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• The Added Value and Cost of an Engineering
  Education
• P. Barry Butler, Dean

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• What is the added value of an engineering degree?
• One of the few professions with bachelors degree
  as the entry-level
• Attractive starting salaries ( 50,000)
• High-paying internships
• Tremendous preparation for post-BS studies
• Law, Medicine, MBA, PhD

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• Why does it cost more to
• educate engineers?
• Laboratory and design-based discipline
• Technology intensive
• computers and software
• lab equipment
• Regular faculty needed to teach most courses
• similar to other professional programs (law,
  medicine, pharmacy)

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Engineering Tuition Fees at Big-10
Universities (AY 2002-03)

• Resident
• 4,413 (Iowa, 9/9)
• 7,280 (Illinois, 3/9)
• 9,048 (Michigan, 1/9)
• 6,583 (public mean)

• Non-Resident
• 14,055 (Iowa, 9/9)
• 15,884 (Illinois, 7/9)
• 23,502 (Michigan, 1/9)
• 17,366 (public mean)

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• Total spent on education at
• other Big-10 Universities
• 1998-1999 (tuition state appropriations)
• 12,282 (Iowa)
• 13,566 (Ohio State)
• 14,799 (Wisconsin)
• 15,049 (Minnesota)
• 20,440 (Michigan)

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• Our students deserve access to an education of
  comparable quality
• Faculty, staff and alumni are committed to
  providing first-rate education for our students
• beyond technology
• Since 1999 alumni have invested
• 11 million for facilities
• 19 million for scholarships, faculty support,
  etc.
• Actively pursuing additional donations

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• Vision for the Future
• New facilities
• 31 million Seamans Center
• Designed for students and faculty to learn,
  teach, and collaborate in a living learning
  laboratory
• Combine state-of-the-art technology with
  renowned, attractive small-college personality

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• Vision for the Future
• New/enhanced educational programs
• Center for Technical Communication
• Continuing support for lab and computer equipment
• Invest in new curricular ideas
• Research opportunities for undergraduates
• Provide more design experiences
• International experiences
• Entrepreneurship opportunities

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• Center for Technical Communications
• Integrate writing strategies and project
  presentation skills into curriculum
• Teaching students efficient ways to conduct
  research, gather evidence, and identify audiences
• Helping students gain confidence as speakers and
  writers

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• Tuition Surcharge Proposal
• 1st and 2nd year -- NO surcharge
• 3rd and 4th year -- 1,500/year surcharge
• All revenue generated by surcharge will support
  engineering academic programs
• less 16 set aside for student aid

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Example AY 01-02 Tuition/Fees Including Iowa
Engineering Surcharge

• Years 1 and 2 (resident)
• 3,769 (Iowa, 9/9)
• 4,088 (Wisconsin, 8/9)
• 5,881 (Minnesota, 5/9)
• 6,330 (Illinois, 3/9)
• 7,317 (Michigan, 1/9)
• 5,641 (public mean)

• Years 3 and 4 (resident)
• 4,088 (Wisconsin, 9/9)
• 5,269 (Iowa, 6/9)
• 5,881 (Minnesota, 5/9)
• 6,330 (Illinois, 3/9)
• 9,451 (Michigan, 1/9)
• 6,105 (public mean)