) For figures 6, 7 and 8; related to participation profiles. Direct entry rate: Number of first year direct entry (determined by proxy: age 18 years as of December 31st) full-time students in year n divided by the number of high school graduates in year n-1. Home Province: Students studying within their province of residents. Home Province participation rate: Number of students enrolled full-time in their home province by the provincial population aged 18 24. C) For figure 2; related to persistence and graduation. Persistence is defined as the percent of the cohort that enrolled in the same institution in subsequent years, regardless of registration status or field of study. That is, the changed programs. Students who stop out (i.e., leave the institution for a year or more but return) are counted when they re-enroll, with the exception of students who complete a degree and enroll again at the same institution. Persistence is measured in the fall term. Graduation rate: Percent of direct entry students completing a 4-year bachelor degree within 6 years. D) For figures 3, 4, 9 and 10; related to graduate follow up survey. Employment rate: The number of graduates employed during the reference week expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the labour force. Employment outcomes: Mean annualized earnings of first-degree holders (among those employed fulltime). Retention rate in province: Proportion of New Brunswick graduates residing in the province two years after completing their first degree (based on residence 12 months prior to admission to first degree). Student satisfaction: Percentage of students who would chose the same institution if they could do it over again. Student assessment of quality of instruction: Percentage of students who rated the quality of teaching in their program positively (most of the student s classes). Statistical Profile of New Brunswick s Publicly Funded Universities Academic Year 2010 2011 11