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Dickinson College Strategic Plan |
|
Useful
Education
|
Crossing
Borders
|
Enterprising
Spirit
|
Leadership
|
Innovation
|
Decisiveness
|
Strategic Indicators
and Goals for 2010
| Admissions | 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2010
Goal |
| Total Applicants | 3801 |
3820 |
4095 |
4633 |
4998 |
4784 |
5298 |
5844 |
5289 |
6000 |
| Acceptance Rate | 64% |
64% |
51% |
52% |
49% |
49% |
43% |
42% |
43% |
40% |
| Yield | 24% |
25% |
27% |
26% |
25% |
27% |
27% |
25% |
27% |
25% |
| Total Freshmen | 594 |
611 |
574 |
624 |
606 |
648 |
618 |
621 |
613 |
600 |
| Average SAT | 1216 |
1235 |
1239 |
1270 |
1274 |
1288 |
1288 |
1275 |
1298 |
1300 |
| Top 10% Class Rank | 50% |
47% |
45% |
50% |
51% |
52% |
53% |
48% |
50% |
60% |
| Student Body | 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2010
Goal |
| Total Matriculant Enrollment | 2080 |
2159 |
2218 |
2235 |
2280 |
2301 |
2369 |
2349 |
2364 |
2250 |
| % Male | 39% |
42% |
42% |
44% |
45% |
44% |
44% |
45% |
45% |
45% |
| % International | 1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
5% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
|
| % Minority | 5% |
6% |
7% |
8% |
11% |
13% |
13% |
14% |
18% |
|
| % Out-of-State | 57% |
59% |
61% |
65% |
77% |
72% |
73% |
75% |
75% |
|
| % Seniors who Studied Abroad | 52% |
54% |
51% |
55% |
53% |
54% |
58% |
55% |
53% |
|
| % Senior Foreign Language Majors | 16% |
14% |
15% |
13% |
14% |
15% |
7% |
12% |
10% |
|
| Persistence | 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2010
Goal |
| 1-Year Retention Rate | 90% |
89% |
89% |
90% |
93% |
89% |
91% |
91% |
94% |
|
| 4-Year Graduation Rate | 71% |
75% |
77% |
76% |
77% |
81% |
78% |
79% |
84% |
|
| 6-Year Graduation Rate | 77% |
79% |
80% |
79% |
80% |
84% |
82% |
83% |
88% |
|
| Faculty | 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2010
Goal |
| FTE Faculty | 175 |
177 |
174 |
182 |
189 |
191 |
194 |
205 |
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| AAUP Average Faculty Salary | $54,906 |
$56,526 |
$58,930 |
$62,481 |
$67,386 |
$68,613 |
$70,571 |
$72,632 |
AAUP
90th Percentile |
|
| First-Year Financial Aid | 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2010
Goal |
| Comprehensive Fee | $30,900 |
$32,210 |
$33,495 |
$35,825 |
$37,900 |
$40,170 |
$42,284 |
$44,764 |
$47,834 |
|
| Tuition and Fees | $24,450 |
$25,485 |
$26,635 |
$28,615 |
$30,300 |
$32,120 |
$33,804 |
$35,784 |
$38,234 |
|
| % Aided (with Dickinson grant) | 62% |
61% |
61% |
55% |
56% |
57% |
50% |
48% |
53% |
|
| % Aided Need-Based | 51% |
52% |
52% |
47% |
47% |
48% |
44% |
43% |
45% |
|
| % Aided Non-Need-Based | 7% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
10% |
6% |
5% |
8% |
|
| Average Grant | $14,355 |
$14,160 |
$13,895 |
$16,668 |
$16,430 |
$19,203 |
$21,163 |
$21,279 |
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| Average Grant as % of Comprehensive Fee | 46% |
44% |
41% |
47% |
43% |
48% |
50% |
48% |
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| Tuition Discount Rate | 37% |
34% |
32% |
32% |
34% |
34% |
32% |
28% |
35% |
|
| Finance (prior fiscal year) | 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2010
Goal |
| Total Endowment including pledges and bequests | $172,358,000 |
$168,310,000 |
$155,170,000 |
$152,704,000 |
$198,343,234 |
$251,380,654 |
$280,088,798 |
$329,294,573 |
$300,000,000 |
|
| Endowment per FTE Matriculants | $83,024 |
$78,102 |
$70,117 |
$68,446 |
$87,261 |
$109,486 |
$118,231 |
$140,444 |
$133,333 |
|
| End-of-Fiscal-Year Market Value of Endowment as reported to NACUBO (in thousands) |
$163,035 |
$158,255 |
$145,670 |
$137,862 |
$158,896 |
$206,240 |
$241,981 |
$287,731 |
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| Development (prior fiscal year) | 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2010
Goal |
| Alumni Giving Rate | 40% |
42% |
43% |
42% |
42% |
42% |
39% |
35% |
46% |