VSU Fact Book 2016-2017 Valdosta State University Fact Book 2016-2017 Office of Institutional Research i VSU Fact Book 2016-2017 Table of Contents Cover Page.............................................................................................................. Foreword......................................................................................................................................................... 1 General Information................................................................................................ 2 VSU Quick Facts ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Brief Chronology of VSU............................................................................................................................... 4 Concise Mission Statement......................................................................................................................... 5 Strategic Goals 2013-2019......................................................................................................................... 6 Board of Regents Membership................................................................................................................... 7 Board of Regents Organizational Chart.................................................................................................... 8 VSU Organizational Chart........................................................................................................................... 9 Biography of President................................................................................................................................ 10 Accreditation................................................................................................................................................. 11 Degrees Offered............................................................................................................................................. 12 Undergraduate........................................................................................................................................... 12 Graduate .................................................................................................................................................... 14 Historical Information.............................................................................................. 16 VSU Quick Facts............................................................................................................................................. 17 Total Enrollment Headcount....................................................................................................................... 18 Undergraduate Enrollment Headcount..................................................................................................... 19 Graduate Enrollment Headcount............................................................................................................... 19 First-Time, Full-Time Retention Rates....................................................................................................... 20 Undergraduate Graduation Rates.............................................................................................................. 21 Degrees Conferred......................................................................................................................................... 22 Student Information................................................................................................ 23 VSU Quick Facts............................................................................................................................................. 24 New Students Enrolled by Classification................................................................................................. 25 Admissions of New Freshman.................................................................................................................... 26 Mean SAT and ACT Scores of New Freshman........................................................................................... 27 Mean High School Grade Point Average of New Freshman................................................................... 28 New Freshman by Time Status.................................................................................................................... 28 19 High Schools with Highest Enrollment................................................................................................ 29 Admissions of Transfer Students............................................................................................................... 30 Transfer Students by Classification.......................................................................................................... 31 New Graduate Students by Classification................................................................................................ 32 Mean GRE Scores of New Graduate Students........................................................................................... 33 20 Previous Institutions of New Graduate Students.............................................................................. 34 Total Enrollment and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment........................................................................ 35 Enrollment by Time Status........................................................................................................................... 36 Enrollment by Classification...................................................................................................................... 37 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Gender.......................................................................................................... 38 Enrollment by College.................................................................................................................................. 39 Enrollment by Time Status, Classification and College......................................................................... 40 Enrollment by Residency............................................................................................................................. 41 Enrollment by Georgia Economic Development Region......................................................................... 42 21 Counties with Highest Enrollment........................................................................................................ 43 Enrollment by Georgia County of Residence............................................................................................ 43 Enrollment by State of Origin..................................................................................................................... 44 ii VSU Fact Book 2016-2017 Enrollment by Country of Citizenship....................................................................................................... 45 5 Largest Declared Undergraduate Majors.............................................................................................. 46 5 Largest Declared Graduate Majors........................................................................................................ 46 One-Year Retention Rates............................................................................................................................ 47 Graduation Rates.......................................................................................................................................... 48 Degrees Conferred by College..................................................................................................................... 49 Undergraduate Degrees Conferred by College......................................................................................... 50 Graduate Degrees Conferred by college................................................................................................... 50 20 Georgia Counties with Highest Alumni Residency............................................................................ 51 Alumni by Georgia County........................................................................................................................... 51 Alumni by State of Residence...................................................................................................................... 52 Student Services...................................................................................................... 53 VSU Quick Facts............................................................................................................................................. 54 Residence Hall Occupancy.......................................................................................................................... 55 Residence Hall Occupancy by Gender...................................................................................................... 56 Financial Aid Awarded in Academic year 2015-2016........................................................................... 57 Odum Library Collection............................................................................................................................. 58 Financial Information.............................................................................................. 59 VSU Quick Facts............................................................................................................................................