Strategic Goal #3: Fiscal Sustainability

Secure Malone’s long-term future by ensuring annual profitability through data-informed decision making. That is, erase the structural deficit and create a fiscally sustainable university with an annual margin of 5%.

Luke 14:28 NLT

“But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?"

Success Measures:

These success measures are designed to increase the overall net revenue of the University by setting targets and making data-informed decisions strategically on the basis of key sources of revenue rather than on absolute metrics, such as enrollment numbers and team rosters.

  • Annual Profit/Loss statement
  • Increase the amount and percentage of revenue from non-traditional tuition and fees and other sources

2026 Success Outcomes: 

  1. To have erased the structural deficit through an equivalent combination of the following:
    • 871+ FT undergraduate students at current discount rate
    • 60% of traditional undergraduates in on-campus housing
    • 4400+ graduate student credit hours
    • $1.8M+ in annual fund giving
    • Other revenue of $230k+ per year

2023-2024 Institutional Priority Goals: 

  1. $5M in Extraordinary Giving through Cash, Pledges, Property, and Planned Giving to Close Budgetary Gap and Produce DOE Fiscal Responsibility Score 1.5+
  2. Secure positive cash flow through October 2024