Standard Answers to Survey Questions
Marshall University
Reporting Semester		Fall 2005
General College Information:
	Effective 2004-2005, the Marshall Community & Technical College (MCTC) is reported as a separate institution from
	Marshall University (MU).  Figures for MCTC are not included in this report.
	Marshall University (MU)	www.marshall.edu
	Name:	Marshall University			Number of Degrees Offered by Level:
	Address:	One John Marshall Drive
		Huntington, WV  25755			Associate		2
					Bachelors		45
	Phone:	(304) 696-3170			Masters		41
		(800) 642-3499			Ed. S.		2
					Doctoral (PhD, PsyD, Ed.D.)		3
	FICE:	003815			First Professional		1
					Total		94
	Control,Type:	Public, Co-ed
	Date Founded:	1837			Note: the following programs are included once each in these counts.
	Academic Calender:	Semester			Chemistry BS/BS Chem
					Biological Science, MA/MS
	President	Stephen James Kopp			Geography BA/BS; MA/MS
	Dir. Admissions:	Barbara Tarter (Interim)			Geology BA/BS
	Dir. Inst. Research:	Michael McGuffey
					Source:  WV Higher Ed Policy Commission, December 2005
	Carnegie Classification for MU:	Master's Colleges and Universities I
Enrollment Information:
	Headcount (HC), Full Time Equivalent (FTE), Student Credit Hour (SCH) Production by Level
		HC	FTE	SCH (s)
	All Levels	13,996	10,969	155,333
	Undergraduate  (excludes MCTC)	9,845	8,756	131,332
	Graduate	3,938	2,000	24,001
	First Professional	213	213	N/A
	Headcount (HC) and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) by Campus
		HC	FTE
	All Students	13,996	10,969
	Huntington	11,923	10,107
	South Charleston	2,073	861
	Headcount (HC) and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) by Classification
		HC	FTE
	All Students	13,996	10,969
	Freshman	2,234	2,162
	Sophomore	2,086	1,991
	Junior	2,036	1,924
	Senior	2,816	2,473
	Unclassified (Undergraduate)	673	205
	Graduate	3,938	2,000
	First Professional	213	213
	Gender and Full/Part Time Status
		Total			Full Time			Part Time
		Total	Male	Female	All FT	Male	Female	All PT	Male	Female
	All Levels
	Headcount	13,996	5,562	8,434	9,737	4,209	5,528	4,259	1,353	2,906
	% of Total	100%	40%	60%	100%	43%	57%	100%	32%	68%
	Undergraduate
	Headcount	9,845	4,291	5,554	8,190	3,625	4,565	1,655	666	989
	% of Total	100%	44%	56%	100%	44%	56%	100%	40%	60%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,938	1,144	2,794	1,334	457	877	2,604	687	1,917
	% of Total	100%	29%	71%	100%	34%	66%	100%	26%	74%
	First Professional
	Headcount	213	127	86	213	127	86	0	0	0
	% of Total	100%	60%	40%	100%	60%	40%	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Ethnic Composition
		Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Am. Ind.	Unknown	Foreign
	All Levels
	Headcount	13,996	11,413	611	98	138	51	1,445	240
	% of All Races	100.0%	81.5%	4.4%	0.7%	1.0%	0.4%	10.3%	1.7%
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)
	Headcount	9,845	8,526	487	84	86	29	541	92
	% of All Races	100.0%	86.6%	4.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	5.5%	0.9%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,938	2,709	120	12	35	18	897	147
	% of All Races	100.0%	68.8%	3.0%	0.3%	0.9%	0.5%	22.8%	3.7%
	First Professional
	Headcount	213	178	4	2	17	4	7	1
	% of All Races	100.0%	83.6%	1.9%	0.9%	8.0%	1.9%	3.3%	0.5%
	Age
		Mean
		Age
	All Levels	26.0
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)	22.7
	Graduate	34.4
	First Professsional	26.2
	Residency:
			State of Residency			Fee Purposes
		Total	In-State	Oth U.S.	Foreign	In-State	Out-State	Metro
	All Levels
	Headcount	13,996	11,719	2,037	240	11,463	1,531	1,002
	% of Total	100%	83.7%	14.6%	1.7%	81.9%	10.9%	7.2%
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)
	Headcount	9,845	8,145	1,608	92	8,026	1,069	750
	% of Total	100.0%	82.7%	16.3%	0.9%	81.5%	10.9%	7.6%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,938	3,380	411	147	3,249	438	251
	% of Total	100.0%	85.8%	10.4%	3.7%	82.5%	11.1%	6.4%
	First-Professional
	Headcount	213	194	18	1	188	24	1
	% of Total	100.0%	91.1%	8.5%	0.5%	88.3%	11.3%	0.5%
	College Enrollment by Level:
			Level
		Total	2-yr	Undgr	Grad	1st Prof
	All Colleges	13,996	206	9,639	3,938	213
	Business	1,847	N/A	1,477	370	N/A
	CITE (GSITE)	379	N/A	204	175	N/A
	Education & Human Serv	4,097	N/A	1,818	2,279	N/A
	Fine Arts	395	N/A	363	32	N/A
	Graduate	396	N/A	0	396	N/A
	Health Professions	1,402	206	1,011	185	N/A
	Journalism and Mass Comm	425	N/A	403	22	N/A
	Liberal Arts	2,224	N/A	1,898	326	N/A
	Medicine	340	N/A	65	62	213
	Regents BA	377	N/A	377	0	N/A
	Science	1,164	N/A	1,073	91	N/A
	University College	950	N/A	950	0	N/A
Freshmen Admissions:
	Applicants - First-Time Freshmen
		MU
		#	%
	Freshmen Applicants	2412
	Accepted	1982	82.2%
	Enrolled	1715	71.1%
	Source:  Applicants for Undergraduate Admission, Fall of Academic Year 2005-06
	Distribution of Degree Seeking  First-Time Freshmen by Full Time/Part Time Status
		Total
	Total	1,715
	Full Time	1,683
	Part Time	32
	Note:  Based on early semester (October 15, 2005) enrollment.
	Requirements:
	Number of High School Units (Years) Required or Recommended (Rec.) by Subject
	English	4
	Social Studies	3
	Math	3
	Science	3	(two of three units must be laboratory science)
	The student must have a High School G.P.A. of at least  2.00 and an ACT composite score of 19.
	Completion of course requirementions are detailed on the following website:
	Source:  http://www.marshall.edu/admissions/adm_req_freshmen.html
	ACT/HS GPA Profile:	(for 4-yr degree seeking freshmen - Fall 2005)
	Avg. ACT Composite:	22.2			Avg. HS GPA
					Total	3.33
	ACT Score Breakdown:
	30-36	5%
	24-29	27%
	18-23	62%
	12-17	6%
	6-11	0%
	Below 6	0%
Retention:
	Retention to second year:
	First-time, full-time, 4-yr degree seeking freshmen:
	Fall 1991 to Fall 1992	70%
	Fall 1992 to Fall 1993	71%
	Fall 1993 to Fall 1994	73%
	Fall 1994 to Fall 1995	70%
	Fall 1995 to Fall 1996	70%
	Fall 1996 to Fall 1997	72%
	Fall 1997 to Fall 1998	72%
	Fall 1998 to Fall 1999	72%
	Fall 1999 to Fall 2000	74%
	Fall 2000 to Fall 2001	75%
	Fall 2001 to Fall 2002	73%
	Fall 2002 to Fall 2003	75%
	Fall 2003 to Fall 2004	72%
	Fall 2004 to Fall 2005	72%
	Note: Excludes Transition Program Students
Graduation Rate:
	Graduation Rate of First-Time, Full-Time 4 year degree seeking freshmen who completed a degree within 150% of the normal time to complete
	a degree at Marshall University.
	Fall 1994	34.4%
	Fall 1995	36.1%
	Fall 1996	36.1%
	Fall 1997	38.3%
	Fall 1998	39.1%
	Graduation Rate of First-Time, Full-Time 4 year degree seeking freshmen who completed a baccalaureate degree or equivalent within 150% of the
	normal time to complete a degree at Marshall University.
	Fall 1994	34.1%
	Fall 1995	35.3%
	Fall 1996	35.5%
	Fall 1997	37.6%
	Fall 1998	38.5%
	Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey
	Notes:
	Previous Standard Answers to Survey Questions show a graduation rate of students entering Marshall University who graduate within the
	WV State Systems.  The graduation rates shown in this Standard Answers to Survey Questions include the students entering Marshall
	University and graduating from Marshall University.
	150% of normal time:  6 years or less for a baccalaureate degree and 3 years or less for an associate degree.
Graduation Information:
	Degrees Conferred by Level for academic year 2005-06
	Associate	90
	Baccalaureate	1,487
	Masters	871
	Education Specialist	37
	Doctoral	10
	First Professional (M.D.)	43
	Total	2,538
Degree Program Information:
	Top degree programs by degrees conferred:
	Undergraduate	# degrees	% of Bacc.		Graduate			# degrees	% of Mast.
	Regents B.A.	204	13.7%		Reading Educ, M.A.			93	10.7%			Counseling, M.A.
	Elementary Educ, B.A.	133	8.9%		Special Educ, M.A.			80	9.2%			Reading Educ, M.A.
	Management, B.B.A.	103	6.9%		Business Admin, M.B.A.			66	7.6%			Leadership Studies, M.A.
	Secondary Educ, B.A.	90	6.1%		Adult & Tech Education, M.S.			59	6.8%			Elementary Educ, M.A.
	Psychology, B.A.	89	6.0%		Counseling, M.A.			46	5.3%			Business Admin, M.B.A.
	Marketing, B.B.A.	77	5.2%		Health Care Administration, M.S.			44	5.1%			Master of Arts in Teaching, M.A.T.
	Top degree programs by enrollment:
	Undergraduate	# enrolled	% of Bacc.		Graduate			# enrolled	% of Mast.
	Elementary Educ, B.A.	659	7.4%		Special Educ, M.A.			450	14.4%
	Secondary Educ, B.A.	567	6.3%		Adult & Technical Educ, M.S.			258	8.3%
	Biological Science, B.S.	552	6.2%		Counseling, M.A.			253	8.1%
	Psychology, B.A.	435	4.9%		Reading Education, M.A.			235	7.5%
	Journalism, B.A.	403	4.5%		Business Administration, M.B.A.			226	7.3%
	Criminal Justice B.A.	378	4.2%		Master of Arts in Teaching, M.A.T.			181	5.8%
Tuition and Fees per Regular Semester (Huntington)
		Student Level
		Undgr	Grad	1st Prof
	In-State	$      1,966	$      2,081	$      7,544
	Out-of-State	$      5,317	$      5,936	$    19,239
	Metro	$      3,535	$      3,870	N/A
Faculty Characteristics:
	Part Time Faculty:
				Total	Med Sch	University
		4-yr	So Chas	SC, 4-yr	Fac	Total
	Total	278	57	335	30	365
	Gender
	Female
	Headcount	152	34	186	13	199
	% of Gender Total	55%	60%	56%	43%	55%
	Male
	Headcount	126	23	149	17	166
	% of Gender Total	45%	40%	44%	57%	45%
	Race
	White
	Headcount	268	46	314	30	344
	% of Race Total	96%	81%	94%	100%	94%
	Black
	Headcount	1	0	1	0	1
	% of Race Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Hispanic
	Headcount	3	1	4	0	4
	% of Race Total	1%	2%	1%	0%	1%
	Asian
	Headcount	5	10	15	0	15
	% of Race Total	2%	18%	4%	0%	4%
	American Indian
	Headcount	0	0	0	0	0
	% of Race Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Unknown/Missing
	Headcount	1	0	1	0	1
	% of Race Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Note:  Includes teaching graduate assistants, permanent and temporary part-time faculty.
	Full Time Faculty:
				Total	Med Sch	University
		4-yr	So Chas	SC, 4-yr	Fac	Total
	Total	416	57	473	181	654
	Gender
	Female
	Headcount	169	23	192	52	244
	% of Gender Total	41%	40%	41%	29%	37%
	Male
	Headcount	247	34	281	129	410
	% of Gender Total	59%	60%	59%	71%	63%
	Race
	White
	Headcount	366	50	416	146	562
	% of Race Total	88%	88%	88%	81%	86%
	Black
	Headcount	15	4	19	7	26
	% of Race Total	4%	7%	4%	4%	4%
	Hispanic
	Headcount	6	1	7	8	15
	% of Race Total	1%	2%	1%	4%	2%
	Asian
	Headcount	26	2	28	20	48
	% of Race Total	6%	4%	6%	11%	7%
	American Indian
	Headcount	3	0	3	0	3
	% of Race Total	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%
	Rank
	Professor
	Headcount	176	25	201	58	259
	% of Rank Total	42%	44%	42%	32%	40%
	Associate Professor
	Headcount	97	19	116	54	170
	% of Rank Total	23%	33%	25%	30%	26%
	Assistant Professor
	Headcount	120	10	130	62	192
	% of Rank Total	29%	18%	27%	34%	29%
	Instructor
	Headcount	23	3	26	7	33
	% of Rank Total	6%	5%	5%	4%	5%
	No Rank
	Headcount	0	0	0	0	0
	% of Rank Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	% Tenured	60%	56%	59%	45%	55%
	% with Terminal Degree	79%	91%	80%	96%	85%
	Note:  Library and Adjunct Faculty (faculty administrators, deans, and coaches) are excluded.
Human Resources
		Total	Full Time	Part Time
	Total University	1941	1537	404
	Faculty	956	673	283
	Adjunct Faculty	67	54	13
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	82	0	82
	Classified Staff	667	646	21
	Nonclassified Staff	169	164	5
	Total Huntington	1490	1176	314
	Faculty	629	432	197
	Adjunct Faculty	62	49	13
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	81	0	81
	Classified Staff	575	557	18
	Nonclassified Staff	143	138	5
	Total Medical	290	258	32
	Faculty	212	182	30
	Adjunct Faculty	3	3	0
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	0	0	0
	Classified Staff	59	57	2
	Nonclassified Staff	16	16	0
	Total South Charleston	161	103	58
	Faculty	115	59	56
	Adjunct Faculty	2	2	0
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	1	0	1
	Classified Staff	33	32	1
	Nonclassified Staff	10	10	0
	Notes:
	Includes sabbaticals and leaves of absences.
	Librarians are included with faculty.
	Adjunct faculty includes faculty administrators, deans, and coaches.
Class Size/Productivity Summary Data:
	Student FTE to Faculty FTE Ratio:
	Fall 2002	16.6
	Fall 2001*	17.4
	Fall 2000	16.2
	Fall 1999	16.1
	Fall 1998	17.0
	Fall 1997	16.6
	Note: Previous ratios published in the WV Higher Education Report Card differ from current published ratios due to
	change in methodology.  The ratio includes MU and MCTC.  A breakdown by institution is not available.
	*The ratio for Fall 2001 is based on corrected data.
	Source:  WV Higher Education Report Card, 2003
	Average Class Size by Course Level
		Overall
	Overall Undergraduate	24
	Lower Undergraduate	26
	Upper Undergraduate	21
	Graduate	11
	Notes:  Special Courses such as Independent Study excluded.
	Courses taught for undergraduates and graduates simultaneously such as MTH 443/543 are listed at 400-level