I do not know enough about our suggested new peers to determine
whether they have been appropriately chosen. For example, have any of
them initiated three doctoral programs in the last two years
including one that is expected to be a world class PhD in an emerging
field?

However, I don't believe that it would be too cynical to see this as
THEC policy to race to the bottom of state funding of higher
education.  What happens when we begin to lag behind this the funding
of this cohort as we have with our current peers?


Institution                             State and Local Appropriations per FTE
                                        Tuition and Fees per FTE
                                                Total Support per FTE
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY             $9,078  $2,046  $11,124
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY                 6,198   4,014   10,212
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY                       6,414   3,480   9,894
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA         5,713   3,741   9,454
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY                       6,518   2,732   9,250
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY                       5,138   3,435   8,573
STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA                5,573   2,739   8,312
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY           4,340   3,849   8,189
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY           5,047   2,160   7,207
MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY                        3,657   2,649   6,306
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY                       3,490   2,538   6,028
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE          3,415   1,040   4,456

Group Median Without Univ. of Tennessee Chattanooga
        $5,138  $2,732  $8,312
Univ. of Tennessee Chattanooga as Percent of Group Median
        111.2%  136.9%  113.7%
--
Robert Duffy, Head
UC Foundation Professor
Department of Theatre and Speech
319 Fine Arts Center #1401
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403
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