Welcome to the
University Budget Office
University Budget Office
Our goal is to make Penn State's Budget and related
information available to faculty, staff, students and
the citizens of the Commonwealth for their inspection
and use.
Rachel E. Smith
University Budget Officer
Learn more about Penn State's Budget
Rachel E. Smith
University Budget Officer
Learn more about Penn State's Budget
Our Functions
The primary functions of the University Budget Office are:
- To assist the President and the Budget Task Force in developing, implementing, and monitoring the University's annual operating budget. The office serves as principal staff to the Budget Task Force, preparing all agenda materials and implementing budgetary decisions.
- To support the University strategic planning and budget process through participation in deliberations of committees and hearing panels, presentation of essential institutional data and preparation of various analyses and reports.
- To serve as the primary office for complying with the University's central external reporting requirements. In most cases, the reports are prepared by the Office. In other cases, consistent, official data are provided to other offices for reporting purposes.
- Continue to develop and produce institutional databases to provide the source of official data for both internal and external reporting.
Our Mission
As
part of the Office of Executive Vice President and Provost, it is
the mission of the University Budget Office to deliver the highest
quality budget management and information services to the University
community and external constituents using the most appropriate and
progressive technology. Our Services
Some of our services include:
- Budget Development, Implementation, & Monitoring
- Tuition Modeling
- Fact Book
- Common Data Set
- Appropriation Process
- Institutional Reporting
- Analytical Studies
- IPEDS
- AAU Data Exchange
- Institutional Rankings
- State Reporting
- Central Information Systems