FACTBOOK 2020-21 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND PLANNING PointPark.edu Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................... i Foreword from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning ............................. i Academic Structure & University Organization .........................................................ii Organizational Chart – Executive Office .................................................................. iii Academic Reporting Structure .................................................................................iv General Information ..................................................................................................... 1 History of the University ........................................................................................... 1 University Profile ...................................................................................................... 2 Point Park University Diversity Statement ................................................................ 5 Mission of Point Park University ............................................................................... 5 Vision of Point Park University ................................................................................. 5 Values of Point Park University ................................................................................ 6 Strategic Initiatives ................................................................................................... 7 Regional and Professional Accreditations and Approval.......................................... 8 Facts and Figures Summary, Fall 2020 .............................................................. 9-10 Campus Map .......................................................................................................... 10 Admissions and Financial Aid .................................................................................. 11 Admissions Summary and Trends ......................................................................... 12 New Enrollees by Demographic Characteristics, Fall 2020 ................................... 14 New Enrollees by Academic Division, Fall 2020 .................................................... 15 Full-time Undergraduate Transfers, Fall 2020 ....................................................... 16 Student Financial Aid ............................................................................................. 17 Enrollment .................................................................................................................. 19 Trends of Fall Headcount and FTE by Division ...................................................... 20 Enrollment Trends, Fall 2016 to Fall 2020, by: ................................................. 21-31 Student Type ................................................................................................ 21 Course Load and Division ............................................................................ 22 Gender and Division ..................................................................................... 23 Race/Ethnicity and Division .......................................................................... 24 Minority Status and Division ......................................................................... 26 Age and Division .......................................................................................... 27 Average Age by Student Type ..................................................................... 28 Residency and Division ................................................................................ 29 Undergraduate Students in Residence Halls ............................................... 30 Classification ................................................................................................ 31 Enrollment by School/Department and Degrees/Certificates ................................. 32 Enrollment by School/Department and Division, Fall 2020 .................................... 33 Enrollment Trends by Type, School/Dept, Major and Course Load ....................... 35 Enrollment Trends by Sch/Dept/Type/Major, New/Returning, Course Load .......... 48 Student Enrollment by School/Dept/Major & Demographics, Fall 2020 ................. 84 Enrollment of Residents/Commuters by School/Division, Fall 2020 ...................... 91 Enrollment Trends of International Students by Country of Origin ......................... 92 Enrollment Map with a focus on Southwestern PA Counties, Fall 2020 ................ 93 Table of Contents Enrollment (continued) Enrollment Trends of Counties by School/Department .......................................... 94 Enrollment Map of Counties, Net Changes, SW-PA Focus ................................... 98 Enrollment Trends of W-PA Counties vs Other Counties & States ........................ 99 Enrollment, City of Pittsburgh vs Other Locations, Fall 2020 ............................... 100 Retention and Graduation Rates ............................................................................ 101 Overall Fall to Fall Retention Rates by Student Type: .................................. 102-103 First-time, Full-time Freshmen ............................................................ 102-103 New Regular Part-time Undergraduates ............................................. 102-103 New Full-time Undergraduate Transfers ............................................. 102-103 New Graduate Students ...................................................................... 102-103 New Online Undergraduates ............................................................... 102-103 New Online Graduates ........................................................................ 102-103 First-year Retention Rates by School/Dept, Fall 2015 to Fall 2019: ............. 104-109 First-time, Full-time Freshmen ................................................................... 104 New Regular Part-time Undergraduates .................................................... 105 New Full-time Undergraduate Transfers .................................................... 106 New Graduate Students ............................................................................. 107 New Online Undergraduates ...................................................................... 108 New Online Graduates ............................................................................... 109 Four-year and Six-year Graduation Rates by School/Dept .................................. 110 Retention Rate of Freshmen by Housing Status .................................................. 111 Retention Rate of On-ground Graduate Students by Course Load...................... 111 Retention Rate by Minority Status ........................................................................ 111 Retention Rate by Race ....................................................................................... 112 Retention Rate by Gender ................................................................................... 112 Retention Rate by Age ......................................................................................... 112 Academic Programs and Degrees Conferred ........................................................ 113 Trends in Degrees Conferred ............................................................................... 114 Degrees and Certificates Conferred by Academic School/Department ............... 115 Degrees and Certificates Awarded by Gender and Race/Ethnicity ...................... 116 Trends in Degrees Conferred by School/Dept/Major and Degree........................ 119 Degrees Offered ................................................................................................... 131 Total University Degree Programs Offered .......................................................... 135 Faculty and Staff ...................................................................................................... 136 Summary of Full-time Faculty and Staff ............................................................... 137 Gender Distribution of Full-time University Personnel.......................................... 138 Race/Ethnicity Distribution of Full-time University Personnel ............................... 139 Full-time Faculty by School/Department, Gender and Race/Ethnicity ................. 140 Full-time Faculty Salary by Rank ......................................................................... 140 Tenure Status of Full-time Faculty by School/Department ................................... 141 Full-time Faculty by Rank and Years of Service .................................................. 142 Endowment ............................................................................................................... 143 Endowment Values over Five Years .................................................................... 143 Introduction Introduction INTRODUCTION Foreword from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning Recognizing that information is a key institutional resource, the Office of Institutional Research and Planning is responsible for providing the university management with information that supports institutional planning, university assessment, policy formation and decision making; for coordinating responses to inquiries for university-related information and serving as a comprehensive