Donna W.

Carney
EDLD 7430
Adopt-A-U Project
Fall Semester 2011

Background

A public institution of higher learning

located in Columbus, Georgia
Opened as a junior college in 1958 with
300 students and 15 faculty and staff
members
Granted status to become a 4-year
college in 1965
Became a university in 1996

Mission statement
To achieve academic excellence through
teaching, research, creative inquiry and student
engagement.
To achieve excellence in the student
experience and prepare individuals for a life of
success, leadership, and responsibility through
community awareness, engagement, and
service to others.
To achieve recognition as a leader in
community development, regional economic
development, and public-private partnerships.

Campus

Originally located in a hosiery

mill in Columbus, Georgia
Relocated to midtown area in
1963 on 132 acres
Smaller campus located in
Downtown Columbus with
additional sites at Fort
Benning and Westpoint, GA
RiverPark Campus is located
near the Chattahoochee River

Recognition

CSU is known for its business school

with its reputable MBA program
Only accredited teacher education and
certification program in drama in the
State of Georgia
Music Department received Teaching
Excellence Award from the University
System of Georgia in 2008
Nationally renowned athletic teams

Public Colleges &

Universities
in Georgia

One of thirteen State Universities in the

University System of Georgia
CSU is the only four-year institution in
the governors 17-county Economic
Region 5 in the State of Georgia
The State of Georgia also has four
research universities, two regional
universities, eight state colleges and
eight two year colleges

Students

Almost 8,000 students annually primarily

from Georgia
May enroll in one of 45 undergraduate
programs
CSU offers masters level degrees in
business, public administration, music,
applied computer science, education,
and environmental science

Fall Enrollment

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

#Change

%Change

Undergraduate

6,548

6,838

6,969

7,069

7,037

489

7.5%

Graduate

1,042

1,115

1,210

1,229

1,270

228

21.9%

Total

7,590

7,953

8,179

8,298

8,307

717

9.4%

Female

4,018

4,102

4,164

4,250

4,216

198

4.9%

Male

2,530

2,736

2,805

2,819

2,821

291

11.5%

Graduate

6,548

6,838

6,969

7,069

7,037

489

7.5%

Female

616

658

729

727

773

157

25.5%

Male

426

457

481

502

497

71

16.7%

Total

1,042

1,115

1,210

1,229

1,270

228

21.9%

Female

4,634

4,760

4,893

4,977

4,989

355

7.7%

Percent

61.1%

59.9%

59.8%

60.0%

60.1%

Male

2,956

3,193

3,286

3,321

3,318

362

12.2%

Percent

38.9%

40.1%

40.2%

40.0%

39.9%

Total

7,590

7,953

8,179

8,298

8,307

717

9.4%

Undergraduate

Combined

Undergraduate Enrollment
by Race/Ethnicity

Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

4-Year

4-Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

# Change

% Change

AmericanIndianor
AlaskaNative

21

25

44

47

40

19

90.5%

Asian

118

135

120

136

129

11

9.3%

2,103

2,230

2,310

2,460

2,541

438

20.8%

HispanicorLatino

226

259

319

301

334

108

47.8%

InternationalStudent

80

66

81

68

60

-20

-25.0%

NativeHawaiianor
PacificIslander

33

31

24

0.0%

Twoormoreraces

253

281

200

157

156

-97

-38.3%

White

3,747

3,842

3,859

3,869

3,753

20.0%

Race&Ethnicity
Unknown
Total

0
6,548

0
6,838

3
6,969

0
7,069

0
7,037

0
489

0.0%
7.5%

Undergraduate

AfricanAmericanor
Black

Graduate Enrollment by
Race/Ethnicity

Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

4-Year

4-Year

Graduate
AmericanIndian
orAlaskaNative

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

#
Change

%
Change

100.0%

16

21

16

19

22

37.5%

295

275

296

319

377

82

27.8%

16

18

30

28

27

11

68.8%

14

14

18

24

42

28

200.0%

0.0%

18
682

15
769

16
820

16
813

18
781

0
99

0.0%
14.5%

0
1,042

0
1,115

2
1,210

0
1,229

0
1,270

0
227

0.0%
21.9%

Asian
AfricanAmerican
orBlack
Hispanicor
Latino
International
Student
NativeHawaiian
orPacific
Islander
Twoormore
races
White
Race&Ethnicity
Unknown
Total

Enrollment by Age Group

Fall
2007
Undergraduate
Under21
21-25
26-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
Over60
Total
AverageAge
Graduate
Under21
21-25
26-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
Over60
Total
AverageAge

Fall
2008

Fall
2009

Fall
2010

Fall

4-Year

4-Year

2011

#
Change

%
Change

2,416
2,459
591
584
375
104
19
6,548
25

2,550
2,530
625
621
388
109
15
6,838
25

2,645
2,505
642
644
392
116
25
6,969
25

2,721
2,399
704
673
395
152
25
7,069
25

2,604
2,448
723
688
406
143
25
7,037
25

188
-11
132
104
31
39
6
489

7.8%
-40.0%
22.3%
17.8%
8.3%
37.5%
31.6%
7.5%

0
154
214
330
246
91
7
1,042
36

0
203
210
327
254
109
12
1,115
36

1
218
268
320
278
111
14
1,210
36

1
233
265
358
278
79
15
1,229
35

0
240
281
382
269
85
13
1,270
35

0
86
67
52
23
-6
6
228

55.8%
31.3%
15.8%
9.3%
-6.6%
85.7%
21.9%

Enrollment by Certificate &

Associate Degree

Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

4-Year

4-Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

# Change

% Change

Certificate
CriminalJustice

268

330

371

377

340

73

27.3

TotalCertificate

268

330

371

377

340

73

27.3

ComputerScience

12

-11

-91.7

CriminalJustice

23

24

26

13

20

-3

-13

95

GeneralStudies

44

50

47

46

40

-4

-9.1

TotalAssociate

79

83

76

61

156

-18

97.5

Associate

EngineeringStudies

Enrollment by
Baccalaureate Degree
Baccalaureate
Accounting
Art
ArtEducation
Biology
Chemistry
Communication
ComputerScience
CriminalJustice
EarlyChildhoodEd
Earth&SpaceScience
EnglishLanguage
ExerciseScience
Finance
GeneralBusiness
Health&PhysEducation
HealthScience
History

Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

235
122
30
375
90
172
210
285
442
19
197
136
140
320
82
159
79

221
120
37
391
118
178
240
287
424
20
200
149
140
320
77
153
90

161
121
49
403
100
156
223
305
422
33
218
158
94
196
92
189
87

110
121
41
416
96
166
223
335
433
37
219
182
69
107
77
196
80

183
114
44
441
114
180
212
386
380
50
202
225
84
164
77
234
73

4-Year
#
Change

4-Year
%
Change

-52
-8
14
66
24
8
2
101
-62
31
5
89
-56
-156
-5
75
-6

-22.1%
-6.6%
-46.7%
-17.6%
26.7%
4.7%
1.0%
35.4%
-14.0%
16.2%
2.5%
65.4%
-40.0%
-48.8%
-6.1%
47.2%
-7.6%

Enrollment by
Baccalaureate Degree
Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

Fall

4-Year

4-Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

# Change

% Change

Baccalaureate,continued
History&SecEducation

86

76

98

80

71

-15

InformationTechnology

30

68

78

78

LiberalArts

11

26

26

278

290

199

133

206

-72

-25.9%

97

93

69

49

53

-44

-45.4%

196

173

123

87

125

-71

-36.2%

Mathematics

78

87

89

82

67

-11

-14.1%

MiddleGradesEducation

95

77

93

86

82

-13

-13.7%

ModernLanguage

40

39

47

43

50

10

25.0%

MusicPerformance

84

91

91

99

100

16

19.0%

MusicEducation

99

90

100

90

85

-14

-14.1%

Management
ManagementInfoSystems
Marketing

Music,General

-17.4%

27

32

29

28

40

13

48.1%

Nursing

464

483

521

581

666

202

43.5%

PoliticalScience

109

92

108

105

114

4.6%

Pre-Business

271

414

101

101

Psychology

202

215

254

280

292

90

Sociology

103

83

77

87

112

8.7%

56

65

66

81

84

28

50.0%

111

112

129

134

119

7.2%
-23.1%

SpecEd-GenCurr
Theatre
TheatreEducation
TotalBaccalaureate

39

46

35

28

30

-9

5,257

5,316

5,436

5,474

5,664

407

44.6%

Student
Activities

Oxbow Meadows Environmental

Learning Center
Coca-Cola Space Science
Center
The Saber is the student
newspaper
Many types of womens and
mens athletics
Greek Life, student groups,
honor societies

Faculty

CSU has 267 full-time instructional faculty

employees and 206 part-time instructional
faculty employees
CSU has 35 other full-time administrative
faculty employees which includes library &
other professional staff
HighestDegree
Function/CollegeDepartment

Doctorate

Specialist

Masters

Bachelors

Total

Full-timeInstructionalFaculty

191

74

267

Part-timeInstructionalFaculty

45

15

140

206

Full-time Instructional
Faculty Average Salaries
Rank
Professor
Men
Women
AssociateProfessor
Men
Women
AssistantProfessor
Men
Women
Instructor
Men
Women
Lecturer
Men
Women
TotalFTInstructionalFaculty
Men
Women

Number
AverageSalary
65
$73,404
45
$75,167
20
$69,436
76
$62,601
44
$62,965
32
$62,101
108
$52,079
52
$54,616
56
$49,723
3
$51,908
2
$54,563
1
$46,600
15
$35,198
8
$37,621
7
$32,429
267
151
116

$59,646
$62,272
$55,466

CSU Organizational
Chart

President of CSU

Dr. Timothy S. Mescon

Former Dean of College of
Business at Kennesaw State
University
Former faculty member of Arizona
State University and University of
Miami
Recipient of The White House
Presidents Volunteer Service
Award

Board of Regents

Governing board for all 35 institutions of

public higher education in Georgia
Comprised of 18 voting members
appointed by the Governor of Georgia
Chancellor is elected by the board
members
Disburses funding to all USG member
institutions of higher education

CSU Presidential Cabinet

Cabinet members are appointed by the

President of CSU with approval of Board
of Regents
Cabinet members advise President
President of Student Government
Association serves on Cabinet

Tuition Rates 2011-2012

Undergraduate in-state tuition $2,298

for 15 hrs credit or $154 per hr
Undergraduate non-resident tuition
$8,286 for 15 hrs or $553 per hr
Graduate in-state tuition $ 2,063 for 12
hrs credit or $172 per hr
Graduate non-resident tuition $8,250 for
12 hrs credit or $688 per hr

Mandatory Fees 20112012

Activity Fee
Athletic Fee
Health Fee
Institutional Fee
Campus Access Fee
Technology Fee
Parking Deck Fee
Recreation Center

$ 62
$ 180
$ 43
$ 155
$ 20
$ 66
$ 39
$ 125

Tuition Comparisons
ColumbusState
University
SchoolLocation
In-StateTuition&
Fees
OutofStateTuition&
Fees
SATScores
Math
Verbal
AcceptanceRate
Undergraduate
Population
GraduatePopulation
Student-to-faculty
Ratio

Columbus, GA

Universityof
Georgia

Athens, GA

AbrahamBaldwin
Agricultural College

BerryCollege

Tifton, GA

Mount Berry, GA

$3,281

$5,623

$2,160

$24,420

$12,669

$22,582

$8,160

$24,420

420
430
56%

570
560
53%

500
500
71%

520
540
63%

7030
1224

25947
8730

3282
0

1928
159

19 to 1

18 to 1

26 to 1

11 to 1

Comparisons were calculated at the website of the Student Advisor

http://www.studentadvisor.com/

Revenue for year ended

6/30/2008

Operating Revenue $ 37,703,346

Included in Operating Revenue is
Tuition & Fees totaling $ 20,848,428
Non-Operating Revenue $ 43,404,256
State Appropriations of $ 3,633,244
were included in Non-Operating
Revenue

Expenses for year ended

6/30/2008
Listed below are a sample of expenses
Faculty

Salaries Expense
$ 18,791,343
Staff Salaries Expense $ 20,712,160
Travel Expense
$
510,070
Employee Benefits
$ 10,908,831
Scholarships & Fellowships
$ 7,549,943
Supplies & Other Services
$ 15,903,892

Percentage of Expenses
to Revenue

Faculty Salaries Expense

Staff Salaries Expense
Travel Expense
Employee Benefits
Scholarships & Fellowships
Supplies & Other Services

49.8%
54.9%
1.4%
28.9%
20.0%
42.8%

Development Education

Offers learning support classes to

incoming students who do not meet
admission requirements
Students must take required courses
until all subject areas satisfied
Students who graduated from high
school 5 or more years ago whose
COMPASS scores indicate a need for
refresher courses

Development Education

Students who graduated from high

school < 5 years prior to admission
whose SAT or ACT test scores are too
low for regular or limited admission
Traditional students who failed to
complete college preparatory curriculum
courses while in high school
Traditional students whose freshman
indices are too low

Development
Education

ENGL 0099 Development Writing 2

MATH 0097 Developmental Math 1
MATH 0098 Developmental Math 2
MATH 0195 Preparatory Algebra
READ 0099 Developmental Reading 2
In Fall 2011, 407 students were enrolled
in Basic Studies Program. A decrease
of 14.8% since Fall 2007.

Children & Youth

Activities

Drivers Education
Anime &
Cartooning
Knitting
Sewing
Classy Cakes
Mommy & Me
Summer Camps

Facility Rentals

University Hall Auditorium

Elizabeth Bradley Turner
Center for Continuing
Education
Rankin Gardens & Atrium

Personal Enrichment
Classes
Dance
Arts & Crafts
Photography
Healthcare
Business
Computer Basics
Website Strategies
Fitness
Public Speaking

Degrees awarded for

fiscal year 2010

One year certificates

Associates degree
Career Associate
Bachelors degree
Masters degree
Ed. Specialist degree

79
22
10
881
379
46

Top 10 Bachelors Awarded

BS Criminal Justice
BSEd Early Childhood Education
BSN Nursing
BBA Management
BBA Marketing
BBA Accounting
BA Communication
BS Sociology
BBA Finance
BS Health Sciences

Center for Career

Development

Mock Interviews
Resume Writing and Critiques
Internships and Cooperative Education
Volunteer Services
Career Advising
Job Search
Job Fairs