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DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - FALL 2010

FINAL
Enrollment as of the end of the day November 9, 2010

Atlanta 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) 1835 1162 2997 330352561.7 787 669.4 22101892.3
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 476 163 639 8115 569.6 112 94.3 527 475.4
GRADUATE TOTAL 599 944 1543 119591200.4 362 274.2 1181 926.2
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 768 79 847 13162 813.4 323 307.9 524 505.5


Atlanta Programs
Ethnicity
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 476 163 639 8115 569.6 112 94.3 527 475.4
Nonresident Alien 47 14 61 690 54.3 26 23.0 35 31.3
Hispanic 22 5 27 350 24.8 6 5.0 21 19.8
White 205 49 254 3485 233.0 43 34.3 211 198.7
Black/African American 144 72 216 2553 186.5 28 24.3 188 162.2
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 0 2 28 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Asian 33 10 43 587 38.7 3 3.0 40 35.7
Two or More Races 4 4 8 93 6.8 2 1.8 6 5.1
Race and Ethnicity Unknown 19 9 28 329 23.5 4 3.0 24 20.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 599 944 1543 119591200.4 362 274.2 1181 926.2
Nonresident Alien 43 9 52 431 46.8 17 15.3 35 31.4
Hispanic 11 13 24 207 19.0 3 2.0 21 17.0
White 272 376 648 5235 499.7 146 106.6 502 393.1
Black/African American 180 429 609 4363 467.2 129 95.3 480 371.9
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 3 4 29 3.2 0 0.0 4 3.2
Asian 23 24 47 385 38.2 12 10.3 35 27.8
Two or More Races 0 4 4 19 2.1 1 0.2 3 1.9
Race and Ethnicity Unknown 69 86 155 1290 124.2 54 44.4 101 79.8
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 768 79 847 13162 813.4 323 307.9 524 505.5
Nonresident Alien 20 0 20 327 20.0 6 6.0 14 14.0
Hispanic 8 2 10 148 9.2 3 3.0 7 6.2
White 425 29 454 7281 440.8 179 171.6 275 269.2
Black/African American 137 48 185 2264 165.4 72 64.4 113 101.1
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Asian 131 0 131 2329 131.0 44 44.0 87 87.0
Two or More Races 2 0 2 36 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Race and Ethnicity Unknown 44 0 44 768 44.0 18 18.0 26 26.0


Atlanta Programs
Age
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 476 163 639 8115 569.6 112 94.3 527 475.4
18-19 3 0 3 42 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
20-21 58 7 65 955 61.6 7 5.8 58 55.8
22-24 133 24 157 2152 147.5 16 14.3 141 133.2
25-29 119 28 147 1964 135.2 31 28.0 116 107.2
30-34 72 30 102 1233 87.3 22 15.2 80 72.2
35-39 48 28 76 871 64.8 16 13.3 60 51.6
40-49 36 34 70 734 57.0 16 14.5 54 42.5
50-64 7 12 19 164 13.3 4 3.3 15 9.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 599 944 1543 119591200.4 362 274.2 1181 926.2
20-21 2 0 2 21 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
22-24 129 77 206 2054 179.0 34 29.5 172 149.5
25-29 221 278 499 4043 400.2 111 88.3 388 311.9
30-34 99 190 289 2085 218.5 91 65.8 198 152.7
35-39 48 153 201 1380 149.2 50 36.6 151 112.6
40-49 72 177 249 1729 181.9 53 39.4 196 142.5
50-64 28 64 92 621 66.8 23 14.7 69 52.1
Over 64 0 4 4 20 2.2 0 0.0 4 2.2
Unknown 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 768 79 847 13162 813.4 323 307.9 524 505.5
20-21 34 0 34 602 34.0 13 13.0 21 21.0
22-24 274 6 280 4743 276.3 86 85.3 194 191.0
25-29 301 11 312 5078 307.6 131 129.7 181 178.0
30-34 73 10 83 1237 79.0 31 28.9 52 50.1
35-39 33 6 39 537 36.2 24 22.2 15 14.0
40-49 36 26 62 665 51.4 26 20.0 36 31.4
50-64 17 19 36 292 27.9 12 8.8 24 19.1
Over 64 0 1 1 8 0.9 0 0.0 1 0.9


Atlanta Programs
Religious Preference
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 476 163 639 8115 569.6 112 94.3 527 475.4
Baptist 108 37 145 1842 130.8 19 15.5 126 115.3
Buddhist 5 3 8 83 6.5 2 2.0 6 4.5
Church of God in Christ 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Charismatic 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Christian 67 12 79 1142 74.1 5 5.0 74 69.1
Episcopal 6 1 7 93 6.3 1 1.0 6 5.3
Evangelical 1 0 1 12 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Hindu 7 3 10 136 8.9 0 0.0 10 8.9
Islam 2 1 3 30 2.5 1 1.0 2 1.5
Jewish 2 1 3 31 2.2 3 2.2 0 0.0
Jehovah's Witness 1 1 2 24 1.6 0 0.0 2 1.6
Lutheran 4 0 4 58 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
Methodist 26 9 35 467 30.7 4 2.1 31 28.6
Mormon 2 0 2 33 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Muslim 7 2 9 123 8.3 2 1.8 7 6.5
Non Denominational 16 6 22 276 19.3 4 3.5 18 15.8
Orthodox 1 1 2 22 1.5 1 0.5 1 1.0
Pentecostal 2 2 4 48 3.3 1 0.8 3 2.5
Presbyterian 8 3 11 129 9.5 4 3.5 7 6.0
Other Protestant 1 0 1 17 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Roman Catholic 39 7 46 624 43.3 6 5.8 40 37.5
Seventh-Day Adventist 2 1 3 37 2.8 0 0.0 3 2.8
Other 9 11 20 186 15.2 5 3.8 15 11.4
No Preference/Unknown 158 62 220 2678 193.2 52 44.0 168 149.2
GRADUATE TOTAL 599 944 1543 119591200.4 362 274.2 1181 926.2
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 1 1 2 24 1.7 1 0.7 1 1.0
Assembly of God 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Baptist 73 162 235 1710 173.8 57 37.7 178 136.1
Buddhist 1 1 2 16 1.8 1 0.8 1 1.0
Church of God in Christ 0 2 2 8 0.9 1 0.2 1 0.7
Charismatic 0 5 5 32 3.6 1 0.7 4 2.9
Christian Missionary Alliance 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Christian 51 119 170 1227 129.7 32 23.8 138 105.9
Christian Science 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Episcopal 4 12 16 116 11.6 3 3.0 13 8.6
Evangelical 1 6 7 41 4.6 0 0.0 7 4.6
Hindu 7 1 8 79 7.7 3 3.0 5 4.7
Islam 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Jewish 4 3 7 60 5.3 3 3.0 4 2.3
Jehovah's Witness 3 9 12 85 8.8 2 1.7 10 7.1
Lutheran 2 3 5 46 4.0 0 0.0 5 4.0
Methodist 20 31 51 408 40.2 10 8.0 41 32.2
Mormon 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Muslim 1 4 5 33 3.3 2 1.7 3 1.7
Non Denominational 8 11 19 140 14.9 4 2.9 15 12.0
Pentecostal 4 4 8 75 6.7 1 1.0 7 5.7
Presbyterian 8 12 20 162 16.0 6 4.7 14 11.4
Other Protestant 4 3 7 55 6.0 1 0.7 6 5.3
Roman Catholic 35 49 84 671 66.9 19 15.9 65 51.0
Seventh-Day Adventist 0 1 1 7 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.8
Unitarian 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Other 4 20 24 160 16.8 2 1.6 22 15.3
No Preference/Unknown 366 481 847 6762 670.7 212 162.6 635 508.1
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 768 79 847 13162 813.4 323 307.9 524 505.5
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 2 2 4 33 3.3 0 0.0 4 3.3
Assembly of God 1 2 3 21 1.7 2 1.3 1 0.3
Baptist 159 39 198 2630 180.5 78 70.6 120 109.9
Buddhist 3 0 3 54 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Church of God in Christ 5 0 5 77 5.0 2 2.0 3 3.0
Christian 50 0 50 864 50.0 25 25.0 25 25.0
Christian Science 1 0 1 20 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 2 0 2 32 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Evangelical 1 1 2 20 1.6 0 0.0 2 1.6
Hindu 18 0 18 325 18.0 5 5.0 13 13.0
Islam 3 0 3 53 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Jewish 2 0 2 31 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Jehovah's Witness 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Lutheran 3 0 3 51 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0
Methodist 20 5 25 357 22.7 11 9.0 14 13.7
Muslim 3 0 3 51 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Non Denominational 14 4 18 228 16.6 5 4.6 13 12.0
Pentecostal 6 2 8 108 7.2 2 2.0 6 5.2
Presbyterian 15 0 15 266 15.0 6 6.0 9 9.0
Other Protestant 6 0 6 103 6.0 4 4.0 2 2.0
Roman Catholic 33 0 33 549 33.0 6 6.0 27 27.0
Seventh-Day Adventist 1 1 2 22 1.3 0 0.0 2 1.3
Other 21 2 23 345 22.3 9 8.7 14 13.7
No Preference/Unknown 398 21 419 6904 411.3 162 157.8 257 253.5


Atlanta Programs
State of Origin
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 476 163 639 8115 569.6 112 94.3 527 475.4
Florida 1 1 2 22 1.5 1 0.5 1 1.0
Georgia 409 142 551 7078 491.5 79 65.5 472 426.0
North Carolina 1 0 1 17 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
South Carolina 2 0 2 33 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Tennessee 2 0 2 28 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
North/Northeast 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 2 0 2 33 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 58 20 78 888 68.6 31 27.3 47 41.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 599 944 1543 119591200.4 362 274.2 1181 926.2
Alabama 3 2 5 42 4.3 0 0.0 5 4.3
Florida 5 2 7 72 5.7 2 1.3 5 4.3
Georgia 527 907 1434 109921110.9 329 247.6 1105 863.4
Kentucky 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 2 1 3 30 2.2 0 0.0 3 2.2
South Carolina 1 3 4 31 2.1 2 0.4 2 1.7
Tennessee 4 3 7 86 5.2 3 3.0 4 2.2
Virginia 1 4 5 28 3.1 2 1.3 3 1.8
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 2 3 5 32 3.5 0 0.0 5 3.5
North/Northeast 2 2 4 42 3.3 1 1.0 3 2.3
Midwest 5 5 10 111 7.7 5 3.6 5 4.1
West (Includes HI and AK) 1 1 2 12 1.2 0 0.0 2 1.2
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 45 11 56 463 50.1 18 16.0 38 34.1
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 768 79 847 13162 813.4 323 307.9 524 505.5
Alabama 20 0 20 316 20.0 9 9.0 11 11.0
Florida 54 4 58 946 55.3 18 18.0 40 37.3
Georgia 552 73 625 9534 595.4 240 225.6 385 369.8
Kentucky 9 0 9 137 9.0 6 6.0 3 3.0
Louisiana 1 0 1 18 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
North Carolina 7 1 8 120 7.3 2 2.0 6 5.3
South Carolina 7 0 7 99 7.0 4 4.0 3 3.0
Tennessee 24 0 24 395 24.0 11 11.0 13 13.0
Virginia 6 0 6 97 6.0 2 2.0 4 4.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 15 0 15 247 15.0 5 5.0 10 10.0
North/Northeast 9 0 9 145 9.0 4 4.0 5 5.0
Midwest 13 0 13 229 13.0 5 5.0 8 8.0
West (Includes HI and AK) 17 0 17 294 17.0 6 6.0 11 11.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 34 1 35 585 34.3 10 9.3 25 25.0


Atlanta Programs
Marital Status
ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 476 163 639 8115 569.6 112 94.3 527 475.4
Divorced 3 1 4 42 3.5 1 1.0 3 2.5
Married 83 37 120 1460 103.6 26 20.9 94 82.7
Domestic Partner 0 1 1 9 0.8 1 0.8 0 0.0
Single 322 74 396 5361 365.7 49 44.0 347 321.7
Widow/Widower 0 1 1 9 0.8 0 0.0 1 0.8
Not Specified 68 49 117 1234 95.4 35 27.6 82 67.8
GRADUATE TOTAL 599 944 1543 119591200.4 362 274.2 1181 926.2
Divorced 4 23 27 164 18.3 3 1.9 24 16.4
Married 112 248 360 2486 266.2 96 69.1 264 197.1
Domestic Partner 0 1 1 7 0.8 1 0.8 0 0.0
Separated 0 1 1 6 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Single 262 354 616 4749 489.8 139 109.0 477 380.8
Other 0 2 2 11 1.2 0 0.0 2 1.2
Not Specified 221 315 536 4536 423.4 122 92.8 414 330.6
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 768 79 847 13162 813.4 323 307.9 524 505.5
Divorced 9 4 13 134 11.6 2 2.0 11 9.6
Married 55 30 85 873 72.0 50 41.7 35 30.4
Separated 0 1 1 5 0.6 1 0.6 0 0.0
Single 191 23 214 3092 203.7 68 65.2 146 138.5
Widow/Widower 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Not Specified 512 21 533 9049 524.6 202 198.5 331 326.1
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