Academic
A degree conferred is one of the most tangible key performance indicators (KPIs) of a higher education institution. Through analysis of this data, we can ensure we are meeting our financial commitments to our internal stakeholders while helping to ensure our programs are optimally resourced to support excellence and are sustainable.
as of Mar. 22, 2024
| Calander Year | Total | PharmD Degrees | MS Degrees (HSPA) (1) | MS Degrees (RegSci) (2) | MS Degrees (PhD Candidate) (3) | PhD Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 195 | 156 | 21 | N/A | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | 180 | 135 | 24 | N/A | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 187 | 156 | 14 | N/A | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 168 | 146 | 9 | N/A | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | 168 | 138 | 9 | N/A | 0 | 21 |
Note – The PharmD and MS program have a traditional graduation and degree conferred period each year in May. The PhD program typically confers degrees during multiple periods in the year.
(1) MS Degrees (HSPA) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration (includes both on-line and residential students)
(2) MS Degrees (REGSCI) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in regulatory science. This is a new degree program in 2023.
(3) MS Degrees (Phd Candidate) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences is the degree awarded to a PhD candidate that does not meet the full requirements of the PhD program. Program Code Inst – MSPHRS_PHRSCBMC
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
Student enrollment is a key leading indicator of the instructional capacity needed to support the credit bearing course portfolio. Through analysis of these data, the School can better understand the relative level of educational resources aligned to each program and assess how this level is trending over time in order to make the necessary capacity adjustments.
as of Mar. 22, 2024
| Calendar Year | Total | PharmD | MS (HSPA) (1) | MS (RegSci) (2) | PhD | Graduate Other | Undergraduate (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7,068 | 6,045 | 222 | 26 | 761 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7,681 | 6,739 | 208 | N/A | 725 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7,611 | 6,712 | 172 | N/A | 713 | 0 | 14 |
Note – Course enrollments are unique student enrollments in a credit-bearing course by academic term and are measured as of the Post Grades – Completion snapshot in UNC authoritative registration data.
(1) MS Degrees (HSPA) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration (includes both on-line and residential students)
(2) MS Degrees (REGSCI) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in regulatory science. This is a new degree program in Fall of 2023. Degree Program is listed as MPS.
(3) Graduate Other = Courses that have not been identified as either PhD or MS. This course is PHRS 500 – Innovation & Transformation in Pharmacy. This is offered in the Summer academic term.
(4) Undergraduate = The course is PHCY 100 – Pharmaceuticals: Social Issues and was taught in the Fall of 2021 and 2022.
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
A student credit hour is calculated by multiplying the credit available for the successful completion of a course by the number of students that were enrolled in the course as of the end of the academic term (Post-Grades Completion) snapshot. Through analysis of these data, we can better understand the relative student credit hours volume (proxy for revenue) of each course and program to ensure we are staffing our credit bearing courses as efficiently as possible while still achieving exceptional performance in student learning outcomes.
as of Mar. 22, 2024
| Calendar Year | Total Student Credit Hours | PharmD | MS (HSPA) (1) | MS (RegSci) (2) | PhD | Graduate Other (3) | Undergraduate (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20,168 | 17,911 | 679 | 37 | 1,473 | 68 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21,726 | 19,615 | 638 | N/A | 1,456 | 12 | 6 |
| 2021 | 21,990 | 20,010 | 541 | N/A | 1,452 | 0 | 14 |
Note – Student Credit hours are counted in all credit-bearing courses by academic term and are measured as of the Post Grades – Completion snapshot in UNC authoritative registration data.
(1) MS Degrees (HSPA) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration (includes both on-line and residential students)
(2) MS Degrees (REGSCI) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in regulatory science. This is a new degree program in Fall of 2023. Degree Program is listed as MPS.
(3) Graduate Other = Courses that have not been identified as either PhD or MS. This course is PHRS 500 – Innovation & Transformation in Pharmacy. This is offered in the Summer academic term.
(4) Undergraduate = The course is PHCY 100 – Pharmaceuticals: Social Issues and was taught in the Fall of 2021 and 2022.
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
All educators that are evaluated in a credit-bearing course are required to record their instructional time by course and activity at the end of each academic term. Through analysis of these data, we can better understand the time required and workload of our educators to support curriculum sustainability.
as of Mar. 22, 2024
| Calendar Year | Total Hours | PharmD | MS (HSPA) (1) | MS (RegSci) (2) | PhD | Graduate Other (3) | Undergraduate (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39,125 | 24,210 | 1,445 | 332 | 12,851 | 287 | N/A |
| 2022 | 41,049 | 25,378 | 1,627 | N/A | 13,859 | 86 | 99 |
| 2021 | 33,863 | 23,710 | 1,441 | N/A | 8,609 | N/A | 103 |
Note – Instructional hours are counted in all credit-bearing courses by academic term and are measured as of the Post Grades – Completion snapshot in UNC authoritative registration data. They are self-reported by all educators who have been evaluated in the course in addition to assigned Teaching Assistants.
(1) MS Degrees (HSPA) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration (includes both on-line and residential students)
(2) MS Degrees (REGSCI) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in regulatory science. This is a new degree program in Fall of 2023. Degree Program is listed as MPS.
(3) Graduate Other = Courses that have not been identified as either PhD or MS. This course is PHRS 500 – Innovation & Transformation in Pharmacy. This is offered in the Summer academic term.
(4) Undergraduate = The course is PHCY 100 – Pharmaceuticals: Social Issues and was taught in the Fall of 2021 and 2022.
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
Course delivery efficiency is a “normalized” metric used in higher education that compares the number of instructional hours utilized to generate the student credit hours in a course. While this metric does not measure the effectiveness of instruction, it does provide a normalized method for comparative analysis which allows School leadership the ability to asks better questions regarding the difference in delivery efficiency between similar courses. Through analysis of these data along with a deep understanding of the activities performed in each course, we can better understand if course delivery efficiency is improving over time. Key drivers of course delivery efficiency improvement include quality and consistency of educators assigned, stability of course content, competency of students, educator experience with the material, course is NOT in the 8-week block format, and continuity of learning systems.
as of Mar. 22, 2024
| Calendar Year | Overall | PharmD | MS (HSPA) (1) | MS (RegSci) (2) | PhD | Graduate Other (3) | Undergraduate (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.52 | 0.74 | 0.47 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.24 | N/A |
| 2022 | 0.53 | 0.77 | 0.39 | N/A | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| 2021 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 0.38 | N/A | 0.17 | N/A | 0.14 |
Note – Course Delivery Efficiency Metric = Student Credit Hours (SCH) / Instructional Hours Reported. We are using the Post-Grades Completion snapshot. Instructional hours are self-reported by educator at the completion of each academic term, and we enforce a 100% participation rate for employee Faculty that teach.
(1) MS Degrees (HSPA) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration (includes both on-line and residential students)
(2) MS Degrees (REGSCI) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in regulatory science. This is a new degree program in Fall of 2023. Degree Program is listed as MPS.
(3) Graduate Other = Courses that have not been identified as either PhD or MS. This course is PHRS 500 – Innovation & Transformation in Pharmacy. This is offered in the Summer academic term.
(4) Undergraduate = The course is PHCY 100 – Pharmaceuticals: Social Issues and was taught in the Fall of 2021 and 2022.
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
Consistently measuring and monitoring the course evaluation rates of the School are essential to ensuring that the resulting data is useful to inform curriculum, course and educator level improvement. The following table shows the overall School and program-based course evaluation rates. These data are used by School leadership to create awareness and accountability about the importance of student feedback in the curriculum optimization process.
as of Mar. 28, 2024
| Calander Year | ESOP Rate % | UNC Benchmark % | PharmD Program % | MS Degrees (HSPA) % (1) | MS Degrees (RegSci) %(2) | PhD Program % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50 | TBD | 49.7 | 44.2 | 76.9 | 58.8 |
| 2022 | 43.9 | TBD | 42.7 | 50.5 | N/A | 60.9 |
| 2021 | 51.6 | TBD | 49.8 | 71.9 | N/A | 63.7 |
| 2020 | 58.4 | TBD | 56.8 | 79.6 | N/A | 71.4 |
| 2019 | 59.2 | TBD | 58.1 | 85.3 | N/A | 67.9 |
Note – The Course Evaluation rate is the number of student responses divided into the total number of surveys sent as measured in the course evaluation system.
(1) MS Degrees (HSPA) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in health-system pharmacy administration (includes both on-line and residential students)
(2) MS Degrees (REGSCI) = M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in regulatory science. This is a new degree program in Fall of 2023.
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog