Fact Book 2014-2015 Submitted to President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Prepared by QC Institutional Research, Meg McAuliffe, Director 3. Queens College at a Glance 43 Contents Quick Facts about Queens College 44 1. Executive Summary 6 4. Organizational Charts 45 2. General Information 16 Queens College Organizational Chart, June 30,2015 46 Academic Affairs, Queens College, June 30, 2015 47 Queens College and Its Mission 16 Veterans Information 18 Middle State Commission on Higher Education 5. Undergraduate Student Characteristics, Accreditation 18 Fall Enrollment IPEDs Survey Summary, Degree Programs 22 Graduate Student Profile, Enrollment Faculty 22 Trends, Major Feeder High Schools, Students 24 Country/Region Identified With 49 Queens College, Student Characteristics, Fall 2014 50 Alumni 26 Fall Enrollment IPEDS Survey Summary, Fall 2014 53 Integrated Postsecondary Data Systems Reports (IPEDS) 28 Graduate Student Profile, Queens College, Fall 2014 55 Performance Management Process 28 Queens College Students (Fall 2014) by Full-Part time Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) Status and Gender 59 CUNY Disclosures 28 Five -Year Trends in Total Fall and Spring Enrollment 60 Finance 28 New First-time Freshman and SEEK Students Enrolled, Facilities 29 Fall 2010–Fall 2014 61 The Summit Apartments, QC’s Residence Hall 30 New First-time Freshmen and Transfers Enrolled, The Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library 30 Spring 2011–Spring 2015 62 Governance 31 Total Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment, Selected Grants And Partnerships 32 Fall 2010–Fall 2014 63 Experiential Learning 33 Total Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment, Community Service 34 Spring 2011–Spring 2015 64 Partnerships with New York City Schools 40 10-Year Enrollment Trends for Full-time and Part-time Queens Is a CUNY Location Shoot Partner for Movies Undergraduates 65 and Television 42 Major Feeder High School for Freshmen Degree Students, by Highest Students in Fall 2014 66 Queens College Undergraduates and the Country 8. Selected Academic Performance Data They Most Identified With 67 at Queens College 85 Region QC Students, Undergraduates and Graduate Majors (Multiple Majors Included for Bachelor’s Level), Students, Come From 73 Fall Semesters— Bachelor’s Level 86 Age and Full-time Part-time Trends for Queens College Master’s-Level Majors, Fall Semesters—Master’s Level 91 Undergraduates 74 Majors, Advanced Certificate Students, Fall Semesters— Advanced Certificate Level 94 6. Retention and Graduation Trends 75 Minors at Queens College (Sorted by Minor Code) 96 Fall-to-Fall Retention Full-time, First-time Freshmen Total Number of Bachelor’s Degree Issued at Retained at QC or Other CUNY College 76 Queens College 98 Fall-to-Fall Retention Full-time, First-time Transfers Total Number of Master’s Degree Issued at Retained at Queens College or Other CUNY College 77 Queens College 99 Four-Year Graduation Rates Full-time First-time Total Number of Advanced Certificates Issued at Freshmen Who Graduated from Queens College 78 Queens College 100 Four-Year Graduation Rates Full-time Transfers in Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred by NYSED Program Baccalaurate Programs Graduated from (multiple majors counted) 101 Queens College 79 Master’s-Level Degrees Conferred by NYSED Institution Retention and Graduate Rates of Full-time Program 106 First-time Freshmen in Baccalaureate Program by Certificate-Level Degrees Conferred by NYSED Year of Entry: Queens College 80 Program 109 Institution Retention and Graduate Rates of Full-time Webcaspar - Number of Doctorate Recipients for QC 112 Transfer in Baccalaureates Programs by Years of Entry: Most Popular Undergraduate Classes in Fall 2014 115 Queens College 81 Annual FTE Trends by Divisions, All Students 117 Undergraduate Cumulative GPA Trend over Time, Annual FTE Trends by Divisions, Degree and Nondegree 82 Undergraduate Students 118 Annual FTE Trends by Divisions, Graduate Students 119 7. Dashboards Reflecting Selected Pathways Areas with Grades, Fall 2013 120 Indicators 83 Grade Distribution, Undergraduates by Department, Queens College Dashboards, 2014–2015 84 Spring 2014 121 9. Funded Research and Extramural Activities 145 Fund Research Activities, July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015 146 Queens College Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Extramural Funding 148 10. Selected Faculty Data 161 Faculty Trends Based on Data submitted to IPEDS 162 Full-time Faculty—Totals, Total Number of Full-time Faculty as of Fall 2014 163 Full-time Faculty by Department in Fall 2014 on Payroll and in IPEDS Race/Ethnicity Categories 164 Five Year Trends—Core Revenues by Source (%) 167 Five Year Trends—Core Expenditures by Function (%) 168 11. Selected Websites for National and Regional Data 169 IPEDS Data Feedback Report, 2014 170 Acknowledgments 178 Executive Summary The Queens College Fact Book is compiled by the Office of Institutional Research to show trends in student admissions, enrollment, retention and graduation, plus college divisional and departmental data. Additionally, it provides profiles of the faculty and both the undergraduate and graduate student populations. Below are some highlights. Fall 2014 Enrollment and FTEs For the fall 2014 semester, Queens College had a total enrollment of 19,310 students. This includes 15,773 undergraduate and 3,537 graduate students. For the fall 2014 semester, Queens College had an undergraduate FTE (full-time enrollment) of 12,675 and a graduate FTE of 2,007. The Total FTE was 14,682. Fall 2014 Undergraduate Student Characteristics, Full/Part-time Attendance, Race/Ethnicity Of all degree and nondegree seeking undergraduates, 70.2% (11,079) attended full-time, and 29.8% (4,694) part-time. The IPEDS reported race/ethnicity of the fall 2014 undergraduate students was 8% Black or African American, 26% Asian, 28% Hispanic/Latino, 32% White/non-Hispanic, 0% American Indian or Native Alaskan, 1% two or more races, and 5% nonresident aliens. Gender breakdown for the undergraduate students was 56% female, 44% male, with 79% under 24 years of age. The percentage of first-year, full-time freshmen who entered QC in fall 2013 and returned in fall 2014 (referred to as the first-year freshmen retention rate) was 86%. Fall 2014 Graduate Student Characteristics Of the graduate students, 14% attended full-time, and 86% attended part-time. Gender breakdown for graduate students, 69% female, and 31% percent male. Fall 2014 Freshman and Transfer Student Highlights Of the 1,544 first-semester freshmen in fall 2014, the mean college admissions average1 for first-time freshmen was 86.5. The mean SAT verbal score was 519; the mean SAT math score was 574; the mean SAT writing score was 513; the mean SAT for all tests was 1,602.2 Of the 2,514 first-semester transfer students in fall 2014, 47.7% (1,199) were transfers from outside CUNY, and 52.3% (1,315) were transfers from CUNY Colleges. Degrees Awarded In 2013–2014, 3,149 bachelor’s degrees, 126 post-baccalaureate certificates, 1,181 master’s degrees, and 92 post-master’s certificates were awarded. There were 251 bachelor’s degrees awarded to second-major students. Popular Majors In fall 2014, the five undergraduate majors with the largest enrollment were Psychology (1,675), Accounting (1,376), Economics (730), Computer Science (646), and Elementary Education (574). For the period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, the programs with the highest number of bachelor’s degree graduates were Psychology (605), Accounting (432), Economics (299), Sociology (290), and Political Science (144). Faculty Of the 606 full-time faculty, 54.1% was male, and 45.9% female. • Of the 328 full-time male faculty, 44.2% held full professor rank, 25.9% associate professor, 19.2% assistant professor, and 10.7% lecturer/instructor; • Of the 278 full-time female faculty, 24.8% held full professor rank, 29.9% associate professor, 28.8% assistant professor, and 16.6% lecturer/instructor. The average salary for male full professors is $116,018, associate professors is $89,351, assistant professors is $75,375, instructors is $64,211, and lecturers is $68,862. The average salary for female full professors is $108,624, associate professors is $89,537, assistant professors is $76,003, instructors is $60,617 and lecturers is $67,087. 1Mean College Admissions Average: A statistic computed by the CUNY Admissions Office based on selected academic courses from the students’ high school records. 2 IPEDS is the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. It is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). IPEDS gathers information from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs. 3Includes recent college graduates from domestic high schools and excludes SEEK students. Executive Summary Fall 2014 Enrollment Fall 2014 Enrollment Full Time Enrollment Part Time Total Undergraduate 11,079 4,694 15,773 Graduate 482 3055 3,537 Total enrollment 19310 Fall 2014 Undergraduate Student Demographics Gender Age Above 24 Male 21% Under 24 44% Female years 56% 79% Race & Ethnicity Non-resident 5% Alien Two or more 1% Race White/non- 32% Hispanic Hispanic/Latino 28% Asian 26% African 8% American Fall 2014 Freshman Tests Average SAT Score Verbal 519 Math 574 Writing 513 All tests 1602 Fall 2014 Transfer Student Highlights Fall 2014 Transfer Students Non CUNY Colleges (47.7%) CUNY Colleges (52.3%) Number of First-semester transfer students: 2,514 Popular Majors Fall 2014 Largest