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2004 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 University 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 2004 reports provides by these institutions.

	Cambridge College	Harvard University	Lesley University	MIT	Total
TIME PERIOD	Fall 2004	Spring 2004	2004-05 Term	2003-04 Term	--

EMPLOYEES (Figures stated are Full Time Equivalents (FTEs), unless otherwise noted.)
Staff¹	109	8,788	403	6,823	16,123
Faculty¹	17	1,355	130	952	2,454
Number Living in Cambridge (not FTEs)	55	3,670	91	2,082	5,898

STUDENT POPULATION
Undergraduate²	644	7,000	1,416	4,109	13,169
Day²	44	6,597	1,180	4,109	11,930
Evening	600	403	236	0	1,239
Full-Time²	128	6,767	1,099	4,069	12,063
Part-Time	462	233	317	40	1,052
Graduate³	1,204	9,139	2,298	5,963	18,604
Day	0	8,463	0	5,963	14,426
Evening	1,204	676	2,298	0	4,178
Full-Time	578	8,316	640	5,819	15,353
Part-Time	626	823	1,628	144	3,221
Not in Degree Program	70	5,062	976	158	6,266
Day	42	304	577	158	1,081
Evening	28	4,758	399	0	5,185
Total Students in Degree Programs	1,848	16,139	3,714	10,072	31,773
Total Students in Cambridge	1,918	21,201	4,690	10,230	38,039

STUDENTS HOUSED IN CAMBRIDGE⁴
Undergraduate Students Housed	0	6,591	592	3,350	10,533
In Dormitories⁵	0	6,404	545	3,253	10,202
in Off Campus Affiliate Hsg.⁶	0	82	0	6	88
in Off Campus Non-Affiliate Hsg.	0	105	47	91	243
Graduate Students Housed	0	5,847	211	4,145	10,203
in Dormitories⁵	0	1,456	0	2,207	3,663
in Off Campus Affiliate Hsg.⁶	0	1,268	0	191	1,459
in Off Campus Non-Affiliate Hsg.	0	3,123	211	1,747	5,081
Total Students Residing in Cambridge	0	12,438	803	7,495	20,736

FACILITIES
Total Acres⁷	1	223	12	241	476
Tax Exempt	1	194	8	157	359
Taxable	0	29	4	84	117
Number of Buildings⁸	1	302	32	125	460
Gross Floor Area	110,000	12,948,741	582,047	15,234,737	28,875,525
Institutional/Academic	57,731	6,502,866	276,593	5,897,549	12,734,739
Student Activities/Athletic⁹	0	1,119,211	0	1,845,344	2,964,555
Dormitory/Nontaxable Residential¹⁰	0	5,065,588	110,414	2,687,681	7,863,683
Commercial	52,269	261,076	157,984	4,632,163	5,103,492
Taxable Residential¹¹	0	included above	37,056	172,000	209,056
Property Leased for Institutional Use
Square Feet	20,206	450,452	41,996	378,671	891,325
Locations	1	21	2	9	33
Housing - Dormitories
Dormitories - Beds	0	7,950	548	5,274	13,772
Dormitories - Buildings	0	91	12	26	129
Housing - Affiliate Housing⁶
Taxable Units	0	766	2	172	940
Non-Taxable Units	0	880	0	0	880
Total Affiliate Housing Units	0	1,646	2	172	1,820
Taxable Buildings	0	52	2	12	66
Non-Taxable Buildings	0	8	0	0	8
Total Affiliate Housing Buildings	0	60	2	12	74
Housing - Other Housing Owned
Taxable Units	0	0	40	676	716
Non-Taxable Units	0	270	0	0	270
Total Other Housing Units	0	270	40	676	986
Taxable Buildings	0	0	7	5	12
Non-Taxable Buildings	0	39	0	0	39
Total Other Housing Buildings	0	39	7	5	51
Parking Facilities
Student Spaces	5	NA	23	1,103	1,131
Faculty & Staff Spaces	56	NA	295	3,711	4,062
Total Spaces Maintained¹²	61	4,536	318	4,814	9,729

FY 04 PAYMENTS TO CITY¹³
Real Estate Taxes	$334,409	$5,090,960	$528,068	$23,487,606	$29,441,043
PILOT¹⁴	$0	$1,772,264	$0	$1,223,000	$2,995,264
Water & Sewer Fees	$23,776	$4,612,894	$235,471	$4,235,501	$9,107,642
Other Fees & Permits	$0	$607,324	$20,039	$1,753,585	$2,380,948
Total FY 04 Payments to City	$358,185	$12,083,442	$783,578	$30,699,692	$43,924,897

1. Harvard count of faculty and staff substantially changed from 2003 due to implementation of new human resources systems that enable more complete census of employees.
2. Lesley University undergraduate figure includes Art Institute of Boston students.
3. Lesley University graduate student figures include summer students taking graduate level courses.
4. Harvard figures do not include Extension School students.
5. MIT total includes students housed in dormitories, fraternities, sororities and independent living groups.
6. Affiliate housing refers to housing owned by the institution and generally available only to members of the academic community; it does not include either dormitories or housing commonly available for rent to persons not affiliated with the institution.
7. The Cambridge College facility consist of a single parcel with a mix of tax exempt and taxable uses, all of which is included in the tax exempt figures.
8. MIT figure includes only tax exempt buildings.
9. Harvard Student Activities/Athletic figure includes museum properties.
10. Harvard Dormitory/Nontaxable Residential figure includes taxable residential properties.
11. MIT did not provide a figure for Taxable Residential. Figure stated for MIT assumes 1000 SF per unit for 172 units owned. Harvard Taxable Residential GFA included in Dormitory/Nontaxable Residential figure.
12. Harvard University parking stock floats between employee and student use, per the PTDM Plan approved by the City.
13. City of Cambridge Fiscal Year 04 covers the period from July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.
14. PILOT refers to Payment in Lieu of taxes.

Source: Cambridge College, Harvard University, Lesley College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Town Gown Reports, 2004.

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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