Executive Summary
The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) was founded in 1905. In 2006, units in three colleges merged to become CEHD, creating one of the largest colleges on campus (currently fourth).
CEHD has seven academic units, 10 undergraduate majors, 37 graduate degree programs, three collegewide research and outreach centers, and several departmental research, outreach and training centers.
Academic units in CEHD:
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Institute of Child Development
- Educational Psychology
- Family Social Science
- School of Kinesiology
- Organizational Leadership, Policy, & Development
- School of Social Work
College-wide Research and Outreach Centers:
- Institute on Community Integration (ICI)
- Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI)
- Northern Lights Collaborative for Computing Education
Enrollment: Fall 2023
| Undergrad | Graduate and Professional | Non-Degree | Total | %BIPOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,315 | 1,738 | 27 | 4,080 | 32.8% |
Headcounts: Fall 2023
Points of Pride
- Prepare underrepresented, low-income, first generation students for success in higher education.
- Educational Technology Innovations accelerates knowledge transfer of ed tech products to market.
- Home to first of its kind, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport.
- Over $10 million growth in external sales in past 10 years.
- Home to three Regents professors, 20 McKnight professors and fellows, and 29 endowed chairs/professorships.
Degrees, Retention & Graduation Rates
2022-2023 Degrees & Certificates Granted
| Undergrad Degrees | Masters Degrees | Doctoral Degrees | Certificates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 688 | 595 | 98 | 216 |
* Excludes $36.8M in sponsored revenues
Revenue does not include carryforward or net transfers.
* Excludes $36.8M in sponsored expenditures
Expenditures may exceed revenue when carryforward is used.
Key Areas of Strength & Strategic Opportunities
Strength: 2024 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
CEHD programs in top 10: Developmental Psychology (No. 1), Special Education (No. 8), and Educational Psychology (No. 10). CEHD is No. 16 best public education graduate school in the U.S.
Strength: Recruiting Diverse Students, Faculty, and Staff
CEHD is continually striving for diversity of lived experiences. In our community, 34 percent of tenure/tenure-track faculty, 37 percent of undergraduate students, and 27 percent of graduate students are BIPOC, as well as 8.3 percent of tenure/tenure-track faculty, 3.1 percent of undergraduate students, and 13.3 percent of graduate students are international. More than 40 percent of incoming first-year students are first generation.
Strategic Opportunity: Competitive Compensation Markets
Compensation requirements have increased across job classifications. Both the external and internal labor markets have necessitated increased compensation to attract and retain employees. With declining tuition revenues and fairly static state support, this is creating a challenge.
Strategic Opportunity: Enrollments
Enrollments in our graduate and professional education programs have been declining for a number of years. We have posited a strong correlation between the decline in graduate enrollments and the decline in tenure/tenure-track faculty. To curb the enrollment declines, we have invested in faculty recruitment and retention efforts. We also invested in a strategic hire of a director for graduate and professional education with deep expertise in enrollment management. Enrollment management planning is now underway for both undergraduate and graduate education programs across all academic units.