POINT PARK UNIVERSITY FACTBOOK 2016-17 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND PLANNING 2016_319 MC 2016_319 PointPark.edu Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................................... i Foreword from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning ............................. i University Organization ......................................................................................... ii-iii Organization Chart - Executive Office ..................................................................... iv General Information .......................................................................................................1 History of the University ............................................................................................1 University Profile ........................................................................................................2 Athletics ......................................................................................................................4 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 2016................................................................. 9-10 Campus Map .............................................................................................................10 Admissions and Financial Aid .....................................................................................11 Admissions Summary and Trends ............................................................................12 New Enrollees by Demographic Characteristics, Fall 2016 .....................................14 New Enrollees by Academic Division, Fall 2016 .....................................................15 Full-time Undergraduate Transfers, Fall 2016 ..........................................................16 Student Financial Aid ...............................................................................................17 Enrollment .....................................................................................................................19 Trends of Fall Headcount and FTE by Division .......................................................20 Enrollment Trends, Fall 2012 to Fall 2016, by: .................................................. 21-30 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 Table of Contents Enrollment (continued) Enrollment by Classification, Fall 2012-2016 ..........................................................31 Enrollment by School/Department and Degrees/Certificates ...................................32 Enrollment by School/Department and Division, Fall 2016 .....................................33 Enrollment Trends by Type, School/Dept, Major and Course Load ........................35 Enrollment Trends by Sch/Dept/Type/Major, New/Returning, Course Load ..........44 Student Enrollment by School/Dept/Major & Demographics, Fall 2016 .................76 Enrollment of Residents/Commuters by School/Division, Fall 2016 .......................82 Enrollment Trends of International Students by Country of Origin .........................83 Enrollment Map with a focus on Southwestern PA Counties, Fall 2016 .................84 Enrollment Trends of Counties by School/Department ............................................85 Enrollment Map of Counties, Net Changes, SW-PA Focus .....................................88 Enrollment Trends of W-PA Counties vs Other Counties & States .........................89 Enrollment, City of Pittsburgh vs Other Locations, Fall 2016 .................................90 Retention and Graduation Rates .................................................................................91 Overall Fall to Fall Retention Rates by Student Type: .............................................93 First-time, Full-time Freshmen .......................................................................93 New Regular Part-time Undergraduates .........................................................93 New Accelerated Undergraduates ...................................................................93 New Full-time Undergraduate Transfers ........................................................93 New Graduate Students...................................................................................93 First-year Retention Rates by School/Dept, Fall 2011 to Fall 2015: ................ 95-101 First-time, Full-time Freshmen .......................................................................95 New Regular Part-time Undergraduates .........................................................96 New Accelerated Undergraduates ...................................................................97 New Full-time Undergraduate Transfers ........................................................98 New Graduate Students...................................................................................99 New Online Undergraduates .........................................................................100 New Online Graduates ..................................................................................101 Four-year and Six-year Graduation Rates by School/Dept.....................................102 Retention Rate of Freshmen by Housing Status .....................................................103 Retention Rate of Accelerated Undergraduates by Course Load ...........................103 Retention Rate of Graduate Students by Course Load ...........................................103 Retention Rate by Minority Status ..........................................................................104 Retention Rate by Race ...........................................................................................104 Retention Rate by Gender .......................................................................................105 Retention Rate by Age ............................................................................................105 Table of Contents Academic Programs and Degrees Conferred ...........................................................106 Trends in Degrees Conferred ..................................................................................107 Degrees and Certificates Conferred by Academic School/Department ..................108 Degrees and Certificates Awarded by Gender and Race/Ethnicity ........................109 Trends in Degrees Conferred by School/Dept/Major and Degree ..........................112 Degrees Offered ......................................................................................................125 Total University Degree Programs Offered ............................................................128 Faculty and Staff .........................................................................................................129 Summary of Full-time Faculty and Staff ................................................................130 Gender Distribution of Full-time University Personnel..........................................131 Race/Ethnicity Distribution of Full-time University Personnel..............................132 Full-time Faculty by School/Department, Gender and Race/Ethnicity ..................133 Full-time Faculty Salary by Rank ...........................................................................133 Tenure Status of Full-time Faculty by School/Department ....................................134 Full-time Faculty by Rank and Years of Service ....................................................135 Endowment ..................................................................................................................136 Endowment Values over Five Years.......................................................................137 INTRODUCTION Introduction INTRODUCTION Foreword from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning Recognizing that information is a key institutional resource, the Office of Institutional