FINANCIAL AID

1995 TO 1997

1994/95

1995/96

1996/97

Number of Perkins Loans at the University

1,026

883

1,106

Number of Perkins Loans awarded to graduate students

3

2

3

Percent of Perkins Loans awarded to graduate students

0.3%

0.2%

0.3%

Dollar value of Perkins Loans at the University

$1,792,035

$1,833,438

$1,714,671

Dollar value of Perkins Loans for graduate students

$6,750

$4,104

$6,750

Percent of dollar value awarded to graduate students

0.4%

0.2%

0.4%

Number of work-study assignments at University

833

1,233

1,226

Number of work-study assignments awarded to graduate

students

46

37

27

Percent of assignments awarded to graduate students

5.5%

3.0%

2.2%

Dollar value of work-study assignments at the

University

$1,449,963

$1,708,189

$1,871,856

Dollar value of assignments awarded to graduate

students

$177,235

$149,075

$127,974

Percent of dollar value awarded to graduate students

12.2%

8.7%

6.8%

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS - FALL 1997

Teaching

Research

Type

Assistants

Assistants

Totals

1996

DIVISION

Arts and Sciences

442

130

572

571

Business

60

54

114

111

Community Health Science

0

2

2

3

Communication

34

32

66

69

Education

68

29

97

115

Engineering

83

88

171

151

Human Environ. Science

8

14

22

21

Off. for Academic Affairs

8

16

24

21

Alabama Productivity Center

0

15

15

20

MINT

0

16

16

6

Social Work

5

8

13

15

Other Agencies

3

20

23

24

MBA

0

18

18

17

TOTALS

711

442

1,153

1,144

1996 TOTALS

717

427

1,144

DEPARTMENTAL GRADUATE ASSISTANTS - FALL 1997

TEACHING

RESEARCH

TOTAL

1997

1996

1997

1996

1997

1996

Accounting

19

16

9

11

28

27

Advertising and Public Relations

1

2

5

2

6

4

Aerospace Engineering

5

9

16

17

21

26

Ala. Prod. Center

0

0

15

37

15

37

American Studies

6

7

0

1

6

8

Anthropology

4

4

2

1

6

5

Art

12

14

0

0

12

14

Athletics Department

0

0

0

1

0

1

Biological Sciences

36

34

12

16

48

50

Center for Economic Research

1

0

2

3

3

3

Chemical Engineering

13

11

11

5

24

16

Chemistry

28

25

30

20

58

45

Civil and Environmental Eng.

6

7

11

6

17

13

Clothing, Textile & Design

0

0

2

0

2

0

Communicative Disorders

10

10

0

0

10

10

Community Health Studies

0

0

1

2

1

2

Computer Science

12

17

6

4

18

21

Criminal Justice

4

2

5

5

9

7

Critical Languages Ctr

11

5

2

0

13

5

Dean's Office, Com. and Bus. Adm.

1

0

2

2

3

2

Dean's Office, Education

0

1

6

15

6

16

Dean's Office, Engineering

1

0

2

2

3

2

Dean's Office, Human Environ.

7

3

6

5

13

8

Sciences

Economics, Finance, &

Legal Studies

17

20

23

20

40

40

Electrical Engineering

22

19

6

4

28

23

Engineering Science and Mechanics

0

0

1

0

1

0

English

108

112

5

3

113

115

Geography

6

7

7

3

13

10

Geology

12

11

18

13

30

24

German

6

5

0

0

6

5

Graduate School

0

1

1

0

1

1

Graduate Studies Program

9

5

12

12

21

17

History

20

19

0

0

20

19

Human Development and Family St.

1

2

5

1

6

3

Industrial Engineering

9

11

6

1

15

12

Institute for Social Sci. Res.

0

0

8

10

8

10

International Trade Center

0

0

3

3

3

3

Journalism

1

0

4

3

5

3

Library and Information Studies

14

17

9

11

23

28

Management and Marketing

10

11

12

11

22

22

Management Science and Statistics

13

11

4

1

17

12

Materials Science

0

0

0

2

0

2

Mathematics

21

23

8

5

29

28

MBA Program

0

0

18

17

18

17

Mechanical Engineering

9

11

14

11

23

22

Metallurgical and Materials Eng.

6

5

15

11

21

16

MINT Center

0

0

16

6

16

6

Museum of Natural History

0

0

3

7

3

7

Music

34

35

0

1

34

36

Office for Research and Service

0

0

4

0

4

0

Physics

18

16

6

2

24

18

Political Science

14

14

1

0

15

14

Professional Studies

31

31

13

12

44

43

Psychology

17

17

23

25

40

42

Romance Languages

30

26

0

1

30

27

Small Business Dev. Ctr.

0

0

1

2

1

2

Social Work

5

3

8

12

13

15

Speech Communication

6

7

0

0

6

7

Student Affairs

2

2

14

30

16

32

System Support Services

0

1

0

2

0

3

Teacher Education

39

43

8

5

47

48

Telecommunication and Film

3

4

1

1

4

5

Theatre and Dance

40

42

0

0

40

42

Women Studies

5

4

2

3

7

7

Other

6

15

18

21

24

36

TOTALS

711

717

442

427

1,153

1,144

TABLE 24

AVERAGE DEPARTMENTAL STIPENDS FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

0.25 FTE - FALL 1997

AVERAGE MONTHLY

AVERAGE ACADEMIC

NOS.

STIPEND

YEAR STIPEND

DEPARTMENT

1997

1996

1997

1996

1997

1996

Accounting

22

19

432.07

444.91

3,889

4,004

Advertising & PR

4

0

411.11

0.00

3,700

0

Aerospace Engineering

0

2

0

500.00

-

4,500

Ala. Prod. Center

4

18

426.83

426.83

3,841

3,842

Anthropology

2

2

402.77

402.77

3,625

3,625

American Studies

0

1

0

402.77

-

3,625

Art

5

8

402.77

402.67

3,625

3,624

Biological Sciences

0

8

0

503.13

-

4,528

Center for Economic Research

3

3

422.22

445.37

3,800

4,008

Chemistry

0

0

0

0.00

-

0

Civil & Envir. Engineering

2

2

402.77

402.77

3,625

3,625

Communicative Disorders

10

10

402.77

402.62

3,625

3,624

Computer Science

0

1

0

500.00

-

4,500

Criminal Justice

9

5

402.77

402.62

3,625

3,624

Critical Languages Ctr.

8

1

402.77

402.77

3,625

3,625

Dean's Office, Arts & Sciences

0

3

0

426.78

-

3,841

Dean's Office, Com. & Bus. Ad.

4

2

444.44

444.44

4,000

4,000

Dean's Office, Education

0

1

0

444.44

-

4,000

Dean's Office, Engineering

2

0

402.77

0.00

3,625

0

Dean's Office, Human Envir. Sci.

1

3

413.77

460.85

3,724

4,148

Econ., Fin., & Legal Studies

8

7

422.22

423.68

3,800

3,813

Electrical Engineering

11

7

430.04

424.49

3,870

3,820

Engineering Science & Mech.

0

0

0

0.00

-

0

English

3

1

402.77

402.00

3,625

3,618

History

1

0

402.77

0.00

3,625

0

Human Devel & Family Studies

5

0

568.62

0.00

5,118

0

Industrial Engineering

0

2

0

478.78

-

4,309

Institute for Social Sci. Res.

2

1

402.79

402.79

3,625

3,625

Library & Info. Studies

20

21

414.22

414.17

3,728

3,727

Management & Marketing

1

0

500.00

0.00

4,500

0

Management Science & Stat.

2

4

422.22

427.72

3,800

3,849

Mathematics

1

2

450.00

450.00

4,050

4,050

MBA Program

18

17

444.44

444.45

4,000

4,000

Mechanical Engineering

2

1

450.00

425.00

4,050

3,825

Music

7

12

402.77

402.58

3,625

3,623

Political Science

1

1

402.77

402.77

3,625

3,625

Professional Studies

15

11

402.77

402.42

3,625

3,622

Psychology

13

13

402.76

402.65

3,625

3,624

Romance Languages

1

2

537.07

402.00

4,834

3,618

Small Business Dev. Ctr.

1

2

444.44

424.72

4,000

3,822

Social Work

4

11

413.86

413.57

3,725

3,722

Student Affairs

2

2

402.77

402.77

3,625

3,625

System Support Services

0

1

0

444.44

-

4,000

Teacher Education

7

6

420.63

405.76

3,786

3,652

Theater & Dance

2

2

402.77

402.77

3,625

3,625

Other

6

4

403.24

-

3,629

TOTALS

209

219

$ 421.88

$ 424.02

$3,797

$3,816

*This listing does not include hourly paid students, or students with FTE below 0.25.

*Includes all appointments up to end of October 1997.

AVERAGE DEPARTMENTAL STIPENDS FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

0.50 FTE - FALL 1997

AVERAGE MONTHLY

AVERAGE ACADEMIC

NOS.

STIPEND

YEAR STIPEND

DEPARTMENT

1997

1996

1997

1996

1997

1996

Accounting

6

6

1,407.40

1,388.76

12,667

12,499

Advertising & Public Rel.

2

4

822.22

822.00

7,400

7,399

Aerospace Engineering

21

24

1,000.00

973.11

9,000

8,758

Ala. Prod. Center

10

16

883.57

922.00

7,952

8,299

American Studies

6

6

805.55

805.28

7,250

7,247

Anthropology

4

3

829.16

837.07

7,462

7,533

Art

7

6

805.55

805.28

7,250

7,247

Biological Sciences

47

40

1,032.60

1,030.00

9,293

9,270

Center for Economic Rsch.

1

805.55

-

7,250

Chemical Engineering

23

16

1,143.48

982.26

10,291

8,840

Chemistry

56

45

1,072.59

1,062.00

9,653

9,562

Civil & Envir. Engineering

13

11

900.87

815.60

8,108

7,340

Clothing, Textiles & Design

2

0

827.55

0.00

7,448

0

Community Health Sciences

0

0.00

-

0

Computer Science

18

20

953.70

911.02

8,583

8,199

Criminal Justice

2

805.55

-

7,250

Critical Languages Ctr.

5

4

805.55

805.55

7,250

7,250

Dean's Office, Arts & Sciences

0

0.00

-

0

Dean's Office, Communication

3

1,000.00

-

9,000

Dean's Office, Education

6

11

805.55

840.45

7,250

7,564

Dean's Office, Engineering

1

2

900.00

958.33

8,100

8,625

Dean's Office, Human Env. Sc.

12

13

827.55

827.41

7,448

7,447

Econ., Fin., & Legal Studies

32

32

834.72

845.82

7,512

7,612

Electrical Engineering

15

15

826.66

788.65

7,440

7,098

Engineering Science & Mech.

1

0

1,250.00

0.00

11,250

0

English

109

112

821.86

817.28

7,397

7,355

Fine Arts Education

0

4

-

805.55

-

7,250

Geography

9

8

805.55

756.00

7,250

6,804

Geology

29

20

1,018.04

962.09

9,162

8,659

German & Russian

6

5

805.55

805.11

7,250

7,246

Graduate School

1

1

1,110.00

970.61

9,990

7,835

Graduate Studies Program

21

17

912.69

927.81

8,214

8,350

History

19

19

805.55

805.41

7,250

7,249

Human Development & Family St.

1

3

827.55

922.07

7,448

8,299

Industrial Engineering

15

10

825.92

782.92

7,433

7,046

Institute for Social Sci. Res.

7

9

805.58

805.63

7,250

7,251

Journalism

5

3

822.22

822.15

7,400

7,399

Library & Info. Studies

3

4

828.44

828.55

7,456

7,457

Management & Marketing

21

22

1,166.67

1,000.00

10,500

9,000

Management Science & Stat.

15

9

844.44

930.51

7,600

8,375

Materials Science

16

0

1,150.37

0.00

10,353

0

Mathematics

25

21

948.44

920.10

8,536

8,281

Mechanical Engineering

21

21

947.62

902.65

8,529

8,124

Metallurgical & Materials Eng.

19

16

997.66

970.66

8,979

8,734

MINT Center

0

6

-

1,016.67

-

9,150

Museum of Natural History

4

2

1,282.78

805.55

11,545

7,250

Music

13

16

805.55

817.57

7,250

7,358

Office for Research & Service

3

4

805.55

805.28

7,250

7,247

Physics

24

18

1,036.11

1,000.00

9,325

9,000

Political Science

14

13

789.08

805.47

7,102

7,249

Professional Studies

29

32

892.91

787.17

8,036

7,084

Psychiatry

1

1

832.16

832.16

7,489

7,489

Psychology

15

21

864.81

797.18

7,783

7,175

Romance Languages

21

24

805.55

799.64

7,250

7,197

Social Work

9

3

834.55

827.76

7,511

7,450

Speech Communication

6

7

822.22

822.13

7,400

7,399

Student Affairs

8

11

805.55

790.79

7,250

7,117

Teacher Education

37

42

816.13

792.71

7,345

7,134

Telecommunication & Film

4

5

822.22

822.22

7,400

7,400

Theatre & Dance

38

40

805.55

805.34

7,250

7,248

Women Studies

7

7

805.55

805.39

7,250

7,249

Other

14

15

818.43

833.89

7,366

7,505

TOTALS

876

851

$ 913.46

$ 875.56

$ 8,221.14

$ 7,880

*This listing does not include hourly paid students, or students with FTE between 0.25 and 0.50.

*Includes all appointments up to end of October 1997.