Category criteria

Total federal 

obligation

Number of 

grants

Overall $53,834,082 120 $67,461 $92,067 49% $32,806 7 

Range (minimum to maximum) $13,504 to $830,671 $16,880 to $1,039,013 0% to 100% $8,191 to $90,946 0 to 37 

Success rate

High Success Rate (>75%) $12,070,796 26 $43,894 $62,692 86% $37,839 11 Medium Success Rate $28,394,350 65 $64,386 $86,828 53% $33,965 7 Low Success Rate (<29%) $13,368,935 29 $163,036 $218,755 17% $27,508 3 

Average total fellowship amount

High Cost (> $75,917) $12,745,843 30 $98,805 $144,575 62% $61,574 4 Medium Cost $27,318,133 60 $77,608 $105,899 51% $39,591 6 Low Cost (< $36,373) $13,770,106 30 $43,439 $55,341 43% $18,508 11 

Actual GAANN fellows

High Number (> 16) $15,890,235 28 $51,259 $68,384 41% $21,019 11 Medium Number $28,378,306 64 $72,394 $98,679 54% $39,305 6 Low Number (< 8) $9,565,541 28 $99,641 $141,545 59% $58,684 3 

Academic program

Biology (BIO) $8,355,146 15 $65,275 $86,202 48% $31,410 9 Chemistry (CHEM) $10,334,828 21 $53,548 $73,891 62% $33,338 9 Computer and information sciences (CIS) $2,752,675 7 $125,122 $178,579 32% $39,894 3 Engineering (ENGR) $6,630,941 17 $75,352 $105,719 44% $32,826 5 Geological and related sciences (GEO) $1,147,926 3 $40,997 $51,361 54% $22,075 9 Mathematics (MATH) $6,717,720 16 $69,255 $98,760 46% $31,838 6 Physics (PHY) $6,752,437 15 $69,613 $94,784 49% $33,762 6 Interdisciplinary (INTER) $9,501,324 21 $74,229 $97,159 44% $32,991 6 Multidisciplinary (MULTI) $1,641,086 5 $96,534 $134,987 40% $38,165 3 

Degree of urbanization

Large city $16,581,828 36 $66,862 $94,692 52% $34,909 7 Mid-size city $21,440,100 49 $60,225 $80,191 47% $28,435 7 Urban fringe of large city $4,838,579 11 $115,204 $151,690 33% $38,401 4 Urban fringe of mid-size city $4,675,900 8 $80,619 $108,900 42% $34,131 7 Large town $2,426,778 6 $59,190 $82,623 64% $37,918 7 Small town $2,891,908 8 $82,626 $109,074 60% $49,860 4 Rural $499,644 1 $41,637 $78,887 63% $26,297 12 

Summary of Efficiency Measure Calculations

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need, 2003-04

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 success rate

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Summary of Efficiency Measure Calculations

Category criteria

Total federal 

obligation

Number of 

grants

Average 

number of 

successful 

outcomes

Efficiency measure: 

average federal cost per 

successful outcome

Average total cost per 

successful outcome

Average

 success rate

Average 

federal fellowship

Size of institution

Very Large (> 20,000) $29,482,354 62 $75,019 $100,764 41% $30,872 6 Large (10,001 - 20,000) $16,857,810 39 $59,150 $82,418 58% $34,264 7 Medium (5,001 - 10,000) $6,068,445 15 $58,350 $80,277 66% $38,408 7 Small (<= 5,000) $1,425,473 4 $89,092 $126,979 44% $39,596 4 

Institution control/affiliation

Public $36,360,054 80 $67,836 $90,021 43% $29,489 7 Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation) $13,480,023 31 $59,911 $89,067 69% $41,605 7 Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation) $3,994,004 9 $107,946 $139,951 44% $47,548 4 

2000-04 Average graduate tuition & fees

High Cost (> $19,711) $13,387,033 30 $60,575 $90,422 67% $40,814 7 Medium Cost $26,489,902 59 $72,180 $95,220 42% $30,274 6 Low Cost (< $5,114) $13,957,147 31 $66,463 $88,289 48% $31,866 7 

Percent minority graduate students (science, engineering, and math programs)

High enrollment (> 18%) $12,877,469 29 $71,541 $92,650 34% $24,575 6.2 Medium enrollment $24,770,376 54 $64,006 $88,327 55% $35,135 7.2 Low enrollment (< 10%) $15,428,789 35 $69,187 $97,114 56% $38,476 6.4 

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