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2018-2024 Six-Year PlanPresented to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Office of the Senior Vice President | August 15, 2017

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George Mason University Six-Year Plan presented by:

Ángel Cabrera President

S. David Wu Provost and Executive Vice President

J.J. Wagner Davis Senior Vice President

Frank Strike Interim Vice President, Facilities

David B. Moore Assistant Vice President & Chief Budget Officer

Renate Guilford Associate Provost, Academic Administration

Our University

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Innovative

Diverse

Entrepreneurial

Accessible

Mason Strategic Plan


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of 200 colleges and universities worldwide.

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Most Innovative Schools by U.S. News Best Colleges 2017.

New ranking by Business First of the top 499 public

universities.

New Rankings!

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Our Students


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20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017

Fall Headcount Annualized FTESource: Office of Institutional Research & Reporting, enrollment excludes Mason Korea

We continue to GROW


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68%

UNDERGRADUATES FULL-TIME

81%

IN-STATE

Who’s Going to School at MASON?

68%


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37%

FIRST GENERATION

49%

UNDERREPRESENTED RACIAL / ETHNIC

A DIVERSE undergraduate class

15%

OVER AGE 25 AT ENTRY


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George MasonUniversity three-year

loan default rate

National three-yearloan default rate

Public four-year three-year loan default rate

Virginia three-yearloan default rate

Virginia public four-year three-year loan

default rate*

Virginia doctoraluniversities three-year

loan default rate*

2011 2012 2013

How George Mason University’s student loan default rates compare

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Mason’s Default Rate is 2.1% compared to a National Three-

Year Average Default Rate of 10.3% for Public Universities

44% of Mason students incurred no debt prior to graduation

For those students graduating with debt, Mason undergraduate debt averaged $30,132

Source: Common Data Set 2016-17, H5Federal Student Financial Aid, Three-year default rate (cohort 2013)

Student Debt & Repayment Below National Average


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STUDENT SUCCESS - No Disparity in Graduation RatesGRADUATION GAPS:

Nationally, 62% of white students, but only 53% of Latino students, and 40% of African American students who started college in 2009 at a public four-year institution, hold bachelor’s degrees from that institution six years later.

HISPANIC STUDENTS

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS

White student graduation rates surpass those of Hispanic students by

9%-pts at public institutions nationwide

White student graduation rates surpass those of African American students by

21%-pts at public institutions nationwide

No Disparity at George Mason University

Source: National Center for Education Statistics 2016 Digest and GMU IRR, Fall 2009 entering cohort

No Disparity at George Mason University


Six-Year Plan Financial Framework

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REVENUES EXPENSES

Tuition& Fees

State Appropriations

Retention & Enrollment

Philanthropy New Programs

Academic & Administrative

Enterprise

NET RESOURCES

Operating & Capital Reserves Capital Infrastructure Physical Plant

The Financial Framework


Cost Increases

Instructional

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AA- Aa3

A+ A1A A2A- A3

BBB+ Baa1

January 2017Received Two

RatingsGMUF’s Prince William Lab LLC

Refunding Bonds

Stable Financial Ratings in 2017


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Examine the Base: Efficiency & Effectiveness MeasuresDebt Deauthorization and NO NEW DEBT: 4 Year Total $230M

Partial List Fairfax Concert Hall $41.1MHousing IX $41.1MEconomics Building $30.7MParking Deck IV $27.2MSW Campus Dining $14.6M

Asset ReutilizationMason Inn Conversion Historical Loss $12MMason Hall Phase I & II Cost Avoidance $13MScience & Technology CampusBroadlands Properties

Base Budget Reductions & Reallocation 4 Year Total $33.3M

Increased Financial Flexibility

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Six-Year Plan Priorities & Strategy


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•Mason requests increase for

Enrollment Growth & Degree Awards for

Virginia Undergraduate & Graduate Residents

• Mason requests funding for Multidisciplinary Institutes

• Mason requests increase for

Undergraduate & Graduate Financial

Assistance

• Mason requests support for Salary Compensation Increases

Advance the Economic & Cultural Prosperity of the Commonwealth & its Regions

Provide Affordable

Access for All

Optimize Student Success for Work

and Life

Drive Change & Improvement through Innovation & Investment

Aligns with Goals of Virginia Plan

Goals of the Virginia Plan for Higher Education


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Strategy 1: Mason must make available additionalstudent aid resources at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

Biennium Request: $4M General Fund, $1M Nongeneral Fund

Provide Affordable Access for All StudentsMason Priority 1Virginia Plan Goal 1

#1Priority 1

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enrolled ~48% of growth!

Student Enrollment Growth Fall 2008-2016


Virginia Public Institutions of Higher Education

#1Priority 1

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Mason maintains selectivity, while enrolling 74% of in-state undergraduates from underrepresented groups.

VA Localities

8,057

10,925

5,024 6,191

3,742

5,218

2,891 3,230

85 106 0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

22,000

FY 2013 FY 2017Minority Race/Ethnicity Economically Disadvantaged 1st Generation Adult Students VA Localities

Underrepresented Groups11,828

67%

All Other Students5,887

33%

All Other Students5,294

26%Underrepresented Groups

15,105

74%


#1Priority 1

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#1Priority 1

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W&M UVA VT ODU MASON VCU

Total FY 2018 Need Total FY 2018 Funded

$25.5


18.7% 18.3%

30.3% 31.9%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

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30%

35%

2001 2006 2011 2016

Mason Pell Grant Recipients

% of Mason undergraduate, degree-seeking, in-state

students receiving Pell Grants

Increase Student Financial AidVirginia Student Financial Aid Program

Funds Needed to Achieve 100% of the Model

$2.4

$49.9

$39.3

$6.0

$47.5

dollars in millions SCHEV 2016-18 Operating Budget Amendments

#1Priority 1

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Support Salary Compensation IncreasesMason Priority 2Virginia Plan Goal 3, 4

Strategy 8: Mason must recognize high-quality faculty and staff by providing an annual merit based salary increase.

Biennium Request: $12.7M General Fund, $12.7M Nongeneral Fund

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Priority 2

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FACULTY & STAFF: Metrics #4#3

Priority 2

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High Cost of Living, Low Relative Wages


57% below Salary Average

for classified staff

Based on DHRM Position Titles, a majority of Mason employees are below the northern

Virginia classified salary average

$101,589$102,896

$105,948$108,360

$94,716 $94,194$95,508 $95,081

32.9% 29.2%22.6%

16.4%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

$70,000

$90,000

$110,000

Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016

Mason Average Faculty Salary and Percentile RankAmong Peer Institutions - All Ranks

SCHEV Conventional Goal (60th Percentile of Peers)Mason Average SalaryMason Salary Percentile Rank

Percentile Rank

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Priority 2

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$15.3

$22.6

$9.8

$25.3

$10.1

$45.8M

8.8%11.1% 11.4%

12.3%

14.1%

24.4%

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10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

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VCU VT ODU UVA W&M MASONTotal Required Funding Required % Increase to Goal


Required % Increase in Funds Needed to Achieve 100% of Salary Goal

dollars in millions

SCHEV 2016-18 Operating Budget Amendments

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Mason Financial Request

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Enrollment Growth & Degree Awards for VA undergraduate and graduate residentsMason Priority 3Virginia Plan Goal 1, 2, 4

Strategy 2: Mason seeks equitable resources for past enrollment growth.

Biennium Request: $10M General Fund, $6M Nongeneral Fund

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#1Priority 3

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1,713 2,2214,584 4,726 4,885 5,042 5,421

8,617 9,401

21,27023,898 24,322

31,21833,170

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Virginia Public Institutions of Higher Education

Student Headcount, Fall 2016

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY enrolls more students!

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$16,506$13,810

$11,483 $11,263

$6,648$11,942 $8,672

$7,733

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$6,887$6,989

$6,275

$7,305

$5,658

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$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

In-State Tuition General Fund

$24,239$22,450

$18,370 $18,252

$12,923

$19,247

$14,330

Average w/o

Mason

Mason FY 2018 Financial Disparity


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Long Term Financial Shift from Taxpayer to Student

67%

33%

75%

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50%

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George Mason UniversityGeneral Fund vs. Tuition and Other as a Percent of the E&G Budget

State Appropriations Tuition & Other

25%

67%

% State Funded

57%

1985

2018

2000

25%


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Multidisciplinary InstitutesMason Priority 4Virginia Plan Goal 3, 4

Strategy 11: To promote innovation and job creation, Mason will establish additional multidisciplinary institutes.

Biennium Request: $2.75M General Fund, $1.25M Nongeneral Fund

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Priority 4

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Health & Wellbeing


The Institute for Biomedical Innovation (IBI) will continue to focus on driving advances in technologies and interventions designed to improve the health and wellbeing of the citizens of the Commonwealth and beyond.

Enabled by translational partnerships with clinical organizations and private sector companies, IBI researchers are helping power the personalized medicine revolution.

The University will serve as a founding member of the Global Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute (GGBRI), in partnership with the University of Virginia and the Inova Health System. GGBRI researchers, including an additional 30+ IBI research-active faculty, will engage in cutting-edge translational research and training in domains such as proteomics, systems biology, bioengineering, bioinformatics, and related public policy.

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Priority 4

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Cyber & Data AnalyticsThe University seeks to double its sponsored research portfolio in cyber and data analytics in the next 6-year period.

Growth in these research programs will contribute advances in the knowledge frontier that in turn will inspire the development of new products and services in the region’s technology-intensive industries.

Mason currently produces more than 4,500 ICT-relevant graduates at bachelors, masters and PhD levels annually and plans to double this number over the next 6-year period.

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Resilience

Thriving Together during Change:Mason's third multidisciplinary

priority lies at the intersection of resilient social, engineered and

environmental systems.

Increases in our understanding will inform the development of new methodologies, technologies and approaches to make our socio-political, built- and eco-systems more resilient to disruptive, undesirable change and better positioned to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

BUILT SYSTEMS

ECO SYSTEMS

CLIMATE DYNAMICS

HUMANSYSTEMS

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Priority 4

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Recent AchievementsMultidisciplinary team from IBI wins competitive award for a state-of-the-art 3.0T fMRI, to be commissioned in 2018

Selected by the Department of Homeland Security to lead its Center of Excellence in Criminal Investigations

and Network Analysis

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Carnegie Classification

Tier 1 Research University1 of 115 nationwide1 of 4 in Virginia

ChallengesCompetitive salaries and start-up packagesLimited funding for research instrumentsLimited number of research-active faculty

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VCU TECH UVA$0.5M

$3M

$6M

$5MRESEARCHEQUIPMENTFUND FY17

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Capital Plan

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Facilities Master Planning

Capital Projects in Construction• Peterson Family Health Sciences Hall • Potomac Science Center• Johnson Center Dining Renovations

Capital Projects in Design & Planning• Robinson Hall• Utility Infrastructure• Hylton Performing Arts Center Addition

Upcoming Capital Projects• Bull Run Addition• IT Infrastructure

North Plaza and Robinson Hall

Hylton Performing Arts Center

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2018-2024 Capital Plan

Project Funding Dollars

Improve Telecommunications Network Infrastructure – Phase I GF $11,419,000

Renovate Science & Tech I (100,000 GSF) GF $68,650,000

Renovate Enterprise Hall (100,000 GSF) GF $48,680,000

Renovate King Hall & Construct New Addition(86,000 GSF Renovation; 60,000 GSF New) GF $84,843,000

Construct Academic VIII/Research IV (200,000 GSF) GF/NGF $170,004,000

Renovate Campus Library, Phase II(90,000 GSF Renovation; 35,000 GSF New) GF $52,386,000

Improve Telecom/Network Infrastructure – Phase II GF/NGF $22,915,000

Improve Telecom/Network Infrastructure – Phase III GF/NGF $18,456,000



Looking Ahead

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GUIDED PATHWAYSTargeting high-demand disciplines

ADVANCEA NOVA | Mason Partnership

REDUCED TUITIONSaving students time & money

DEDICATED ADVISINGNOVA admission through

Mason graduation

NEW TRANSFER MODELSingle point of admission

WORKFORCE NEEDSEngaging K-12 and regional

businesses


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