21%

Expenditures for administration as percent of total operating expenditures
(Indicator Number: 42)

Category: Stewardship

What It Measures: Relative amount spent on administration, indicating how prudently the resources are used.

Data Reporting Lag: The reporting for this indicator has a 2 year difference. The latest data available is from 2021 for the indicator reporting year of 2023

Value Comparison: When comparing this value for Adequacy and Improvement, a lower value is better.

Data Source For Indicator Value: IPEDS

Data Source For Peer Value: IPEDS

Benchmark Set By: Peers

IMPROVEMENT

21%
is currently above the average of the 3 previous years (15.33%)


ADEQUACY

21%
is currently at or below the benchmark set by Peers (23%)



University of Maryland, Eastern Shore's peers as of 2015

New Jersey City University
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
SUNY at Fredonia
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Fayetteville State University
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Winston-Salem State University
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Virginia State University
California State University, Bakersfield

USM Institutions
Expenditures for administration as percent of total operating expenditures
(Indicator Number: 42)

Bowie State University 21%
Coppin State University 58%
Frostburg State University 17%
Salisbury University 17%
Towson University 21%
University of Baltimore 22%
University of Maryland, Baltimore 10%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 14%
University of Maryland, College Park 10%
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore 21%
University of Maryland Global Campus 22%