PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
Educational Policies Committee
Institutional
Impact Evaluation
[Note: “Institutional
Impact Evaluation” form should be DELETED from proposal
unless you marked “Yes” in boxes 2,3, or 4 under Section III, Part B].
I. Proposal's Enrollment Impacts
A. What number of new students is the proposed
program likely to attract over the first 3 (or 5) years of its existence? What substantiation exists for this
projection?
B. What retention of first (and second
and third) year students is estimated for the proposed program? What substantiation exists?
C. What percent of the students in this program
will be attracted from existing programs?
What substantiation exists?
D. Does the proposed program replace, in whole
or part, any current programs or is it to be fully a new program?
E. What mix is the proposed program likely to
attract of four-year students vs. two-year transfer students vs.
graduate students? What substantiation
exists?
II. Proposal's Staffing Impacts
A. What new faculty/staff hiring dedicated to
the proposed program is called for and when must the hiring be done?
B. What portion of new staffing is part-time or
full-time? Temporary or permanent
(tenure track)?
C. Is added administrative staffing called
for? When?
D. What added FTEs are called for in other
departments to staff added classes for the proposed program's requirements?
III. Proposal's Financial Impacts
A. What immediate staffing expenses are
required (see Section II)?
What substantiation exists for the assumed salary/fringe
levels?
B. What added equipment expenses are called
for? When must purchases be made? What annual maintenance/repair costs are
estimated?
C. What added facilities are called for
(distinguish between new construction and remodeling)?
D. What added computer usage is the proposed
program likely to generate? Any
substantiation?
E. What added library resources are called for
to attain an acceptable level of program support? When must library resources be added?
F. Is the proposed program dependent upon
outside (non-tuition) sources of funds?
In what amount, from where, and for how long are these financial
supports predicted? Any substantiation
for the predictions? What university
support, if any, will be needed when these funding sources cease?
G. What program promotional expenses, if any,
are estimated?
H. Have revenue and expense projections been
compared with a recent similar program addition at a comparable
university? Identify.
I. What are the long-term (5 years-10 years)
needs for space, staffing, facilities, and equipment?
IV. Other Program Impact Issues
A. Does the proposed program offer
enhancements/synergies with current PLU programs? Explain.
B. Must accreditation standards or other
program standards be met for the proposed program to achieve professional
acceptance? What criteria? By when?
Explain.
C. Does the proposed program lead to the
creation of a new degree or academic unit within the next five years? Explain.
D. Does the proposed program call for any
likely future added programs (e.g., higher degree program)? Explain.
E. What local/Northwest area universities offer
similar programs? What has their recent
enrollment experience been? What
advantages would PLU's program offer over these possibly competitive programs?
F. What market exists for graduates of such a
proposed program? Any substantiation?
Program
Financial Impacts (Example)
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
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Number new students |
20 new |
12 2nd yr |
10 3rd yr |
10 4th yr |
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25 new |
15 2nd yr |
12 3rd yr |
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30 new |
18 2nd yr |
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35 new |
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Cum students after attrition* |
20 |
37 |
55 |
75 |
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Plus those retained elsewhere at PLU |
0 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
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Less
cannibalization (10%) |
(2) |
(4) |
(5) |
(7) |
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Net new student contribution |
18 |
38 |
58 |
78 |
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Tuition $ (6% increase per yr.) |
$ 5,950 |
$ 6,350 |
$ 6,750 |
$ 7,200 |
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Gross to PLU |
$107,100 |
$241,300 |
$391,500 |
$561,600 |
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PLU Net (less: univ. overhead
of 40%) |
$ 64,260 |
$144,780 |
$234,900 |
$336,960 |
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Program Gross (% total
student |
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Less Expenses: |
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Salaries, fringe of department |
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Equipment depreciation |
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Equipment maintenance |
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Program promotion |
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Other |
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Program Contribution: |
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Without subsidy |
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$ |
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Plus subsidy/grant |
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TOTAL PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION |
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$ |
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Projected Average Cost per Tuition Hour Generated |
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* Retention: Year 1 - 2 = 60%; Year 2 - 3 = 80%; Year 3 - 4 = 100% |
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Originator
of Proposal Date |
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Divisional
or School Dean Date |
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Department Chair of Affected Area Date |
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Provost Date |
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