College of Arts and Sciences Enrollment Data Overview

College of Arts & Sciences Enrollment Overview 2005-2010/11

CAS Overview CAS had 74 majors in fall 2011 or 42% of University total. CAS generated 60% of fall 2010 total credit hours. CAS had 55% of NMU s full time faculty in fall 2010 and 58% of its part-time faculty. CAS accounted for 48% of 1239 bachelors degrees granted in 2010/11 and 51% of 138 masters degrees.

CAS Overview 2010-11 SRA data 83 refereed journal articles* 5 Books* 3 chapters in books* 40 creative works (performances)* 7 book reviews* 14 external grants *does not include Art & Design or history department data.

Student Credit Hours 2005-10 (fall) Gain/Loss Fall 05- 10 Department Art & Design Biology CAPS Chemistry Economics English EEGS History Languages + 907 or + 13% +1402 or +21% - 1005 or -21% +361 0r +10% - 27 0r -1% +612 or +4% +313 or +9% -810 or -15% +699 or +33%

Student Credit Hours 2005-10 (fall) Gain/Loss Fall 05- 10 Department Math & CS Music NAS Physics Philosophy Political Science Psychology +43 or + 0.5% -817 or - 26% +215 or +13% -4 or 0% -307 or -19% -1227 or -32% +1265 or +29% NMU +818 or +.66%

Student Credit Hours Summary Negative (rank order) Positive (rank order) 1. Biology (1402) 2. Psychology (1265) 3. Art & Design (907) 4. Languages (699) 5. English (612) 6. Chemistry (361) 7. EEGS (313) 8. NAS (215) Political Science (-1227) CAPS (-1005) Music (-817) History (-810)

Number of Majors 2006-2011 Gain/Loss (total in fall 11) Department Art & Design Biology CAPS Chemistry Economics English EEGS History Languages +167 (767) +187 (586) -78 (262) +21 (137) -1 (36) - 63 (331) +77 (297) -58 (156) +3 (100)

Number of Majors 2006-2011 Gain/Loss (total in fall 11) Department Math & CS Music NAS (minor) Physics Pre-med/dental/chiro Philosophy Political Science Psychology 0 (182) -31 (46) +18 (31) -5 (22) +13 (118) -6 (12) -57 (153) +55 (380)

Growth/Decline in Majors Decline rank order Growth rank order 1. Biology (187) 2. Art & Design (167) 3. EEGS (77) 4. Psychology (55) 1. CAPS (-78) 2. English (-63) 3. History (-58)

Art & Design 06-11 Photography major 92- 140 +53% Digital Cinema 54- 80 +49% Web design* 146- 185 +27% Draw Painting Illustration** 75-92 +23% *combines studio areas of Graphic Communications and Electronic Imaging. **combines Illustration and Drawing/Painting .

Art & Design Number of full time faculty 2006- 15 Number of full time faculty 2010 17 Faculty* to majors 1:45 (2010 data) 3rdsemester retention first time full time freshman fall (fall 2005- fall 2010 data) 73.3% * Only full time faculty included- fall 2010 data.

Biology- 06-11 Biology major 83- 161 +94% (24.1) Biology/Ecology 32- 51 +59% (25.7) Fisheries & Wildlife Management 0-15 (23.0) Microbiology 13- 20 +53% (27.0) Biology/Physiology- 100- 99 0% (23.9) Pre-Physical Therapy 0-33 (22.8) Pre-vet- 26-37 +42% (23.0) Zoology -86- 117 +36% (23.7) * does not include premed majors Only majors with 15 or more students in 2011 included. (figures in parentheses Avg ACT of incoming Freshmen fall 2011)

Biology department Number of full time faculty fall 2006 13 Number of full time faculty fall 2010 17 Faculty* to majors ratio 1:34 (NMU 1: 30) 3rdsemester retention for first time, full time new freshman (fall 2005- 2010 data) 78.5% 2010 SRA 10 refereed journal articles 1 external grant * Only full time faculty included- fall 2010 data.

EEGS 2006/11 Environmental Conservation/Sustainability 70- 133 (22.8) Environmental Science- 71- 97 (22.1) Earth Science- 19-17 GIS 7-17 (21)

EEGS department Number of full time faculty fall 2010- 7. Faculty to majors ratio 1: 42 3rdsemester retention rate for first time full-time new freshman fall 2010, 78.5% 2010 SRA 6 referred journal articles 1 book chapter 1 external grant

CAS Outcomes- Total # of Graduates Number of Grads 06/07- 10/11 1. Art & Design 413 2. CAPS 372 3. English 350 4. Biology 339 5. Psychology 288 6. EEGS 265 7. History 217 8. Political Science 152 9. Math & CS 139 10. Economics 74 11. Chemistry 72 12. MLL 54 13. Music 38 14. Philosophy 24 15 Physics 20

CAS Outcomes: ratio of enrollments to earned degrees 05- 06- 09-10 academic years (selected majors) NMU Average 5.4 (low score is good) Economics 3.4 Political Science 3.4 English El Education 3.8 Media Prod 3.9 Biology/Physiology 3.9 History 4.6 Biology/Ecology 4.7 Psychology 4.7 Mathematics 4.9 Psychology/Grad 5.0 Env. Conservation 5.1 Biology/Micro 5.2 English 5.3 Env. Science 7.9 Art & Design 8.3 Biology 14.4 Music 18.6

Graduate Programs # majors Number 2006-11 Department Biology English 36- 32 81- 78 (creative writing 20, English 58)

Graduate Programs # majors Number 2006-11 (programs) Department Math & CS Political Science Psychology 8-2 (math education) 56-21 (public admin ) 22-50 (psych grad program restored in 2007, training and development 29 students)

Graduate Programs- Outcomes Degrees awarded in 06/07-10/11 Total number of Grad degrees 06/07-10/11 1. English 152 2. Political Science 74 3. Psychology 63 4. Biology 33 5. Math & CS 11 Biology 8-4 English 31- 32 Math Ed 3-3 Political Science 14- 9 Psychology 14-20.

English Creative Writing Program Northern Michigan University. A tiny program in the scenic UP that funds surprisingly well. It oughtn't be as obscure as it is. As with so many -- in fact, far too many -- MFA programs, NMU's website reveals little significant information about the program and thereby does it (and its applicants) no favors. But the sense in the creative writing community is that something good is happening here. Source: Huffington Post Top 25 Underrated MFA Programs 4/18/ 2011.

Faculty with national reputations John Smolens author of 5 novels in last 10 years. Stephen Burn recognized by NY Times Book Review as one of top 5 young book critics in the US. Matt Frank published fiction and non fiction in The New Republic, The Huffington Post, Field, Epoch, AGNI, The Best Food Writing, The Best Travel Writing, Gastronomica, and others. 5 students admitted to the MFA program out of 70+ applicants last year.