2012 Fact Book 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 2013 Georgia Tech is an equal employment/education opportunity institution. Fast Facts 2012 Fact Book TABLE OF CONTENTS Fast Facts.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 General Information ......................................................................................................................................................................13 Administration and Faculty .......................................................................................................................................................... 29 Admissions and Enrollment .......................................................................................................................................................... 55 Academic Information.....................................................................................................................................................................86 Student Related Information.......................................................................................................................................................... 112 Financial Information......................................................................................................................................................................134 Research............................................................................................................................................................................................143 Facilities.............................................................................................................................................................................................165 2012 Georgia Tech Fact Book FAST FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION The Georgia School of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology * The Georgia School of Technology opened for classes October 8, 1888. * In 1948, the Board of Regents authorized the Georgia School of Technology to be renamed the * 129 students were registered to work towards the first degree offered, the Bachelor of Georgia Institute of Technology. Science in Mechanical Engineering. * The first women students enrolled Fall Quarter 1952. * The first academic building was the distinctive Tech Tower. * Institutional accreditation is by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. * The Georgia School of Technology's first staff and faculty included five professors and * Professional Accreditation: five shop supervisors. American Chemical Society * The first official motto was, “To Know, To Do, To Be”. American Council for Construction Education * The Technologian, the first student publication, appeared March 1891. * In 1903, John Heisman became Tech's first full-time football coach. American Psychological Association Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Georgia Tech National Rankings th th Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs Georgia Tech's undergraduate program received a ranking of 7 among public universities and 36 Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET overall according to U.S. News & World Report Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET Georgia Tech's College of Engineering ranked among the top 5 graduate schools in the nation accord- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ing to the 2013 edition of U.S. News & World Report. Industrial Designers Society of America International Association of Counseling Services Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business received a ranking of 32nd in the 2013 edition of U.S. News & World Report. International Facility Management Association Foundation National Architectural Accrediting Board Specific graduate program rankings in the 2013 edition ofU.S. News & World Report include: National Association of Schools in Art and Design National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education 1st in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 6th in Mechanical Engineering Planning Accreditation Board Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors 2nd in Bioengineering/Biomedical 7th in Materials Engineering 3rd in Civil Engineering 10th in Chemical Engineering * Georgia Tech operates on the semester system. * Georgia Tech offers educational opportunities from over 30 schools and colleges. 4th in Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering 10th in Computer Science * Degrees are offered in the following: 5th in Electrical Engineering 13th in Supply Chain/Logistics College of Architecture 5th in Nuclear Engineering 14th in Production/Operations College of Computing College of Engineering 6th in Computer Engineering 16th in Information Systems Ivan Allen College 6th in Environmental Engineering 28th Part-time MBA Scheller College of Business College of Sciences Other rankings include: * The Georgia Tech Foundation was chartered in 1932. The endowment of the Georgia Tech • QS World University Rankings ranked Georgia Tech 88th Overall and 12th in Engineering/IT. Foundation has a current market value in excess of $1,632 million. • Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Georgia Tech 25th Overall and * The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) was created in 1980. 9th in Engineering and Technology. • Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Georgia Tech 8th in Engineering/Technol- ogy & Computer Sciences. • Georgia Tech ranked 1st in Return on Investment by SmartMoney.com, and 2nd among Public Universities by PayScale.com.. • ASEE/Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ranked Georgia Tech 1st in undergraduate engi- neering degrees awarded overall to minority students, and the American Society for Engi- neering Education (ASEE) ranked Georgia Tech 1st in undergraduate engineering degrees awarded to women. 3 2012 Georgia Tech Fact Book FAST FACTS ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY Faculty, As of Fall 2012 National Academy of Engineering • Faculty Profile • Barbara D. Boyan Zvi Galil James D. Meindl Full-time Teaching Faculty 937 General Administration 13 Rafael Bras Don P. Giddens George L. Nemhauser Administrative Faculty 85 William J. Cook Nikil S. Jayant Robert M. Nerem On-leave Instructional 21 John C. Crittenden Ellis L. Johnson Donald H. Ratliff Part-time Instructional 11 Russell D. Dupuis Biing-Hwang Juang Elsa Reichmanis Total 1,067 Charles A. Eckert William Koros Rao R. Tummala Bruce R. Ellingwood Richard Lipton Ward O. Winer • Faculty Profile by Gender James D. Foley Robert G. Loewy Chien-Fu (Jeff) Wu Larry V. McIntire Ben T. Zinn Male 840 Female 227 Total 1,067 • National Academy of Sciences • Institute of Medicine • Faculty by Highest Degree Doctoral 1,017 Mostafa A. El-Sayed Robert Nerem Master's 49 Bachelor's/Other 1 Total 1,067 • Percent Tenured Staff, As of Fall 2012 Architecture 63.64% • Total Employee Profile: Computing 72.00% Engineering 75.84% Executive, Administrative, Managerial 133 Ivan Allen 45.73% Faculty (Academic) 1,095 Business 53.62% Research Faculty / Other Professionals 4,031 Sciences 74.49% Clerical / Secretarial 396 Institute Total 67.77% Technical / Paraprofessional 83 Skilled Crafts 179 Service / Maintenance 573 Total 6,490 Note: Includes all regular employees and post-doctoral fellows & excludes affiliate and student workforce. 4 2012 Georgia Tech Fact Book FAST FACTS ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT Students Students (continued) • The Georgia Tech Cumulative Average Recentered SAT for Entering Freshmen, Fall Semester 2012: • Fall Semester 2012 Graduate Enrollment by Degree Program (Includes both full-time and part-time Ph.D., and M.S. students. Does not include special students): Verbal Math Composite M F Total M F Total M.S. Ph.D. 678 684 680 735 705 725 1405 Note: SAT scores include converted ACT scores for the fall matriculation term. Architecture 374 89 Computing 413 298 • Admissions, Fall Semester 2012: Engineering 1,792 2,148 Number Number % of Applied Number % of Applied % of Accepted Ivan Allen 165 121 Applied Accepted Accepted Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled Freshman 14,614 7,966 55% 3,047 21% 38% Business 753 49 Transfer 1,823 738 40% 595 33% 81% Sciences 152 676 Graduate 13,584 4,012 30% 1,743 13% 43% Total 3,649 3,381 • Students at Georgia Tech represent 133 different countries • Fall Semester 2012 Enrollment by College: Financial Aid Number of Amount of Undergraduate Awards Awards Architecture 412 Computing 1,119 • Georgia Tech Awarded Aid FY 2011-2012 Engineering 9,069 Ivan Allen 757 Federal Funds 16,789 $101,164,427 Business 1,271 State Funds 7,060 $38,178,839 Sciences 1,326 National Merit/Achievement 461 $701,775 No College Declared 573 Institutional Scholarships/Loans 4,896 $37,109,467 Total 14,527 Total GT Awarded Aid 29,206 $177,154,508 • Outside Awards Graduate Architecture 463 Total Outside Aid 1,975 $12,186,639 Computing 711 Engineering 3,940 Total Awards 31,181 $189,341,147 Ivan Allen 286 Business 802 Sciences 828 Total 7,030 5 2012 Georgia Tech Fact Book FAST FACTS ACADEMIC INFORMATION Degrees Professional Practice Program, Fall 2012 • Degrees Conferred (Summer through Spring Semester), Fiscal Year 2012: • Participants FY 2010-12 College Bachelor's Master's Ph.D. Undergraduate Cooperative Program 1,805 Architecture