2008 Woodie Awards
MU receives funding for high grad rates
Vic Brotzman
Issue date: 8/21/07 Section: Front Page
Due to its high graduation rates in undergraduate degrees, Miami University will see an increase in its state funding this year.
Senior Vice President of Finance Richard Norman said Miami will be awarded $3,860,000 in state funding this fiscal year for its undergraduate graduation rates.
He added that the university was expected to receive $3,875,000 in the 2008 fiscal year, though as that was an early approximation, the number is expected to go up.
According to Norman, this money was received solely for Miami's high graduation rates and will be put toward a general fund with, as of now, no definite destination.
Miami's Director of Institutional Research Denise Krallman said Miami is ranked far ahead of most of its competition when it comes to graduation rates.
"(Miami is) the best of all of Ohio's public schools," Krallman said. "We're pretty consistently at 80 percent, give or take a little each year."
Krallman said that the expected graduation rate for a school like Miami (which is based on size, setting, and other parameters) is 67 percent.
Miami has consistently exceeded this mark for a number of years, with a graduation rate normally between 79-81 percent.
She added that she felt the high rate could be attributed to high quality of incoming students at Miami, and what the university has to offer them.
"If they are exceptional students (coming in) then they'll stay," she said. "It's also the quality of the programs and the environment."
Miami's Vice President of Student Affairs Richard Nault said he believed similar factors were responsible for the high mark.
"Miami has a clear focus on undergrad education, so undergrads thrive here," he said. "We make it very clear how you can succeed here. Also, the faculty is ready to reach out and help students. Miami has some of the highest graduation rates in the nation, especially among public institutions. Our graduation rates are even higher than the predicted rates. That says a lot about the quality of this institution."
Senior Vice President of Finance Richard Norman said Miami will be awarded $3,860,000 in state funding this fiscal year for its undergraduate graduation rates.
He added that the university was expected to receive $3,875,000 in the 2008 fiscal year, though as that was an early approximation, the number is expected to go up.
According to Norman, this money was received solely for Miami's high graduation rates and will be put toward a general fund with, as of now, no definite destination.
Miami's Director of Institutional Research Denise Krallman said Miami is ranked far ahead of most of its competition when it comes to graduation rates.
"(Miami is) the best of all of Ohio's public schools," Krallman said. "We're pretty consistently at 80 percent, give or take a little each year."
Krallman said that the expected graduation rate for a school like Miami (which is based on size, setting, and other parameters) is 67 percent.
Miami has consistently exceeded this mark for a number of years, with a graduation rate normally between 79-81 percent.
She added that she felt the high rate could be attributed to high quality of incoming students at Miami, and what the university has to offer them.
"If they are exceptional students (coming in) then they'll stay," she said. "It's also the quality of the programs and the environment."
Miami's Vice President of Student Affairs Richard Nault said he believed similar factors were responsible for the high mark.
"Miami has a clear focus on undergrad education, so undergrads thrive here," he said. "We make it very clear how you can succeed here. Also, the faculty is ready to reach out and help students. Miami has some of the highest graduation rates in the nation, especially among public institutions. Our graduation rates are even higher than the predicted rates. That says a lot about the quality of this institution."
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