Table 1 Descriptive institutional, program and faculty characteristics (n = 203)
Variables | Whole sample (n = 203) | Number of peer reviewed publications per core faculty member | Faculty with grants per core faculty member (SD) | NIH funding per core faculty member | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top 25% | Bottom 75% | Top 25% | Bottom 75% | Top 25% | Bottom 75% | ||
Institution characteristics | |||||||
Carnegie Classification (research status) | 83 (40.9) | 39 (19.2) | 43 (21.1) | 29 (14.2) | 54 (26.6) | 41 (20.2) | 42 (20.6) |
Private Status | 99 (48.8) | 16 (7.9) | 81 (39.9) | 15 (7.4) | 83 (40.9) | 20 (9.9) | 78 (38.5) |
Traditional Institution Status | 187 (92.1) | 48 (23.6) | 136 (67.0) | 46 (22.7) | 140 (69.0) | 55 (27.1) | 131 (64.5) |
Student Body Size (> 10.000) | 73 (36.0) | 34 (28.0) | 37 (30.4) | 27 (22.2) | 46 (37.8) | 36 (29.6) | 37 (30.4) |
Program Characteristics | |||||||
> 6 Year Program Format | 179 (88.2) | 46 (22.7) | 130 (64.1) | 48 (23.7) | 130 (64.1) | 54 (26.6) | 124 (61.1) |
Number of Terms (SD) | 8.6 (1.2) | 8.6 (1.2) | 8.6 (1.4) | 8.6 (1.3) | 8.6 (1.2) | 8.6 (1.1) | 8.6 (1.3) |
Total Program Length (SD) | 122.7 (12.0) | 124.3 (11.6) | 122.5 (11.8) | 122.4 (12.5) | 122.8 (11.9) | 124.4 (12.9) | 122.0 (11.6) |
Number of Credits (SD) | 112.6 (29.0) | 113.3 (34.2) | 112.3 (27.4) | 111.1 (37.3) | 113.1 (25.8) | 112.0 (34.6) | 112.9 (26.5) |
Classroom Education Hours (SD) | 1804.1 (422.9) | 1734.9 (403.8) | 1827.6 (431.8) | 1853.6 (438.7) | 1787.7 (419.0) | 1791.7 (452.4) | 1809.6 (413.2) |
Hybrid Curriculum | 150 (74.0) | 33 (16.3) | 115 (56.7) | 36 (17.8) | 114 (56.2) | 45 (22.2) | 105 (51.8) |
Operating Budget (upper 25%) | 51 (86.4) | 16 (27.1) | 34 (57.6) | 17 (28.8) | 34 (57.6) | 26 (44.1) | 25 (42.4) |
Total Number of Courses (SD) | 40.3 (7.4) | 39.7 (7.2) | 40.5 (7.5) | 40.4 (6.5) | 40.3 (7.7) | 40.0 (7.7) | 40.4 (7.3) |
Square Footage of Research Space (SD) | 3165.8 (3152.4) | 5247.1 (4225.1) | 2475.2 (2297.5) | 3881.1 (3256.8) | 2940.4 (3095.5) | 4491.3 (3250.6) | 2636.0 (2960.8) |
Faculty Characteristics | |||||||
Total Number of Vacancies (SD) | 0.6 (0.7) | 0.7 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.1) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.6 (0.7) | 0.7 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.7) |
Faculty Turnover (SD) | 5.6 (7.6) | 4.5 (0.9) | 5.9 (8.0) | 7.0 (8.5) | 5.0 (7.3) | 5.5 (7.5) | 5.6 (7.7) |
Faculty to Student Ratio (SD) | 11.4 (3.3) | 10.6 (3.1) | 11.6 (3.3) | 11.6 (2.6) | 11.3 (3.5) | 10.7 (3.7) | 11.6 (3.1) |
Total Full Time Equivalents (SD) | 11.1 (4.5) | 12.4 (5.6) | 10.8 (3.9) | 11.0 (3.9) | 11.2 (4.6) | 13.9 (5.5) | 10.0 (3.2) |