Standard Answers to Survey Questions
Marshall University
Reporting Semester		Fall 2006
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		46
	Phone:	(304) 696-3170			Masters		42
		(800) 642-3499			Ed. S.		2
					Doctoral (PhD, PsyD, Ed.D.,DMP)		4
	FICE:	003815			First Professional		1
					Total		97
	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:	Tammy Johnson			Geology BA/BS
	Dir. Inst. Research:	Michael McGuffey
					Source:  WV Higher Ed Policy Commission, December 2006
	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	13,940	10,820	152,800
	Undergraduate  (excludes MCTC)	9,725	8,539	128,091
	Graduate	3,994	2,059	24,709
	First Professional	221	221	N/A
	Headcount (HC) and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) by Campus
		HC	FTE
	All Students	13,940	10,820
	Huntington	11,846	9,949
	South Charleston	2,094	871
	Headcount (HC) and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) by Classification
		HC	FTE
	All Students	13,940	10,819
	Freshman	2,078	2,016
	Sophomore	1,925	1,847
	Junior	1,992	1,880
	Senior	2,937	2,586
	Unclassified (Undergraduate)	793	211
	Graduate	3,994	2,059
	First Professional	221	221
	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	13,940	5,539	8,401	9,608	4,182	5,426	4,332	1,357	2,975
	% of Total	100%	40%	60%	100%	44%	56%	100%	31%	69%
	Undergraduate
	Headcount	9,725	4,302	5,423	7,973	3,562	4,411	1,752	740	1,012
	% of Total	100%	44%	56%	100%	45%	55%	100%	42%	58%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,994	1,105	2,889	1,414	488	926	2,580	617	1,963
	% of Total	100%	28%	72%	100%	35%	65%	100%	24%	76%
	First Professional
	Headcount	221	132	89	221	132	89	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	13,940	11,431	605	110	134	42	1,345	273
	% of All Races	100.0%	82.0%	4.3%	0.8%	1.0%	0.3%	9.6%	2.0%
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)
	Headcount	9,725	8,373	497	93	92	24	554	92
	% of All Races	100.0%	86.1%	5.1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.2%	5.7%	0.9%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,994	2,888	104	16	25	17	764	180
	% of All Races	100.0%	72.3%	2.6%	0.4%	0.6%	0.4%	19.1%	4.5%
	First Professional
	Headcount	221	170	4	1	17	1	27	1
	% of All Races	100.0%	76.9%	1.8%	0.5%	7.7%	0.5%	12.2%	0.5%
	Age
		Mean
		Age
	All Levels	26.4
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)	23.1
	Graduate	34.5
	First Professsional	25.9
	Residency:
			State of Residency			Fee Purposes
		Total	In-State	Oth U.S.	Foreign	In-State	Out-State	Metro
	All Levels
	Headcount	13,940	11,532	2,135	273	11,296	1,624	1,020
	% of Total	100%	82.7%	15.3%	2.0%	81.0%	11.6%	7.3%
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)
	Headcount	9,725	7,933	1,700	92	7,807	1,137	781
	% of Total	100.0%	81.6%	17.5%	0.9%	80.3%	11.7%	8.0%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,994	3,398	416	180	3,301	455	238
	% of Total	100.0%	85.1%	10.4%	4.5%	82.6%	11.4%	6.0%
	First-Professional
	Headcount	221	201	19	1	188	32	1
	% of Total	100.0%	91.0%	8.6%	0.5%	85.1%	14.5%	0.5%
	College Enrollment by Level:
			Level
		Total	2-yr	Undgr	Grad	1st Prof
	All Colleges	13,940	219	9,506	3,994	221
	Business	1,717	N/A	1,373	344	N/A
	CITE (GSITE)	416	N/A	268	148	N/A
	Education & Human Serv	4,037	N/A	1,710	2,327	N/A
	Fine Arts	386	N/A	353	33	N/A
	Graduate	443	N/A	0	443	N/A
	Health Professions	1,459	219	1,062	178	N/A
	Journalism and Mass Comm	389	N/A	374	15	N/A
	Liberal Arts	2,149	N/A	1,812	337	N/A
	Medicine	300	N/A	0	79	221
	Regents BA	402	N/A	402	0	N/A
	Science	1,336	N/A	1,246	90	N/A
	University College	906	N/A	906	0	N/A
Freshmen Admissions:
	Applicants - First-Time Freshmen
		MU
		#	%
	Freshmen Applicants	2305
	Accepted	1877	81.4%
	Enrolled	1549	67.2%
	Source:  Applicants for Undergraduate Admission, Fall of Academic Year 2006-07
	Distribution of Degree Seeking  First-Time Freshmen by Full Time/Part Time Status
		Total
	Total	1,549
	Full Time	1,528
	Part Time	21
	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 2006)
	Avg. ACT Composite:	22.3			Avg. HS GPA
					Total	3.33
	ACT Score Breakdown:
	30-36	4%
	24-29	30%
	18-23	60%
	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%
	Fall 2005 to Fall 2006	73%
	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%
	Fall 1999	43.0%
	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%
	Fall 1999	42.5%
	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	84
	Baccalaureate	1,433
	Masters	861
	Education Specialist	29
	Doctoral	11
	First Professional (M.D.)	46
	Total	2,464
Degree Program Information:
	Top degree programs by degrees conferred:
	Undergraduate	# degrees	% of Bacc.		Graduate			# degrees	% of Mast.
	BA Regents Bachelor of Arts	200	14.0%		MA Reading Education			93	10.8%
	BA Education, Elementary	103	7.2%		MA Special Education			71	8.2%
	BBA Management	98	6.8%		MBA Business Administration			69	8.0%
	BBA Marketing	92	6.4%		MA Counseling			61	7.1%
	BA Psychology	88	6.1%		MS Adult and Tech Education			57	6.6%
	BS Biological Science	88	6.1%		MAT Master of Arts in Teaching			55	6.4%
	Top degree programs by enrollment:
	Undergraduate	# enrolled	% of Bacc.		Graduate			# enrolled	% of Mast.
	BA Education, Elementary	585	6.7%		MA Special Education			428	13.9%
	BA Education, Secondary	551	6.3%		MA Counseling			266	8.7%
	BS Biological Science	520	6.0%		MS Adult and Tech Education			248	8.1%
	Psychology, BA	409	4.7%		MA Reading Education			240	7.8%
	BA Regents Bachelor of Arts	402	4.6%		MBA Business Administration			180	5.9%
	BA Journalism	374	4.3%		MAT Master of Arts in Teaching			165	5.4%
Tuition and Fees per Regular Semester (Huntington)
		Student Level
		Undgr	Grad	1st Prof
	In-State	$      2,075	$      2,193	$      7,820
	Out-of-State	$      5,527	$      6,164	$    19,866
	Metro	$      3,691	$      4,036	N/A
Faculty Characteristics:
	Part Time Faculty:
				Total	Med Sch	University
		4-yr	So Chas	SC, 4-yr	Fac	Total
	Total	292	59	351	25	376
	Gender
	Female
	Headcount	160	33	193	10	203
	% of Gender Total	55%	56%	55%	40%	54%
	Male
	Headcount	132	26	158	15	173
	% of Gender Total	45%	44%	45%	60%	46%
	Race
	White
	Headcount	272	55	327	24	351
	% of Race Total	93%	93%	93%	96%	93%
	Black
	Headcount	4	0	4	0	4
	% of Race Total	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%
	Hispanic
	Headcount	3	0	3	0	3
	% of Race Total	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%
	Asian
	Headcount	10	4	14	1	15
	% of Race Total	3%	7%	4%	4%	4%
	American Indian
	Headcount	1	0	1	0	1
	% of Race Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Unknown/Missing
	Headcount	2	0	2	0	2
	% of Race Total	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%
	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	414	55	469	193	662
	Gender
	Female
	Headcount	162	20	182	60	242
	% of Gender Total	39%	36%	39%	31%	37%
	Male
	Headcount	252	35	287	133	420
	% of Gender Total	61%	64%	61%	69%	63%
	Race
	White
	Headcount	363	49	412	159	571
	% of Race Total	88%	89%	88%	82%	86%
	Black
	Headcount	14	4	18	5	23
	% of Race Total	3%	7%	4%	3%	3%
	Hispanic
	Headcount	6	1	7	8	15
	% of Race Total	1%	2%	1%	4%	2%
	Asian
	Headcount	28	1	29	21	50
	% of Race Total	7%	2%	6%	11%	8%
	American Indian
	Headcount	3	0	3	0	3
	% of Race Total	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%
	Rank
	Professor
	Headcount	166	30	196	63	259
	% of Rank Total	40%	55%	42%	33%	39%
	Associate Professor
	Headcount	99	15	114	49	163
	% of Rank Total	24%	27%	24%	25%	25%
	Assistant Professor
	Headcount	123	9	132	75	207
	% of Rank Total	30%	16%	28%	39%	31%
	Instructor
	Headcount	26	1	27	6	33
	% of Rank Total	6%	2%	6%	3%	5%
	No Rank
	Headcount	0	0	0	0	0
	% of Rank Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	% Tenured	58%	65%	59%	42%	54%
	% with Terminal Degree	79%	91%	81%	96%	85%
	Note:  Library and Adjunct Faculty (faculty administrators, deans, and coaches) are excluded.
Human Resources
		Total	Full Time	Part Time
	Total University	1969	1560	409
	Faculty	988	682	306
	Adjunct Faculty	70	63	7
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	70	0	70
	Classified Staff	667	646	21
	Nonclassified Staff	174	169	5
	Total Huntington	1519	1200	319
	Faculty	654	431	223
	Adjunct Faculty	64	57	7
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	69	0	69
	Classified Staff	583	566	17
	Nonclassified Staff	149	146	3
	Total Medical	295	265	30
	Faculty	219	194	25
	Adjunct Faculty	5	5	0
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	0	0	0
	Classified Staff	53	50	3
	Nonclassified Staff	18	16	2
	Total South Charleston	155	95	60
	Faculty	115	57	58
	Adjunct Faculty	1	1	0
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	1	0	1
	Classified Staff	31	30	1
	Nonclassified Staff	7	7	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	23
	Lower Undergraduate	25
	Upper Undergraduate	20
	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