Standard Survey Response Form
Reporting Semester: Fall 1996
Official Fall Submission Information
General College Information:
Name: Marshall University President: J. Wade Gilley
Address: 400 Hal Greer Blvd. Dir. Admissions: James W. Harless
Huntington, WV  25755 Dir. Inst. Research: Michael J. McGuffey
Phone: (304) 696-3170 Number of Degrees Offered by Level:
(800) 642-3499      Certificate 2
     Associate 18
FICE: 003815      Bachelors 40
     Masters 36
Control,Type: Public, Co-ed      Ed. S. 1
Date Founded: 1837      Doctoral 1
Academic Calender: Semester      Total 98
Enrollment Information:
Headcount(HC), Full Time Equivalent (FTE), Student Credit Hour (SCH) Production by Level
  HC FTE SCH (s)
All Levels 13,164 10,264 152,704
     CTC 2,098 1,306 19,597
     Undergraduate  8,778 7,665 114,981
     Graduate  2,084 1,089 13,067
     First Professional 204 204 n/a 
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 13,164 6,100 7,064 9,302 4,431 4,871 3,862 1,669 2,193
     % of Total 100% 46% 54% 100% 48% 52% 100% 43% 57%
CTC                  
     Headcount 2,098 1,265 833 1,104 597 507 994 668 326
     % of Total 100% 60% 40% 100% 54% 46% 100% 67% 33%
Undergraduate                  
     Headcount 8,778 3,956 4,822 7,206 3,344 3,862 1,572 612 960
     % of Total 100% 45% 55% 100% 46% 54% 100% 39% 61%
Graduate                  
     Headcount 2,084 743 1,341 788 354 434 1,296 389 907
     % of Total 100% 36% 64% 100% 45% 55% 100% 30% 70%
First Professional                  
     Headcount 204 136 68 204 136 68 0 0 0
     % of Total 100% 67% 33% 100% 67% 33% N/A N/A N/A
 
Ethnic Composition  
 
  Total White Black Hispanic Asian Am. Ind. Unknown Foreign
All Levels                
     Headcount 13,164 11,150 497 48 113 35 1,198 123
     % of All Races 100.0% 84.7% 3.8% 0.4% 0.9% 0.3% 9.1% 0.9%
CTC                
     Headcount 2,098 1,532 105 10 5 10 430 6
     % of All Races 100.0% 73.0% 5.0% 0.5% 0.2% 0.5% 20.5% 0.3%
Undergraduate                
     Headcount 8,778 7,664 346 31 75 21 591 50
     % of All Races 100.0% 87.3% 3.9% 0.4% 0.9% 0.2% 6.7% 0.6%
Graduate                
     Headcount 2,084 1,783 43 5 18 3 167 65
     % of All Races 100.0% 85.6% 2.1% 0.2% 0.9% 0.1% 8.0% 3.1%
First Professional                
     Headcount 204 171 3 2 15 1 10 2
     % of All Races 100.0% 83.8% 1.5% 1.0% 7.4% 0.5% 4.9% 1.0%
Age
  Mean
  Age
All Levels 24.6
     CTC 27.2
     Undergraduate 22.1
     Graduate 32.5
     First Professsional 26.4
Residency:
    State of Residency Fee Purposes
  Total In-State Oth U.S. Foreign In-State Out-State Metro
All Levels              
     Headcount 13,164 11,299 1,742 123 11,110 1,124 930
     % of Total 100% 85.8% 13.2% 0.9% 84.4% 8.5% 7.1%
CTC              
     Headcount 2,098 1,858 234 6 1,812 184 102
     % of Total 100.0% 88.6% 11.2% 0.3% 86.4% 8.8% 4.9%
Undergraduate              
     Headcount 8,778 7,526 1,202 50 7,436 681 661
     % of Total 100.0% 85.7% 13.7% 0.6% 84.7% 7.8% 7.5%
Graduate              
     Headcount 2,084 1,724 295 65 1,677 240 167
     % of Total 100.0% 82.7% 14.2% 3.1% 80.5% 11.5% 8.0%
First-Professional              
     Headcount 204 191 11 2 185 19 N/A
     % of Total 100.0% 93.6% 5.4% 1.0% 90.7% 9.3% 0.0%
College Enrollment by Level:
    Level
  Total 2-yr Undgr Grad 1st Prof
All Colleges 13,164 2,098 8,778 2,084 204
     Comm & Tech 2,098 2,098 N/A N/A N/A
     Business 1,425 N/A 1,313 112 N/A
     Education  2,968 N/A 2,085 883 N/A
     Fine Arts 338 N/A 290 48 N/A
     Liberal Arts 2,641 N/A 2,281 360 N/A
     Science 2,091 N/A 1,960 131 N/A
     Nursing 485 N/A 416 69 N/A
     Regents BA 322 N/A 322 N/A N/A
     Social Work 111 N/A 111 N/A N/A
     Graduate School 434 N/A N/A 434 N/A
     Medicine 251 N/A N/A 47 204
Freshmen Admissions:
Applicants:
                  From A1
  # %
Freshmen Applicants 3884  
Accepted 3883 100.0%
Enrolled 2061 53.1%
Distribution of First-Time Freshmen by Full Time/Part Time Status
  Total CTC Oth 4-yr
Total 2,061 419 1,642
Full Time 1,904 328 1,576
Part Time 157 91 66
Requirements:
Number of High School Units (Years) Required or Recommended (Rec.) by Subject
     English  4
     Social Studies 3
     Laboratory Science 2
     Mathematics 2
     Foreign Lang (Rec.) 2
The student must have a High School G.P.A. of 2.00 OR an ACT Composite of 17 in addtion to the 
above Board of Trustees Admissions Requirements 
ACT/HS GPA Profile: (for 4-yr degree seeking freshmen)
Avg. ACT Composite: 20.6 Avg. HS GPA
   Total 3.14
ACT Score Breakdown:    Full-Time 3.16
27-36    Part-Time 2.85
22-26
19-21
1-18
Sources:  ACT Class Profile Service Report 1995-96 and the High School Profile Report 1995.
Notes:  SAT data is not available as sample size is too small to give adequate picture;  The ACT
            Score is the test most often used in the admissions process.
            Excludes Transition Program students
Retention:
Retention to second year: Completion Rate:
First-time, full-time, 4-yr degree seeking freshmen: First-time, full-time freshmen entering:
Fall 1991 to Fall 1992 70% Fall 1987