FACT BOOK www.irp.gatech.edu 2003 2003 Georgia Tech Fact Book Fact Book 2003 Office of Institutional Research and Planning Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0530 (404) 894-3311 Prepared By: Julie M. Clabby, Editor Lesley Hamm, Assistant Editor David H. Cauble Denise Gardner Peggy J. Justice LaLeeta Sweeper Michael Young Sandi Bramblett, Director Copyright 2004 Georgia Tech is an equal employment/education opportunity institution. 2003 Georgia Tech Fact Book TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts....................................................................................................................................... 3 General Information ...................................................................................................................... 13 Administration and Faculty .......................................................................................................... 27 Admissions and Enrollment .......................................................................................................... 57 Academic Information..................................................................................................................... 81 Student Related Information..........................................................................................................101 Financial Information......................................................................................................................121 Research........................................................................................................................................... 127 Facilities............................................................................................................................................143 Quick Facts 2003 Fact Book 2003 Georgia Tech Fact Book 2003 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 2003...............................................................................12 Page 4 QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Page 5 2003 Georgia Tech Fact Book 2003 Georgia Tech Fact Book 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 Council for Construction Education American Chemical Society Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Industrial Designer Society of America National Architectural Accrediting Board Planning Accreditation Board • 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 DuPree 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 $730 million. • The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) was created in 1980. Georgia Tech National Rankings Georgia Tech's College of Engineering placed 4th nationally in graduate school rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Specific graduate programs ranked in the top 10 include: 1st in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 4th in Aerospace Engineering 5th in Civil Engineering 6th in Biomedical Engineering 6th in Mechanical Engineering 6th in Electrical Engineering 9th in Environmental Engineering Other U. S. News & World Report rankings include: The College of Computing's graduate program ranked 12th among national universities. The College of Architecture's graduate program ranked 15th among national universities. Artificial Intelligence in Computer Science in the College of Computing ranked 12th. The Computer Systems program in the College of Computing ranked 8th. Georgia Tech's undergraduate program received a ranking of 9th among public universities and 37th among all of the nationʼs universities. • The National Science Foundation ranks Georgia Tech 2nd in engineering R&D and 4th in industry-sponsored research. • Black Issues in Higher Education named Georgia Tech the number one producer of African-American Engineers at the bachelorʼs and masterʼs degree level. • The Engineering Workforce Commission ranks Georgia Tech 1st in the number of degrees awarded in engineering; 1st in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to women in engineering. • The Georgia Tech Co-op Program ranked third nationally as a “Program that Works” by U.S. News & World Report, and is the largest optional co-op program in the country. Page 4 QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Page 5 2003 Georgia Tech Fact Book 2003 Georgia Tech Fact Book ADMINISTRATION & FACULTY Faculty, As of Fall 2003 • Faculty Profile: Full-time Teaching Faculty 801 General Administration 9 Academic Administrators 58 Librarians 1 On-leave 21 Part-time Faculty 11 Total 901 • Faculty Profile by Gender: Male 754 Female 147 Total 901 • Faculty by Highest Degree: Doctoral 847 Master's 49 Bachelor's/Other 5 Total 901 • Percent Tenured: Architecture 56% Computing 57% Engineering 69% Ivan Allen 54% Management 57% Sciences 64% Institute Total 63% • National Academy of Engineering Melvin Carter Ellis L. Johnson Hugh D. Ratliff G. Wayne Clough William Koros William Rouse Robert Dickinson Richard Lipton Ronald W. Schafer Russell D. Dupuis Robert G. Loewy Arnold F. Stancell Charles A. Eckert James D. Meindl Rao R. Tummala Bruce R. Ellingwood George L. Nemhauser Ward O. Winer Don P. Giddens Robert M. Nerem C P. Wong Nikil S. Jayant Edward Price Ben T. Zinn • National Academy of Sciences • Institute of Medicine William Chameides Robert M. Nerem Robert Dickinson Mostafa A. El-Sayed Staff, As of September 2003 • Total Employee Profile: Executive, Administrative, Managerial 115 Instructional Faculty/Librarians 857 Research Faculty and Other Professionals 2,836 Clerical and Secretarial 357 Technical and Paraprofessional 73 Skilled Crafts 171 Service and Maintenance 549 Total 4,958 Page 6 QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Page 7 2003 Georgia Tech Fact Book 2003 Georgia Tech Fact Book ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT Students • The Georgia Tech Cumulative Average Recentered SAT for Entering Freshmen, Fall Semester 2003: Verbal Math Composite M F Total M F Total 645 641 643 701 669 693 1336 • Admissions, Fall Semester 2003: Number Number % of Applied Number % of Applied % of Accepted Applied Accepted Accepted Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled Freshman 8,583 5,324 62% 2,207 26% 41% Transfer 1,449 590 41% 447 31% 76% Graduate 10,770 2,845 26% 1,527 14% 54% • Students at Georgia Tech represent 122 different countries • Fall Semester 2003 Enrollment by College: Undergraduate Architecture 639 Computing 1,236 Engineering 6,545 Ivan Allen 703 Management 1,120 Sciences 865 No College Declared 149 Total 11,257 Graduate Architecture 331 Computing 484 Engineering 3,298 Ivan Allen 227 Management 306 Sciences 740 Total 5,386 •Fall Semester 2003 Graduate Enrollment by Degree Program (Includes both full-time and part-time Ph.D., M.S. Does not include special graduate 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. 263 67 205 275 1,395 1,847 150 62 255 42 132 581 2,400 2,874 Financial Aid • Georgia Tech Awarded Aid FY 2002-2003 Number of Amount of Awards Awards Federal Funds 9,607 $42,239,077 State Fund 4,549 $16,548,878 National Merit/Achievement 422 $608,492