Key Data Elements 2008-2009

 
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Enrollment Majors/Degrees/Faculty by School
Degrees Conferred School of Arts & Sciences
Admissions School of Education & Allied Studies
SAT Scores School of Business
Full-Time Faculty Footnotes
Graduation and Retention Rates  
Enrollment Fall 2008 Spring 2009
Total Enrollment 10,269 9,760
Women 6,407 62% 6,128 63%
Men 3,863 38% 3,632 37%
Students of Color1 912 9% 854 9%
Full-Time 7,506 73% 6,952 71%
Matriculated 9,548 93% 8,975 92%
Undergraduate Enrollment 8,497 7,894
Women 5,082 60% 4,758 60%
Men 3,415 40% 3,136 40%
Students of Color1 846 10% 787 10%
Full-Time 7,145 84% 6,564 83%
Matriculated 8,310 98% 7,722 98%
Graduate Enrollment 1,772 1,860
Women 1,324 75% 1,370 73%
Men 482 25% 496 27%
Students of Color1 66 4% 75 4%
Full-Time 361 20% 388 21%
Matriculated 1,238 70% 1,253 67%

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Degrees Conferred (August 2007 - May 2008) 
B.A./B.S./B.S.E. 1,413
M.A./M.S. 96
M.P.A. 11
M.Ed. 232
M.A.T. 27
M.S.W 47
Undergraduate/Graduate Certificates 2
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study/Post-Masters Certificate 75
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certification 101

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Degrees by School and Department (August 2007 - May 2008)
  Number of Undergraduate Degrees/Certificates2   Number of Graduate Degrees/Certificates3
School of Arts and Sciences 1,013 127
Anthropology 8 N/A
Art 76 2
Biology 44 7
Chemistry 7 N/A
Communication Studies 100 N/A
Criminal Justice 146 11
Earth Sciences 10 N/A
English 103 15
Foreign Language 18 N/A
Geography 7 N/A
History 81 6
Math & Computer Science 46 6
Music 7 1
Philosophy 4 N/A
Physics 4 1
Political Science 22 11
Psychology 240 20
Social Work 34 47
Sociology 38 N/A
Theater & Dance 18 N/A
School of Education & Allied Studies 279 436
Counselor Education N/A 43
Elementary & Early Childhood Education 100 105
Movement Arts 122 28
Secondary Ed. & Programs N/A 182
Special Ed. & Comm. Disorders 57 78
School of Business 256 27
Accounting & Finance 49 0
Aviation Science 33 N/A
Economics 19 N/A
Management 155 27

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Admissions (Fall 2008)
First-time Freshmen 1,502
Women 938 62%
Men 564 38%
Students of Color1 169 11%
Full-time 1,464 97%
In-State 1,439 96%
Transfer Students 845
Women 527 62%
Men 318 38%
Students of Color1 87 10%

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Average SAT Scores (Math / Verbal)
BSC 515/509
Massachusetts4 515/502
National4 515/502

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Full-Time Faculty Fall 2008 Spring 2009
Full-Time Faculty 306 298
Women 147 48% 148 48%
Faculty of Color 35 11% 36 12%
With Terminal Degrees 267 87% 273 89%
Tenured5 198 68% 196 67%

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Graduation and Retention Rates (Fall 2008)
Graduation Rate:  
4-Year Graduation Rate (2002 Cohort) 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate (2002 Cohort) 51%
Retention Rate:  
Freshman/Sophomore (2007 Cohort) 80%
Sophomore/Junior (2006 Cohort) 89%

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Majors/Faculty by School:
School of Arts and Sciences
  Fall 2008 Spring 2009
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate Majors7 Full-time
Faculty 		Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate Majors7 Full-time Faculty
School of Arts & Sciences 5,274 379 215 4,770 363 211
Anthropology 59 N/A 5 55 N/A 5
Art 304 10 14 294 18 14
Biology 266 11 13 249 8 14
Chemistry 85 N/A 7 76 N/A 7
Communication Studies 488 N/A 13 470 N/A 13
Criminal Justice 758 35 8 695 29 8
Earth Sciences 67 N/A 5 74 N/A 5
English 593 62 26 575 62 26
Foreign Languages 87 N/A 6 83 N/A 6
Geography 46 N/A 7 46 N/A 7
History 466 19 15 445 17 15
Math & Computer Science 333 42 20 300 47 21
Music 61 9 7 53 8 7
Philosophy 21 N/A 7 27 N/A 7
Physics 30 0 4 37 1 4
Political Science 121 31 10 122 35 10
Psychology 990 49 17 934 49 17
Social Work 201 111 14 209 108 14
Sociology 178 N/A 10 186 N/A 10
Theater & Dance 120 N/A 7 119 N/A 6

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School of Education and Allied Studies
  Fall 2008 Spring 2009
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time
Faculty		 Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time Faculty
School of Education & Allied Studies 2,063 805 59 1,849 819 56
Counselor Education N/A 98 7 N/A 106 7
Elementary & Early Childhood Education 1188 164 13 1103 175 13
Movement Arts 583 83 18 564 83 16
Secondary Education & Prof. Programs N/A 233 11 N/A 227 10
Special Education & Comm. Disorders 292 227 10 285 227 10

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School of Business
  Fall 2008 Spring 2009
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time
Faculty		 Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time Faculty
School of Business 1,608 81 32 1,477 79 31
Accounting & Finance 486 22 8 431 20 8
Aviation Science 186 N/A 4 163 N/A 4
Economics 45 N/A 7 43 N/A 7
Management 891 59 13 827 61 13

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Footnotes:

1 Excludes international students of color.
2 Includes 135 students who graduated with a double major.
3 Includes 101 students who completed post-baccalaureate teacher-certification programs, 75 students who completed post-master certificates or C.A.G.S. and

   includes 2 students who completed graduate certificate programs.
4 Massachusetts and National Average SAT scores are obtained from the College Board's College-Bound Seniors Report.
5 Excludes those not on tenure track.
6 Includes 1,400 double majors in Fall 2008.
7 Includes students enrolled in Master's degree programs, C.A.G.S. programs, post-baccalaureate teacher-certification programs and graduate certificate programs.

Last Modified: April 6, 2009