University of South Carolina - Columbia

Departmental Planning Data (1996-2000)

College/School:	Engineering and Information Technology
Department:	Mechanical Engineering


	Fall	Fall		Fall		Fall		Fall
	1996	1997	% +/-	1998	% +/-	1999	% +/-	2000	% +/-
Student Headcount (Major)
Undergraduate	264	259	-1.89	242	-6.56	205	-15.29	213	3.90
Masters	47	56	19.15	53	-5.36	63	18.87	52	-17.46
First Professional	0	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
Doctoral	23	28	21.74	27	-3.57	24	-11.11	25	4.17
Total	334	343	2.69	322	-6.12	292	-9.32	290	-0.68

FTE Enrollment (All Students)
Undergraduate	172	164	-4.35	148	-9.66	147	-0.81	143	-3.04
Masters	22	20	-10.53	18	-10.08	32	78.04	25	-20.21
First Professional	0	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
Doctoral	17	23	39.07	29	23.33	21	-26.25	27	25.13
Total	211	207	-1.54	195	-5.99	200	2.65	195	-2.77

Degrees Awarded (Previous Fiscal Yr)
Undergraduate	67	73	8.96	64	-12.33	62	-3.13	40	-34.38
Masters	21	9	-57.14	28	211.11	15	-46.43	15	0.00
First Professional	0	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
Doctoral	1	3	200.00	1	-66.67	1	0.00	2	100.00
Total	89	85	-4.49	93	9.41	78	-16.13	57	-26.92

Student Credit Hours Produced
Undergraduate	2,575	2,463	-4.35	2,225	-9.66	2,207	-0.81	2,140	-3.04
Masters	266	238	-10.53	214	-10.08	381	78.04	304	-20.21
First Professional	0	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
Doctoral	151	210	39.07	259	23.33	191	-26.25	239	25.13
Total	2,992	2,911	-2.71	2,698	-7.32	2,779	3.00	2,683	-3.45

Faculty Full-Time	16	17	6.25	16	-5.88	18	12.50	17	-5.56
Tenure Track	15	15	0.00	15	0.00	17	13.33	16	-5.88
Faculty Part-Time	0	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	.
Adjunct Faculty	3	6	100.00	6	0.00	7	16.67	9	28.57
Graduate Teaching Assistants	31	40	29.03	46	15.00	48	4.35	48	0.00