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1 PREFACEIt is my great privilege to present to the Kennesaw State University (KSU) community the 2017-2018 editionof the Kennesaw State University Fact Book. In its 31st year of production, the Fact Book was originallygenerated in response to the 1986 SACSCOC institutional self-study. Since that time, it has continually grownwhile providing a source of vital KSU statistics. Published annually, the Fact Book is intended to be aconvenient, authoritative source of management information about the publication of the Fact Book is the product of interoffice cooperation and collaborations across thecampus. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who contributed to this publication. The Fact Bookis where we tell the public our KSU success story. We welcome and encourage anyone who would like toincorporate portions of the Fact Book into other works. Please contact for a copy of theFact Book in eForm. Historical versions can be found at always, we welcome comments, both critical and laudatory, about the Fact Zhai, PublisherAssistant Vice President of Institutional ResearchKennesaw State Schmelzer, EditorDecision Support Analyst IIIIIK ennesaw State University _____2017-2018 Fact Book _____TABLE OF CONTENTS III List of Tables.

2 VII List of Figures.. IX GENERAL INFORMATION Accreditation .. 2 Contact Information .. 2 President .. 3 President s Cabinet and President s Advisory Council .. 4 Deans .. 5 Mission, Vision, and Strategic Priorities .. 6 Highlights 2017-2018 .. 7 ADMISSIONS First-Time Freshmen Admissions .. 10 First-Time Freshmen Average High School GPA .. 10 First-Time Freshmen SAT/ACT Profile .. 10 Transfer Student Admissions .. 11 Comparisons of Undergraduate Transfer Students from USG and Non-USG Institutions .. 12 Principal Feeder High Schools .. 13 Principal Feeder Transfer Institutions .. 13 ENROLLMENT New Student Enrollment Trend .. 16 New Student Enrollment by Student Type .. 16 Enrollment by College .. 17 Enrollment by Student 17 Enrollment by Age .. 17 Enrollment Trend by Student Level .. 17 Enrollment Trend by Gender .. 18 Enrollment by College and Gender .. 18 Total Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity .. 19 Kennesaw State University _____2017-2018 Fact Book _____IVCollege Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity.

3 19 georgia Counties with Greater than 100 Enrolled Students .. 20 Percentage of In-State Enrollment, Headcount for Tuition 20 International Student Enrollment .. 21 Countries Represented .. 21 International Student Enrollment Summary .. 21 COLLEGE AND DEGREE MAJOR ENROLLMENT Enrollment by College and Degree Level .. 24 Majors by College, Degree Level, and Fall Semesters Academic Affairs .. 25 College of Architecture and Construction Management .. 26 College of the Arts .. 27 Coles College of 28 College of Computing and Software Engineering .. 29 Bagwell College of Education .. 30 Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology .. 32 Graduate College .. 33 WellStar College of Health and Human Services .. 34 College of Humanities and Social Sciences .. 35 College of Science and Mathematics .. 37 University College .. 38 Other/Non-Degree Seeking .. 39 College of Continuing and Professional Education.

4 40 DEGREES CONFERRED Degrees by College, Degree Level, Major, and Fiscal Years College of Architecture and Construction Management .. 42 College of the Arts .. 43 Coles College of 44 College of Computing and Software Engineering .. 45 Bagwell College of Education .. 46 Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology .. 48 Graduate College .. 49 WellStar College of Health and Human Services .. 50 College of Humanities and Social Sciences .. 51 College of Science and Mathematics .. 53 University College .. 54 Historic Institutional Retention and Graduation Rates .. 55 Kennesaw State University _____2017-2018 Fact Book _____VFACULTY AND STAFF Full-Time Instructional Faculty by Rank .. 58 Full-time Instructional Faculty by College .. 58 Credit Hours Taught by Full -Time and Part-Time Faculty .. 59 Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty Trend.. 59 New Full-time Instructional Faculty .. 60 New Full-Time Instructional Faculty Trend.

5 60 Tenure Status by Gender .. 61 Tenure Status by Race and Ethnicity .. 61 Full-time Instructional Faculty by College, Department and Tenure Status .. 62 Full-time Staff by Occupational Category and Gender .. 63 Full-time Staff by Occupational Category, Race and Ethnicity .. 63 Full-time Library Faculty by Gender .. 64 Full-time Library Faculty by Race and Ethnicity .. 64 Libraries Facts .. 64 Library Facts as of January 2018 .. 64 INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES AND FINANCE Core Expenses .. 66 Kennesaw Campus Facilities: Classrooms, Offices, Support .. 67 Kennesaw Campus Facilities: Land, Housing, and Parking .. 68 Marietta Campus Facilities: Classrooms, Offices, 69 Marietta Campus Facilities: Land, Housing, and Parking .. 70 Alumni Giving .. 71 Top Three Donors .. 71 Charitable Giving in Dollars Donated .. 71 Kennesaw State University _____2017-2018 Fact Book _____VILIST OF TABLES Table 1. First-Time Freshmen Admissions .. 10 Table 2.

6 First-Time Freshmen Average High School GPA .. 10 Table 3. First-Time Freshmen SAT/ACT Profile .. 10 Table 4. Transfer Student Admissions .. 11 Table 5. Transfer Trends .. 12 Table 6. Principal Feeder High Schools .. 13 Table 7. Principal Feeder Transfer Institutions .. 13 Table 8. New Student Enrollment by Student Type .. 16 Table 9. Enrollment by Student Level .. 17 Table 10. Enrollment by Age .. 17 Table 11. Enrollment Trend by Student Level .. 17 Table 12. Enrollment by College and Gender .. 18 Table 13. College Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity .. 19 Table 14. Countries Represented .. 21 Table 15. International Student Enrollment Summary .. 21 Majors by College, Degree Level, and Fall Semesters Table 16. Academic Affairs .. 25 Table 17. College of Architecture and Construction Management .. 26 Table 18. College of the Arts .. 27 Table 19. Coles College of Business.

7 28 Table 20. College of Computing and Software Engineering .. 29 Table 21. Bagwell College of Education (Bachelor s, Master s) .. 30 Table 22. Bagwell College of Education (Specialist, Doctorate, Advanced Certificate) .. 31 Table 23. Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology .. 32 Table 24. Graduate College .. 33 Table 25. WellStar College of Health and Human Services .. 34 Table 26. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Bachelor s) .. 35 Table 27. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master s, Adv. Certificate, Doctorate) .. 36 Table 28. College of Science and Mathematics .. 37 Table 29. University College .. 38 Table 30. Other/Non-Degree Seeking .. 39 Table 31. College of Continuing and Professional Education, Three Year Trend .. 40 Kennesaw State University _____2017-2018 Fact Book _____VIID egrees Conferred by Degree Level, Major and Fiscal Years Table 32.

8 College of Architecture and Construction Management .. 42 Table 33. College of the Arts .. 43 Table 34. Coles College of Business .. 44 Table 35. College of Computing and Software Engineering .. 45 Table 36. Bagwell College of Education (Bachelor s, Master s) .. 46 Table 37. Bagwell College of Education (Specialist, Doctorate) .. 47 Table 38. Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology .. 48 Table 39. Graduate College .. 49 Table 40. WellStar College of Health and Human Services .. 50 Table 41. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Bachelor s) .. 51 Table 42. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master s, Doctorate, Certificates) .. 52 Table 43. College of Science and Mathematics .. 53 Table 44. University College .. 54 Table 45. Full-Time Instructional Faculty by Rank .. 58 Table 46. Full-Time Instructional Faculty by 58 Table 47. Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty Trend.

9 59 Table 48. New Full-Time Instructional Faculty Trend .. 60 Table 49. Tenure Status by Gender .. 61 Table 50. Tenure Status by Race and Ethnicity .. 61 Table 51. Full-Time Instructional Faculty by College, Department, and Tenure Status .. 62 Table 52. Full-Time Staff by Occupational Category and Gender .. 63 Table 53. Full-Time Staff by Occupational Category, Race and Ethnicity .. 63 Table 54. Full-Time Library Faculty by Gender .. 64 Table 55. Full-Time Library Faculty by Race and Ethnicity .. 64 Table 56. Libraries Facts, Fiscal Year 2018 .. 64 Table 57. Library Facts as of January 2018 .. 64 Table 58. Core Expenses FY 2010-2011 through FY 2012-2013 .. 66 Table 59. Core Expenses FY 2013-2014 through FY 2015-2016 .. 66 Table 60. Kennesaw Campus Facilities Classrooms, Offices, Support .. 67 Table 61. Kennesaw Campus Facilities Land, Housing, and Parking .. 68 Table 62. Marietta Campus Facilities Classrooms, Offices, Support.

10 69 Table 63. Marietta Campus Facilities Land, Housing, and Parking .. 70 Table 64. Alumni .. 71 Table 65. Alumni Giving .. 71 Table 66. Charitable Giving in Dollars Donated .. 71 Kennesaw State University _____2017-2018 Fact Book _____VIIILIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Applications Applied, Accepted, Enrolled Freshmen by Gender .. 10 Figure 2. Transfer Students, Applied, Accepted, and Enrolled .. 11 Figure 3. Transfer Trends .. 12 Figure 4. New Students .. 16 Figure 5. Enrollment by College .. 17 Figure 6. Enrollment Trend by Gender .. 18 Figure 7. Race and Ethnicity Trend by Fall Semesters .. 19 Figure 8. County Enrollment Fall 2017 .. 20 Figure 9. In-State Enrollment by Fall Semesters .. 20 Figure 10. International Student Enrollment .. 21 Figure 11. Enrollment by College and Degree Level .. 24 Primary Majors by College Figure 12. Academic Affairs .. 25 Figure 13.