Key Performance Indicators

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Mission

University of Alaska System (UA)

The University of Alaska inspires learning, and advances and disseminates knowledge through teaching, research, and public service, emphasizing the North and its diverse peoples. AS 14.40.010, AS 14.40.060

Key Performance Indicators

• Target: Lead the world in Arctic-related research

• Target: Increase total research expenditures to $168M in FY20

• Target: Increase the number of graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs to 1,875 by FY20

• Target: Sustain overall, long-term growth in number of new invention disclosures, with 25 in FY20

• Target: Maintain Outreach publication distribution at 190,000 in FY19 and FY20.

• Target: Sell 26,890 books and maps published by the UA Press in FY19 and 26,616 in FY20.

Performance Detail

Target #1: Increase student full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment to nearly 20,000 by FY20 Methodology: One student full-time equivalent (FTE) represents the number of credits required for "on-time" graduation for degree seekers, 30 credits for 2- and 4-year year degree seekers and 24 credits for graduate degree seekers, over the entire fiscal year (consecutive summer, fall, and spring semesters). For example, 1 student FTE is equivalent to a) 30 students taking one 1 credit course during the fiscal year, b) 2 students taking 15 course credits over the fiscal year, or c) 1 student taking 30 course credits in the fiscal year. Student FTE Enrollment Fiscal Year Observed Target Goal FY 2025 28,526 FY 2020 19,825 +7.55% FY 2019 18,433 FY 2018 17,555 -5.07% FY 2017 18,492 Analysis of results and challenges: The number of student full time equivalents attending UA decreased about 5 percent (937 FTE) between FY17 and FY18. Declines were observed at both the undergraduate and graduate level over this time, in equivalent proportions.

Target #2: Increase completions to almost 5,500 in FY20 Methodology: Academic credentials include all for-credit degree, certificate and endorsements earned during the fiscal year. Credentials Awarded Fiscal Year Observed Target Goal FY 2025 10,400 FY 2020 5,442 +13.83% FY 2019 4,781 FY 2018 4,554 -0.87% FY 2017 4,594 Analysis of results and challenges: The number of degrees, certificates and endorsements awarded to students attending one of UA’s universities dropped by about 1 percent (40 fewer degrees) in the last year. UAA awarded nearly as many credentials in FY18 as in FY17, with losses in CTE program awards balanced by small gains in baccalaureate and masters level awards. UAF experienced a decline of about 100 awards from FY17, a net change resulting from variance at all award levels. By comparison, UAS awarded about 100 more Occupational Endorsement Certificates in FY18 than in FY17, with smaller variance occurring over the last year at other award levels.

Target #3: Increase UA-trained New Teachers hired to 43 percent by FY20 Methodology: This numerator is calculated from the number of individuals earning recommendation for initial teacher licensure from one of UA’s universities. This can occur via receipt of a degree or other credential, or without a formal completion on record. The denominator is the estimated number of annual new teacher hires in Alaska. Proportion of New Teachers Trained at UA Fiscal Year Observed Target Goal FY 2025 90% FY 2020 43% FY 2019 37% FY 2018 33% FY 2017 30% Analysis of results and challenges: In FY18, 278 individuals were recommended for initial licensure, about 10 percent more than in FY17. This translates to an additional estimated 3 percent of annual new teacher hires filled by UA trained teachers.

Target #4: Increase the number of graduates from Health and related professions programs to almost 1,100 by FY20 Methodology: Health and related profession programs are identified by Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes and include programs qualifying graduates to work in health professions such as nursing and allied health, mental health professions such as clinical psychology, and health administration professions. Health and Related Profession Program Graduates Fiscal Year Observed Target Goal FY 2025 1,760 FY 2020 1,086 +10.14% FY 2019 986 FY 2018 939 +7.44% FY 2017 874 Analysis of results and challenges: The number of completions in Health and Related Professions grew by 7 percent in the last year, surpassing a goal of 4 percent growth from FY17-FY18. UAA awards the majority (about 2/3) of these credentials, with UAF delivering about 20 percent and UAS the remaining 10 percent.

Target #1: Lead the world in Arctic-related research Methodology: Measured via information available in the Scopus database, ranking the aggregate total count of arctic publications and citations for UAF, UAA and UAS, compared to other institutions globally, over the prior five-year period, i.e. FY12 – FY16 for the FY17 baseline. Worldwide Rank in Number of Publications and Citations of Peer-reviewed Arctic Research Year Observed Target Goal 2025 1 2020 1 0% 2019 1 2018 1 0% 2017 1 Analysis of results and challenges: UA’s universities held steady as the experts in Arctic research, in aggregate publishing more peer-reviewed research papers and receiving more citations for such papers than any other institution.

Target #2: Increase total research expenditures to $168M in FY20 Methodology: Measured as the total of expenditures in the Research NCHEMS functional classification category, from any fund source. Total Research Expenditures (Million $) Fiscal Year Observed Target Goal FY 2025 $235.0 FY 2020 $168.3 FY 2019 $157.4 FY 2018 $150.7 FY 2017 $159.4 Analysis of results and challenges: UAF accounts for the vast majority of UA’s research activity. Over the last year, total research expenditures fell by about 5 percent ($8.3M) at UAF, reportedly driven by UAF faculty and staff reductions in recent years, which have made it progressively more difficult to sustain the large number of annual competitive research funding proposal submissions required to maintain growth. UAA and UAS held steady with FY17 performance levels over the last year.

Target #3: Increase the number of graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs to 1,875 by FY20 Methodology: STEM programs are identified by Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes, and include programs qualifying graduates to work in science, technology, engineering and math related professions. Includes programs in nursing and allied health. STEM Graduates Fiscal Year Observed Target Goal FY 2025 2,460 FY 2020 1,875 +5.57% FY 2019 1,776 FY 2018 1,691 +3.87% FY 2017 1,628 Analysis of results and challenges: The change in number of awards varied by broad program category between FY17 and FY18: engineering, nursing and allied health grew 9 percent; computer and IT awards dropped almost 25 percent during the same time.

Target #4: Sustain overall, long-term growth in number of new invention disclosures, with 25 in FY20 Methodology: Measured as the number of new invention disclosures made during a fiscal year, as reported by UA's universities. New Invention Disclosures Fiscal Year Observed Target Goal FY 2025 34 FY 2020 25 +8.7% FY 2019 23 FY 2018 34 +100% FY 2017 17 Analysis of results and challenges: UA continues to advance intellectual property, a process that begins with invention disclosures. Over time, some result in commercialization of technologies valuable to Alaska and its economy by creating new jobs and revenue. The total number of invention disclosures made during FY18 was twice that made during FY17, reaching UA’s 2025 goal for this measure in a single year. The increased activity was almost entirely at UAF, with the uptick in activity due to multiple factors including: strong support from administration, increased awareness of services as achieved through greater outreach, and incentives to disclose inventions such as with UAF's Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization (OIPC) Invent Alaska competition. The annual number of invention disclosures can be subject to large swings year-to-year; observed FY18 performance surpassed the target of 19 disclosures by almost 80 percent. Reflecting this natural variability, the FY19 and FY20 targets reflect annual target growth of 10 and 9 percent, respectively, consistent with UA's long term goal of 34 annual invention disclosures, steady-state.

Target #1: Maintain Outreach publication distribution at 190,000 in FY19 and FY20. Methodology: Source: https://alaska.datacookbook.com/institution/terms/95141 Outreach Publication Distribution and Access Fiscal Year YTD Total Target FY 2020 190,000 0% FY 2019 190,000 FY 2018 190,887 +6.99% FY 2017 178,410 Analysis of results and challenges: UAF Cooperative Extension Service has a statewide responsibility to publish and distribute research in a form useful and understandable to the general public. In FY18, the Extension distributed 190,887 publications in print and from its website, an increase of +7 percent from FY17 (178,410).

Target #2: Sell 26,890 books and maps published by the UA Press in FY19 and 26,616 in FY20. Methodology: Source: https://alaska.datacookbook.com/institution/terms/161097 UA Press Books and Maps Sold Fiscal Year YTD Total Target FY 2020 26,616 -1.02% FY 2019 26,890 FY 2018 27,167 +6.57% FY 2017 25,493 Analysis of results and challenges: The University of Alaska Press is one of very few book publishers operating in Alaska today, and the only one that focuses on scholarly and educational books and e-books. Its publications cover an expanding range of subject areas, including politics and history, Alaska Native languages and cultures, science and natural history, biographies and memoirs, poetry, fiction and anthologies, children’s books, and original translations. Annual book sales by the University of Alaska Press vary depending on the popularity of new titles.

Current as of November 13, 2018