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1998 Cambridge Town Gown Annual Report Data

The major educational institutions in Cambridge play an important role in the City's landscape and economy. On a voluntary basis, Cambridge College, Harvard University, Lesley College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provide an annual report to the City of Cambridge describing current conditions at their Cambridge facilities. The following information is taken from the 1998 reports provides by these institutions.

	Cambridge College	Harvard University	Lesley College	MIT	Total

TERM	'97 - '98	'97 - '98	'97 - '98	Fall '97	NA

EMPLOYEES (Figures stated are Full Time Equivalents (FTEs), unless otherwise noted.)
Staff	79	6,330	299	6,829	13,537
Faculty	108	1,064	126	916	2,214
Number Living in Cambridge (not FTEs)	47	3,340	79	1,200	4,666

STUDENT POPULATION
Enrolled in Degree Program	951	15,325	2,784	9,732	28,792
Undergraduate	243	7,086	818	4,381	12,528
Graduate	708	8,323	1,966	5,351	16,348
Not in Degree Program	31	5,690	0	0	5,721

STUDENTS HOUSED IN CAMBRIDGE
Undergraduate Students Housed	unknown	6,623	416	3,402	10,441
in Dormitories	0	6,403	350	3,223	9,976
in Off Campus Affiliate Housing	0	160	0	14	174
in Off Campus Non-Affiliate Housing	unknown	60	66	165	10,150
Graduate Students Housed	unknown	5,800	149	3,057	9,006
in Dormitories	0	1,500	0	1,517	3,017
in Off Campus Affiliate Housing	0	1,300	0	215	1,515
in Off Campus Non-Affiliate Housing	unknown	3,000	149	1,325	4,474
Total Students Housed in Cambridge	unknown	12,423	565	6,459	19,447

TAX EXEMPT FACILITIES
Acres	0.9	192	unknown	154	347
Buildings	1	270	33	134	438
Square Feet	39,511¹	11,800,000	443,491	9,241,000	21,484,491

TAXABLE LAND OWNED
Acres	0¹	27	unknown	65²	92
Commercial Property (sq. ft.)	0¹	272,338	220,000	1,468,000³	1,960,338
Other Property (sq. ft.)	0	628,000	138,851	unknown	628,000
Housing Units (units)	0	500	40	655⁴	1195

AFFILIATE HOUSING⁵
Occupied by Students	0	1,475	0	136	1,611
Occupied by Staff	0	35	0	20	55
Occupied by Faculty	0	75	0	included above	75
Total Affiliate Housing	0	1,585	0⁶	156⁷	1,741

PAYMENTS TO CITY (FY 97)
Real Estate Taxes	$228,899	$3,725,906	$329,261	$4,828,095	$9,112,161
PILOT⁸	$2,417	$1,441,349	$0	$1,039,000	$2,482,766
Fees and Permits	unknown	$2,910,334	$8,508	$4,949,192	$7,868,034
Total Payments to City FY 97	$231,316⁹	$8,077,589	$337,769	$10,816,287	$19,462,961

1. The Cambridge College facility is a mix of tax exempt and taxable property, all of which is listed as tax exempt in the table.
2. The MIT report includes 100 Memorial Drive and independent living units acreage for the first time.
3. The MIT report includes University Park commercial square feet for the first time
4. The MIT report includes units located at 100 Memorial Drive, Kennedy Biscuit Lofts and Auburn Court for the first time.
5. Affiliate housing refers to other housing owned that is available only to members of the academic community; it does not include either dormitories or housing available for rent to persons not affiliated with the institution. The figures stated refer to numbers of housing units. The number of students who live in such housing exceeds the number of units that they occupy.
6. Lesley College mistakenly reported dormitories as affiliate housing in their report.
7. MIT affiliate housing does not include any units at 100 Memorial Drive, Kennedy Biscuit Lofts or Auburn Court.
8. PILOT refers to Payment in Lieu of Taxes.
9. Did not provide water and sewer fees.

Source: Cambridge College, Harvard University, Lesley College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Town Gown Reports, 1998.

For More Information

For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge or about the Town Gown Annual Reports, please contact Cliff Cook, Planning Information Manager, ccook@cambridgema.gov, at 617/349-4656.

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