2006 Georgia Tech Fact Book Fact Book 2006 Office of Institutional Research and Planning Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0530 (404) 894-3311 Prepared By: Julie M. Clabby, Editor David H. Cauble Robert Reid Sara Reid Cassandra Spiller LaLeeta Sweeper Kimberly Wood Michael Young Sandi Bramblett, Director Copyright 2006 Georgia Tech is an equal employment/education opportunity institution. 1 2006 Georgia Tech Fact Book TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts................................................................................................................ 3 General Information ............................................................................................... 13 Administration and Faculty ................................................................................... 27 Admissions and Enrollment ................................................................................... 57 Academic Information............................................................................................. 82 Student Related Information.................................................................................. 101 Financial Information.............................................................................................. 122 Research.................................................................................................................... 128 Facilities..................................................................................................................... 145 2 Quick Facts 2006 Fact Book 2006 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 2006...................................... 12 4 2006 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 Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business 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 Society 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 $1.047 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 4 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 3rd in Biomedical Engineering 4th in Aerospace Engineering 4th in Civil Engineering 7th in Computer Engineering 7th in Electrical Engineering 7th in Environmental Engineering 7th in Mechanical Engineering Other U. S. News & World Report rankings include: The College of Computing's graduate program ranked 11th. The College of Architecture's graduate program ranked 15th. Computer Science Theory in the College of Computing ranked 9th. Georgia Tech's undergraduate program received a ranking of 8th among public universities and 38th overall. • The Co-op and Undergraduate Research programs are listed nationally as “Programs To Look For” by U.S. News & World Report. • Forbes magazine lists Georgia Tech’s MBA program in the top 25 among public universities. • The Scientist lists Georgia Tech in the top 15 best places to work. • The Milken Institute ranks Georgia Tech among the top 5 in the world for biotech startups and top 10 in patents for U.S. universities. 5 2006 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY Faculty, As of Fall 2006 • Faculty Profile: Full-time Teaching Faculty 845 General Administration 7 Academic Administrators 71 On-leave Instructional 17 Part-time Instructional 14 Total 954 • Faculty Profile by Gender: Male 781 Female 173 Total 954 • Faculty by Highest Degree: Doctoral 899 Master's 52 Bachelor's/Other 3 Total 954 • 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 William Koros Donald H. Ratliff Robert Dickinson Richard Lipton William Rouse Russell D. Dupuis Robert G. Loewy Arnold Stancell Charles A. Eckert Larry V. McIntire Rao R. Tummala Bruce R. Ellingwood James D. Meindl Ward O. Winer Don P. Giddens George L. Nemhauser C P. Wong Nikil S. Jayant Robert M. Nerem Chien-Fu Jeff Wu Ellis L. Johnson Edward Price Ben T. Zinn Biing-Hwang Juang • National Academy of Sciences • Institute of Medicine Robert Dickinson Robert M. Nerem Mostafa A. El-Sayed Staff, As of Fall 2006 • Total Employee Profile: Executive, Administrative, Managerial 119 Faculty(Academic) 952 Research Faculty/Other Professionals 3,261 Clerical/Secretarial 247 Technical/Paraprofessional 41 Skilled Crafts 173 Service/Maintenance 475 Total 5,268 Note: Includes all regular employees and post-doctoral fellows & excludes affiliate and student workforce. 6 2006 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT Students • The Georgia Tech Cumulative Average Recentered SAT for Entering Freshmen, Fall Semester 2006: Verbal Math Composite M F Total M F Total 643 658 648 703 675 695 1343 • Admissions, Fall Semester 2006: Number Number % of Applied Number % of Applied % of Accepted Applied Accepted Accepted Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled Freshman 9,610 6,251 65% 2,678 28% 43% Transfer 1,366 557 41% 453 33% 81% Graduate 8,103 2,928 36% 1,547 19% 53% • Students at Georgia Tech represent 115 different countries • Fall Semester 2006 Enrollment by College: Undergraduate Architecture 780 Computing 878 Engineering 7,203 Ivan Allen 834 Management 1,251 Sciences 1,156 No College Declared 258 Total 12,360 Graduate Architecture 370 Computing 565 Engineering 3,360 Ivan Allen 251 Management 259 Sciences 770 Total 5,575 • Fall Semester 2006 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. 294 76 290 275 1,422 1,938 156 95 216 43 137 633 2,515 3,060 Financial Aid • Georgia Tech Awarded Aid FY 2005-2006 Number of Amount of Awards Awards Federal Funds 11,263 $53,813,249 State Funds 5,611 $23,060,893 National Merit/Achievement 413 $562,325 Institutional Scholarships/Loans 4,888 $24,975,480 Total GT Awarded Aid 22,175 $102,411,947 • Outside Awards Total Outside Aid 2,655 $13,787,950 Total Awards 24,830 $116,199,897 7 2006 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ACADEMIC INFORMATION Degrees • Degrees Conferred (Summer through Spring Semester), Fiscal Year 2006: College Bachelor's Master's Ph.D. Architecture 150 101 8 Computing 252 116 39 Engineering 1,391 751 276 Ivan Allen 171 70 7 Management 336 114 1 Sciences 177 128 69 Institute Total 2,477 1,280 400 Career Services • Top Interviewing Companies, Fiscal Year 2006 Accenture Lafarge Capital One Lockheed Martin Capgemini Microsoft General Electric Schlumberger Hewlett Packard Siemens • Average Reported Starting Annual