2008 Georgia Tech Fact Book Fact Book 2008 Office of Institutional Research and Planning Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0530 (404) 894-3311 www.irp.gatech.edu Prepared By: Julie M. Clabby, Editor Sandi Bramblett, Director Copyright 2009 Georgia Tech is an equal employment/education opportunity institution. 1 2008 Georgia Tech Fact Book TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts................................................................................................................ 3 General Information ............................................................................................... 13 Administration and Faculty ................................................................................... 26 Admissions and Enrollment ................................................................................... 58 Academic Information............................................................................................. 84 Student Related Information.................................................................................. 104 Financial Information.............................................................................................. 124 Research.................................................................................................................... 130 Facilities..................................................................................................................... 146 2 Quick Facts 2008 Fact Book 2008 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 2007...................................... 12 4 2008 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 (ABET) American Chemical Society American Council for Construction Education Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET Design-Build Institute of America Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Industrial Designers Society of America International Association of Counseling Services International Facility Management Association National Architectural Accrediting Board National Association of Schools in Art and Design National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education Planning Accreditation Board Royal Institution 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 $1.274 billion. • The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) was created in 1980. Georgia Tech National Rankings Georgia Tech's undergraduate program received a ranking of 7th among public universities and 35th overall in U.S. News & World Report. Georgia Tech's College of Engineering ranked among the top four 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 2nd in Biomedical Engineering 4th in Aerospace Engineering 6th in Civil Engineering 6th in Electrical Engineering 6th in Environmental Engineering 7th in Mechanical Engineering 7th in Computer Engineering 8th in Materials Engineering 9th in Nuclear Engineering Other U. S. News & World Report rankings include: The College of Computing's graduate program ranked 9th Computer Science Theory ranked 9th Artificial Intelligence ranked th7 Discrete Math/Combinatorics ranked 7th Information and Technology Management ranked 4th 5 2008 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY Faculty, As of Fall 2008 • Faculty Profile: Full-time Teaching Faculty 912 General Administration 5 Academic Administrators 77 On-leave Instructional 4 Part-time Instructional 7 Total 1,005 • Faculty Profile by Gender: Male 797 Female 208 Total 1,005 • Faculty by Highest Degree: Doctoral 957 Master's 46 Bachelor's/Other 2 Total 1,005 • Percent Tenured: Architecture 70.2% Computing 70.1% Engineering 72.8% Ivan Allen 45.5% Management 58.9% Sciences 64.6% Institute Total 65.2% • National Academy of Engineering John C. Crittenden William Koros Elsa Reichmanis Russell D. Dupuis Richard Lipton William Rouse Charles A. Eckert Robert G. Loewy Arnold F. Stancell Bruce R. Ellingwood Larry V. McIntire Rao R. Tummala James D. Foley 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 Donald H. Ratliff • National Academy of Sciences • Institute of Medicine Mostafa A. El-Sayed Robert M. Nerem Staff, As of Fall 2008 • Total Employee Profile: Executive, Administrative, Managerial 115 Faculty (Academic) 1,005 Research Faculty/Other Professionals 3,571 Clerical/Secretarial 211 Technical/Paraprofessional 53 Skilled Crafts 179 Service/Maintenance 495 Total 5,629 Note: Includes all regular employees and post-doctoral fellows & excludes affiliate and student workforce. 6 2008 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT Students • The Georgia Tech Cumulative Average Recentered SAT for Entering Freshmen, Fall Semester 2008: Verbal Math Composite M F Total M F Total 656 663 658 716 683 705 1364 Note: SAT scores include converted ACT scores for the fall matriculation term. • Admissions, Fall Semester 2008: Number Number % of Applied Number % of Applied % of Accepted Applied Accepted Accepted Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled Freshman 10,258 6,248 61% 2,640 26% 42% Transfer 1,356 500 37% 421 31% 84% Graduate 10,485 3,411 33% 1,779 17% 52% • Students at Georgia Tech represent 111 different countries • Fall Semester 2008 Enrollment by College: Undergraduate Architecture 690 Computing 894 Engineering 7,507 Ivan Allen 942 Management 1,347 Sciences 1,153 No College Declared 440 Total 12,973 Graduate Architecture 516 Computing 775 Engineering 3,572 Ivan Allen 283 Management 504 Sciences 790 Total 6,440 • Fall Semester 2008 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. 417 89 462 305 1,635 1,921 170 103 446 48 133 650 3,263 3,116 Financial Aid • Georgia Tech Awarded Aid FY 2006-2007 Number of Amount of Awards Awards Federal Funds 11,306 $56,833,757 State Funds 6,011 $28,187,187 National Merit/Achievement 402 $554,175 Institutional Scholarships/Loans 4,268 $30,002,921 Total GT Awarded Aid 21,987 $115,578,040 • Outside Awards Total Outside Aid 3,161 $15,803,223 Total Awards 25,148 $131,381,263 7 2008 Georgia Tech Fact Book QUICK FACTS ACADEMIC INFORMATION Degrees • Degrees Conferred (Summer through Spring Semester), Fiscal Year 2008: College Bachelor's Master's Ph.D. Architecture 168 104 2 Computing 169 184 32 Engineering 1,458 820 327 Ivan Allen 195 86 14 Management 340 130 11 Sciences 252 105 81 Institute Total 2,582 1,429 467 Career Services • Top Interviewing Companies, Fiscal Year 2008 Accenture Hewlett Packard Bank of America Lockheed Martin Capgemni Manhattan Associates Caterpillar Schlumberger General Electric Company Siemens USA • Average Reported Median Starting Salaries for Bachelor's Degree Recipients by College, Fiscal Year 2008 College Bachelor's