Board of Trustees Meeting Focus Discussion December 12

Board of Trustees Meeting Focus Discussion December 12, 2008

Graduation Rates Dr. Les Wong, President

Graduation Rates by Length of Time to Degree First-time, Full-time New Freshmen (Total Cohorts) 50. 0% (1980 – 2003 Cohorts) 4 Year Graduation Rate 50. 0% 40. 0% 30. 0% 20. 0% 10. 0% 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 40. 0% 5 Year Graduation Rate 5 Year 4 Year 50. 0% 6 Year Graduation Rate 49. 0% 01 20 99 00 20 7 Year 19 98 19 19 6 Year 97 39. 0% 19 0. 0% 96 41. 0% 19 10. 0% 95 43. 0% 19 20. 0% 94 45. 0% 19 30. 0% 93 47. 0% 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 40. 0% 7 Year Graduation Rate

Graduation Rates by Length of Time to Degree First-time, Full-time Baccalaureate New Freshmen (1993 – 2002 Cohorts) 50. 0% 4 Year Graduation Rate 02 20 01 20 00 99 20 98 19 19 97 19 96 95 01 20 00 99 20 7 Year 19 98 19 97 19 96 19 95 19 94 19 93 19 01 20 20 19 19 6 Year 00 0. 0% 99 0. 0% 98 10. 0% 97 10. 0% 96 20. 0% 95 20. 0% 7 Year Graduation Rate 30. 0% 94 30. 0% 5 Year 40. 0% 93 40. 0% 19 94 50. 0% 6 Year Graduation Rate 19 19 93 19 20 20 20 19 19 50. 0% 4 Year 02 0. 0% 01 0. 0% 00 10. 0% 99 10. 0% 98 20. 0% 97 20. 0% 96 30. 0% 95 30. 0% 94 40. 0% 93 40. 0% 5 Year Graduation Rate

Graduation Rates by Length of Time to Degree First-time, Full-time Baccalaureate New Freshmen (1993 – 2003 Cohorts) 60. 0% 50. 0% 40. 0% 30. 0% 20. 0% 10. 0% 1993 1994 1995 4 Year 1996 1997 5 Year 1998 6 Year 1999 2000 7 Year 2001 2002 > 7 Year 2003

Graduation Rates by Length of Time to Degree First-time, Full-time Associate New Freshmen (1998 – 2006 Cohorts) 2 3 4 5+ Year Number Years 1998 105 24. 8% 25. 7% 32. 4% 42. 9% 1999 102 7. 8% 17. 6% 23. 5% 28. 4% 2000 153 3. 9% 18. 3% 24. 8% 40. 5% 2001 155 14. 2% 22. 6% 33. 5% 43. 9% 2002 141 3. 5% 9. 2% 13. 5% 26. 2% 2003 153 4. 5% 14. 4% 23. 5% 34. 6% 2004 167 6. 6% 9. 6% 15. 0% n/a 2005 173 5. 2% 10. 4% n/a 2006 174 4. 6% n/a Includes those who ladder up to an associate or baccalaureate degree (including degree date) IR/PBD 11 -19 -08

Graduation Rates by Length of Time to Degree First-time, Full-time Certificate New Freshmen (1998 – 2006 Cohorts) 1 2 Years 4 Years >4 Years 17. 2% 41. 4% 48. 3% 65. 5% 0. 0% 9. 7% 16. 1% 22. 6% 29. 0% 38 0. 0% 15. 8% 21. 1% 42. 1% 2001 47 6. 4% 27. 7% 36. 2% 42. 6% 51. 1% 2002 57 1. 8% 19. 3% 29. 8% 35. 1% 38. 6% 2003 60 0. 0% 10. 0% 21. 7% 25. 0% 31. 7% 2004 78 3. 8% 26. 9% 34. 6% 35. 9% n/a 2005 71 0. 0% 11. 3% 23. 9% n/a 2006 73 8. 2% 23. 3% n/a Year Number Years 1998 29 3. 4% 1999 31 2000 3 Includes those who ladder up to an associate or baccalaureate degree (including degree date) IR/PBD 11 -19 -08

Graduation Rates by Length of Time to Degree First-time, Full-time Vocational Diploma New Freshmen (1998 – 2006 Cohorts) 1 2 Years 4 Years >4 Years 13. 9% 17. 6% 20. 4% 38. 8% 4. 5% 17. 9% 20. 5% 22. 3% 45. 5% 148 4. 7% 16. 9% 20. 3% 20. 9% 40. 5% 2001 135 3. 7% 23. 0% 23. 7% 28. 9% 43. 0% 2002 149 2. 7% 10. 7% 13. 4% 23. 5% 2003 164 0. 0% 9. 8% 12. 2% 17. 1% 26. 8% 2004 141 9. 2% 15. 6% 21. 3% n/a 2005 138 13. 0% 15. 9% 18. 1% n/a 2006 139 17. 3% 20. 1% n/a Year Number Years 1998 108 5. 5% 1999 112 2000 3 Includes those who ladder up to an associate or baccalaureate degree (including degree date) IR/PBD 11 -19 -08

Graduation Rates by Length of Time to Degree First-time, Full-time Associate New Freshmen (1993 – 2003 Cohorts) 50. 0% 45. 0% 40. 0% 35. 0% 30. 0% 25. 0% 20. 0% 15. 0% 10. 0% 5. 0% 0. 0% 1998 2 Year 1999 3 Year 2000 2001 4 Year 2002 2003 >4 Year 2004 2005 2006

International Initiative Dr. Susan Koch Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Economic Impact of International Students to the U. S. Economy State 2007/2008 Total International Students U. S. Total 623, 805 Tuition and Fees (millions) $10, 639. 1 Living Expenses and Dependents (millions) $11, 391. 6 U. S. Support (millions) $6, 487. 5 Total Contribution (millions) $15, 543. 1

Economic Impact of International Students to the U. S. Economy (continued) Top 10 States State 2007/2008 Total International Students Tuition and Fees (millions) Living Expenses and Dependents (millions) U. S. Support (millions) Total Contribution (millions) California 85, 009 $1, 376. 2 $1, 846. 5 $770. 5 $2, 452. 3 New York 69, 940 1, 305. 0 835. 0 1, 952. 7 Texas 51, 823 620. 4 815. 7 380. 6 1, 055. 4 Massachusetts 31, 683 796. 9 704. 8 497. 7 1, 004. 0 Pennsylvania 25, 994 608. 7 492. 1 380. 0 720. 8 Illinois 28, 604 563. 8 540. 8 394. 4 710. 2 Florida 26, 780 433. 2 482. 5 241. 2 674. 5 Michigan 22, 967 428. 4 353. 3 256. 3 525. 5 Ohio 19, 346 333. 3 331. 9 235. 7 429. 5 Indiana 15, 502 303. 1 249. 6 185. 1 367. 7 Source: Open Doors Report

Top 10 Countries Sending Student to the United States 2007 / 2008 Country Number of Students % Increase From Previous Year % of Total Foreign Students in U. S. India 94, 563 12. 80 15. 2 China 81, 127 19. 79 13. 0 South Korea 69, 124 10. 79 11. 1 Japan 33, 974 -3. 71 5. 4 Canada 29, 051 2. 73 4. 7 Taiwan 29, 001 -0. 32 4. 6 Mexico 14, 837 7. 31 2. 4 Turkey 12, 030 4. 55 1. 9 Saudi Arabia 9, 873 25. 20 1. 6 Thailand 9, 001 1. 29 1. 4 Total $382, 581 61. 3% Source: Open Doors Report

International Students by Primary Source of Funding % of Total Personal and family funds 62. 3 U. S. college or university 25. 9 Home government/university 3. 4 U. S. government 0. 5 U. S. private sponsor 1. 0 Foreign private sponsor 1. 0 International organization 0. 2 Current employment 4. 7 Other sources 1. 0 Source: Open Doors Report

International Students by Field of Study % of Total Business and Management 19. 6 Engineering 17. 0 Physical and Life Sciences 9. 3 Social Sciences 8. 7 Mathematics and Computer Sciences 8. 2 Fine and Applied Arts 5. 6 Health Professions 5. 1 Intensive English Language 4. 6 Undeclared 3. 4 Education 3. 1 Humanities 3. 1 Agriculture 1. 6 Other 10. 8 Source: Open Doors Report

Michigan’s Public Universities – Tuition Categories University In-State Out-of-State International University of Michigan – Ann Arbor $11, 038 $33, 069 Michigan State University 10, 214 25, 672 9, 270 22, 590 10, 761 22, 522 Eastern Michigan University 8, 157 21, 552 21, 464 Oakland University 8, 055 18, 803 Western Michigan University 8, 228 18, 720 University of Michigan – Dearborn 8, 527 18, 612 Wayne State University 8, 109 17, 379 Ferris State University 9, 000 15, 900 16, 062 Lake Superior State University 7, 894 15, 648 15, 788 University of Michigan – Flint 7, 751 14, 968 14, 384 Saginaw Valley University 6, 492 14, 890 Grand Valley State University 8, 196 12, 510 Northern Michigan University 7, 278 11, 230 Central Michigan University Michigan Technological University Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education and Universities’ Web Pages

Number of International Students Enrolled at NMU Year Number of Students 2001 – 2002 58 2002 – 2003 85 2003 – 2004 72 2004 – 2005 59 2005 – 2006 54 2006 – 2007 58 2007 – 2008 65 Source: NMU COGNOS Report

International Students by Country Enrolled at NMU – Fall 2008 Country Canada Japan Kenya Sweden India Norway Finland Brazil Nepal South Korea Turkey Tanzania Australia Bahamas Cameroon Germany Ghana Hong Kong Nigeria Portugal Saint Lucia Thailand Trinidad and Tobago TOTAL (23 countries) Number of Students 23 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 66 Source: International Programs Office Date Base

Sources of Funding for International Students Enrolled at NMU Number of Students 2008 – 2009 66 Exchange Full Athletic Scholarship U. S. Governmental Support Full-Tuition Paying 8 27. 5 0 38. 5 Source: NMU Financial Aid Office

Current recruitment efforts: advertising campaign, on the internet, and with print materials Participate in recruiting tours in: § § § Canada Latin America Gulf States Asia Turkey Submit several grant applications Contact Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission Sign MOU with universities abroad International Speakers Series Source: International Programs Office

Conclusions There is a need to create a “critical mass” of international students that will facilitate the recruitment of international students NMU has a comparative advantage, price-wise, for international students against any other Michigan universities NMU campus technology, including the laptop program, is very attractive to international students Location, recreation opportunities, and safety appeals to both students and parents; however, the weather is a concern for some Number of academic programs is another plus for recruiting international students MBA program will facilitate international recruitment efforts Lack of more flights in and out of Marquette is another constraint Cost of credential evaluations (NMU - $175 against $30 of other universities) increases the initial application expenditure

Recommendations Continue and increase international recruitment efforts - major results will be seen from the third to fifth year Continue efforts to establish international exchange agreements Expand efforts to apply for international grants that include faculty and student exchange Establish articulation agreements with domestic community colleges with high numbers of international students (i. e. , Oakland Community College with 1, 200 international students) Increase the international academic award to the same level as the domestic out-of-state academic award ($2, 200 - $3, 500)