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Preface

Executive Summary

The Ohio State University Vision

Setting the Stage: Context and Strategies for the Academic Plan

Strategies and Initiatives:

  • Build a World-Class Faculty
  • Develop Academic Programs that Define Ohio State as the Nation's Leading Public Land-Grant University
  • Improve the Quality of the Teaching and Learning Environment
  • Enhance and Better Serve the Student Body
  • Create a More Diverse University Community
  • Help Build Ohio's Future

Facilitating Actions:

  • Obtain Increased State Support
  • Improve the Organization and Delivery of Instruction
  • Increase Organizational Flexibility
  • Improve the Faculty Work Environment

Continuing Activities

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The Academic Scorecard

Most data presented in the Academic Scorecard come from data previously collected for OSU Strategic Indicators in academic year 1999-2000. Where available, benchmark information is provided. In academic year 1997-98, The Ohio State University selected the following universities as its primary set of benchmark institutions: University of Arizona, University of California-Los Angeles, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Pennsylvania State University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Washington, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. This set of benchmark universities is the basis for comparison data reported on the Academic Scorecard. Where institutional benchmark information is unavailable, national averages are reported if available.

The measures on the Academic Scorecard do not represent all specific actions and goals associated with the Academic Plan. As measures are refined, the Academic Scorecard may change and evolve to more closely reflect the specific actions, goals, and resource allocations implemented by The Ohio State University.

Information regarding the sources of data or the calculation of most measures in the Academic Scorecard can be found in the comprehensive appendix to the Strategic Indicators 2000. The Strategic Indicators 2000 document is available for review at:

http://www.rpia.ohio-state.edu/strategic_analysis/Strategic_Indicators.htm.

 

ACADEMIC PLAN SCORECARD

Strategy Strategic Indicator Ohio State Benchmark Universities OSU Change from previous reported year

Build a World Class Faculty

 Benchmark Average
1. Academic Honors and Awards (1992-99) 32 39 17
2. Market Share of Publications (1996-98) 0.41 0.5 -0.01
3. Market Share of Citations (1996-98) 0.52 0.81 0.08
4. Market Share of Federal Research Dollars (1998) 0.82 1.48 -0.03
5. Average Faculty Compensation (FY2000) $70,350 $72,330 $3,460

Define Ohio State as Leading Public Land Grant

 Benchmark Average
1. US News Academic Reputation Score (1999) 3.8 4.08 0.1
2. US News Academic PhD programs among the Top 25 (1999) 4 8.4 NC
3. US News Professional programs among the Top 25 (1999) 7 7.3 NC
4. NRC Academic PhD programs among the top 25% (1992) 9 20 NI

Enhance the Quality of the Teaching & Learning Environment

National Average
1. % of Faculty Satisfied Overall (1999*) 71.1 73.2 NI
2. % of Students Satisfied with Instruction and Courses (1998**) 58 65 NI
3. % of Students Satisfied with Campus Facilities (1998**) 62 75 NI

Enhance and Better Serve the Student Body

 Benchmark Average
1. % of Freshmen in the Top 10% of H.S. Class (1999) 29 50 3
2. Freshmen Retention Rate (1999) 81 89 2
3. Six-year Graduation Rate (1999) 56 70 NC
4. Average GMAT score for MBA students (1999) 638 644 NI
5. Average LSAT range for Law students (1999) 153-160 157-163 NI
National Average
6. Average GRE verbal score for graduate students (1998) 545 505 -1
7. Average GRE quantitative score for graduate students (1998) 655 621 7
8. Average GRE analytic score for graduate students (1998) 637 586 1
9. % of Students Satisfied with Student Support Services (1998**) 47 51 NI

Create a Diverse University Community

 Benchmark Average
1. % of Women Faculty (1997) 29.9 28.6 NC
2. % of African American, Hispanic, and Native American Faculty (1997) 5.38 5.62 0.38
3. % of Minority Staff (1997) 23.2 24.5 -0.7
4. % of African-American & Hispanic Students (1998) 10 11.6 1
5. African-American Freshmen Retention Rate (1998) 74 88 4
6. Hispanic Freshmen Retention Rate (1998) 74 87 2
7. African American 6-Year Graduation Rate (1998) 37 51 -4
8. Hispanic 6-Year Graduation Rate (1998) 49 58 11

Help Build Ohio's Future

 Benchmark Average
1. Number of Invention Disclosures (1998) 75 155 4
2. Number of Patent Applications (1998) 42 110 20
2. Number of Patents Awarded (1998) 24 38 -3
3. Number of License/Options Executed (1998) 26 44 2
4. Number of Start Up Companies (1998) 0 4 NC
5. Revenue from Income Generating Licenses (1998) $1,758,533 $6,803,893 ($474,138)
6. Sponsored Research Dollars for Education (1999) $13.1mil $10.5 mil NI
7. Impact of P-12 Initiatives TBD
NC: No Change from Previous Reporting Period
NI: No Information about Earlier Reporting Period
* Faculty Satisfaction will be measured again in 2002.
** Student Satisfaction will be measured again in 2001.
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