University of Wyoming September - 2016 Peer Institutions Developed by Brian Schueler Contents Summary ................................................................................................. 1 UW Board of Trustees September – 2016 Meeting Close Peers ....................................................................................... 1 Stretch Peers .................................................................................... 1 University of Wyoming Peer Institution Snapshot ........................................ 2 Developed by Brian Schueler Peer Institution Purpose and Intent ............................................................ 3 Revised Sept. 13, 2016 Close and Stretch Peers ......................................................................... 3 Comparison Peers vs. Competitor Peers ................................................. 3 Selection Methodology ............................................................................. 4 Scored Metrics ..................................................................................... 4 Metrics from The Carnegie Classifications of Higher Education ............. 4 Metrics from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) ................... 5 Metrics from The National Science Foundation Academic Institution Profiles ............................................................................................ 6 Metrics from The College Board ......................................................... 6 Metrics Developed from Previous UW Peer Institutions ....................... 6 Scoring Methodology ............................................................................ 7 Variable Scoring Weights ....................................................................... 7 Secondary Selection and Campus Feedback Sessions ............................... 7 Updates and Continued Use of Peer Institutions ......................................... 8 Appendix A. List and Ranking of Considered Institutions .............................. 9 Appendix B. Formula Scoring Weights ...................................................... 12 0 University of Wyoming Peer Institutions September 2016 Developed by Brian Schueler Summary During the 2016-2017 academic year The Feedback from multiple campus leadership University of Wyoming will embark upon an groups and councils was used to further institution wide strategic planning process. The develop the list of peer institutions. Feedback process will be guided by campus leaders and was gathered between June 2016 and August representatives of UW constituencies. Working 2016 across campus, the resulting plan will help guide The included peers are separated into two the University of Wyoming’s direction moving groups: close peers and stretch peers. close forward. peers represent institutions which are very Peer institutions will serve as an important tool similar to the University of Wyoming and share for the UW Strategic Planning Leadership the same research classification from the Council as they assess the university. Rigorously Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher selected peer institutions provide accurate Education (CCIHE). Stretch peers are institutional benchmarks by which to evaluate institutions which also have similarities to the the university and develop ambitious, yet University of Wyoming, but have received a attainable targets. higher classification from the CCIHE for research in 2015. These institutions also have larger This document provides a list of peer faculty and student populations. institutions selected using a quantitative scoring system. This system assessed 44 separate Please consult the attached peer institution variables across 192 public research universities ‘snapshot’ for more information on each peer in the United States. This system was used to institution. rank all institutions in their similarity to the University of Wyoming. Close Peers Stretch Peers University of Idaho Kansas State University University of Nevada-Reno University of Nebraska-Lincoln New Mexico State University-Main Campus West Virginia University University of Rhode Island Colorado State University-Fort Collins Utah State University Clemson University University of Maine Texas Tech University Oklahoma State University-Main Campus University of New Mexico-Main Campus Montana State University Washington State University South Dakota State University University of Utah The University of Montana North Dakota State University-Main Campus 1 University of Wyoming Peer Institution Snapshot Institutional Characteristics Carnegie Classifications (2015) Faculty & Research Student Body Private Giving Num. Full- Num. Institution Num. time 2014 2014 Num. Institution Distance Earned Total R&D 5 Year Ave. Grants a Faculty on graduate Incoming Students FY15 Endowment Derived is both Land from Basic UG Profile - UG Profile - UG Profile - Size & doctorates [2] expenditures Federal Grants Is Land Professional [CAR] Graduate Program Enrollment Tenure Federal Grants and students 2013 2008 Class 25th Exclusively [NAC] or [IPE]if NAC Institution Name City State Peer Grant and UW Classifica UG Program [CAR] Time and Selectivity Transfers Setting (422 (632 ranked) from NSF, NIH, Grant [IPE] Degree in [CAR] Profile Track or Contracts [IPE] (684 Enroll. [IPE] Enroll.[IPE] Percentile Enrolled in Ranking Flagship (miles) iton [CAR] Term [CAR] [CAR] [CAR] [CAR] ranked) Percentile NIFA & DOE (2011- unavailable Medicine with ranked) ACT Score Distance [IPE]&[CB] [IPE] Percentile [NSF] 2015) [IPE] Tenure [IPE] Percentile [IPE] Ed. [IPE] score [NSF] score [NSF] University of Wyoming Laramie WY 1 X X 0 No RU/H Bal - HGC D H/S H-UG 4 YR - FT MS HTI L4/NR 601 $ 48,416,944 34 24 30 $28,640,638 12,778 12,067 22 1,573 $481,469,024 UW Proposed Close Peers University of Idaho Moscow ID 2 X X 680 Yes [1] RU/H Bal - HGC D STEM H-UG 4 YR - FT S HTI M4/NR 444 $ 68,813,321 38 33 24 $32,674,940 12,024 11,791 20 916 $239,602,961 University of Nevada-Reno Reno NV 3 X X 758 Yes - M RU/H Bal - HGC D Comp - MedVet H-UG 4 YR - FT S HTI L4/NR 551 $ 98,644,011 33 24 25 $33,546,985 18,776 16,867 21 476 $306,587,240 New Mexico State University-MainLas CrucesCampus NM 4 X 627 No RU/H Prof + A&S - HGC D Comp H-UG 4 YR - FT I HTI L4/NR 577 $ 97,025,281 33 24 21 $26,497,136 16,765 17,239 18 1,890 $221,005,235 University of Rhode Island Kingston RI 5 X X 1753 No RU/H Bal - SGC D Comp H-UG 4 YR - FT S LTI L4/R 538 $ 76,805,263 34 31 24 $31,933,507 16,387 15,904 22 225 $131,655,326 Utah State University Logan UT 6 X 324 Yes -V RU/H Bal - HGC D H/S VH - UG 4 YR - MFT S HTI L4/NR 702 $ 136,124,080 32 31 18 $33,340,875 27,812 15,099 20 4,883 $314,687,843 University of Maine Orono ME 7 X X 1861 No RU/H Prof + A&S - HGC D Comp H-UG 4 YR - FT S LTI M4/R 405 $ 35,802,000 41 28 23 $21,247,331 11,247 11,818 21 592 $185,612,561 Oklahoma State University-MainStillwater Campus OK 9 X 581 Yes-M&V RU/H Prof + A&S - HGC D Comp - MedVet H-UG 4 YR - FT MS HTI L4/R 862 $ 67,392,729 18 12 22 $32,896,071 26,073 22,995 22 1,409 $877,548,906 Montana State University Bozeman MT 10 X 407 No RU/H Prof + A&S - HGC D STEM VH - UG 4 YR - FT MS HTI L4/R 466 $ 68,572,340 . 29 22 $43,744,937 14,852 11,976 21 347 $142,660,761 South Dakota State University Brookings SD 12 X 491 No RU/H Prof + A&S - SGC D STEM VH - UG 4 YR - FT S LTI L4/R 362 $ 37,316,949 50 27 29 $19,976,839 12,525 11,995 20 1,016 $104,903,422 The University of Montana Missoula MT 13 566 No RU/H Bal - HGC D STEM H-UG 4 YR - FT S HTI L4/R 495 $ 42,910,740 49 42 29 $17,335,743 14,525 14,207 20 504 $172,756,142 North Dakota State University-MainFargo CampusND 14 X 581 No RU/H Prof + A&S - HGC D Comp H-UG 4 YR - FT S HTI L4/R 410 $ 46,538,383 35 27 19 $23,057,922 14,629 13,230 21 1,038 $133,978,262 UW Proposed Stretch Peers Kansas State University Manhattan KS 16 X 496 Yes-V RU/VH Prof + A&S - HGC D Comp - MedVet H-UG 4 YR - FT MS HTI L4/NR 790 $ 100,230,292 26 17 17 $52,253,396 24,581 23,520 22 2,115 $488,935,540 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE 17 X X 463 No RU/VH Prof + A&S - HGC D Comp H-UG 4 YR - FT MS LTI L4/R 1036 $ 136,067,977 16 14 13 $58,454,176 24,445 23,573 22 992 $1,538,070,689 West Virginia University MorgantownWV 18 X X 1347 Yes -M RU/VH Bal - HGC D H/S H-UG 4 YR - FT S LTI L4/NR 1017 $ 83,166,293 24 15 19 $44,819,668 29,466 28,840 21 2,976 $533,598,851 Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins CO 28 X 57 Yes-V RU/VH Bal - HGC D Comp - MedVet H-UG 4 YR - FT MS HTI L4/R 996 $ 191,481,103 20 14 12 $80,857,365 31,186 28,882 22 2,578 $281,355,223 Clemson University Clemson SC 31 X 1315 No RU/VH Prof + A&S - HGC D Comp H-UG 4 YR - FT MS HTI L4/R 848 $ 64,157,687 21 11 19 $41,973,908 21,303 18,317 26 809 $648,610,563 Texas Tech University Lubbock TX 60 571 No RU/VH Bal - HGC D Prof H-UG 4 YR - FT MS HTI L4/R 998 $ 33,015,799 13 10 19 $11,960,256 33,111 28,422 22 2,262 $546,229,422 University of New Mexico-MainAlbuquerque Campus NM 85 434 Yes- M&D RU/VH Bal - HGC D Comp - MedVet H-UG 4 YR - MFT S HTI L4/NR 1005 $ 186,875,800 20 14 15 $40,221,211 28,592 25,754 20 1,565 $1,023,004,219 Washington State University Pullman WA 96 X 686 Yes-V RU/VH Bal - HGC D Comp - MedVet H-UG 4 YR - FT S HTI L4/R 874 $ 132,105,811 17 13 11 $77,943,390 27,642 25,352 19 2,863 $885,776,795 University of Utah Salt Lake CityUT 125 329 Yes- M&D RU/VH Bal - HGC D H/S H-UG 4 YR - MFT S HTI L4/NR 1473 $ 256,671,000 13 8 7 $191,237,079 32,077 28,211 21 1,010 $1,023,004,219