2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book Fact Book 2005 Office of Institutional Research and Planning Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0530 (404) 894-3311 Prepared By: Julie M. Clabby, Editor Kimberly Brown David H. Cauble Sara Reid Cassandra Spiller LaLeeta Sweeper Michael Young Sandi Bramblett, Director Copyright 2006 Georgia Tech is an equal employment/education opportunity institution. 1 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts................................................................................................................ 3 General Information ............................................................................................... 13 Administration and Faculty ................................................................................... 27 Admissions and Enrollment ................................................................................... 56 Academic Information............................................................................................. 81 Student Related Information.................................................................................. 100 Financial Information.............................................................................................. 120 Research.....................................................................................................................126 Facilities..................................................................................................................... 143 2 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book Quick Facts 2005 Fact Book 2 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book 2005 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 2005...................................... 12 4 5 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book 2005 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 $937 million. • The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) was created in 1980. Georgia Tech National Rankings Georgia Tech's College of Engineering ranked among the top 5 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 5th in Civil Engineering 6th in Computer Engineering 6th in Electrical Engineering 7th in Mechanical Engineering 8th in Environmental Engineering Other U. S. News & World Report rankings include: The College of Computing's graduate program ranked 12th. The College of Architecture's graduate program ranked 15th. Artificial Intelligence in the College of Computing ranked 12th. Computer Systems in the College of Computing ranked 8th. Georgia Tech's undergraduate program received a ranking of 9th among public universities and 37th overall. • The Co-op Program listed nationally as a “Program To Look For” by U.S. News & World Report, and is the largest optional program in the nation. • The National Science Foundation ranks Georgia Tech 2nd in engineering R&D. • The Engineering Workforce Commission ranks Georgia Tech 1st in the number of degrees awarded in engineering and 1st in the number of degrees awarded to women in engineering. • Forbes magazine lists Georgia Techʼs MBA program in the top 10 among public universities. • Hispanic Business magazine ranked Georgia Tech 2nd in its list of top engineering schools. 4 5 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY Faculty, As of Fall 2005 • Faculty Profile: Full-time Teaching Faculty 810 General Administration 11 Academic Administrators 68 On-leave Instructional 24 Part-time Instructional 27 Total 940 • Faculty Profile by Gender: Male 772 Female 168 Total 940 • Faculty by Highest Degree: Doctoral 878 Master's 56 Bachelorʼs/Other 6 Total 940 • Percent Tenured: Architecture 54% Computing 57% Engineering 72% Ivan Allen 57% Management 54% Sciences 67% Institute Total 65% • 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 2005 • Total Employee Profile: Executive, Administrative, Managerial 114 Faculty(Academic) 928 Research Faculty/Other Professionals 3,186 Clerical/Secretarial 277 Technical/Paraprofessional 43 Skilled Crafts 170 Service/Maintenance 500 Total 5,218 Note: Includes all regular employee and post-doctoral fellows & excludes affiliate and student work force. 6 7 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT Students • The Georgia Tech Cumulative Average Recentered SAT for Entering Freshmen, Fall Semester 2005: Verbal Math Composite M F Total M F Total 648 651 649 699 672 691 1340 • Admissions, Fall Semester 2005: Number Number % of Applied Number % of Applied % of Accepted Applied Accepted Accepted Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled Freshman 9,229 6,235 68% 2,462 27% 39% Transfer 1,325 568 43% 452 34% 80% Graduate 8,076 2,753 34% 1,379 17% 50% • Students at Georgia Tech represent 128 different countries • Fall Semester 2005 Enrollment by College: Undergraduate Architecture 748 Computing 919 Engineering 6,989 Ivan Allen 761 Management 1,168 Sciences 1,039 No College Declared 217 Total 11,841 Graduate Architecture 340 Computing 496 Engineering 3,189 Ivan Allen 260 Management 241 Sciences 768 Total 5,294 •Fall Semester 2005 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. 264 72 222 250 1,288 1,867 159 94 185 46 144 612 2,262 2,941 Financial Aid • Georgia Tech Awarded Aid FY 2004-2005 Number of Amount of Awards Awards Federal Funds 11,264 $49,301,627 State Funds 5,746 $22,400,290 National Merit/Achievement 1,146 $569,900 Institutional Scholarships/Loans 3,276 $24,609,071 Total GT Awarded Aid 21,432 $96,880,888 • Outside Awards Total Outside Aid 2,534 $12,266,653 Total Awards 23,966 $109,147,541 6 7 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book 2005 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ACADEMIC INFORMATION Degrees • Degrees Conferred (Summer through Spring Semester), Fiscal Year 2005: College Bachelorʼs Master's Ph.D. Architecture