Facilities Development Plan - The University of Nebraska Kearney

A continuing trend at UNK is the growth
in proportion of full-time students. Full-time
students as a percentage of total enrollments
have increased from 73.4% in 1996 to 79.0% in
2005.
In addition to monitoring headcount, UNK
monitors trends in degrees conferred. While
headcount peaked in 1996 at 7,680, the number of
degrees conferred has exceeded the 1996 total six
times. This demonstrates that UNK’s contribution
to the state has been relatively constant
during this period. Seen another way, it means
that by this measure UNK’s productivity has been
sustained at an historically high level. We retain
the same or even greater need to support quality
in graduate-producing operations in the future
Table 1
HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT – FALL SEMESTER
BY COURSE LOAD 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
UNDERGRADUATE
Full-Time 5,372 5,256 5,091 5,047 4,826 4,762 4,768 4,839 4,881 4,895
Part-Time 917 855 795 758 676 645 598 534 499 486
Total
GRADUATE
6,289 6,111 5,886 5,805 5,502 5,407 5,366 5,373 5,380 5,381
Full-Time 264 211 178 179 197 202 202 186 180 195
Part-Time 1,127 811 785 796 807 817 827 820 822 869
Total
TOTAL
1,391 1,022 963 975 1,004 1,019 1,029 1,006 1,002 1,064
Full-time 5,636 5,467 5,269 5,226 5,023 4,964 4,970 5,025 5,061 5,090
Part-time 2,044 1,666 1,580 1,554 1,483 1,462 1,425 1,354 1,321 1,355
Total 7,680 7,133 6,849 6,780 6,506 6,426 6,395 6,379 6,382 6,445
PERCENT FULL-TIME
STUDENTS
DEGREES
CONFERRED
(all semesters)
CHAPTER 4
in terms of instruction and research facilities.
If UNK were to attain 1.5% annual growth over
the planning period, which is the near-term
University-wide growth target specifi ed in the
Regents’ Strategic Framework Document,
the headcount result at UNK would be 7,480
students (including headcount produced
in distance education programs) by 2015.
Although that is an aggressive target in
our circumstances, the physical campus
improvements envisioned in this plan will help
to bring it within reach. Additional funding
for scholarships and facilities will be required
to help us meet this target. Moreover, those
advancements will be critical to maintaining
quality education, services, and residential life
for current levels of UNK enrollment.
73.4% 76.6% 76.9% 77.1% 77.2% 77.2% 77.7% 78.8% 79.3% 79.0%
1,141 1,070 1,045 1,119 1,218 1,155 1,300 1,212 1,226 1,276
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