Title: Ensuring Affordability and Access at The University of Texas at El Paso
1Ensuring Affordability and Access at The
University of Texas at El Paso
- Roy Mathew, PhD Director, Center for
Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning - University of Texas at El Paso
2Presentation Outline
- Mission and Regional Characteristics
- Challenges to Providing Access
- Challenges to Ensuring Affordability
- Comparing UTEP to Other Institutions
- Evidence of Achieving Success
- Ongoing Institutional Research to Advance Mission
- Commitment to Ensuring Access
3UTEPs Mission
- . . . As a public university, UTEP is
committed to providing access and educational
opportunity to the people of the El Paso region
and the State of Texas . . .
4Characteristics of the Region
- El Paso, Texas
- El Paso County-3rd poorest large county in the
US1 - Population 724,000
- 81 Hispanic
- Border community, very dynamic flow of residents
and students across the border - Limited educational opportunities
1 2005 American Community Survey of the US Census
5Texas Educational Attainment, by Region Source THEBC Texas Educational Attainment, by Region Source THEBC Texas Educational Attainment, by Region Source THEBC Texas Educational Attainment, by Region Source THEBC Texas Educational Attainment, by Region Source THEBC
Region Population Over Age 25 Percentage High School Diploma (or GED) or Higher Percentage Associates Degree or Higher Percentage Baccalaureate Degree or Higher
Central Texas 1,274,317 82.1 35.2 29.6
Gulf Coast 2,972,716 76.2 31.1 26.1
High Plains 607,037 75.0 24.1 18.8
Metroplex 3,416,273 79.8 33.4 27.8
Northwest 350,250 76.1 21.4 16.7
South Texas 2,304,306 68.0 22.7 17.8
Southeast Texas 476,816 75.2 18.4 13.9
Upper East Texas 665,553 75.1 20.8 15.3
Upper Rio Grande 406,613 65.6 21.7 16.7
West Texas 317,012 71.2 21.3 16.4
Statewide 12,790,893 75.7 28.5 23.2
6Challenges of Providing Access
7Major Challenges
The federal government shifted the means of
fulfilling the commitment to equal opportunity in
postsecondary education from primarily using
grants to mainly using loans (St. John,
1994). State support for public colleges and
universities decreased (Callan Finney,
1997). . . .concerns about student enrollment
have triggered the bidding war in recruiting and
retaining academically well-prepared students (Hu
and St. John 2001). . . .minority students are
competitively disadvantaged in access to higher
education.. (Baker Velez, 1996).
8UTEPs Efforts to Ensure Access
- K-12 Pipeline
- Admission Pathways
- Cost and Affordability
9Building the Pipeline
-
- El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence
- Founded in 1991 partners include the National
Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of
Education and The Pew Charitable Trusts, in
addition to businesses and organizations in the
community and throughout Texas
Goals of the Collaborative
- Ensure academic success for all students, K-16
- Ensure that all students graduate from high
school prepared to succeed in a four-year college
or university - Close achievement gaps among different groups of
students
10New Admission Pathways
- Key Initiatives that Shaped the New Admissions
Policy - Research on Student Success Funded by Lumina
Research - College Readiness Initiative
11Cost and Affordability
UTEP Fall 2007 Tuition and Fees for 12 SCH
2291.00 UTEP Full-time Students with
Need-Based Grant Aid Average Percent
Discount
100 Percent Tuition and Fees Compared to
Regional Median Income
16.1
- Institutional Assistance Programs for Low Income
Students - UTEP Promise - Financial Aid Program for first
time freshmen at UTEP with family income of
25,000 or less. - Guaranteed Tuition Plan - Guarantees that
tuition and mandatory fees will not increase for
four
consecutive year from the date of initial
enrollment. - UTEP Success - Efforts to educate the El Paso
community about various financial aid programs
the main message is that
everyone qualifies for some form of financial aid - On Campus Employment Opportunity Program -
Subsidizes on-campus employment through non-
tuition set asides 75 supported
by Campus and
25 hiring departments - UTEP/EPCC Collaborations - Common Admissions
Application / Financial Aid Consortium
12Challenges to Keeping Cost Low at UTEP
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14Expenditures vs. Legislative Appropriations
15UTEP Tuition And Fees 10yr trend
16How Does UTEP Compare?
- System and WAG4 Comparisons
17Research Expenditures FY 2006 41,933,182
Research Expenditures FY 2006 34,865,068
Research Expenditures FY 2006 32,316,849
Research Expenditures FY 2006 43,085,236
18Net Cost Comparison at UT System
Full-time Undergraduate Students with Need-Based Grant Aid, AY 2006-07 Full-time Undergraduate Students with Need-Based Grant Aid, AY 2006-07 Full-time Undergraduate Students with Need-Based Grant Aid, AY 2006-07
Receiving Grant Aid Average Discount of Total Academic Cost
Arlington 39.0 94.8
Austin 46.7 78.5
Brownsville 69.7 62.3
Dallas 33.6 57.2
El Paso 46.7 100.0
Pan American 71.6 100.0
Permian Basin 46.9 79.4
San Antonio 43.7 62.8
Tyler 42.6 88.0
Source U.T. System Institutions
19Undergraduate Financial Aid Awards FY 2006 and Recipients Source UT System Accountability Reports Undergraduate Financial Aid Awards FY 2006 and Recipients Source UT System Accountability Reports Undergraduate Financial Aid Awards FY 2006 and Recipients Source UT System Accountability Reports Undergraduate Financial Aid Awards FY 2006 and Recipients Source UT System Accountability Reports
Source of Funding Amount Awarded of Total Expenditures
Arlington Federal/State/Work Study 21,691,636 22.16
Arlington Institutional 14,344,014 14.65
Arlington Private 3,326,296 3.40
Arlington Loans 58,546,440 59.80
Dallas Federal/State/Work Study 9,068,845 21.34
Dallas Institutional 1,802,126 4.24
Dallas Private 1,083,392 2.55
Dallas Loans 30,546,554 71.87
El Paso Federal/State/Work Study 37,602,934 42.65
El Paso Institutional 9,141,667 10.37
El Paso Private 3,005,501 3.41
El Paso Loans 38,409,415 43.57
San Antonio Federal/State/Work Study 35,745,359 23.28
San Antonio Institutional 7,936,893 5.17
San Antonio Private 7,707,727 5.02
San Antonio Loans 102,145,469 66.53
20Evidence of Achieving Success
21Reflecting the Regions Demographics
UTEP Total Enrollment Residence Fall 2007 Number Percent
El Paso County 16,705 82.90
New Mexico 243 1.21
Other International 432 2.10
Mexico 1,801 8.90
22UTEP Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Fall 2007 UTEP Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Fall 2007 UTEP Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Fall 2007
White Non-Hispanic 2,124 10.50
Black Non-Hispanic 547 2.70
Hispanic 14,826 73.60
Asian American 226 1.10
Native American 44 0.20
Unknown 96 0.50
Mexican International 1,635 8.10
Other International 656 3.30
23Socio-Economically Disadvantaged and First
Generation Students
- Low Income
- Number of UTEP students who applied for
financial aid 15,269 - Average family income of financial aid
applicants 30,856 - Percent of financial aid applicants with family
- income of 20,000 or less
44 - Percent of UTEP students with reported family
- income of 20,000 or less
34 - Percent of students with family income of less
than 20,000 at large public research (doctoral)
universities 10. Percent of students with
family income of less than 20,000 at small and
mid-sized private colleges and universities 12.
(Council of Independent Colleges
http//www.cic.edu/makingthecase/data/access/incom
e/index.asp ) - Percent of students with family income less than
20,000 at community colleges 29. (Lumina
Foundation Focus, Fall 2005, P.5)
First Generation
Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Percent of
freshmen who are first-generation college
students
52 52
24Ongoing Institutional Research that Advance
UTEPs Mission of Providing Access
25Economic Impact on EnrollmentStudent Demand
Analysis
- UTEP Enrollment
- New Students
- First-time Freshmen
- New Graduate students
- Total Enrollment
- Continuing Students
- Transfer Students
Economic factors associated with UTEP
enrollment.
26Factors Influencing Student Demand
27Lumina Study
- Research on understanding why students leave,
return (re-enroll), and graduate on-time by
tracking enrollment history, academic progress,
and financial aid data. - The main questions the research tries to answer
are - How can the institution identify, at the time of
admission, students at-risk of - departure?
- What factors affect student departure, return and
on-time graduation? - Explored the effect of demographic, academic
preparation, academic performance and financial
aid variables on student departure and graduation
for student cohorts from fall 1999 and fall 2000.
28Lumina Study Findings
Factors that predict graduation within six years Factors that affect student departure (identify at risk groups) Factors that do not predict graduation or at risk groups
Female() Female (-) ACT/SAT score
Age 20 or older at first enrollment (-) Age 20 or older at first enrollment () Household Income
High School Percentile Rank 2nd Quartile (-), bottom half (-) High School Percentile Rank 2nd Quartile (), bottom half () Enrollment in Developmental (after controlling for failing and time of enrollment)
Below college level Math Placement (-) Direct Matriculation (-) Educational level of parents
Intend to work more than 20 hpw (-) Below college level Math Placement () Reading Placement Level (BANR)
Number of failed Developmental courses (-) Intend to work more than 20 hpw () Writing Placement Level (BANW)
Cumulative GPA () Grant Received (-) English Placement Level (BANE)
Number of semesters received Grant () Work-Study Received (-)
Number of semesters received Loan () Student Loan Received (-)
Failing Developmental ()
Part-time enrollment ()
Withdrawing class ()
Semester GPA (-)
29Importance of Ensuring Access
30If the policy changes have disproportionally
negative effects on educational attainment of
minority students, then the economic and social
well-being of minority students and society as a
whole will inevitably be imperiled (Hu and St.
John 2001). . . .it also seems incumbent on
those who can influence public policy to work
toward the construction of less costly forms of
higher education and also toward the kinds of
financial assistance and loan programs that can
combine significant cost recovery with protection
to those whose participation in higher education
is most at risk from the inevitable need to share
in the costs (Johnstone 2003).
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