Facts and figures 2007–2008

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CBS by the numbers

Revenues

$ 14,978,679 tuition and fees
$ 25,539,950 state appropriation
$ 438,037 state special
$ 18,572,866 faculty grants and contracts
$ 4,008,401 indirect cost recovery
$ 1,129,985 private gifts
$ 505,483 endowment earnings
[Some figures are projected]

Research facilities and field stations

Biodale
Cargill Building for Microbial and Plant Genomics
Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
Ecology Building
Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories
Molecular and Cellular Biology Building
Plant Growth Facilities
Snyder Hall/Gortner Laboratories/Biological Sciences Center complex

Faculty

139 tenured and tenure-track faculty
6 endowed chairs*
23 McKnight professors [9 distinguished; 14 land-grant; 2 presidential] *
6 Regents professors, current and emeritus
34 recipients of UM distinguished teaching awards *
4 National Academy of Sciences fellows (current and emeritus)
[* cumulative totals]

Students

1,818 undergraduates registered for fall 2007
87 percent graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class
325 freshmen [in 2007]
593 graduate students [in 2007]
72 CBS scholarships and 14 CBS fellowships awarded
168 freshmen received scholarship awards from the University

Degree programs

7 undergraduate degree programs: Biology; Biochemistry;
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Genetics, Cell Biology and
Development; Plant Biology; Microbiology; and Neuroscience
9 graduate programs

Degrees conferred

369 undergraduate degrees [2006-07]
116 graduate degrees [2006-07]

Placement

Bachelor of Science degree
20% graduate school
20% medical or other professional schools
60% directly into the workforce

Tuition and fees

$ 9,598 resident undergraduate tuition and fees
$ 21,228 nonresident undergraduate tuition and fees
$ 7,062 room and board based on double occupancy,
14 meals per week
$ 9,740 resident graduate
$16,838 nonresident graduate

Alumni

11,195 total living alumni
8,647 with a B.S. degree
2,826 with an M.S. or a Ph.D.
6,067 living in Minnesota
22 Outstanding Achievement Awards
12 Honorary Doctorates

Technology transfer [FY 2003 through FY 2007]

56 intellectual property disclosures
30 issued patents
11 licenses completed
1 company founded by technology developed by CBS faculty or staff
$932,000 in gross royalties based on technology developed by CBS faculty or staff

Biotechnology support

Biodale provides research support services for more than 100 business clients per year. These include 3M, Cargill, Cargill Dow, Medtronic, General Mills, Boston Scientific, Surmodics, Land O’ Lakes, R&D Systems, Aveda, Purina and the Minnesota Science Museum as well as many start-up biotech companies.

The Biotechnology Resource Center (BRC) provides support for faculty and biotechnology companies. Since FY 2001-02, BRC has conducted more than 300 projects for 30 companies, of which 15 are located in Minnesota.