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Fact Book 2010 Office of Institutional Research and Planning Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0530 (404) 894-3311 www.irp.gatech.edu Prepared By: Julie M. Clabby, Editor Sandi Bramblett, Director Copyright 2010 Georgia Tech is an equal employment/education opportunity institution. TABLE OF CONTENTS Fast Facts................................................................................................................... 3 General Information .............................................................................................. 13 Administration and Faculty .................................................................................. 25 Admissions and Enrollment .................................................................................. 56 Academic Information............................................................................................. 82 Student Related Information.................................................................................. 101 Financial Information.............................................................................................. 122 Research.................................................................................................................... 128 Facilities..................................................................................................................... 144 Fast Facts 2010 Fact Book Fast 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 2010...................................... 12 2010 Georgia Tech Fact Book FAST 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 (ABET) American Chemical Society American Council for Construction Education Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 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 National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education 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 $1,051 million. * The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) was created in 1980. Georgia Tech National Rankings * Georgia Tech's undergraduate program received a ranking of 7th among public universities and 35th overall in U.S. News & World Report. * Georgia Tech's College of Engineering ranked among the top four graduate schools in the nation according to the 2010 edition 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 Aerospace Engineering 5th in Environmental Engineering 6th in Civil Engineering 6th in Electrical Engineering 6th in Mechanical Engineering 7th in Computer Engineering 8th in Materials Engineering 8th in Nuclear Engineering Other U. S. News & World Report rankings include: The College of Computing's graduate program ranked 9th Computer Science Theory ranked 9th Artificial Intelligence ranked 7th Discrete Math/Combinatorics ranked 7th Information and Technology Management ranked 4th 5 2010 Georgia Tech Fact Book FAST FACTS ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY Faculty, As of Fall 2010 • Faculty Profile Full-time Teaching Faculty 919 General Administration 10 Academic Administrators 75 On-leave Instructional 25 Part-time Instructional 11 Total 1,040 • Faculty Profile by Gender Male 828 Female 212 Total 1,040 • Faculty by Highest Degree Doctoral 993 Master's 46 Bachelor's/Other 1 Total 1,040 • Percent Tenured Architecture 68.63% Computing 72.00% Engineering 73.64% Ivan Allen 48.00% Management 52.94% Sciences 71.81% Institute Total 67.14% • National Academy of Engineering Rafael Bras Ellis L. Johnson Edward Price John C. Crittenden Biing-Hwang Juang Donald H. Ratliff Russell D. Dupuis William Koros Elsa Reichmanis Charles A. Eckert Richard Lipton William Rouse Bruce R. Ellingwood Robert G. Loewy Rao R. Tummala James D. Foley Larry V. McIntire Ward O. Winer Zvi Galil James D. Meindl C P. Wong Don P. Giddens George L. Nemhauser Chien-Fu (Jeff) Wu Nikil S. Jayant Robert M. Nerem Ben T. Zinn • National Academy of Sciences • Institute of Medicine Mostafa A. El-Sayed Robert M. Nerem Staff, As of Fall 2010 • Total Employee Profile: Executive, Administrative, Managerial 116 Faculty (Academic) 1,052 Research Faculty / Other Professionals 3,880 Clerical / Secretarial 289 Technical / Paraprofessional 72 Skilled Crafts 166 Service / Maintenance 545 Total 6,120 Note: Includes all regular employees and post-doctoral fellows & excludes affiliate and student workforce. 6 2010 Georgia Tech Fact Book FAST FACTS ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT Students • The Georgia Tech Cumulative Average Recentered SAT for Entering Freshmen, Fall Semester 2010: Verbal Math Composite M F Total M F Total 663 661 662 716 681 703 1366 Note: SAT scores include converted ACT scores for the fall matriculation term. • Admissions, Fall Semester 2010: Number Number % of Applied Number % of Applied % of Accepted Applied Accepted Accepted Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled Freshman 13,495 6,976 52% 2,712 20% 39% Transfer 1,922 662 34% 508 26% 77% Graduate 12,743 3,795 30% 1,619 13% 43% • Students at Georgia Tech represent 116 different countries • Fall Semester 2009 Enrollment by College: Undergraduate Architecture 574 Computing 990 Engineering 8,076 Ivan Allen 872 Management 1,325 Sciences 1,323 No College Declared 590 Total 13,750 Graduate Architecture 523 Computing 772 Engineering 3,835 Ivan Allen 311 Management 735 Sciences 794 Total 6,970 • Fall Semester 2010 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. 428 95 449 323 1,766 2,069 200 111 683 52 152 642 3,678 3,292 Financial Aid • Georgia Tech Awarded Aid FY 2009-2010 Number of Amount of Awards Awards Federal Funds 15,392 $87,325,604 State Funds 6,379 $36,747,555 National Merit/Achievement 438 $721,300 Institutional Scholarships/Loans 5,087 $32,735,798 Total GT Awarded Aid 26,858 $156,808,957 • Outside Awards Total Outside Aid 2,121 $12,513,596 Total Awards 28,979 $169,322,553 7 2010 Georgia Tech Fact Book FAST FACTS ACADEMIC INFORMATION Degrees • Degrees Conferred (Summer through Spring Semester), Fiscal Year 2010: College Bachelor's Master's Ph.D. Architecture 148 186 10 Computing 179 218 40 Engineering 1,644 948 263 Ivan Allen 241 74 15 Management 388 223 6 Sciences 242 120 82 Institute Total 2,842 1,769 416 Career Services • Top Interviewing Companies, Fiscal Year 2010 Accenture ExxonMobil Apple, Inc. Lockheed Martin Capital One Microsoft Deloitte Consulting Schlumberger Deutsche Bank Siemens USA • Average Reported Median Starting Salaries for Bachelor's Degree Recipients by College, Fiscal Year 2010 College Bachelor's Architecture $49,067 Computing $61,000 Engineering $60,000 Ivan Allen $41,500 Management $52,000 Sciences $35,500 Professional Practice Program, Fall 2010 • Participants