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Fact Book Fact Book 2007 2007 Georgia Tech Fact Book Fact Book 2007 Office of Institutional Research and Planning Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0530 (404) 894-3311 Prepared By: Julie M. Clabby, Editor LaLeeta Sweeper, Assistant Sandi Bramblett, Director Copyright 2007 Georgia Tech is an equal employment/education opportunity institution. 1 2007 Georgia Tech Fact Book TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts................................................................................................................ 3 General Information ............................................................................................... 13 Administration and Faculty ................................................................................... 26 Admissions and Enrollment ................................................................................... 57 Academic Information............................................................................................. 83 Student Related Information.................................................................................. 102 Financial Information.............................................................................................. 121 Research.................................................................................................................... 127 Facilities..................................................................................................................... 143 2 Quick Facts 2007 Fact Book 2007 Georgia Tech Fact Book Quick Facts General Information................................................................................................. 5 Administration and Faculty..................................................................................... 6 Admissions and Enrollment..................................................................................... 7 Academic Information.............................................................................................. 8 Student Related Information.................................................................................... 9 Financial Information............................................................................................... 10 Research..................................................................................................................... 11 Facilities..................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 1.1 Square Footage by Functional Area, Fall 2007...................................... 12 4 2007 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION The Georgia School of Technology • The Georgia School of Technology opened for classes October 8, 1888. • 129 students were registered to work towards the first degree offered, the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. • The first academic building was the distinctive Tech Tower. • The Georgia School of Technology's first staff and faculty included five professors and five shop supervisors. • The first official motto was, “To Know, To Do, To Be”. • The Technologian, the first student publication, appeared March 1891. • In 1903, John Heisman became Tech's first full-time football coach. The Georgia Institute of Technology • In 1948, the Board of Regents authorized the Georgia School of Technology to be renamed the Georgia Institute of Technology. • The first women students enrolled Fall Quarter 1952. • Institutional accreditation is by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. • Professional Accreditations: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology American Chemical Society American Council for Construction Education Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International Design-Build Institute of America Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Industrial Designers Society of America International Facility Management Association National Architectural Accrediting Board National Association of Schools in Art and Design Planning Accreditation Board Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors • Georgia Tech operates on the semester system. • Georgia Tech offers educational opportunities from over 30 schools and colleges. • Degrees are offered in the following: College of Architecture College of Computing College of Engineering Ivan Allen College College of Management College of Sciences • The Georgia Tech Foundation was chartered in 1932. The endowment of the Georgia Tech Foundation has a current market value in excess of $1.281 billion. • The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) was created in 1980. Georgia Tech National Rankings Georgia Tech's College of Engineering ranked among the top four graduate schools in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. Specific graduate programs ranked in the top 10 include: 1st in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 2nd in Biomedical Engineering 4th in Civil Engineering 5th in Aerospace Engineering 6th in Computer Engineering 6th in Environmental Engineering 7th in Electrical Engineering 7th in Mechanical Engineering 9th in Materials Engineering Other U. S. News & World Report rankings include: The College of Computing's graduate program ranked 11h. Computer Science Theory in the College of Computing ranked 9th. Georgia Tech's undergraduate program received a ranking of 7th among public universities and 35th overall. • The Co-Op and Undergraduate Research programs are listed nationally as "Programs To Look For" by U.S. News &World Report. • The Scientist lists Georgia Tech in the top 15 best places to work. 5 2007 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY Faculty, As of Fall 2007 • Faculty Profile: Full-time Teaching Faculty 863 General Administration 5 Academic Administrators 73 On-leave Instructional 12 Part-time Instructional 8 Total 961 • Faculty Profile by Gender: Male 780 Female 181 Total 961 • Faculty by Highest Degree: Doctoral 920 Master's 40 Bachelor's/Other 1 Total 961 • Percent Tenured: Architecture 53.1% Computing 68.8% Engineering 72.8% Ivan Allen 47.2% Management 61.7% Sciences 68.0% Institute Total 65.4% • National Academy of Engineering G. Wayne Clough Biing-Hwang Juang Edward Price Robert Dickinson William Koros Donald H. Ratliff Russell D. Dupuis Richard Lipton William Rouse Charles A. Eckert Robert G. Loewy Arnold F. Stancell Bruce R. Ellingwood Larry V. McIntire Rao R. Tummala Don P. Giddens James D. Meindl Ward O. Winer Nikil S. Jayant George L. Nemhauser C P. Wong Ellis L. Johnson Robert M. Nerem Chien-Fu Jeff Wu Ben T. Zinn • National Academy of Sciences • Institute of Medicine Robert Dickinson Robert M. Nerem Mostafa A. El-Sayed Staff, As of Fall 2007 • Total Employee Profile: Executive, Administrative, Managerial 116 Faculty (Academic) 960 Research Faculty/Other Professionals 3,351 Clerical/Secretarial 226 Technical/Paraprofessional 51 Skilled Crafts 170 Service/Maintenance 496 Total 5,370 Note: Includes all regular employees and post-doctoral fellows & excludes affiliate and student workforce. 6 2007 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT Students • The Georgia Tech Cumulative Average Recentered SAT for Entering Freshmen, Fall Semester 2007: Verbal Math Composite M F Total M F Total 652 663 656 711 678 700 1356 Note: SAT scores include converted ACT scores for the fall matriculation term. • Admissions, Fall Semester 2007: Number Number % of Applied Number % of Applied % of Accepted Applied Accepted Accepted Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled Freshman 9,780 6,145 63% 2,492 25% 41% Transfer 1,433 602 42% 423 30% 70% Graduate 9,159 3,451 38% 1,848 20% 54% • Students at Georgia Tech represent 115 different countries • Fall Semester 2007 Enrollment by College: Undergraduate Architecture 759 Computing 842 Engineering 7,341 Ivan Allen 892 Management 1,302 Sciences 1,180 No College Declared 249 Total 12,565 Graduate Architecture 451 Computing 745 Engineering 3,558 Ivan Allen 281 Management 363 Sciences 779 Total 6,177 • Fall Semester 2007 Graduate Enrollment by Degree Program (Includes both full-time and part-time Ph.D., and M.S. students. Does not include special students): Architecture Computing Engineering Ivan Allen Management Sciences Total M.S. Ph.D. M.S. Ph.D. M.S. Ph.D. M.S. Ph.D. M.S. Ph.D. M.S. Ph.D. M.S. Ph.D. 363 78 441 296 1,580 1,952 173 98 312 45 125 647 2,994 3,116 Financial Aid • Georgia Tech Awarded Aid FY 2006-2007 Number of Amount of Awards Awards Federal Funds 11,272 $55,002,642 State Funds 6,125 $26,628,433 National Merit/Achievement 418 $580,550 Institutional Scholarships/Loans 3,905 $26,706,672 Total GT Awarded Aid 21,720 $108,918,297 • Outside Awards Total Outside Aid 2,231 $14,110,905 Total Awards 23,951 $123,029,202 7 2007 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ACADEMIC INFORMATION Degrees • Degrees Conferred (Summer through Spring Semester), Fiscal Year 2007: College Bachelor's Master's Ph.D. Architecture 156 108 7 Computing 206 142 30 Engineering 1,475 747 336 Ivan Allen 167 64 6 Management 330 116 8 Sciences 209 123 72 Institute Total 2,543 1,300 459 Career Services • Top Interviewing Companies, Fiscal Year 2007 Accenture Microsoft Corporation Bank of America National Instruments Capital One Proctor and Gamble General Electric Company Siemens USA Hewlett Packard • Average Reported Median Starting Salaries for Bachelor's Degree Recipients by College, Fiscal Year 2007 College Bachelor's Architecture $43,000 Computing $60,000 Engineering $55,000 Ivan Allen $45,000 Management $48,000 Sciences $38,000 Cooperative Program • Undergraduate Cooperative Program Summary,
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