Initial Publication Date: April 13, 2015

Demographics of Surveyed Departments

Go back to the beginning of this presentation, by Randall Richardson and Susan Beck of the University of Arizona, about the results of a national survey of geoscience departments.

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What category best describes your department?

Answers from left to right are Two-Year College, Four-Year Undergraduate College, Masters-Granting University, and PhD-Granting University.


About how many undergraduate degrees are granted per year from your department?

Answers from left to right are 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, more than 70.


How many full-time equivalent (FTE) faculty are in your department?

Answers from left to right are 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, more than 50.


How many undergraduate majors are in your department?

Answers from left to right are 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-80, 81-100, more than 100.