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DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - FALL 2008

FINAL
Enrollment as of the end of the day November 4, 2008

Atlanta Campus Only
Includes students in Business, Education, Nursing, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Theology, and Continuing & Professional Studies on the Atlanta Campus
Includes students with site codes of NE (Northeast Campus) and AC (Atlanta Center) (All of Pharmacy and Health Sciences students are included regardless of student site code.)

This demographic profile provides student headcount and FTE statistics by:
- ethnicity,
- age,
- religious preference,
- geographic origin, and
- marital status.


May be duplicated counts.
Each valid program is counted; a student may have a valid matriculation at more than one level
and/or in more than one college.

KEY
FT = Full-Time Headcount
PT = Part-Time Headcount
N = Total Headcount
Hours = Hours Attempted
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent

FTE is calculated as follows:
Full-Time Students - FTE = 1.0
Part-Time Students - FTE = Hours Attempted/Full-Time Load Equivalent

Full-Time Load Equivalent and Full-Time/Part-Time status vary by school and program.
See individual school pages for more information.

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - Atlanta Campus
Atlanta Programs
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total (Unduplicated) 1612 948 2560 279272182.0 713 596.1 18471586.0
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 432 145 577 6749 518.9 86 68.8 491 450.0
GRADUATE TOTAL 448 750 1198 8649 899.2 335 246.4 863 652.8
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 733 73 806 12624 775.1 299 284.9 507 490.3


Atlanta Programs
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 432 145 577 6749 518.9 86 68.8 491 450.0
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 1 2 21 1.7 0 0.0 2 1.7
Asian or Pacific Islander 40 7 47 575 44.0 6 5.3 41 38.7
Black, Non-Hispanic 118 38 156 1805 140.6 10 8.0 146 132.6
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 12 2 14 180 13.3 2 2.0 12 11.3
White, Non-Hispanic 211 63 274 3287 250.1 39 30.5 235 219.6
Nonresident Alien 33 22 55 572 45.5 22 18.0 33 27.5
Other/Unknown 17 12 29 309 23.7 7 5.1 22 18.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 448 750 1198 8649 899.2 335 246.4 863 652.8
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Asian or Pacific Islander 28 18 46 424 39.2 14 12.7 32 26.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 161 340 501 3521 378.0 130 95.2 371 282.8
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 8 5 13 107 11.4 3 2.7 10 8.7
White, Non-Hispanic 186 333 519 3678 373.1 142 97.0 377 276.1
Nonresident Alien 37 19 56 441 46.9 26 21.5 30 25.3
Other/Unknown 28 34 62 472 50.1 20 17.4 42 32.7
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 733 73 806 12624 775.1 299 284.9 507 490.3
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 99 1 100 1789 99.4 28 27.4 72 72.0
Black, Non-Hispanic 122 36 158 2110 144.3 54 50.8 104 93.5
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 16 0 16 275 16.0 5 5.0 11 11.0
White, Non-Hispanic 424 33 457 7172 441.7 185 175.3 272 266.4
Nonresident Alien 12 1 13 217 12.3 5 4.3 8 8.0
Other/Unknown 59 2 61 1043 60.3 22 22.0 39 38.3


Atlanta Programs
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 432 145 577 6749 518.9 86 68.8 491 450.0
18-19 10 3 13 162 11.8 1 1.0 12 10.8
20-21 77 3 80 1082 78.5 7 6.0 73 72.5
22-24 163 27 190 2342 181.7 19 16.5 171 165.2
25-29 86 24 110 1335 101.8 15 13.6 95 88.3
30-34 36 24 60 644 50.7 11 7.8 49 42.9
35-39 29 21 50 515 40.9 12 9.3 38 31.6
40-49 27 30 57 536 42.4 19 13.1 38 29.3
50-64 4 13 17 133 11.1 2 1.6 15 9.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 448 750 1198 8649 899.2 335 246.4 863 652.8
20-21 1 1 2 15 1.7 0 0.0 2 1.7
22-24 100 63 163 1478 141.6 20 18.4 143 123.3
25-29 147 220 367 2728 282.0 109 82.9 258 199.1
30-34 69 155 224 1538 162.9 74 52.0 150 110.9
35-39 44 139 183 1165 126.8 62 42.7 121 84.1
40-49 63 128 191 1261 134.8 52 37.0 139 97.8
50-64 24 42 66 452 48.1 18 13.5 48 34.6
Over 64 0 2 2 12 1.3 0 0.0 2 1.3
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 733 73 806 12624 775.1 299 284.9 507 490.3
20-21 51 0 51 934 51.0 14 14.0 37 37.0
22-24 281 4 285 4823 283.7 90 89.1 195 194.6
25-29 259 18 277 4454 268.5 110 104.4 167 164.1
30-34 60 6 66 984 64.1 30 29.6 36 34.6
35-39 33 11 44 602 39.9 23 20.2 21 19.7
40-49 30 19 49 514 40.9 23 20.2 26 20.6
50-64 18 14 32 298 25.7 9 7.3 23 18.3
Over 64 1 1 2 15 1.3 0 0.0 2 1.3


Atlanta Programs
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 432 145 577 6749 518.9 86 68.8 491 450.0
Baptist 111 27 138 1709 129.6 9 7.1 129 122.5
Buddhist 4 2 6 67 5.3 1 1.0 5 4.3
Church of God in Christ 1 1 2 18 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Charismatic 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Christian Missionary Alliance 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Christian 40 2 42 535 41.2 4 4.0 38 37.2
Episcopal 2 1 3 36 2.9 0 0.0 3 2.9
Hindu 5 0 5 70 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0
Islam 2 0 2 27 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Jewish 5 1 6 72 5.7 2 2.0 4 3.7
Jehovah's Witness 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Lutheran 2 0 2 27 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Methodist 23 8 31 362 27.3 3 2.3 28 25.0
Mormon 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Muslim 4 2 6 62 5.0 2 1.5 4 3.5
Non Denominational 14 4 18 215 17.1 2 1.8 16 15.2
Orthodox 2 0 2 25 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Pentecostal 2 0 2 27 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Presbyterian 14 6 20 212 17.1 5 3.8 15 13.3
Other Protestant 16 5 21 261 19.5 2 1.8 19 17.7
Roman Catholic 37 9 46 562 42.3 3 2.8 43 39.6
Seventh-Day Adventist 3 1 4 50 3.5 0 0.0 4 3.5
Other 14 4 18 206 15.8 2 1.3 16 14.5
No Preference/Unknown 127 72 199 2151 168.3 50 38.6 149 129.7
GRADUATE TOTAL 448 750 1198 8649 899.2 335 246.4 863 652.8
Baptist 37 101 138 912 96.4 41 23.9 97 72.5
Buddhist 1 1 2 15 1.3 1 1.0 1 0.3
Charismatic 0 2 2 12 1.3 0 0.0 2 1.3
Christian Missionary Alliance 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Christian 3 34 37 232 25.1 14 9.4 23 15.7
Christian Science 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Episcopal 5 6 11 75 8.7 0 0.0 11 8.7
Evangelical 0 6 6 33 3.7 1 0.7 5 3.0
Hindu 1 0 1 9 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Holiness 0 1 1 7 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.8
Islam 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Jewish 0 3 3 12 1.3 0 0.0 3 1.3
Jehovah's Witness 0 2 2 12 1.3 1 0.7 1 0.7
Lutheran 1 3 4 30 3.0 3 2.3 1 0.7
Methodist 9 24 33 242 24.0 7 4.5 26 19.5
Muslim 1 3 4 21 2.3 2 1.0 2 1.3
Non Denominational 3 11 14 93 10.0 3 2.3 11 7.7
Pentecostal 0 2 2 12 1.3 0 0.0 2 1.3
Presbyterian 6 8 14 96 10.7 5 3.7 9 7.0
Other Protestant 0 6 6 29 3.2 1 0.2 5 3.0
Roman Catholic 7 22 29 195 19.8 5 3.7 24 16.1
Unitarian 0 2 2 9 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Other 9 12 21 169 17.3 5 3.7 16 13.6
No Preference/Unknown 364 499 863 6416 663.5 245 188.4 618 475.1
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 733 73 806 12624 775.1 299 284.9 507 490.3
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 2 3 5 42 4.0 0 0.0 5 4.0
Assembly of God 1 0 1 12 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Baptist 213 31 244 3463 231.5 92 86.4 152 145.1
Buddhist 6 0 6 114 6.0 3 3.0 3 3.0
Church of God in Christ 4 0 4 68 4.0 2 2.0 2 2.0
Christian 51 1 52 930 51.7 27 26.7 25 25.0
Christian Science 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 3 0 3 53 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Hindu 25 0 25 445 25.0 6 6.0 19 19.0
Islam 5 0 5 90 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Jewish 4 0 4 72 4.0 2 2.0 2 2.0
Jehovah's Witness 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Lutheran 8 0 8 143 8.0 5 5.0 3 3.0
Methodist 31 5 36 566 33.3 16 14.0 20 19.3
Mormon 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Muslim 4 0 4 74 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Non Denominational 20 6 26 333 23.9 6 6.0 20 17.9
Orthodox 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Pentecostal 9 0 9 157 9.0 3 3.0 6 6.0
Presbyterian 19 0 19 345 19.0 9 9.0 10 10.0
Other Protestant 9 0 9 152 9.0 6 6.0 3 3.0
Roman Catholic 47 1 48 870 47.9 15 15.0 33 32.9
Seventh-Day Adventist 2 0 2 36 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Other 44 5 49 806 46.2 20 19.3 29 26.8
No Preference/Unknown 222 21 243 3784 233.7 82 76.5 161 157.1


Atlanta Programs
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 432 145 577 6749 518.9 86 68.8 491 450.0
Florida 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Georgia 378 118 496 5862 448.9 60 46.8 436 402.1
Kentucky 1 0 1 14 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
South Carolina 3 0 3 39 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Tennessee 1 0 1 13 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 1 1 6 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
North/Northeast 1 0 1 12 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Midwest 1 0 1 15 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 45 26 71 763 60.5 25 21.0 46 39.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 448 750 1198 8649 899.2 335 246.4 863 652.8
Alabama 4 1 5 45 4.7 1 1.0 4 3.7
Florida 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Georgia 397 717 1114 8009 832.7 301 221.0 813 611.7
North Carolina 1 1 2 11 1.2 1 0.2 1 1.0
South Carolina 1 2 3 11 1.2 2 0.2 1 1.0
Virginia 1 0 1 21 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 0 1 1 1 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.1
North/Northeast 1 2 3 24 2.3 0 0.0 3 2.3
Midwest 1 3 4 17 1.9 1 0.2 3 1.7
West (Includes HI and AK) 2 2 4 27 2.9 1 0.2 3 2.7
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 40 20 60 477 50.5 27 22.5 33 28.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 733 73 806 12624 775.1 299 284.9 507 490.3
Alabama 16 0 16 256 16.0 5 5.0 11 11.0
Florida 49 1 50 858 49.4 13 12.4 37 37.0
Georgia 523 71 594 9031 564.4 230 217.1 364 347.3
Kentucky 14 0 14 237 14.0 9 9.0 5 5.0
Louisiana 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 10 0 10 147 10.0 4 4.0 6 6.0
South Carolina 4 0 4 62 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
Tennessee 43 0 43 704 43.0 16 16.0 27 27.0
Virginia 2 0 2 36 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 10 0 10 163 10.0 1 1.0 9 9.0
North/Northeast 7 0 7 128 7.0 4 4.0 3 3.0
Midwest 12 0 12 211 12.0 3 3.0 9 9.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 12 0 12 228 12.0 3 3.0 9 9.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 29 1 30 527 29.3 10 9.3 20 20.0
xxxON 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0


Atlanta Programs
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 432 145 577 6749 518.9 86 68.8 491 450.0
Married 71 43 114 1219 96.2 21 15.3 93 80.9
Single 333 76 409 5003 382.0 43 36.4 366 345.6
Not Specified 28 26 54 527 40.6 22 17.1 32 23.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 448 750 1198 8649 899.2 335 246.4 863 652.8
Divorced 8 13 21 145 16.1 1 0.3 20 15.8
Married 112 257 369 2420 262.9 118 82.4 251 180.5
Separated 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Single 204 287 491 3631 382.8 149 115.1 342 267.7
Widow/Widower 0 2 2 9 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Not Specified 124 190 314 2438 235.7 67 48.6 247 187.1
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 733 73 806 12624 775.1 299 284.9 507 490.3
Divorced 6 7 13 111 10.6 1 0.6 12 10.0
Married 53 29 82 841 69.0 45 38.7 37 30.3
Single 236 20 256 3889 248.6 94 91.6 162 157.1
Widow/Widower 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 437 17 454 7771 445.9 159 154.1 295 291.8
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