Key Data Elements 2009-2010

 
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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 2009 Spring 2010
Total Enrollment 10,774 10,489
Women 6,682 62% 6,563 63%
Men 4,092 38% 3,926 37%
Students of Color1 1,048 10% 1,013 10%
Full-Time 7,943 74% 7,472 71%
Matriculated 9,990 93% 9,650 92%
Undergraduate Enrollment 8,903 8,469
Women 5,322 60% 5,090 60%
Men 3,581 40% 3,379 40%
Students of Color1 959 11% 918 11%
Full-Time 7,516 84% 7,022 83%
Matriculated 8,725 98% 8,291 98%
Graduate Enrollment 1,871 2,020
Women 1,360 73% 1,473 73%
Men 511 27% 547 27%
Students of Color1 89 5% 95 5%
Full-Time 427 27% 450 22%
Matriculated 1,265 68% 1,359 67%

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Degrees Conferred (August 2008 - May 2009) 
B.A./B.S./B.S.E. 1,492
M.A./M.S. 85
M.P.A. 11
M.Ed. 218
M.A.T. 38
M.S.W 47
Undergraduate/Graduate Certificates 2
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study/Post-Masters Certificate 41
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certification 108

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Degrees by School and Department (August 2008 - May 2009)
  Number of Undergraduate Degrees/Certificates2   Number of Graduate Degrees/Certificates3
School of Arts and Sciences 1,054 127
Anthropology 10 N/A
Art 67 2
Biology 41 6
Chemistry 20 N/A
Communication Studies 130 N/A
Criminal Justice 140 6
Earth Sciences 16 N/A
English 100 15
Foreign Language 26 N/A
Geography 6 N/A
History 84 10
Math & Computer Science 41 9
Music 5 6
Philosophy 7 N/A
Physics 5 1
Political Science 27 11
Psychology 212 11
Social Work 51 47
Sociology 42 N/A
Theater & Dance 24 N/A
School of Education & Allied Studies 281 397
Counselor Education N/A 33
Elementary & Early Childhood Education 123 78
Movement Arts 114 30
Secondary Ed. & Programs N/A 166
Special Ed. & Comm. Disorders 44 90
School of Business 326 31
Accounting & Finance 82 1
Aviation Science 40 N/A
Economics 11 N/A
Management 193 30

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Admissions (Fall 2009)
First-time Freshmen 1,479
Women 879 59%
Men 600 41%
Students of Color1 160 11%
Full-time 1,453 98%
In-State 1,479 96%
Transfer Students 940
Women 539 57%
Men 401 43%
Students of Color1 89 10%

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Average SAT Scores (Math / Verbal)
BSC 515/510
Massachusetts4 526/514
National4 515/501

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Full-Time Faculty Fall 2009 Spring 2010
Full-Time Faculty 304 305
Women 150 49% 150 49%
Faculty of Color 38 13% 38 12%
With Terminal Degrees 282 93% 282 93%
Tenured5 204 70% 203 67%

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Graduation and Retention Rates (Fall 2009)
Graduation Rate:  
4-Year Graduation Rate (2003 Cohort) 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate (2003 Cohort) 54%
Retention Rate:  
Freshman/Sophomore (2008 Cohort) 82%
Sophomore/Junior (2007 Cohort) 90%

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Majors/Faculty by School:
School of Arts and Sciences
  Fall 2009 Spring 2010
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate Majors7 Full-time
Faculty 		Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate Majors7 Full-time Faculty
School of Arts & Sciences 5,742 384 210 5,556 384 212
Anthropology 68 N/A 5 70 N/A 5
Art 327 23 14 334 17 14
Biology 323 8 13 285 8 13
Chemistry 89 N/A 7 92 N/A 7
Communication Studies 527 N/A 12 535 N/A 12
Criminal Justice 828 34 8 784 34 10
Earth Sciences 95 N/A 5 93 N/A 5
English 648 65 23 644 73 23
Foreign Languages 102 N/A 7 89 N/A 7
Geography 51 N/A 7 47 N/A 7
History 501 19 14 499 19 14
Math & Computer Science 376 40 22 367 42 22
Music 58 7 7 49 7 7
Philosophy 29 N/A 5 34 N/A 5
Physics 33 2 3 32 N/A 3
Political Science 134 27 10 118 33 10
Psychology 1020 43 17 959 34 17
Social Work 220 116 15 223 117 15
Sociology 192 N/A 9 192 N/A 9
Theater & Dance 121 N/A 7 110 N/A 7

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School of Education and Allied Studies
  Fall 2009 Spring 2010
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time
Faculty		 Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time Faculty
School of Education & Allied Studies 2,177 807 59 2,056 876 60
Counselor Education N/A 91 7 N/A 109 7
Elementary & Early Childhood Education 1219 175 12 1,139 168 13
Movement Arts 611 78 18 591 87 18
Secondary Education & Prof. Programs N/A 226 9 N/A 245 10
Special Education & Comm. Disorders 347 237 12 326 267 12

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School of Business
  Fall 2009 Spring 2010
  Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time
Faculty		 Undergraduate
Majors6 		Graduate
Majors7 		Full-time Faculty
School of Business 1,547 98 34 1,481 92 33
Accounting & Finance 448 27 9 421 22 9
Aviation Science 185 N/A 4 172 N/A 4
Economics 50 N/A 8 55 N/A 8
Management 864 71 13 833 70 12

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Footnotes:

1 Excludes international students of color.
2 Includes 167 students who graduated with a double major.
3 Includes 108 students who completed post-baccalaureate teacher-certification programs, 41 students who completed post-master certificates or C.A.G.S. and

   includes 5 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 1,487 double majors in Fall 2009 and 1,432 double majors in Spring 2010.
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: March 4, 2010