Key Data Elements 2011-2012

 
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Enrollment Majors/Degrees/Faculty by College
Degrees Conferred College of Business
Admissions College of Education & Allied Studies
SAT Scores College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Full-Time Faculty College of Science & Mathematics
Graduation and Retention Rates

  Footnotes

Enrollment Fall 2011 Spring 2012
Total Enrollment 11,294 10,642
Women 6,855 61% 6,453 61%
Men 4,439 39% 4,189 39%
Students of Color1 1,606 14% 1,502 14%
Full-Time 8,390 74% 7,696 72%
Matriculated 10,780 95% 10,126 95%
Undergraduate Enrollment 9,552 8,905
Women 5,593 59% 5,208 59%
Men 3,959 41% 3,697 41%
Students of Color1 1,496 16% 1,375 15%
Full-Time 7,921 83% 7,318 82%
Matriculated 9,422 99% 8,785 99%
Graduate Enrollment 1,742 1,737
Women 1,262 72% 1,245 72%
Men 480 28% 492 28%
Students of Color1 110 6% 127 7%
Full-Time 469 27% 378 22%
Matriculated 1,358 78% 1,341 77%

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Degrees Conferred (August 2010 - May 2011) 
B.A./B.S./B.S.E. 1,680
M.A./M.S. 112
M.P.A. 3
M.Ed. 220
M.A.T. 36
M.S.W 51
Undergraduate/Graduate Certificates 0
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study/Post-Masters Certificate 40
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certification 124

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Degrees by College and Department (August 2010 - May 2011)
  Number of Undergraduate Degrees/Certificates2   Number of Graduate Degrees/Certificates3
College of Business 301 37
Accounting & Finance 94 N/A
Aviation Science 32 N/A
Management 175 37
College of Education & Allied Studies 294 418
Counselor Education N/A 27
Elementary & Early Childhood Education 110 84
Movement Arts 131 36
Secondary Ed. & Programs N/A 171
Special Ed. & Comm. Disorders 53 100
College of Humanities & Social Sciences 1,077 117
Anthropology 18 N/A
Art 57 4
Communication Studies 128 N/A
Criminal Justice 178 12
Economics 23 N/A
English 162 28
Foreign Languages 18 N/A
History 104 5
Music 7 3
Philosophy 6 N/A
Political Science 30 3
Psychology 219 11
Social Work 59 51
Sociology 47 N/A
Theater & Dance 21 N/A
College of Science & Mathematics 152 12
Biological Sciences 44 2
Chemical Sciences 11 0
Geography 19 0
Geological Sciences 16 0
Mathematics & Computer Science 59 10
Physics 3 0

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Admissions (Fall 2011)
First-time Freshmen 1,495
Women 861 58%
Men 634 42%
Students of Color1 292 20%
Full-time 1,451 97%
In-State 1,417 95%
Transfer Students 1,044
Women 604 58%
Men 440 42%
Students of Color1 196 19%

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Average SAT Scores (Math / Verbal)
BSU 512/504
Massachusetts4 527/513
National4 514/497

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Full-Time Faculty Fall 2011 Spring 2012
Full-Time Faculty 316 311
Women 152 48% 150 48%
Faculty of Color 45 14% 50 16%
With Terminal Degrees 297 94% 292 94%
Tenured5 203 67% 199 67%

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Graduation and Retention Rates (Fall 2011)
Graduation Rate:  
4-Year Graduation Rate (2005 Cohort)8 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate (2005 Cohort)8  52%
6-Year Completion Rate (2005 Cohort)9  59%
Retention Rate:  
Freshman/Sophomore (2010 Cohort) 81%
Sophomore/Junior (2009 Cohort) 87%

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Majors/Faculty by College:
College of Business
  Fall 2011 Spring 2012
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time
Faculty		 Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time Faculty
College of Business 1,615 97 27 1,550 92 27
Accounting & Finance 475 33 9 471 38 9
Aviation Science 182 N/A 4 172 N/A 4
Business Administration N/A 32 N/A N/A 31 N/A
Management 958 32 14 907 23 14

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College of Education & Allied Studies
  Fall 2011 Spring 2012
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate Majors7 Full-time
Faculty 		Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate Majors7 Full-time Faculty
College of Education & Allied Studies 2,318 898 59 2,124 894 58
Counselor Education N/A 135 7 N/A 131 6
Elementary & Early Childhood Education 1,259 125 13 1,118 116 13
Movement Arts 674 80 18 638 82 18
Secondary Education & Prof. Programs N/A 236 10 N/A 229 10
Special Education & Comm. Disorders 385 322 11 368 336 11

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College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  Fall 2011 Spring 2012
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time
Faculty		 Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time Faculty
College of Humanities & Social Sciences 5,228 313 170 4,957 294 165
Anthropology 76 N/A 5 74 N/A 5
Art 409 13 14 392 13 14
Communication Studies 582 N/A 13 556 N/A 13
Criminal Justice 928 25 9 867 22 9
Economics 72 N/A 7 87 N/A 7
English 690 46 28 655 40 27
Foreign Languages 75 N/A 6 68 N/A 6
History 540 22 14 513 20 14
Music 65 9 7 57 9 7
Philosophy 30 N/A 6 37 N/A 6
Political Science 142 32 11 129 34 10
Psychology 1,020 37 19 959 31 18
Social Work 244 129 16 247 125 15
Sociology 232 N/A 8 208 N/A 8
Theater & Dance 123 N/A 7 108 N/A 6

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College of Science & Mathematics
  Fall 2011 Spring 2012
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time
Faculty		 Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time Faculty
College of Science & Mathematics 1,163 57 60 1,102 47 61
Biological Sciences 402 13 11 376 5 12
Chemical Sciences 107 N/A 7 105 N/A 7
Geography 60 N/A 7 61 N/A 7
Geological Sciences 96 N/A 5 86 N/A 5
Mathematics & Computer Science 446 40 26 420 37 26
Physics 52 4 4 54 5 4

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Footnotes:

1 Excludes international students of color.
2 Includes 144 students who graduated with a double major.
3 Includes 124 students who completed post-baccalaureate teacher-certification programs, 40 students who completed post-master certificates or C.A.G.S.
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 1,458 double majors in Fall 2011.
7 Includes students enrolled in Master's degree programs, C.A.G.S. programs, post-baccalaureate teacher-certification programs and graduate certificate programs

8 Graduation rate represents the percentage of students in the initial cohort that graduated from BSU.

9 Completion rate represents the percentage of students in the initial cohort who graduated with a Bachelor's degree from any institution, including BSU.

Last Modified: March 14, 2012