Page 26 AGENDA ITEM: XI Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees December 2, 2015 Subject: 2015 Student, Faculty and Staff Profile Proposed Board Action No Action Required- Information Only Background Information Each fall a demographic profile is developed to describe the characteristics of our student body, faculty and staff. The information corresponds to data reported to the Board of Governors and the U.S. Department of Education; National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS). Supporting Documentation: Fall 2015 Profile Prepared by: Kevin Calkins, Director of Institutional Research
Page 27 FALL 2015 PROFILE Office of Institutional Research 4700 Research Way, Lakeland FL 33805-8531 Phone: 863.583.9050
Page 28 CONTENTS PURPOSE 2 STUDENT ENROLLMENT 2 Total Headcount 2 New Student Profile 2 Student Diversity 4 College and Major Enrollment 4 Student Credit Hours 6 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) 7 Student- to-faculty Ratio 7 Student Age 7 Residency & Living Status 7 FACULTY & STAFF PROFILE 8 Employees by Position Level 8 Faculty & Staff Diversity 8
Page 29 PURPOSE The Fall 2015 profile presents metrics that describe the 2015 incoming class, all new and continuing students, and faculty/staff at Florida Polytechnic University. Student data presented in this report was extracted from our Student Information System as of a census date of September 21, 2015. Human Resources data used payroll records within this same timeframe. STUDENT ENROLLMENT This section presents various metrics used by the Office of Institutional Research to track student enrollment at the Institution. Total Headcount The Fall 2015 unduplicated headcount is 924 students. The Inaugural Class started with 540 students (Fall 2014), the University had a 71% growth in total student headcount in the past year. Total enrollment is considered as the duplicated headcount of student registered for classes. First year-to-second year retention rate is 76%. As of this Census, 60% of the student population is considered Freshman. Total Registered Headcount 924 Total Enrollment (Duplicated) 4,645 Retention Rate (Fall 2014 to Fall 2015) 76% Headcount by Student Rank Total Students Percentage of Total Headcount Freshman 551 60% Sophomore 309 33% Junior 27 3% Senior Graduate 37 4% New Student Profile A total of 462 new students registered this term; 97% of new students are undergraduates. It is interesting to note that 50% of the population is continuing students from academic year 2014-15 and 50% is new students. First-Time In College (FTIC) students represent the higher percentage of new students (82%). Compared to Fall 2014, FTIC shown a slightly higher High School GPA and ACT Score.
Page 30 In addition, Fall 2015 is the first term where International Students enrolled at the University. Five (5) international students enrolled; 3 undergraduates and 2 graduates. Continuing & New Students Count Continuing Students New Students Undergraduate 437 450 Graduate 25 12 Total Students 462 462 Fall 2015 New Student Enrollment First Time in College 379 Transfer 62 Graduate 12 Other (Dual Enrollment, Second Bachelors, etc.) 9 Total New Students 462 Average GPA (New Registered Students) High School GPA (FTIC) 3.99 College GPA 3.18 Transfers 3.15 Second Bachelors 3.38 Graduate 3.63 SAT Scores (FTIC) Math Critical Reading Writing Combined 25th Percentile 540 520 470 1540 75th Percentile 650 630 580 1840 Average 591 570 524 1684 ACT Scores (FTIC) English Math Reading Science Composite 25th Percentile 22 23 24 24 23 75th Percentile 28 28 31 30 29 Average 25 26 27 27 26 97% of new students in Fall 2015 are coming from within Florida counties. The top 3 counties include: Polk (178 students), Hillsborough (126 students), Broward (103 students).
Page 31 Student Diversity Student population at Florida Polytechnic University is predominantly white and male, 85% and 65.9% respectively. However, the Hispanic population is highly represented by 19.3% of the students. Race/Ethnicity* Total Students Percent of Total Headcount American Indian or Alaskan Native 7 0.8% Asian 40 4.3% Black or African American 52 5.6% Hispanic or Latino 178 19.3% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 0.5% Non-Resident Alien 5 0.5% Two or More Races 8 0.9% White 609 65.9% Race and Ethnicity Unknown 20 2.2% *IPEDS Classifications Gender Total Students Male 782 Female 142 College and Major Enrollment Within the two colleges; College of Engineering and College of Innovation & Technology, the University has six (6) Bachelor of Science degrees and two (2) Master of Science degrees. Each baccalaureate major has between 2 and 5 concentrations for students to specialize. The most popular majors are Computer Science & Information Technology (39%) and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (24%). Florida Polytechnic top 5 concentrations are: Information Assurance & Cyber Security, Cyber Gaming, Nanotechnology, Multifunctional Materials, and Embedded System Design. Distribution of student enrollment among college, major and concentrations are as follows:
Page 32 Headcount by College, Major & Concentration Percent of Total Total Female Male Headcount College of Engineering 474 51.3% 76 398 Computer Engineering 150 16% 18 132 Digital Logic Design 38 4% 1 37 Embedded System Design 56 6% 7 49 Machine Intelligence 56 6% 10 46 Electrical Engineering 91 10% 9 82 Control Systems 28 3% 4 24 Digital & Hybrid Systems 21 2% 1 20 Electrodynamics 22 2% 3 19 Magnetics 14 2% 14 Semiconductors 6 1% 1 5 Mechanical & Industrial Engineering 219 24% 47 172 Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing 39 4% 6 33 Motion Intelligence 23 2% 5 18 Mutifunctional Materials 67 7% 14 53 Nanotechnology 90 10% 22 68 Engineering M.S. 14 2% 2 12 College of Innovation & Technology 450 48.7% 66 384 Advanced Technology 38 4% 12 26 Big Data Analytics 20 2% 3 17 Cloud Visualization 7 1% 3 4 Health Informatics 11 1% 6 5 Computer Science & Information Technology 360 39% 39 321 Cyber Gaming 179 19% 19 160 Information Assurance & Cyber Security 181 20% 20 161 Science & Technology Management 29 3% 9 20 Logistics 22 2% 6 16 Materials & Supply Chain Management 7 1% 3 4 Innovation & Technology M.S. 23 2% 6 17
Page 33 Student Credit Hours Students at Florida Poly produced 12,786 credit hours in Fall 2015 and 98.4% of those credit hours are generated by Full Time students. The average credit load per student is of 13.8 credits. Total Credit Hours Undergraduate 12,510 Full-Time 12,313 Part - Time 197 Graduate 276 Full - Time 207 Part - Time 69 Total Credit Hours 12,786 Average Credit Load Undergraduate 14.1 Full - Time 14.3 Part - Time 8.6 Graduate 7.5 Full - Time 9.4 Part - Time 4.6 Average Credit Load 13.8 Headcount by Credit Load Status Undergraduate 887 96.0% Full-Time 864 93.5% Part - Time 23 2.5% Graduate 37 4.0% Full - Time 22 2.4% Part - Time 15 1.6% Total Headcount 924
Page 34 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Student- to-faculty Ratio Fall 2015 FTE by Level Undergraduate (IPEDS) 1043 Graduate (IPEDS) 31 Undergraduate (Florida Methodology) 834 Graduate (Florida Methodology) 31 Total FTE (IPEDS) 1074 Total FTE (Florida Methodology) 865 Student to Faculty Ratio 18:1 Average Class Size 24 Student Age Student Age at Florida Polytechnic ranges from 16 years of age to 58 years of age. There are 23 student under the age of 18 and 733 under the age of 21. Residency & Living Status Student Median Age 19 Student Mode Age 18 Student Average Age 20 Student Age Range 16 to 58 Residency Status In-State 97% Out-of-State 3%
Page 35 FACULTY & STAFF PROFILE This section will present faculty and staff demographics, as well as a general headcount of faculty/staff at Fall 2015 Census. Employees by Position Level Florida Polytechnic has a total of 267 staff and faculty members (including FIPR Florida Industrial & Phosphate Research Institute). 43% of total employees are considered full-time staff (including FIPR), 22% of total employees are faculty and 7% OPS. In addition the University hired 70 student workers and 6 graduate assistants. Employees by Rank Total Headcount Percentage of Total Staff 100 37% Adjunct Professor 21 8% Assistant Professor 23 9% Associate Professor 13 5% Graduate Assistant 6 2% OPS 11 4% Student Worker (OPS) 70 26% FIPR Staff 15 6% FIPR OPS 8 3% Total Number of Employees 267 100% Faculty & Staff Diversity Race/Ethnicity* Total Headcount Percent of Total Headcount American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 0.4% Asian 11 4.1% Black or African American 14 5.2% Hispanic or Latino 32 12.0% White 206 77.2% Race and Ethnicity Unknown 8 3.0% *IPEDS Classifications Employees by Gender Percentage of Total Male 60% Female 40%