Factbook University of Massachusetts Amherst 1977-1978 Officefice of Institutional ResearchResea www.umass.edu/oirw.umass.edu F_u_n_iv_ers_itv_o_f_M_a_s_sa_C_h_u_se_t_ts_a...t A_rn_he_rs_t_-... _ • • • Preface • This factbook has been compiled as a continued effort • (revived last year) to meet the many needs for a compendium of statistical information about the campus. The FACTBOOK • will allow its reade~s to have at hand in one volume the most current data available on most campus operations, as .' well as some historical data reaching as far back as 1863, the first year of operation of what is now the Amherst Campus of the University of Massachusetts. • I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Melissa Sherman" who typed theinany revisions_of this report, • and thank her for her valuable assistance and patience. • • /A. , ,IfII 7JlIA /I" c; . , • Alison A. Cox ' , Assistant for Institutional Studies .' January 1978 • About the Cover: Photographs i 11 us tra te the Amhers t Campus in four different sta of development. They are, clockwise from • upper left c. 1950, c. 1932, c. 1890, c. 1975. .' • - ; ­ FFICEOFBUDGETINGAND INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES, WHITMORE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AMHERST, MASSACHUSETIS01002 (413) 545-2141 I UNIVERSITY or MASSACHUSETTS/AMHERST I 1977-1978 FACTBOOK I Co tents I. HISTORY I THE TOWN OF AMHERST. 2 I, HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY. 3 ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. 5 PAST PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLO.RS. 6 I FIVE COLLEGE COOPERATION . 7 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE. 9 I SUMMARY INFORMATION SHEET. 10 II. ORGANIZATION I CAMPUS ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. 12 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. 13 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS. 14 • BoARD OF TRUSTEES. '. ; . 22 II ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. 23 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS . 24 I SPECIAL PROGRAMS, INSTITUTIONS, CENTERS. 27 SPECIAL PROGRAMS - DESCRIPTIONS. 29 I III. ENROLLMENT HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT . 34 I ADJUSTED FULLTIME STUDENT MAJORS .. 39 GRAPH: HEADCOUNT AND FTE ENROLLMENT . 4·1 I: HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT BY SCHOOL 42 AFSMENROLLMENT BY SCHOOL .. ' . 44 I IFTE ENROLLMENT BY SCHOOL .. ~ ~ . 47 APPLICATIONS, ACCEPTANCES AND ENROLLMF.NT 50 BY SEX . .. ~ GRAPH: APPLICATIONS. 54 • ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY. 55 , VETERAN ENROLLMENT . 56 ENROLLMENT BY MARITAL STATUS . 57 I - ;; ­ I I • III. ENROLLMENT CONT'D STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY RESIDENCY. 58 • ENROLLMENT BY COUNTY 61 • ENROLLMENT BY STATE. '63 IV. DEGREES • DEGREE PROGRAMS ..... 68 DEGREES GRANTED. 71 '\ GRAPH: DEGREES AWARDED. 75 DEGREES AWARDED BY SCHOOL. 76 • HONORARY DEGREES . 77 V. MISCELLANEOUS ­ MEAN GRE SCORES AND UNDERGRADUATE GPA.. .... 81 MEDIAN SAT SCORES AND HIGH SCHOOL RANK • OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN BY SEX. .. 83 MEDIAN SAT SCORES AND HIGH SCHOOL RANK OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN BY SCHOOL 84 • UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT EXPENSES . 85 86 ,­ GRAPH: STUDENT COSTS. • GRADUATE STUDENT EXPENSES. 87 FULL-TIME FACULTY. 88 II INVENTORY OF BUILDINGS . 89 VOLUMES IN LIBRARY 98 ­ CAMPUS MAP •••.. 0-' • • • • • • •• • •••• 99 •I •I ­ - iii - -- - 2 ­ • The Town of Amherst II In 1658 a parcel of. land, including what is now the town of Amherst, was sold by the Norwottuck Indians to Major John Pynchon of Spring­ field for "200 fathom of wampum ... one large coat ... several smaller gifts. II Amherst was settled in about 1730, by English immigrants who moved from Boston into Connecticut, and then no~th alnng the Connecti­ • cut River into Hadley and its surrounding areas. In 1734 the eastern II i nhabi tants of Hadl ey became a separate settl ement called the "Hadl ey Third Pr-ecinct." In 1759 Massachusetts Governor Pownell officially changed the name of the settlement to Amherst, in honor of Lord Jeffrey Amherst, hero of the Battle of Quebec. The name "Amherst" is of Saxon • origin and signifies "border of the forest." Throughout the Revolutionary War, Amherst was an agricultural town. Later, industry developed through the use of water and steam power available from the town's two major streams--Mill River and the Fort • River. Major industries were the production of carriages, textiles, tools, bricks, wood and paper products, and hats. ­ • Today education is the major industry in Amherst; industrial produc­ tion has been almost discontinued. Amherst's minor- industries today II are basically facilities supporting the educational community. In fall 1977 there were 23,953 students enrolled at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, as well as several thousand students at III Amherst and Hampshire Colleges. Most of these students live in and • around the town of Amherst. • III • • • - 3 ­ • Historical Overview of the • University of Massachusetts at Amherst • The University of Massachusetts, the state university of the Common­ wealth of Massachusetts, was founded in 1863 under provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862. This land grant act endowed colleges in· every • state of the union to meet the demand for technical education. The II original bill was formed by Senator Justin L. Morrill of Vermont. It provided that public land be assigned to the several states and terri~ tories, the funds from the sale of which were to be used to establish and maintain colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts. Although the main objective of such colleges was training in agriculture and • mechanical arts, they were to include other scientific and classical subjects in order to promote both the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes .. • Massachusetts accepted the provisions of the Morrill Act in 1863 and i~nediately began to plan for a new college. The Massachusetts Insti­ tute of Technology was already organized, and it was decided that in­ • struction in mechanical arts shOuld be given there. For this reason~ the college, when founded, was an agricultural school. The General Court required that $75,000 .be raised and presented to the trustees by • the town in which the college was located. Northampton, Lexington, Springfield and Amherst complied with this request. After much dis­ cussion Amherst was finally selected as the location for the college • and a 310 acre tract of land was purchased. Incorporated as Massachusetts Agriculture College in April 1863~ the institu:ion first opened its doors to 56 students in 1867 with four • faculty members and four wooden buildings. Admission requirements were: II students to be sixteen years of age, and to pass such examina­ tion as is required for admission to Normal Schools, and such further examination as shall be prescribed. 1I The existing departments in the • first ye~r were: Agriculture and Horticulture; Physics~ Mathematics and Engineering; Natural History; Chemistry; Political Economics, In­ tellectual Philosophy and Christian Morals; Comparative Anatomy and • .Animal Physiology, including Veterinary Surgery and Medicine; Modern Languages and Literature; and Physical Education, including Military • Tactics. Reflecting the broadening interests of the institution's students, the University was authorized to grant graduate degrees in 1892. The first .' two graduate degrees were awarded in 1896. In 1908 the Graduate School was established as a separate unit of the institution. The General Court of Massachusetts authorized a new name for the college--Mass­ III achusetts State Coll ege--i n Apr; 1 1931. In May 1947, the name was changed again to the University of Massachusetts, at that time having an enrollment of 2,407 and a faculty of 160. • II • - 4 ­ • ~ave ye~rs The years since 1947 been of rap.id growth for the University. This growth and the slmultaneous lncrease ln the QUallty of education have Deen made possible largely by the changes that have taken place in • the system of governmental controls that previously hampered academic progress. The IIFreedom Bill II of 1956 gave the University authority to appoint properly qualified faculty members at any salary within the established range for the rank in question. The IIAutonomy Bill II of 1962 • transferred full control (within the limits of the budget and of the state salary scale) over professional personnel policies to the Board of II Trustees; many governmental controls over purchasing were also transferred to the University. II Rapid expansion began for the campus in 1960, a year in which the student population was 6,495 and a total of 366 faculty and other academic pro­ fessionals were employed on campus. In 1970, to facilitate the coordina­ II tion of the three growing campuses at Amherst, Worcester, and Boston, the President's office was moved from Amherst to Boston. At the same time, the administration of the Amherst campus was reorganized and the position of Chancellor as Principal Administrative Officer was created. II By this time, in 1970, the Amherst Campus enrollment had reached 20,462 and the faculty had grown to 1,134. III Currently there are 23,953 students enrolled at the Amherst campus, and 1,465 faculty positions. Students may enroll in 96 degree programs at the unaergraduate level, including 12 two-year programs. 76 degree programs II are offered at the master's level and 57 programs at the doctoral level. During the past fiscal year a total of 5,486 degrees were conferred: 4,031 at the underqraduate level; .269 Associate degrees from Stockbridge School III of Agriculture; and 1,186 at the graduate leve]. • •II II • II • • • - 5 ­ • Establishment of • Schools and Colleges College of Ar.ts and Sciences (established January 12,1949) Faculty of Humanities and Fine Arts . Richard Noland, Ph.D, Actinq Dean • Faculty or Social and Behavioral·· Sciences T. O. Wilkinson, Ph.D.,