Latest Updates to OIRA Static Reports

October 2, 2023 October 2023 Newsletter

In recent months, OIRA has made a number of updates to the static reports available on our website. Below, you will find a brief overview of the updated reports:

  1. Degrees Conferred
  • Provides the total number of degrees conferred by College, Academic Unit, Major or Minor, and Level.
    • In the 2022-2023 academic year, UMaine awarded 2,895 degrees, including 25 undergraduate certificates, 1,977 bachelor’s degrees, 158 graduate certificates, 647 master’s degrees, 26 post-master’s certificates, and 62 doctoral degrees.
    • UMaine Machias awarded 97 degrees in the same period, spanning 16 early college degrees, 5 associate’s degrees, 17 undergraduate certificates, and 59 bachelor’s degrees.
  1. Student Credit Hours
  • Displays student credit hours by college, department, and career (undergraduate/graduate) from 2018-2019 to 2022-2023.
    • UMaine provided a total of 255,862 credit hours in fall and spring of 2022-2023, with approximately 90% at the undergraduate level and 10% at the graduate level.
  1. FTE faculty
  • Displays Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) faculty numbers by college and academic unit.
    • In 2022-2023, 557 total FTE faculty (392 tenure/tenure-eligible) were associated with the six academic colleges.
  1. UMaine Undergraduate Majors
  • Provides a ten-year summary of fall enrollment for undergraduate baccalaureate degree programs.
  • The report includes trend lines, mean change in enrollment, percentage change from 2013 to 2022, and compound annual growth rates (CAGR).
    • Notable growth in such programs as Surveying Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Sports Management, and certificate programs is evident.
  1. UMaine Graduate Majors
  • Similar to the undergraduate majors report, this report provides a ten-year summary of fall enrollment for graduate programs.
  • The report includes mean change in enrollment, percentage change, and CAGR for the most recent five and ten years.
    • Remarkable growth is seen in programs such as MBA, Master’s in Information Systems, and online programs.

Please contact Deb Allen (debra.allen@maine.edu) or Simona Mitevska (simona.mitevska@maine.edu) with any questions about these updates.