Fact Book 2009 ® THE UNIVERSIT Y OF GEORG IA Fact Book 2009 Cover photo by Paul Efland, UGA Photographic Services Design by Charles O. Johnson, UGA Public Affairs As early as 1946, William Tate, then dean of students at UGA, expressed a need for a new student center, as the number and variety of student activities had outgrown the capacity of the current facility, Memorial Hall. It was 23 years before planning for Phase I of the center would commence and another 12 years of development before the first bits of earth were moved on the site adjacent to Sanford Stadium. On January 28, 1981, a crowd of administrators, staff, students, and visiting dignitaries were present as UGA President Fred C. Davison led the groundbreaking ceremony. University officials, in consultation with the Board of Regents, decided that the new center would be named in memory of the beloved administrator who had first conceived it, and on October 20, 1983, the Dean William Tate Student Center was dedicated and officially opened. Dean Tate had passed away the year before. The student center quickly became the “heart” of student activity on campus. For more than two decades, the many programs and services housed within Tate have been designed to meet the social, cultural, and recreational needs of UGA’s student body. During spring semester 2005, the student body approved via referendum vote, a $25-per-semester activity fee increase to provide funding for a $58-million expansion and renovation of the center. The Tate Student Center Expansion opened its doors to the University community on June 1, 2009. Incoming first-year students and their parents were among the first to see the new facility as part of orientation. On August 20, 2009 UGA President Michael F. Adams led a gathering of faculty, staff, administrators, and students in cutting the ribbon, officially dedicating the expanded facility. UGA Fact Book 2009 UGA Fact Book 2009 THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FACT BOOK 2009 41st Edition Edited By: Marsha R. Allen Office of Institutional Research 110 East Clayton Street, Suite 505 The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602-5279 Published By: Office of Institutional Research Denise C. Gardner, Director 110 East Clayton Street, Suite 505 The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602-5279 (706) 425-3183 (706) 425-3200, fax Printed By: The University of Georgia Printing Department Max G. Harrell, Manager & Unit Head Printing Building 210 River Road Athens, Georgia 30602-6007 Copyright © 2009 By: The University of Georgia Office of the Vice President for Research 609 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7411 Web All material contained in this book is also available at the Office of Institutional Research website. http://www.oir.uga.edu This book is intended as a reference and may be quoted using accepted scholarly citation without permission. Reproduction of complete tables, figures, or text must include a University of Georgia Fact Book 2009 notation and page number. ii UGA Fact Book 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FACT BOOK 2009 41st Edition Page Edited By: List of Figures............................................................................................................................................................. vi Marsha R. Allen Office of Institutional Research GENERAL INFORMATION 110 East Clayton Street, Suite 505 About the Institution ........................................................................................................................................... 2 The University of Georgia The Mission of The University of Georgia .......................................................................................................... 3 Athens, Georgia 30602-5279 The University of Georgia Strategic Plan ........................................................................................................... 4 ADMINISTRATION Published By: Board of Regents ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Office of Institutional Research University System of Georgia Administrative Staff ............................................................................................. 6 Denise C. Gardner, Director Senior Administrative Officers: Fall 2009 ........................................................................................................... 7 110 East Clayton Street, Suite 505 Deans of Colleges and Schools: Fall 2009 ........................................................................................................ 7 The University of Georgia The Arch Foundation for the University of Georgia: 2009-10 Trustees .............................................................. 9 Athens, Georgia 30602-5279 (706) 425-3183 (706) 425-3200, fax ADMISSIONS New Freshmen: Fall Terms 2000 - 2009 .......................................................................................................... 12 Mean Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Scores for Entering Freshmen: Fall Terms 2005 - 2009 ....................... 13 Printed By: Georgia High Schools of Entering Freshmen: Fall 2009 .................................................................................. 14 Academic Scholarships: Academic Years 2007-08 and 2008-09 ..................................................................... 15 The University of Georgia Printing Department Undergraduate Transfers: Fall Terms 2000 - 2009 .......................................................................................... 15 Max G. Harrell, Manager & Unit Head Printing Building Georgia Colleges and Universities from Which Undergraduate Students Transferred 210 River Road to The University of Georgia: Fall 2009 ..................................................................................................... 16 Athens, Georgia 30602-6007 Graduate School Admissions: Fall Terms 2000 - 2009 .................................................................................... 17 Average Entrance Test Scores of Accepted Degree-Seeking Graduate Students: Fall Terms 2003 - 2009 .... 17 Copyright © 2009 By: ENROLLMENT The University of Georgia Enrollment by Class: Fall Terms 2000 - 2009 .................................................................................................. 20 Office of the Vice President for Research Characteristics of Enrolled Students by Class: Fall 2009 ................................................................................. 21 609 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center Enrollment by College and School: Athens and Extended Campuses Fall Terms 2005 - 2009 ....................... 22 Athens, Georgia 30602-7411 Enrollment by College and School, Extended Campuses: Fall Terms 2005 - 2009 ......................................... 23 Enrolled Foreign Students by Country of Origin and UGA Student Level: Fall 2009 ........................................ 25 Enrollment by State of Origin and UGA Student Level: Fall 2009 .................................................................... 26 Web All material contained in this book is also available at the Office of Institutional Research website. Enrolled Georgia Residents by County of Residence and UGA Student Level: Fall 2009 ............................... 28 http://www.oir.uga.edu Popular Degree Majors: Fall 2009.................................................................................................................... 30 Retention Rates for First-Time Full-Time Undergraduates: Entering Cohorts 1999 – 2008 ............................. 31 This book is intended as a reference and may be quoted using accepted scholarly citation without DEGREES CONFERRED permission. Reproduction of complete tables, figures, or text must include a University of Georgia Fact Degrees Conferred by School or College and Degree Level: Fiscal Year 2008-09 ......................................... 34 Book 2009 notation and page number. Degrees Conferred by Degree Level: Fiscal Years 2004-05 Through 2008-09 ............................................... 35 Summary of Degrees Conferred by Program Classification: Fiscal Year 2008-09 ........................................... 36 Degree Programs and Majors, Athens Campus ............................................................................................... 37 Degree Programs and Majors, Extended Campuses ....................................................................................... 41 Completion Rates for First-Time Full-Time Undergraduates: Entering Cohorts 1999 - 2008 ........................... 42 iii UGA Fact Book 2009 ACADEMIC INFORMATION Total University Student Credit Hours: Fiscal Year 2008-09 ............................................................................ 46 Distribution of Grades by Class: Academic Year 2008-09 ............................................................................... 47 Honors Program Enrollment and Sections: Fiscal Year 2008-09 ..................................................................... 48 Honors Program Awards: Fiscal Years 2003-04 Through 2008-09 .................................................................. 48 Graduate Assistantships: Fall 2009 .................................................................................................................. 49 Graduate Fellowships and Assistantships Awarded Through the Graduate School: Fall 2009 ..................................................................................................................................................