Mānoa Peer and Benchmark Groups

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsMānoa Institutional Research Office

(CCAO)March 14, 2012

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This document is available online at: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ovcaa/mir/pdf/peer.pdf

Function of Peers and Benchmarks• Current Peer List

• Developed in 1994 by Peter Ewell of The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)

• Revised in 1998

• Current Benchmark List

• Pre‐dates institutional records (created sometime before 1994)

• Uses• Faculty Salaries

• Teaching Loads

• Tuition Schedules

• Budget Alignment

• Accreditation

• External Funding (i.e. Grant Applications)

• IPEDS Data Feedback Report

• Used by other institutions for comparison

• Surveys supply peer data to prospective students and parents to comparecost, graduation rates, and student indebtedness 

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Current Peer and Benchmark Groups

Current Official UH Mānoa Peers Current Official UH Mānoa Benchmarks

Colorado State University Indiana University at Bloomington

Iowa State University Michigan State University

Louisiana State University  State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo

Oregon State University University of Arizona

University of California‐Davis University of California ‐ Berkeley

University of Georgia University of California ‐ Davis

University of Kentucky University of California ‐ Los Angeles

University of Missouri‐Columbia University of Colorado at Boulder

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Florida

University of Tennessee University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign

University of Utah University of Iowa

University of Virginia University of Maryland, College Park

University of Michigan ‐ Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota ‐ Twin Cities

University of Missouri ‐ Columbia

University of Oregon

University of Washington ‐ Seattle

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Research Question

What are the 10 (or n) most similar institutions to UH Mānoa?

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Categorical Selection of Institutions• Data Collection from IPEDS

• > 7,000 Institutions in IPEDS

• Over 175 variables to choose from

• 2010 Data Used

# Schools in IPEDS Universe > 7,000

Degree granting =4,774

Public, 4‐year =679

Enrollment Between 10,000 and 20,000, AND Greater than 20,000 =274

Research Universities (very high research activity) =70

Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral Degrees (Research + Scholarship + Professional) =64

Final = 64 Institutions 5

64 Public Institutions to Select FromArizona State University University of ConnecticutColorado State University‐Fort Collins University of DelawareFlorida State University University of FloridaGeorgia State University University of GeorgiaIndiana University‐Bloomington University of Hawaii at ManoaIowa State University University of HoustonLouisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College University of Illinois at ChicagoMichigan State University University of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignMississippi State University University of IowaNorth Carolina State University at Raleigh University of KansasNorth Dakota State University‐Main Campus University of KentuckyOhio State University‐Main Campus University of LouisvilleOregon State University University of Maryland‐College ParkPennsylvania State University‐Main Campus University of Michigan‐Ann ArborPurdue University‐Main Campus University of Minnesota‐Twin CitiesRutgers University‐New Brunswick University of Missouri‐ColumbiaStony Brook University University of Nebraska‐LincolnTexas A & M University‐College Station University of New Mexico‐Main CampusThe University of Tennessee University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of Texas at Austin University of Oklahoma Norman CampusUniversity at Buffalo University of OregonUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham University of Pittsburgh‐Pittsburgh CampusUniversity of Arizona University of South Carolina‐ColumbiaUniversity of Arkansas University of South Florida‐Main CampusUniversity of California‐Berkeley University of UtahUniversity of California‐Davis University of Virginia‐Main CampusUniversity of California‐Irvine University of Washington‐Seattle CampusUniversity of California‐Los Angeles University of Wisconsin‐MadisonUniversity of California‐San Diego Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity of Central Florida Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityUniversity of Cincinnati‐Main Campus Washington State UniversityUniversity of Colorado Boulder Wayne State University

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Methodology• Statistical Clustering

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Clustering According to Student Characteristics

• 8 IPEDS variables based on student characteristics were selected: 

1.  Transfer‐in undergraduate enrollment2.  SAT Critical Reading 25th percentile score of first‐time undergraduates3.  SAT Critical Reading 75th percentile score of first‐time undergraduates4.  Number of Doctor's degrees awarded5.  Revenues from tuition and fees per FTE enrollment6.  Graduation Rate, Overall, First‐Time Full‐Time Undergraduates7.  SAT Math 75th percentile score of first‐time undergraduates8.  Retention Rate Fall 2009 to Fall 2010

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Arizona State University Florida State University Ohio State University‐Main Campus

University of Central Florida Indiana University‐Bloomington The University of Texas at Austin

2 Iowa State University University of California‐Berkeley

Colorado State University‐Fort Collins Louisiana State University  University of California‐Los Angeles

Georgia State University Michigan State University University of California‐San Diego

Mississippi State University North Carolina State University at Raleigh University of Florida

North Dakota State University Purdue University‐Main Campus University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign

Oregon State University Rutgers University‐New Brunswick University of Maryland‐College Park

University of Arizona Stony Brook University University of Michigan‐Ann Arbor

University of Arkansas Texas A & M University‐College Station University of Minnesota‐Twin Cities

University of Cincinnati‐Main Campus The University of Tennessee University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Hawaii at Manoa University at Buffalo University of Virginia‐Main Campus

University of Houston University of California‐Davis University of Washington‐Seattle Campus

University of Illinois at Chicago University of California‐Irvine University of Wisconsin‐Madison

University of Kentucky University of Colorado Boulder 5University of Louisville University of Connecticut Pennsylvania State University

University of New Mexico University of Delaware 6University of Oregon University of Georgia University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of South Florida University of Iowa Insufficient DataUniversity of Utah University of Missouri‐Columbia University of Kansas

Virginia Commonwealth University University of Nebraska‐Lincoln Wayne State University

Washington State University University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

University of Pittsburgh‐Pittsburgh Campus

University of South Carolina‐Columbia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Clustering According to Research Characteristics

• Repeat process for Mānoa’s Cluster (Green Group), Benchmarks (Orange Group), and High Benchmarks (Blue Group).

• 4 IPEDS variables related to research were selected:1. Government grants and contracts as a percent of total core revenues: Fiscal year 20102. Revenues from government grants and contracts per FTE enrollment: Fiscal year 20103. Research expenses per FTE student: Fiscal year 20104. Research expenses as percent of total core expenses: Fiscal year 2010

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1 2 (continued) 3Colorado State University‐Fort Collins Texas A & M University‐College Station Indiana University‐Bloomington

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical The University of Tennessee 4Mississippi State University The University of Texas at Austin University of California‐BerkeleyNorth Dakota State University‐Main Campus University at Buffalo University of California‐DavisOregon State University University of Arkansas University of California‐Los AngelesUniversity of Arizona University of California‐Irvine University of California‐San DiegoUniversity of Colorado Boulder University of Cincinnati‐Main Campus University of Hawaii at ManoaUniversity of Florida University of Connecticut University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of Georgia University of Delaware University of Pittsburgh‐PittsburghUniversity of Iowa University of Houston University of Washington‐Seattle Campus

University of Maryland‐College Park University of Illinois at Chicago 5University of Michigan‐Ann Arbor

University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign

University of Wisconsin‐Madison

University of Minnesota‐Twin Cities University of Kentucky ExcludedUniversity of South Florida‐Main Campus University of Louisville Arizona State University

University of Virginia‐Main Campus University of Missouri‐ColumbiaPennsylvania State University‐Main Campus

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University University of Nebraska‐Lincoln University of Alabama at Birmingham

2 University of New Mexico‐Main Campus University of Central Florida

Florida State UniversityUniversity of Oklahoma Norman Campus

University of Kansas

Georgia State University University of Oregon Wayne State UniversityIowa State University University of South Carolina‐ColumbiaMichigan State University University of UtahNorth Carolina State University at Raleigh Virginia Commonwealth UniversityOhio State University‐Main Campus Washington State UniversityPurdue University‐Main CampusRutgers University‐New BrunswickStony Brook University

Next Step

• Clustering on research alone shows that Mānoa stands out

• Combine Research + Student Characteristics through a descriptive analysis

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Institution Name

Government grants and contracts as a percent of total core revenues: Fiscal year 2010

Revenues from government grants and contracts per FTE enrollment: Fiscal year 2010

Research expenses per FTE student: Fiscal year 2010

Research expenses as percent of total core expenses: Fiscal year 2010

University of Hawaii at Manoa 47 $22,740 $19,051 41University of California‐San Diego 45 $30,123 $24,558 40University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 41 $29,017 $16,067 28University of Washington‐Seattle Campus 39 $24,168 $17,662 32University of Pittsburgh‐Pittsburgh Campus 38 $24,461 $21,001 39Colorado State University‐Fort Collins 37 $10,414 $8,104 31University of Colorado Boulder 36 $11,495 $8,125 29University of California‐Berkeley 34 $18,233 $15,192 33University of California‐Davis 34 $20,156 $17,947 34Mississippi State University 33 $10,802 $11,458 37University of South Florida‐Main Campus 33 $8,937 $7,808 31Florida State University 31 $9,398 $4,769 18University of Arizona 31 $12,002 $12,255 36University of California‐Los Angeles 30 $23,533 $19,135 27University of South Carolina‐Columbia 30 $8,023 $4,820 21University of Iowa 29 $13,940 $14,089 32Washington State University 29 $9,481 $5,645 19University of Maryland‐College Park 28 $11,610 $11,844 32University of New Mexico‐Main Campus 28 $12,146 $8,177 21Oregon State University 27 $8,504 $10,058 35The University of Tennessee 27 $12,288 $8,783 21University of California‐Irvine 27 $11,419 $9,772 26University of Florida 27 $11,947 $12,050 28University of Kentucky 27 $15,229 $11,928 24Stony Brook University 26 $10,237 $5,221 15University of Minnesota‐Twin Cities 26 $13,522 $14,692 30University of Utah 26 $11,930 $9,030 18Rutgers University‐New Brunswick 25 $9,216 $7,092 21University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign 25 $10,390 $9,270 25University of Michigan‐Ann Arbor 25 $17,164 $16,403 31University of Wisconsin‐Madison 25 $15,286 $23,322 41Virginia Commonwealth University 25 $6,212 $5,257 24North Dakota State University‐Main Campus 24 $6,048 $7,015 31University of Louisville 24 $7,272 $7,782 21Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 24 $7,356 $8,734 34Georgia State University 23 $4,227 $3,256 21Iowa State University 23 $7,383 $7,239 25Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 22 $6,864 $9,463 32University at Buffalo 22 $6,099 $4,697 16University of Cincinnati‐Main Campus 22 $7,099 $7,731 25University of Illinois at Chicago 22 $12,182 $10,591 22Texas A & M University‐College Station 21 $9,719 $11,293 28University of Georgia 21 $7,004 $9,581 33University of Missouri‐Columbia 21 $6,777 $6,103 24University of Oklahoma Norman Campus 21 $6,369 $4,539 17Michigan State University 20 $7,701 $7,270 22Ohio State University‐Main Campus 20 $8,396 $7,802 23The University of Texas at Austin 20 $11,453 $10,703 25University of Delaware 20 $6,859 $5,787 19University of Houston 19 $4,519 $3,569 17University of Nebraska‐Lincoln 19 $6,963 $8,413 28North Carolina State University at Raleigh 18 $6,473 $8,090 26Purdue University‐Main Campus 17 $6,633 $5,793 18University of Arkansas 17 $5,228 $6,598 24University of Oregon 17 $5,012 $4,069 18University of Connecticut 16 $8,504 $6,992 15University of Virginia‐Main Campus 16 $10,891 $14,033 31Indiana University‐Bloomington 13 $3,677 $2,605 11Average 26.1 $11,220 $10,006 26.3

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Institution NameGovernment grants and contracts asa percent of total core revenues: Fiscal year 2010

 Score 1

Revenues from government grantsand contracts per FTE enrollment: Fiscal year 2010

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Research expenses per FTE student: Fiscal year 2010

Score 3Research expenses as percent oftotal core expenses: Fiscal year 2010

 Score 4 Avg. Score

University of Hawaii at Manoa 47 58 22740 53 19051 54 41 57 55.50University of Arizona 31 47 12002 42 12255 45 36 53 46.75Mississippi State University 33 48 10802 34 11458 41 37 54 44.25University of Kentucky 27 39 15229 48 11928 43 24 25 38.75Colorado State University‐Fort Collins 37 53 10414 33 8104 26 31 41 38.25Oregon State University 27 35 8504 25 10058 37 35 52 37.25University of South Florida‐Main Campus 33 49 8937 26 7808 24 31 40 34.75University of New Mexico‐Main Campus 28 41 12146 43 8177 28 21 17 32.25University of Illinois at Chicago 22 21 12182 44 10591 38 22 20 30.75University of Utah 26 34 11930 40 9030 32 18 10 29.00Washington State University 29 43 9481 29 5645 11 19 11 23.50North Dakota State University‐Main Campus 24 24 6048 6 7015 17 31 39 21.50University of Cincinnati‐Main Campus 22 20 7099 17 7731 21 25 27 21.25University of Louisville 24 25 7272 18 7782 22 21 16 20.25Virginia Commonwealth University 25 31 6212 8 5257 10 24 22 17.75University of Arkansas 17 5 5228 5 6598 15 24 24 12.25Georgia State University 23 22 4227 2 3256 2 21 13 9.75University of Oregon 17 6 5012 4 4069 4 18 7 5.25University of Houston 19 8 4519 3 3569 3 17 5 4.75University of Pittsburgh‐Pittsburgh Campus 38 54 24461 56 21001 56 39 55 55.25University of California‐Davis 34 51 20156 52 17947 53 34 51 51.75University of Iowa 29 42 13940 47 14089 47 32 46 45.50University of Colorado Boulder 36 52 11495 38 8125 27 29 37 38.50University of California‐Irvine 27 37 11419 36 9772 36 26 31 35.00The University of Tennessee 27 36 12288 45 8783 31 21 18 32.50Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 24 26 7356 19 8734 30 34 50 31.25Texas A & M University‐College Station 21 14 9719 30 11293 40 28 34 29.50University of Georgia 21 15 7004 16 9581 35 33 48 28.50Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 22 18 6864 14 9463 34 32 44 27.50Florida State University 31 46 9398 28 4769 7 18 8 22.25University of South Carolina‐Columbia 30 45 8023 22 4820 8 21 14 22.25Iowa State University 23 23 7383 20 7239 19 25 26 22.00Rutgers University‐New Brunswick 25 27 9216 27 7092 18 21 15 21.75University of Nebraska‐Lincoln 19 9 6963 15 8413 29 28 33 21.50Stony Brook University 26 32 10237 31 5221 9 15 2 18.50North Carolina State University at Raleigh 18 7 6473 10 8090 25 26 30 18.00Michigan State University 20 10 7701 21 7270 20 22 19 17.50University of Missouri‐Columbia 21 16 6777 12 6103 14 24 23 16.25University of Delaware 20 13 6859 13 5787 12 19 12 12.50University of Connecticut 16 2 8504 24 6992 16 15 3 11.25University of Oklahoma Norman Campus 21 17 6369 9 4539 5 17 6 9.25Purdue University‐Main Campus 17 4 6633 11 5793 13 18 9 9.25University at Buffalo 22 19 6099 7 4697 6 16 4 9.00Indiana University‐Bloomington 13 1 3677 1 2605 1 11 1 1.00University of California‐San Diego 45 57 30123 58 24558 58 40 56 57.25University of Washington‐Seattle Campus 39 55 24168 55 17662 52 32 47 52.25University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 41 56 29017 57 16067 50 28 36 49.75University of California‐Berkeley 34 50 18233 51 15192 49 33 49 49.75University of Wisconsin‐Madison 25 30 15286 49 23322 57 41 58 48.50University of California‐Los Angeles 30 44 23533 54 19135 55 27 32 46.25University of Michigan‐Ann Arbor 25 29 17164 50 16403 51 31 43 43.25University of Maryland‐College Park 28 40 11610 39 11844 42 32 45 41.50University of Minnesota‐Twin Cities 26 33 13522 46 14692 48 30 38 41.25University of Florida 27 38 11947 41 12050 44 28 35 39.50University of Virginia‐Main Campus 16 3 10891 35 14033 46 31 42 31.50University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign 25 28 10390 32 9270 33 25 28 30.25The University of Texas at Austin 20 12 11453 37 10703 39 25 29 29.25Ohio State University‐Main Campus 20 11 8396 23 7802 23 23 21 19.50

Proposed Peer Group

Current Peer Group Proposed Peer Group

Colorado State University Colorado State University P

Iowa State University Mississippi State University

Louisiana State University  Oregon State University P

Oregon State University University of Arizona B,AAU

University of California‐Davis University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Georgia University of Kentucky P 

University of Kentucky University of New Mexico

University of Missouri‐Columbia University of South Florida

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Utah P 

University of Tennessee

University of Utah

University of Virginia

B Current Mānoa BenchmarkP Current Mānoa PeerAAU Member of AAU

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Proposed Benchmark Group

Current Benchmark Group Proposed Benchmark Group

Indiana University at Bloomington University of California‐Davis B,P,AAU

Michigan State University University of California‐Irvine AAU

State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo University of Colorado Boulder B,AAU

University of Arizona University of Iowa B,AAU

University of California ‐ Berkeley University of Pittsburgh‐Pittsburgh Campus AAU

University of California ‐ Davis University of Tennessee P

University of California ‐ Los Angeles ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

University of Colorado at Boulder University of California‐San Diego AAU

University of Florida University of North Carolina‐Chapel Hill P, AAU

University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign University of Washington‐Seattle Campus B,AAU

University of Iowa

University of Maryland, College Park

University of Michigan ‐ Ann Arbor B Current Mānoa Benchmark

University of Minnesota ‐ Twin Cities P Current Mānoa Peer

University of Missouri ‐ ColumbiaAAU Member of AAU

University of Oregon

University of Washington ‐ Seattle

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