Common Data Set 2000-2001
A. GENERAL INFORMATION

A1. Address Information

Name of College or University: Southern Polytechnic State University
 
Mailing Address: 1100 South Marietta Parkway
City: Marietta
State: GA Zip:   30060-2896 Country: US
Main Phone Number: 678-915-7778
WWW Home Page Address: http://www.spsu.edu
 
Admissions Phone Number: 678-915-7281
Admissions Toll-free Number: 800-635-3204
Admissions Fax Number: 678-915-7292
Admissions E-mail Address: admissions@spsu.edu
 
Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet?   Yes  If so, please specify:
http://www.applyweb.com/aw?spsu
http://www.peachnet.edu/ga-easy/apply

A2. Source of institutional control:
        Public

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:
        Coeducational college

A4. Academic year calendar
        Semester

A5. Degrees offered by your institution
        Certificate, Associate degree, Bachelor's degree, Postbachelor's Certificate, Master's degree
 

B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

B1. Institutional Enrollment--Men and Women Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2000. References to corresponding data elements formerly collected by IPEDS on the Fall Enrollment Survey1999 (Part A) or currently collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System are supplied below.
 
FULL-TIME 
PART-TIME 

Men 
Women 
 IPEDS line 
Men 
Women 
 IPEDS line 
Undergraduates





Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen 310 53
line 1 
 32 8
line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking 209 24
line 2 
 130 35
line 16 
All other degree-seeking 968 186
lines 3-6 
 796 178
lines 17-20 
Total degree-seeking 1487 263
958 221
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses 2 1
line 7 
 9 2
line 21 
Total undergraduates 1489 264
line 8 
 967 223
line 22 
First-professional





First-time, first-professional students 0 0
line 9 
 0 0
line 23 
All other first-professionals 0 0
line 10 
 0 0
line 24 
Total first-professional 0 0
0 0
Graduate





Degree-seeking, first-time 35 27
line 11 
 46 35
line 25 
All other degree-seeking 50 51
line 12 
 165 114
line 26 
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses 4 2
line 13 
 49 25
line 27 
Total graduate 89 80
260 174

Total all undergraduates ( IPEDS sum of lines 8 and 22, cols. 15and 16): 2943

Total all graduate and professional students (IPEDS sum of lines14 and 28, cols. 15 and 16): 603

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS (IPEDS line 29, sum of cols. 15 and 16): 3546
 

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category.    Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2000. References to corresponding data elements formerly collected by IPEDS on the Fall Enrollment Survey1999 (Part A) or currently collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System are supplied below.
Degree-seeking First-time First year 
Degree-seeking Undergraduates 
Total Undergraduates 

IPEDS sum of lines 1 and 15 
IPEDS sum of lines 1-6 and lines 15-20 
Nonresident aliens 1999 IPEDS cols. 1-2 11 108 119
Black, non-Hispanic 1999 IPEDS cols. 3-4 50 516 566
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1999 IPEDS cols. 5-6 0 7 7
Asian or Pacific Islander 1999 IPEDS cols. 7-8 24 161 185
Hispanic 1999 IPEDS cols. 9-10 13 67 80
White, non-Hispanic 1999 IPEDS cols. 11-12 305 1681 1986
Race/ethnicity unknown 1999 IPEDS cols. 13-14 0 0 0
Total 1999 IPEDS cols. 15-16 403 2540 2943

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000.

Certificate/diploma  4
Associate degrees  10
Bachelor's degrees  375
Postbachelor's certificates 0
Master's degrees 171

Graduation Rates

The items in this section correspond  to data elements formerly collected by IPEDS or currently collected by the  IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 1999 paper-based survey or the 2000 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs
Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1994. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1994.

B4. Initial 1994 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 296                                                     

(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 10, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B5. Of the initial 1994 cohort,  how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased,  permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government,  or official church missions; total allowable exclusions: 0

(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part C, line 45, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B6. Final 1994 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: 296                                     
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7. Of the initial 1994 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 1998): 
(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 19, sum of columns 15 and16)   

B8. Of the initial 1994 cohort,  how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 1998 and by August 31, 1999):                                      
(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 20, sum of columns 15 and16)

B9. Of the initial 1994 cohort,  how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 1999 and by August 31, 2000):  171                                
(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 21, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B10. Total graduating within  six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):  51                                     
(1999 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 18, sum of columns 15 and16)

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1994 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 17.2 %

Retention Rates
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent)  degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1999 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22. For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 1999 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2000?  60.9 %
 
 

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2000. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 712                                                                      
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied  184
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted  480
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted  91
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled  290
Total part-time first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled  18
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled  49
Total part-time first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled  5
 

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? No
 

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students:
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted in all but a few cases

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

Require

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.
Units Required
Units Recommended
Total academic units 18
English 4
Mathematics 4
Science 3
Of these, units that must be lab 2
Foreign language 2
Social studies 3
History (part of SS) 2
Academic electives 2
Other (specify)

Basis for Selection

C6.   Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without  regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies:

Open admission policy as described above for all students No
Open admission policy as described above for all students, but selective admission for out-of-state students No
selective admission to some programs No
other (explain)

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
Very Important
Important
Considered
Not Considered
Academic




Secondary school record
x
      
Class rank      
x
Recommendation(s)      
x
Standardized test scores
x
      
Essay      
x

Very Important
Important
Considered
Not Considered
Nonacademic




Interview      
x
Extracurricular activities      
x
Talent/ability      
x
Character/personal qualities      
x
Alumni/ae relation      
x
Geographical residence      
x
State residency      
x
Religious affiliation/commitment      
x
Minority status      
x
Volunteer work      
x
Work experience      
x

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams
A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.

ADMISSION

Require
Recommend
Require for Some
Consider If Submitted
Not Used
SAT I          
ACT          
SAT I or ACT (no preference)
x
        
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred          
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred          
SAT I and SAT II          
SAT I and SAT II or ACT          
SAT II    
x
    

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
Placement  No
Counseling  No

B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II, or the ACT for placement  only? No

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term  admission: August 1
 

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall2000, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2000 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores . Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores 96% Number submitting SAT scores 332
Percent submitting ACT scores 15% Number submitting ACT scores 52

25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT I Verbal 470 570
SAT I Math 510 590
ACT Composite 20 25
ACT English 19 24
ACT Math 22 26

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
SAT I Verbal