Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 University of Illinois Springfield
Mission Statement The University of Illinois Springfield provides a uniquely student-centered educational experience both in and out of the classroom through active learning, meaningful research, and impactful civic engagement that prepares graduates to contribute fully to society.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Student-Focused Teaching and Learning:
    1. We place student development – fostered through meaningful interactions among students, faculty, staff, and the community – at the core of all university activities.
  2. Integrity:
    1. We conduct ourselves with honesty, professionalism, and respect for others, accepting responsibility for the ethical consequences of our ideas and actions.
  3. Inquiry:
    1. We seek to understand the world around us through the mastery of core skills of perception, analysis, and expression.
  4. Civic Engagement:
    1. We build meaningful relationships that enable us to both learn from and contribute to our local and global communities.
  5. Diversity:
    1. We embrace diversity in all its forms as both an intellectual commitment and a social responsibility, and we foster an inclusive culture that recognizes the needs and contributions of every individual.
  6. Strategic Thinking:
    1. We are a proactive learning organization committed to continuous improvement, evidence-based decision-making, and innovation.
  7. Accountability:
    1. We translate intentions into actions via shared governance and fiscal stewardship, holding decision-makers responsible to our students, colleagues, and other stakeholders.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Education Assistance Fund, State College and University Trust Fund Statutory Authority 110 ILCS 305
Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) (a) $ 130,740.5 $ 135,165.7 $ 124,448.0 $ 126,564.1 $ 119,271.2
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 34,551.0 $ 31,446.0 $ 33,663.9 $ 31,068.9 $ 28,014.2
Average monthly full-time equivalents (b) 992.0 992.0 1,004.0 1,004.0 959.0
Total staff - all sources (b) 992.0 992.0 1,004 1,004 959.0
Total staff - state appropriated funds (b) 690.0 690.0 675.0 675.0 639.0
Output Indicators
Undergraduate headcount enrollment (c) 2,337 2,309 2,309 2,342 2,393
Total headcount enrollment (c) 4,364 4,628 4,628 4,661 4,198
Percentage: part-time student enrollment (c,d) 39.90% 41.40% 41.10% 41.40% 40.60%
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: African American, black N/A 70.0 N/A 65.0 70.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: American Indian, Alaskan Native N/A 0.0 N/A 0.0 2.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Asian N/A 25.0 N/A 23.0 30.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Hispanic N/A 60.0 N/A 44.0 75.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander N/A 1.0 N/A 0.0 0.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: white N/A 370.0 N/A 418.0 444.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: two or more races N/A 27.0 N/A 23.0 21.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: international students N/A 16.0 N/A 14.0 11.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: not indicated N/A 13.0 N/A 10.0 9.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: African American, black N/A 115.0 N/A 90.0 62.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: American Indian, Alaskan Native N/A 1.0 N/A 1.0 0.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Asian N/A 47.0 N/A 49.0 27.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Hispanic N/A 51.0 N/A 31.0 29.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander N/A 0.0 N/A 1.0 0.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: white N/A 321.0 N/A 313.0 270.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: two or more races N/A 12.0 N/A 16.0 16.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: international students N/A 451.0 N/A 488.0 128.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by race/ethnicity: not indicated N/A 7.0 N/A 13.0 3.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by gender: female N/A 338.0 N/A 338.0 336.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by gender: male N/A 244.0 N/A 259.0 324.0
Baccalaureate degree completions (number) by gender: not indicated N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by gender: female N/A 488.0 N/A 427.0 273.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by gender: male N/A 517.0 N/A 575.0 258.0
Graduate and professional degree completions (number) by gender: not indicated N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.0
Outcome Indicators
Six-year graduation rate: first-time, full-time students (d) 54.00% 53.70% 52.00% 52.00% 62.00%
Six-year graduation rate: first-time, full-time Pell recipients 41.20% 41.20% 45.00% 45.00% 49.50%
Retention rate: first-time, full-time students 74.00% 70.40% 75.00% 75.00% 81.00%
Retention rate: new transfer cohort 76.00% 76.00% 73.00% 73.00% 71.00%
Percentage of first-time, full-time students who are Illinois residents N/A N/A 85.60% 83.50% 84.80%
Percentage of graduates, not subsequently enrolled, with stable employment one year after graduation N/A N/A N/A N/A 78.30%
Percentage of graduates, not subsequently enrolled, with stable employment earning 20% more than the typical high school graduate in Illinois one year after graduation N/A N/A N/A N/A 65.50%
Annual number of students completing teacher preparation programs (e) N/A 46.0 N/A 56.0 59.0
Annual number of students completing nursing programs N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Annual number of students completing law programs N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Annual number of students completing medical programs N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Annual number of students completing dentistry programs N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Institutional pass rate: National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) - nursing (RN) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Institutional pass rate: Illinois Bar Exam - law N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Institutional pass rate: United States Medical Licensing Exam, Step 2 - Clinical Knowledge N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Institutional pass rate: Integrated National Dental Board Exam (INDBE) - dentistry N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
Instructional cost per credit hour: all instructional levels N/A N/A N/A $ 587.37 $ 578.38
Percentage of total expenditures (all sources) devoted to Instruction 25.90% 25.90% 27.10% 27.10% 25.50%
Percentage of total expenditures (all sources) devoted to Research and Public Service 13.90% 13.90% 14.90% 14.90% 14.40%
Percentage of total expenditures (all sources) devoted to Academic and Student Support 28.80% 28.80% 27.10% 27.10% 27.00%
Percentage of total expenditures (all sources) devoted to all other programs (f) 31.30% 31.30% 30.90% 30.90% 33.10%
Undergraduate degrees and certificates per 100 full-time-equivalent students (based on 30 credit hours) N/A 29.0 N/A 29.5 32.6
Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees: annual based on 30 credit hours (in dollars) (g,h) $ 14,906.00 $ 14,518.00 $ 14,518.00 $ 14,518.00 $ 14,297.00
Percentage of undergraduate students receiving institutional need-based aid (i) N/A 9.80% N/A 7.20% 6.70%
Percentage of undergraduate students receiving MAP N/A 42.40% N/A 39.40% 38.60%
Percentage of undergraduate students receiving Pell N/A 44.10% N/A 37.70% 36.10%
External Benchmarks
Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees as a percentage of Illinois median income N/A N/A N/A N/A 20.90%
Footnotes
Total expenditures include expenditures from all appropriated funds (primarily general funds), as well as from restricted and non-appropriated fund sources. Expenditures here include appropriated capital spending and an allocation of University Administration, which are excluded from some later measures in this report. Staff levels reference the number of staff years (a measure of staff effort over a 12-month period) supported by respective fund sources as well as an allocation of University Administration staff. State appropriated fund sources include the University Income Fund. Based on Fall enrollments. Institutions with high ratios of part-time students will have lower graduation rates. Undergraduate students only. All other programs include institutional support, operations and maintenance of physical plant, Medicare, and independent operations, including student housing and food service. Includes refundable fees. Entry-level tuition and fees. Institutional need-based aid only. All institutional gift aid was 41.3% in fiscal year 2023, 41.0% in fiscal year 2024, and 44.1% in fiscal year 2025.

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