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

4