Classroom Utilization Analysis

A measure of intensity of teaching facility use is classroom and classroom service area space divided by weekly student contact hours in the fall semester. During the fall semester of 1997-98, that quotient for all campuses was .75 square feet of classroom space per weekly student contact hour.
The lower the ratio, the better the use of classroom space. Differences among the campuses reflect the variety in types of instruction. Campuses with mainly daytime instruction have lower ratio than those with mainly evening classes. The lowest ratios occur when there is a better scheduling of both day and evening hours. Another element that affects the utilization factor is the number of square feet of classroom space available per FTE student.

CLASSROOM UTILIZATION ANALYSIS
Fall Semester, 1997-98

	Weekly Student		Classroom and Service
Campus	Contact Hours		Square Footage	Utilization Factor

Bloomington	447,787		267,814	0.60

Indianapolis **	219,497	*	196,300	0.89

East	16,842	*	26,287	1.56

Kokomo	26,073	*	27,332	1.05

Northwest	46,768		41,419	0.89

South Bend	59,946	*	74,476	1.24

Southeast	46,929	*	40,204	0.86

Subtotal	863,842		673,832	0.78

Fort Wayne	111,083	*	56,373	0.51

Total Campuses	974,925		730,205	0.75

NOTES: As of 1991-92 includes space under construction.
*Includes Purdue Statewide Technology students.
** Includes Columbus Center and excludes Riley and University Hospitals (no space)
SOURCES: Indiana University Bureau of Facilities Programming and Utilization, and Office of Space Utilization,
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
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Last Updated: December 1998
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