Overview

• The university will reduce its internally funded PhD population by about 30% by 2030–31 and pause admissions next year in multiple PhD programs and several master’s programs.
• Faculty hiring will slow by roughly 30%, with new positions focused primarily on assistant professors.
• Funding for more than 140 centers and institutes will drop by at least 20%, with reviews that may lead to restructuring or closures.
• Capital plans are tightening as the Engineering and Science Building is scaled back and new projects will start only once 75% of funding is secured.
• Administrative ranks will shrink through attrition after roughly 300 voluntary retirements last year and an additional 100–150 expected this fall, even as undergraduate enrollment is set to grow.