POSSIBLE METRICS FOR ACADEMIC UNIT PERFORMANCEA Starting Point

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Reputation

• NRC rank

  • Change ‘82-’93
  • Rel to OSU field rank
• USNWR rank
• OSU perceptions

Research grant volume

• $ and trend in $
• $ share and trend in share
• # and trend in #
• $ per FTE
• $ per sq ft

Research/faculty output

• Citations per FTE
• Citation concentration
• Avg time to full professor
• % of assoc prof’s at rank >8 years
  

Graduate Program quality/output

• # Fellowships awarded
• Incoming GPA
• Selectivity
• Time and % to degree
• % of Students on TAs, RAs
• % of students published
• Placement success

Notes:

• All metrics will not be relevant to all areas, and
• Many good ones are likely missing from this list
• Several don’t exist currently, and need to be developed

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