Standard Answers to Survey Questions
Marshall University
Reporting Semester		Fall 2004
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		44
	Phone:	(304) 696-3170			Masters		41
		(800) 642-3499			Ed. S.		2
					Doctoral (PhD, PsyD, Ed.D.)		3
	FICE:	003815			First Professional		1
					Total		93
	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 (Interim):	Michael J. Farrell			Geography BA/BS; MA/MS
	Dir. Admissions:	Craig S. Grooms			Geology BA/BS
	Dir. Inst. Research:	Michael McGuffey
					Source:  WV Higher Ed Policy Commission, December 2004
	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	13,925	10,903	154,908
	Undergraduate  (excludes MCTC)	9,861	8,821	132,319
	Graduate	3,865	1,882	22,589
	First Professional	199	199	N/A
	Headcount (HC) and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) by Campus
		HC	FTE
	All Students	13,925	10,903
	Huntington	11,797	10,062
	South Charleston	2,128	841
	Headcount (HC) and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) by Classification
		HC	FTE
	All Students	13,925	10,903
	Freshman	2,348	2,274
	Sophomore	2,222	2,113
	Junior	1,979	1,864
	Senior	2,756	2,395
	Unclassified (Undergraduate)	556	176
	Graduate	3,865	1,882
	First Professional	199	199
	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	13,925	5,533	8,392	9,697	4,229	5,468	4,228	1,304	2,924
	% of Total	100%	40%	60%	100%	44%	56%	100%	31%	69%
	Undergraduate
	Headcount	9,861	4,246	5,615	8,275	3,658	4,617	1,586	588	998
	% of Total	100%	43%	57%	100%	44%	56%	100%	37%	63%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,865	1,171	2,694	1,223	455	768	2,642	716	1,926
	% of Total	100%	30%	70%	100%	37%	63%	100%	27%	73%
	First Professional
	Headcount	199	116	83	199	116	83	0	0	0
	% of Total	100%	58%	42%	100%	58%	42%	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Ethnic Composition
		Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Am. Ind.	Unknown	Foreign
	All Levels
	Headcount	13,925	11,238	569	87	125	49	1,632	225
	% of All Races	100.0%	80.7%	4.1%	0.6%	0.9%	0.4%	11.7%	1.6%
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)
	Headcount	9,861	8,391	462	76	81	28	729	94
	% of All Races	100.0%	85.1%	4.7%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	7.4%	1.0%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,865	2,673	105	10	32	17	897	131
	% of All Races	100.0%	69.2%	2.7%	0.3%	0.8%	0.4%	23.2%	3.4%
	First Professional
	Headcount	199	174	2	1	12	4	6	0
	% of All Races	100.0%	87.4%	1.0%	0.5%	6.0%	2.0%	3.0%	0.0%
	Age
		Mean
		Age
	All Levels	26.0
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)	22.6
	Graduate	34.8
	First Professsional	26.3
	Residency:
			State of Residency			Fee Purposes
		Total	In-State	Oth U.S.	Foreign	In-State	Out-State	Metro
	All Levels
	Headcount	13,925	11,712	1,988	225	11,555	1,344	1,026
	% of Total	100%	84.1%	14.3%	1.6%	83.0%	9.7%	7.4%
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)
	Headcount	9,861	8,191	1,576	94	8,091	985	785
	% of Total	100.0%	83.1%	16.0%	1.0%	82.1%	10.0%	8.0%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,865	3,334	400	131	3,285	339	241
	% of Total	100.0%	86.3%	10.3%	3.4%	85.0%	8.8%	6.2%
	First-Professional
	Headcount	199	187	12	0	179	20	0
	% of Total	100.0%	94.0%	6.0%	0.0%	89.9%	10.1%	0.0%
	College Enrollment by Level:
			Level
		Total	2-yr	Undgr	Grad	1st Prof
	All Colleges	13,925	196	9,665	3,865	199
	Business	1,893	N/A	1,562	331	N/A
	CITE (GSITE)	347	N/A	143	204	N/A
	Education & Human Serv	4,160	N/A	1,892	2,268	N/A
	Fine Arts	376	N/A	342	34	N/A
	Journalism & Mass Comm	433	N/A	406	27	N/A
	Liberal Arts	2,306	N/A	1,976	330	N/A
	Science	1,116	N/A	1,038	78	N/A
	Nursing & Health Prof	1,353	196	1,006	151	N/A
	Graduate School	383	N/A	N/A	383	N/A
	Medicine	316	N/A	58	59	199
	Regents BA	375	N/A	375	N/A	N/A
	University College	867	N/A	867	N/A	N/A
Freshmen Admissions:
	Applicants - First-Time Freshmen
		MU
		#	%
	Freshmen Applicants	2577
	Accepted	2169	84.2%
	Enrolled	1803	70.0%
	Source:  Applicants for Undergraduate Admission (A-1), Fall of Academic Year 2004-05 using the A1 definitions.
	Distribution of Degree Seeking  First-Time Freshmen by Full Time/Part Time Status
		Total
	Total	1,803
	Full Time	1,769
	Part Time	34
	Note:  Based on early semester (October 15, 2004) 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 in addtion to the
	above 2003 Higher Education Policy (HEPC) course requirements.
	Source: Admissions (http://www.marshall.edu/www/admissions.asp)
	ACT/HS GPA Profile:	(for 4-yr degree seeking freshmen - Fall 2004)
	Avg. ACT Composite:	22.3			Avg. HS GPA
					Total	3.33
	ACT Score Breakdown:
	30-36	4%
	24-29	29%
	18-23	60%
	12-17	7%
	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%
	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 2003-04
	Associate	79
	Baccalaureate	1,395
	Masters	937
	Education Specialist	43
	Doctoral	9
	First Professional (M.D.)	43
	Total	2,506
Degree Program Information:
	Top degree programs by degrees conferred:
	Undergraduate	# degrees	% of Bacc.		Graduate			# degrees	% of Mast.
	Regents B.A.	197	14.1%		Counseling, M.A.			87	9.3%
	Elementary Educ, B.A.	100	7.2%		Reading Educ, M.A.			84	9.0%
	Management, B.B.A.	97	7.0%		Leadership Studies, M.A.			67	7.2%
	Biological Science, B.S.	85	6.1%		Elementary Educ, M.A.			65	6.9%
	Psychology, B.A.	79	5.7%		Business Admin, M.B.A.			61	6.5%
	Secondary Educ, B.A.	78	5.6%		Master of Arts in Teaching, M.A.T.			59	6.3%
	Top degree programs by enrollment:
	Undergraduate	# enrolled	% of Bacc.		Graduate			# enrolled	% of Mast.
	Elementary Educ, B.A.	701	7.7%		Special Educ, M.A.			432	14.4%
	Secondary Educ, B.A.	631	6.9%		Reading Educ, M.A.			272	9.1%
	Biological Science, B.S.	554	6.1%		Adult & Technical Educ, M.S.			246	8.2%
	Psychology, B.A.	434	4.8%		Counseling, M.A.			237	7.9%
	Journalism, B.A.	406	4.5%		Master of Arts in Teaching, M.A.T.			146	4.9%
	Criminal Justice B.A.	388	4.2%		Leadership Studies, M.A.			142	4.7%
Tuition and Fees per Regular Semester (Huntington)
		Student Level
		Undgr	Grad	1st Prof
	In-State	$      1,909	$      2,020	$      7,294
	Out-of-State	$      5,064	$      5,653	$    18,589
	Metro	$      3,432	$      3,757	N/A
Faculty Characteristics:
	Part Time Faculty:
				Total	Med Sch	University
		4-yr	So Chas	SC, 4-yr	Fac	Total
	Total	266	65	331	27	358
	Gender
	Female
	Headcount	151	35	186	10	196
	% of Gender Total	57%	54%	56%	37%	55%
	Male
	Headcount	115	30	145	17	162
	% of Gender Total	43%	46%	44%	63%	45%
	Race
	White
	Headcount	254	56	310	27	337
	% of Race Total	95%	86%	94%	100%	94%
	Black
	Headcount	3	1	4	0	4
	% of Race Total	1%	2%	1%	0%	1%
	Hispanic
	Headcount	3	0	3	0	3
	% of Race Total	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%
	Asian
	Headcount	5	8	13	0	13
	% of Race Total	2%	12%	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	403	53	456	168	624
	Gender
	Female
	Headcount	158	20	178	46	224
	% of Gender Total	39%	38%	39%	27%	36%
	Male
	Headcount	245	33	278	122	400
	% of Gender Total	61%	62%	61%	73%	64%
	Race
	White
	Headcount	354	48	402	139	541
	% of Race Total	88%	91%	88%	83%	87%
	Black
	Headcount	16	4	20	4	24
	% of Race Total	4%	8%	4%	2%	4%
	Hispanic
	Headcount	7	0	7	6	13
	% of Race Total	2%	0%	2%	4%	2%
	Asian
	Headcount	23	1	24	19	43
	% of Race Total	6%	2%	5%	11%	7%
	American Indian
	Headcount	3	0	3	0	3
	% of Race Total	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%
	Rank
	Professor
	Headcount	172	26	198	59	257
	% of Rank Total	43%	49%	43%	35%	41%
	Associate Professor
	Headcount	96	17	113	51	164
	% of Rank Total	24%	32%	25%	30%	26%
	Assistant Professor
	Headcount	110	9	119	55	174
	% of Rank Total	27%	17%	26%	33%	28%
	Instructor
	Headcount	25	1	26	3	29
	% of Rank Total	6%	2%	6%	2%	5%
	No Rank
	Headcount	0	0	0	0	0
	% of Rank Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	% Tenured	59%	64%	59%	46%	56%
	% with Terminal Degree	78%	92%	79%	98%	84%
	Note:  Library and Adjunct Faculty (faculty administrators, deans, and coaches) are excluded.
Human Resources
		Total	Full Time	Part Time
	Total University	1874	1478	396
	Faculty	930	644	286
	Adjunct Faculty	63	50	13
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	72	0	72
	Classified Staff	662	641	21
	Nonclassified Staff	147	143	4
	Total Huntington	1435	1134	301
	Faculty	615	420	195
	Adjunct Faculty	59	46	13
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	71	0	71
	Classified Staff	566	548	18
	Nonclassified Staff	124	120	4
	Total Medical	272	243	29
	Faculty	196	169	27
	Adjunct Faculty	1	1	0
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	0	0	0
	Classified Staff	62	60	2
	Nonclassified Staff	13	13	0
	Total South Charleston	167	101	66
	Faculty	119	55	64
	Adjunct Faculty	3	3	0
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	1	0	1
	Classified Staff	34	33	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	27
	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