ERIC Number: ED565386
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 44
Abstractor: ERIC
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University of Florida Annual Accountability Report, 2013-14
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida
This statistical report provides data tables on the University of Florida (UF's) financial resources, personnel, enrollment, undergraduate education, graduate education, and research & economic development. Highlights of UF's achievements in the 2013-2014 academic year include: (1) Upon being named the state's highest-achieving preeminent university, UF initiated a program of investment designed to strengthen the quality and reputation of many departments and research initiatives; (2) UF's four-year graduation rate for the Fall 2010 cohort is 67%. This is an increase of 1% over last year's 2009 cohort rate and is a return to 2008's 67% rate; (3) Comparing total strategic emphasis degrees using the new categories, UF shows an increase of 8% in undergraduate programs and 6% in graduate programs over 2012-13 data; (4) To facilitate research computing, including its thrust into Big Data, UF created the HiPerGator supercomputer. The results have exceeded expectations, with well over $300M in research being performed on it; (5) UF received a record $702 million in external grants and contracts in the 2013-14 fiscal year. Total federal agency funding (awards) for FY 2014 was over $465 million; and (6) In its first dozen years of operation, the University of Florida's Tech Connect program has helped launch 157 technology-based startup companies that in turn generated more than $1 billion in private funding, $530 million in public funding and 2,000 new jobs. During the fiscal year that ended June 30, the program's affiliated companies hired more than 345 new employees and raised more than $106 million in private funding and $105 million in public funding.
Descriptors: Accountability, STEM Education, Higher Education, Tables (Data), Educational Finance, Financial Support, Income, School Personnel, College Faculty, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Program Effectiveness, Academic Degrees, Scholarship, Research, Innovation, School Business Relationship, School Community Relationship, Budgets, Enrollment Trends, Expenditures, State Aid, Grants, Student Financial Aid, Awards, Graduation Rate, Reputation, Research and Development, Annual Reports
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida. 325 West Gaines Street Suite 1614, Tallahassee, FL 32399. Tel: 850-245-4545; Fax: 850-245-9667; Web site: http://www.flbog.org/
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: State University System of Florida, Board of Governors
Identifiers - Location: Florida
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