BOLO:
The Georgia Tech Student
New Faculty Orientation
August 15, 2012
Sandi Bramblett, Executive Director
Institutional Research and Planning/Decision Support Services
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Agenda
•
Overview of the GT Student
Population
•
Graduate Students
•
Undergraduate Students
–
Incoming freshmen (Fun Facts!)
–
What we know about our students
•
Questions (ask away!)
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•
20,941 students
•
13,948 undergraduate/ 6,993
graduate
•
Nearly 3,900 foreign students
•
41% minority (12% URM)
•
30% women
•
First
-
year retention rate: 95%
•
Six
-
year graduation rate: 79%
The Georgia Tech Student Population
Graduate Enrollment by Gender
Fall 2011
4
Graduate Enrollment by Ethnicity
Fall 2011
5
Graduate Enrollment by Citizenship
Fall 2011
6
Where are Georgia Tech’s Graduate Students From?
7
•
China
(878)
•
India (737)
•
South Korea (374)
•
France (156)
•
Taiwan
(102)
•
Iran (86)
•
Turkey
(73)
•
Pakistan
(61)
•
Colombia
(40)
•
Canada
(36)
•
Georgia
(1,796)
•
Florida
(255)
•
Texas (187)
•
California (157)
•
New York (136)
•
Virginia (121)
•
North Carolina (119)
•
Pennsylvania (110)
•
New Jersey
(95)
•
Ohio (86)
Top Undergraduate Institutions for Graduate Students
8
•
Georgia Tech
•
Tsinghua University
•
University of Mumbai
•
University of Georgia
•
Cornell University
•
Zhejiang University
•
North Carolina State
•
University of Florida
•
Peking University
•
Shanghai Jiao Tong U.
Other well represented institutions include
Illinois
-
Urbana;
Purdue; Michigan; Vanderbilt; Carnegie Mellon; Texas
-
Austin;
Clemson; Tianjin University Technology; Virginia Tech; Penn
State; Anna University; Auburn; UT
-
Knoxville; Brigham Young;
Visvesvaraya
Tech;
Huazhong
Sci
& Tech
Univ
;
Fudan
Univ
;
CalTech
; MIT; Indian Institute of Technology;
Univ
of Poona; UC
-
Berkeley; Georgia State;
Nankai
Univ
; Maryland
Top Majors for Graduate Students
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PhD
•
Electrical & Computer
Engineering
•
Aerospace Engineering
•
Mechanical Engineering
•
Computer Science
•
Chemical Engineering
Master’s
•
Electrical & Computer
Engineering
•
Business Administration
•
Mechanical Engineering
•
Aerospace Engineering
•
Computer Science
PhD Recipients: Future Plans
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•
70% have definite employment or postgrad study plans
•
Post graduation employment:
Academe
39%
Government
11%
Industry/
Business
46%
Non Profit
1.9%
Other/ Unknown
1.9%
•
68% will do research and development as their primary
work activity while 20% will teach
Source: NSF/NIH/USED/NEH/NASA Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2010
Undergraduate Enrollment by
Gender
–
Fall 2011
Men
68%
Women
32%
Undergraduate Enrollment by
Ethnicity
–
Fall 2011
Native
Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander
0%
Asian
23%
Black
6%
Hispanic
6%
Native American
0%
Multiracial
2%
Unknown
1%
White
62%
Undergraduate Enrollment by Major
Fall 2011
790
838
848
1,155
1,264
1,294
1,662
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
Chemical &
Biomolecular…
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Management
Mechanical Engineering
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Where are Georgia
Tech’s undergraduates from
?
Countries
•
India
•
South Korea
•
China
•
Canada
•
Vietnam
•
Colombia
•
Nigeria
States
•
Georgia
•
Florida
•
Texas
•
North Carolina
•
Virginia
•
Tennessee
•
MD & SC
Georgia Counties
•
Fulton
•
Gwinnett
•
Cobb
•
Dekalb
•
Fayette
•
Forsyth
•
Cherokee
Georgia Tech’s 2012 Freshman Class
•
14,700 applicants / 3,160 accepted students paid their
deposit
•
35% Women; 45% Non
-
white (13% URM); 14% International
•
Average SAT = 1394 / Average HSGPA = 3.90
•
65 Countries and 40 States, Washington D.C., Guam and
Puerto Rico represented
•
10 sets of twins
•
Most common first names for men: Michael, Matthew, John
Andrew and Alexander; For women: Emily, C/Katherine,
Sarah, Rachel and Anna
•
Most common surnames: Lee, Kim, Patel, Smith, Li, Wang
What our students tell us about
themselves…
•
99% had a B+ average or better in high school
•
87% intend to pursue graduate study
•
83% asked a teacher for advice after class but only 13%
spent more than two hours talking to a teacher
•
87% studied 15 hours or less per week
•
78% attended a public high school
•
61% have had an “international experience”
and their families…
•
83% lived with both parents
•
83% of their fathers and 80% of their
mothers have at least an
undergraduate degree
•
Nearly 60% estimated their parents’
total annual income to be greater than
$100,000
•
Fathers’ occupations: business,
engineer, doctor, “other”
•
Mothers’ occupations: business,
teacher, homemaker, “other”
And their abilities…
Percentage of students ranking themselves in
the top 10% or above average on:
•
Academic Ability
94%
•
Mathematical Ability
84%
•
Cooperate
w/ Diverse People
84%
•
Spirituality
38%
•
Popularity
36%
•
Artistic Ability
30%
Why did they choose Tech?
•
Academic reputation (90%)
•
Tech grads get good jobs
(84%)
•
Rankings in national
magazines (55%)
•
Tech grads get into top
graduate/ professional
schools (55%)
What are their long
-
term objectives?
•
Be well off financially (80.0%)
•
Raise a family (67.0%)
•
Become an authority in field (61.3%)
•
Helping others who are in difficulty (58.4%)
•
Obtain recognition from colleagues for contributions
to my field (57.0%)
What are their expectations as a
student at Tech?
•
94% think there’s some or a good
chance they will participate in student
clubs/groups
•
65% will be satisfied with Tech
•
54% think they will study 15 hours or
less per week
•
46% would turn to their instructor if
they were experiencing academic
difficulty
•
96% anticipate making a 3.0 GPA or
better during their freshman year
Fall
2011
First
-
Time Freshmen
ENGL
1101
-
English Composition I Grades
631
594
46
10
27
18
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
A
B
C
D
F
W
Fall
2011
First
-
Time Freshmen
Math 1501
-
Calculus I Grades
370
386
229
100
69
33
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
A
B
C
D
F
W
Fall
2011
First
-
Time Freshmen
CS 1301
-
Intro to Computing Grades
74
107
54
14
12
12
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
A
B
C
D
F
W
Fall
2011
First
-
Time Freshmen
CS 1371
-
Computing for Engineers Grades
371
281
161
95
102
92
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
A
B
C
D
F
W
Fall
2011
First
-
Time Freshmen
BIOL 1510
-
Biological Principles Grades
104
150
90
15
3
15
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
A
B
C
D
F
W
Fall
2011
First
-
Time Freshmen
CHEM 1310
-
General Chemistry Grades
156
275
138
27
16
3
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
A
B
C
D
F
W
Fall
2011
First
-
Time Freshmen
PHY 2211
-
Intro to Physics I Grades
145
247
192
118
82
85
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
A
B
C
D
F
W
The Reality
•
48% will spend six hours or more per week
on co
-
curricular activities
•
85% will find they are satisfied with Tech
•
About 93% of first year students will find that
Tech places significant emphasis on studying
and academic work
•
38% will have discussed grades or
assignments with their instructors
•
And…
The Reality
(continued)…
Georgia Resident
Out of State/
Country
Total
GPA Range
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
1.69 or Less
59
4%
48
5%
107
4%
1.70
-
1.99
41
2%
25
2%
66
2%
2.00
-
2.99
449
27%
294
28%
743
28%
3.00
-
3.29
304
19%
161
15%
465
17%
3.30
-
3.99
649
40%
403
38%
1,052
39%
4.00
140
9%
116
11%
256
10%
Total
1,642
100%
1,047
100%
2,689
100%
Their GPA may not be as high as they thought it would be
Enjoy the Journey…
For more information:
www.irp.gatech.edu
and / or
www.assessment.gatech.edu
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