A1. Address Information
Name of College or University: Southern Polytechnic State UniversityMailing Address: 1100 South Marietta ParkwayCity: Marietta State: GA Zip: 30060-2896 Country: USA Main Phone Number: 678-915-7778WWW Home Page Address: http://www.spsu.edu Admissions Phone Number: 678-915-7281Admissions Toll-free Number: 800-635-3204Admissions Fax Number: 678-915-7292Admissions E-mail Address: admissions@spsu.edu Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? X Yes http://www.applyweb.com/aw?spsu http://www.peachnet.edu/ga-easy/apply
Name of College or University: Southern Polytechnic State University
Mailing Address: 1100 South Marietta Parkway
City: Marietta State: GA Zip: 30060-2896 Country: USA
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? X Yes
http://www.applyweb.com/aw?spsu http://www.peachnet.edu/ga-easy/apply
http://www.applyweb.com/aw?spsu
http://www.peachnet.edu/ga-easy/apply
A2. Source of institutional control (check one only) Public
A3. Classify your undergraduate institution: Coeducational college
A4. Academic year calendar
Semester
A5. Degrees offered by your institution
Certificate
Associate
Transfer
Bachelor's
Postbachelor's Certificate
Master's
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, 2002.
Total all undergraduates: 3,084
Total all graduate and professional students: 599
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 3,683
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, 2002. Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens." Complete the "Total Undergraduate" column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.
Persistence
B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002.
Graduation Rates The items in this section correspond to data elements 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 2002 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 1996. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1996.
B4. Initial 1996 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 369
B5. Of the initial 1996 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: 2
B6. Final 1996 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: 367 (Subtract question B5 from question B4)
B7. Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2000): 26
B8. Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2000 and by August 31, 2001): 41
B9. Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002): 31
B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 98
B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1996 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 27%
Retention Rates Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2001 (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 2001 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2002? 65.9%
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 2002. 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.
C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
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.
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:
C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.
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.
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?Placement NoCounseling 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 fall 2002, 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 2002 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 of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:
C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information). Class rank not reported in Georgia.
0
C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.
C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.17
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 99%
Admission Policies
C13. Application fee
Does your institution have an application fee? Yes
C14. Application closing date
C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? Yes
C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only) On a rolling basis
C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only) No set date
C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? No
C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation? Yes
C20. Common application: Will you accept the common application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? No
Early Decision and Early Action Plans
C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment? No
C22. Early action: Do you have a non binding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?
No
D. TRANSFER ADMISSION
Fall Applicants
D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes
D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2002.
Application for Admission
D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:
D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?
D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
none
D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: none
D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.
D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? No
D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable: None
Transfer Credit Policies
D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: D for core curriculum courses from other USG institutions. C for all other courses.
D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:
D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:
D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:
15
D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree:
30*
D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:
E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES
E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.
Cooperative (work-study) program Independent studyCross-registration InternshipsDistance learning Double majorDual enrollment Study abroad
Cooperative (work-study) program
Independent study
Internships
Double major
Study abroad
E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:
English Comp and College Algebra - 9 hours Speech and Science, Technology and Society - 4 hoursHumanities/Fine Arts - 6 hours Science/Math/Technology - 11 hoursSocial Science - 12 hours
Speech and Science, Technology and Society - 4 hours
Science/Math/Technology - 11 hours
Library Collections
Report the number of holdings. Refer to the IPEDS Academic Libraries Survey, Part D, for corresponding equivalents.
E4. Books, serial back files, electronic documents, and government documents (titles) that are accessible through the library's catalog: 117,963 (sum of lines 27 and 29, column 2)
E5. Current serial subscriptions (paper, microform, electronic): 1,320 (sum of lines 30 and 31, column 2)
E6. Microforms (units): 56,619 (line 28, column 2)
E7. Audiovisual materials (units): 60 (line 32, column 2)
F. STUDENT LIFE
F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2002 who fit the following categories:
8
4
2
6
1
3
42
88
37
23
26
F2. Activities offered
Identify those programs available at your institution.
Radio station Student newspaper Student government
Student newspaper
Student government
F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or-affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.
Coed dorms Other housing options (specify): Privately-owned student apartments on campus property
Other housing options (specify): Privately-owned student apartments on campus property
G. ANNUAL EXPENSES
Provide 2003-2004 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.
Check here if your institution's 2003-2004 academic year costs are not available at this time and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2003-2004 academic year costs will be available:
G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2003-2004 academic year (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits). A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).
Comprehensive tuition and room and board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition and room and board fees):
Other:
G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition:
12 minimum no maximum
G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? No
G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:
G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:
G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges:
H. FINANCIAL AID
Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates
H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to full-time and less-than-full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. (Note: If the data being reported are final figures for the 2001-2002 academic year (see the next item below), use the 2001-2002 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort.) Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for "non-need-based gift aid" on the last page of the definitions section.)
Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:
2001-2002 final
H2. Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and received financial aid. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Non-need-based Grants and Scholarships: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who received non-need-based gift aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
H3: Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?
Federal methodology (FM)
H4. Percent of 2002 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002 and borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution. 43%
H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. Do not include money borrowed at other institutions: $16,585
Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens (Note: Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1.)
H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: College-administered financial aid is not available
If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who received need-based or non-need-based aid:
Average dollar amount awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $
Total dollar amount of financial aid from all sources awarded to all undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $
Process for First-Year/Freshman Students
H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
FAFSA
H8. Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: March 15
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis):
H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students (answer a or b): a) Students notified on or about (date):
b) Students notified on a rolling basis: Yes If yes, starting date: May 15
H11. Indicate reply dates: Students must reply by (date): or within 2 weeks of notification.
Types of Aid Available
H12. Loans FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN) FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans FFEL PLUS Loans Federal Perkins Loans College/university loans from institutional funds
FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans FFEL PLUS Loans
Federal Perkins Loans College/university loans from institutional funds
H13. Scholarships and Grants Need-Based:
Federal Pell SEOG State scholarships/grants Private scholarships College/university gift aid from institutional funds
H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.
X
I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE
I-1. Please report number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2002.
The following definition of instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey. Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Institutions are asked to EXCLUDE: (a) instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine (b) administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar, coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and may have faculty status, (c) undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses, but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like (d) faculty on leave without pay, and (e) replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave.
Full-time: faculty employed on a full-time basis Part-time: faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Also includes adjuncts and part-time instructors. Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaskan native; Asian or Pacific Islander; or Hispanic. Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Public Health, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in any field such as agronomy, food technology, education, engineering, public administration, ophtalmology, or radiology. First-professional: includes the fields of dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DBM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), law (JD) and theological professions (MDiv, MHL). Terminal degree: the highest degree in a field: example, M.Arch (architecture) and MFA (Master of Fine Arts).
64
200
I-2. Student to Faculty Ratio
Report the Fall 2002 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part-time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty (full-time plus 1/3 part-time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students. Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.
Fall 2002 Student to Faculty ratio: 20 to 1.
I-3. Undergraduate Class Size
In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and class sections offered in the Fall 2002 term.
Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or similar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or discussion session. Undergraduate class sections are defined as any sections in which at least one degree-seeking undergraduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-operative programs, internships, foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one classes. Each class section should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross-listings.
Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory, recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and are scheduled to meet separately from the lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any subsections of courses in which degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled for credit. As above, exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Each class subsection should be counted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross-listings.
Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of class sections and class subsections offered in Fall 2002. For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the "100+" column in the class section column and 40 times under the "20-29" column of the class subsections table.
Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled
Undergraduate Class Size (provide numbers)
J. DEGREES CONFERRED
Degrees conferred between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002
Reference: IPEDS Completions, Part A
For each of the following discipline areas, provide the percentage of diplomas/certificates, associate, and bachelor's degrees awarded. >
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