Standard Answers to Survey Questions
Marshall University
Reporting Semester		Fall 2008 (Early - October 15, 2008)
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		47
	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		98
	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, September 2008
	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	13,287	10,599	148,776
	Undergraduate  (excludes MCTC)	9,320	8,310	124,649
	Graduate	3,689	2,011	24,127
	First Professional	278	278	N/A
	Headcount (HC) and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) by Campus
		HC	FTE
	All Students	13,287	10,599
	Huntington	11,329	9,725
	South Charleston	1,958	873
	Headcount (HC) and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) by Classification
		HC	FTE
	All Students	13,287	10,599
	Freshman	2,253	2,226
	Sophomore	1,846	1,773
	Junior	1,745	1,640
	Senior	2,941	2,503
	Unclassified (Undergraduate)	535	168
	Graduate	3,689	2,011
	First Professional	278	278
	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	13,287	5,340	7,947	9,461	4,146	5,315	3,826	1,194	2,632
	% of Total	100%	40%	60%	100%	44%	56%	100%	31%	69%
	Undergraduate
	Headcount	9,320	4,083	5,237	7,757	3,469	4,288	1,563	614	949
	% of Total	100%	44%	56%	100%	45%	55%	100%	39%	61%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,689	1,112	2,577	1,426	532	894	2,263	580	1,683
	% of Total	100%	30%	70%	100%	37%	63%	100%	26%	74%
	First Professional
	Headcount	278	145	133	278	145	133	0	0	0
	% of Total	100%	52%	48%	100%	52%	48%	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Ethnic Composition
		Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Am. Ind.	Unknown	Foreign
	All Levels
	Headcount	13,287	10,984	593	136	157	53	1,035	329
	% of All Races	100.0%	82.7%	4.5%	1.0%	1.2%	0.4%	7.8%	2.5%
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)
	Headcount	9,320	7,979	503	116	81	35	483	123
	% of All Races	100.0%	85.6%	5.4%	1.2%	0.9%	0.4%	5.2%	1.3%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,689	2,792	87	18	43	17	526	206
	% of All Races	100.0%	75.7%	2.4%	0.5%	1.2%	0.5%	14.3%	5.6%
	First Professional
	Headcount	278	213	3	2	33	1	26	0
	% of All Races	100.0%	76.6%	1.1%	0.7%	11.9%	0.4%	9.4%	0.0%
	Age
		Mean
		Age
	All Levels	25.9
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)	22.9
	Graduate	33.6
	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	13,287	10,761	2,197	329	10,431	1,764	1,092
	% of Total	100%	81.0%	16.5%	2.5%	78.5%	13.3%	8.2%
	Undergraduate (excludes MCTC)
	Headcount	9,320	7,441	1,756	123	7,255	1,220	845
	% of Total	100.0%	79.8%	18.8%	1.3%	77.8%	13.1%	9.1%
	Graduate
	Headcount	3,689	3,068	415	206	2,948	495	246
	% of Total	100.0%	83.2%	11.2%	5.6%	79.9%	13.4%	6.7%
	First-Professional
	Headcount	278	252	26	0	228	49	1
	% of Total	100.0%	90.6%	9.4%	0.0%	82.0%	17.6%	0.4%
	College Enrollment by Level:
			Level
		Total	2-yr	Undgr	Grad	1st Prof
	All Colleges	13,287	216	9,104	3,689	278
	Business	1,603	N/A	1,244	359	N/A
	CITE (GSITE)	505	N/A	318	187	N/A
	Education & Human Serv	3,554	N/A	1,565	1,989	N/A
	Fine Arts	382	N/A	348	34	N/A
	Graduate	421	N/A	0	421	N/A
	Health Professions	1,524	216	1,145	163	N/A
	Journalism and Mass Comm	359	N/A	335	24	N/A
	Liberal Arts	2,102	N/A	1,764	338	N/A
	Medicine	365	N/A	0	87	278
	Regents BA	465	N/A	465	0	N/A
	Science	1,293	N/A	1,206	87	N/A
	University College	714	N/A	714	0	N/A
Freshmen Admissions:
	Distribution of Degree Seeking  First-Time Freshmen by Full Time/Part Time Status
		Total
	Total	1,690
	Full Time	1,668
	Part Time	22
	Note:  Based on early semester (October 15, 2008) enrollment.
	Requirements:
	Number of High School Units (Years) Required or Recommended (Rec.) by Subject
	English	4
	Social Studies	3
	Math	4
	Science	3	(all must be laboratory science)
	Foreign Language	2
	One year of Fine Arts
	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 2008)
	Avg. ACT Composite:	22.3			Avg. HS GPA
					Total	3.3
	ACT Score Breakdown:
	30-36	4%
	24-29	32%
	18-23	56%
	12-17	8%
	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%
	Fall 2006 to Fall 2007	71%
	Fall 2007 to Fall 2008	71%
	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%
	Fall 2000	47.5%
	Fall 2001	40.9%
	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%
	Fall 2000	47.1%
	Fall 2001	40.3%
	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 2007-08
	Associate	100
	Baccalaureate	1,450
	Masters	872
	Education Specialist	4
	Doctoral	17
	First Professional (M.D.)	42
	Total	2,485
Degree Program Information:
	Top degree programs by degrees conferred:
	Undergraduate	# degrees	% of Bacc.		Graduate			# degrees	% of Mast.
	BA Regents Bachelor of Arts	222	15.3%		MBA Business Administration			114	13.1%
	BBA Management	102	7.0%		MA Special Education			82	9.4%
	BA Psychology	94	6.5%		MA Counseling			73	8.4%
	BA Elementary Education	88	6.1%		MS Adult and Tech Education			71	8.1%
	BA Physical Ed (non-teaching)	78	5.4%		MS Health Care Administration			44	5.0%
	BSN Nursing	78	5.4%		MA Reading Education			39	4.5%
	Top degree programs by enrollment:
	Undergraduate	# enrolled	% of Bacc.		Graduate			# enrolled	% of Mast.
	BS Biological Science	577	6.7%		MA Special Education			330	12.0%
	BA Elementary Education	541	6.3%		MA Counseling			211	7.7%
	BA Secondary Education	530	6.2%		MAT Master of Arts in Teaching			199	7.2%
	BA Regents Bachelor of Arts	453	5.3%		MBA Business Administration			171	6.2%
	BA Psychology	426	5.0%		MS Adult and Tech Education			160	5.8%
	BS Nursing	373	4.3%		MA Reading Education			151	5.5%
Tuition and Fees per Regular Semester (Huntington)
		Student Level
		Undgr	Grad	1st Prof
	In-State	$      2,299	$      2,430	$      8,294
	Out-of-State	$      5,851	$      6,502	$    21,089
	Metro	$      4,015	$      4,374	N/A
Faculty Characteristics:
	Part Time Faculty:
				Total	Med Sch	University
		4-yr	So Chas	SC, 4-yr	Fac	Total
	Total	254	42	296	34	330
	Gender
	Female
	Headcount	129	22	151	15	166
	% of Gender Total	51%	52%	51%	44%	50%
	Male
	Headcount	125	20	145	19	164
	% of Gender Total	49%	48%	49%	56%	50%
	Race
	White
	Headcount	233	38	271	32	303
	% of Race Total	92%	90%	92%	94%	92%
	Black
	Headcount	4	0	4	0	4
	% of Race Total	2%	0%	1%	0%	1%
	Hispanic
	Headcount	5	1	6	0	6
	% of Race Total	2%	2%	2%	0%	2%
	Asian
	Headcount	8	3	11	1	12
	% of Race Total	3%	7%	4%	3%	4%
	American Indian
	Headcount	2	0	2	1	3
	% of Race Total	1%	0%	1%	3%	1%
	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	416	56	472	209	681
	Gender
	Female
	Headcount	176	20	196	62	258
	% of Gender Total	42%	36%	42%	30%	38%
	Male
	Headcount	240	36	276	147	423
	% of Gender Total	58%	64%	58%	70%	62%
	Race
	White
	Headcount	360	50	410	170	580
	% of Race Total	87%	89%	87%	81%	85%
	Black
	Headcount	15	5	20	5	25
	% of Race Total	4%	9%	4%	2%	4%
	Hispanic
	Headcount	8	1	9	7	16
	% of Race Total	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%
	Asian
	Headcount	30	0	30	27	57
	% of Race Total	7%	0%	6%	13%	8%
	American Indian
	Headcount	3	0	3	0	3
	% of Race Total	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%
	Unknown
	Headcount	0	0	0	0	0
	% of Race Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	Rank
	Professor
	Headcount	165	34	199	58	257
	% of Rank Total	40%	61%	42%	28%	38%
	Associate Professor
	Headcount	103	12	115	53	168
	% of Rank Total	25%	21%	24%	25%	25%
	Assistant Professor
	Headcount	114	8	122	92	214
	% of Rank Total	27%	14%	26%	44%	31%
	Instructor
	Headcount	34	2	36	6	42
	% of Rank Total	8%	4%	8%	3%	6%
	No Rank
	Headcount	0	0	0	0	0
	% of Rank Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	% Tenured	59%	71%	61%	37%	53%
	% with Terminal Degree	78%	93%	79%	98%	85%
	Note:  Library and Adjunct Faculty (faculty administrators, deans, and coaches) are excluded.
Human Resources
		Total	Full Time	Part Time
	Total University	1925	1559	366
	Faculty	962	700	262
	Adjunct Faculty	76	70	6
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	69	0	69
	Classified Staff	633	614	19
	Nonclassified Staff	185	175	10
	Total Huntington	1452	1163	289
	Faculty	622	432	190
	Adjunct Faculty	62	56	6
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	69	0	69
	Classified Staff	549	534	15
	Nonclassified Staff	150	141	9
	Total Medical	330	296	34
	Faculty	240	210	30
	Adjunct Faculty	12	12	0
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	0	0	0
	Classified Staff	52	49	3
	Nonclassified Staff	26	25	1
	Total South Charleston	143	100	43
	Faculty	100	58	42
	Adjunct Faculty	2	2	0
	Teaching Graduate Assistants	0	0	0
	Classified Staff	32	31	1
	Nonclassified Staff	9	9	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	26
	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