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DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - FALL 2006

FINAL
Enrollment as of the end of the day November 13, 2006

Atlanta Programs Only
Includes programs in Business, Education, Nursing, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Theology, and Continuing & Professional Studies administered in Atlanta
College Codes BEA, EDA, CNA, CON, PHP, CPA and THT only

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
College Codes BEA, EDA, CNA, CON, PHP, THT, and CPA only
Atlanta Programs
Summary 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
Total (Unduplicated) 1436 816 2252 241751908.7 628 529.0 16241379.7
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 393 125 518 6087 468.5 61 49.9 457 418.6
GRADUATE TOTAL 347 621 968 6708 706.1 312 234.9 656 471.2
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 702 83 785 11500 747.1 263 249.6 522 497.6


Atlanta Programs
Ethnicity 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 393 125 518 6087 468.5 61 49.9 457 418.6
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 31 7 38 462 36.0 7 6.8 31 29.2
Black, Non-Hispanic 96 38 134 1492 117.4 15 12.3 119 105.2
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 11 2 13 154 12.0 4 3.0 9 9.0
White, Non-Hispanic 231 57 288 3524 268.0 24 20.3 264 247.7
Nonresident Alien 12 11 23 218 17.0 8 5.8 15 11.3
Other/Unknown 11 10 21 225 17.1 3 1.9 18 15.2
GRADUATE TOTAL 347 621 968 6708 706.1 312 234.9 656 471.2
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 3 5 33 3.7 1 0.7 4 3.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 10 23 33 227 24.3 11 9.4 22 14.9
Black, Non-Hispanic 106 235 341 2335 248.6 85 64.8 256 183.8
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 6 5 11 88 8.9 6 4.9 5 4.0
White, Non-Hispanic 147 303 450 3003 315.9 148 104.2 302 211.7
Nonresident Alien 54 16 70 630 62.6 38 33.6 32 29.0
Other/Unknown 22 36 58 392 42.2 23 17.4 35 24.8
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 702 83 785 11500 747.1 263 249.6 522 497.6
American Indian/Alaskan Native 3 0 3 40 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 70 1 71 1204 70.5 20 20.0 51 50.5
Black, Non-Hispanic 88 39 127 1487 108.7 38 33.0 89 75.7
Cuban/Mexican/PR/Hispanic 16 0 16 261 16.0 9 9.0 7 7.0
White, Non-Hispanic 463 35 498 7470 482.9 171 164.0 327 318.9
Nonresident Alien 15 1 16 243 15.6 5 5.0 11 10.6
Other/Unknown 47 7 54 795 50.4 20 18.6 34 31.8


Atlanta Programs
Age 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 393 125 518 6087 468.5 61 49.9 457 418.6
Under 18 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
18-19 22 0 22 342 22.0 0 0.0 22 22.0
20-21 94 6 100 1317 98.4 2 1.8 98 96.7
22-24 123 27 150 1836 141.5 14 13.0 136 128.5
25-29 69 26 95 1089 86.2 12 10.0 83 76.2
30-34 43 16 59 636 50.4 13 10.5 46 39.9
35-39 15 16 31 291 23.6 6 4.0 25 19.6
40-49 21 30 51 468 38.2 12 8.7 39 29.5
50-64 5 4 9 92 7.3 2 2.0 7 5.3
GRADUATE TOTAL 347 621 968 6708 706.1 312 234.9 656 471.2
20-21 3 1 4 33 3.7 1 1.0 3 2.7
22-24 42 49 91 708 71.8 20 16.4 71 55.4
25-29 106 200 306 2109 224.8 91 68.2 215 156.6
30-34 74 129 203 1434 150.8 72 57.0 131 93.8
35-39 52 91 143 1001 104.8 48 36.5 95 68.3
40-49 53 105 158 1039 109.2 64 45.0 94 64.2
50-64 17 46 63 384 41.1 16 10.9 47 30.2
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 702 83 785 11500 747.1 263 249.6 522 497.6
18-19 3 0 3 54 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
20-21 57 0 57 1026 57.0 21 21.0 36 36.0
22-24 273 5 278 4466 275.8 72 71.7 206 204.1
25-29 228 18 246 3594 238.1 91 86.3 155 151.7
30-34 62 10 72 985 67.2 27 25.3 45 41.9
35-39 39 12 51 662 46.2 26 24.6 25 21.6
40-49 25 22 47 453 37.4 19 15.3 28 22.1
50-64 15 15 30 257 22.1 7 5.3 23 16.8
Over 64 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3


Atlanta Programs
Religious Preference 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 393 125 518 6087 468.5 61 49.9 457 418.6
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Assembly of God 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Baptist 109 25 134 1659 126.1 7 6.5 127 119.6
Buddhist 1 0 1 14 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Church of God in Christ 4 0 4 50 4.0 0 0.0 4 4.0
Episcopal 2 2 4 42 3.2 0 0.0 4 3.2
Evangelical 0 2 2 16 1.3 0 0.0 2 1.3
Hindu 3 0 3 36 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Holiness 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Islam 4 1 5 59 4.5 0 0.0 5 4.5
Jewish 2 1 3 29 2.4 0 0.0 3 2.4
Jehovah's Witness 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Lutheran 2 2 4 41 2.9 0 0.0 4 2.9
Methodist 16 5 21 240 18.4 3 2.3 18 16.2
Mormon 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Muslim 2 0 2 24 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Non Denominational 14 2 16 197 15.3 1 1.0 15 14.3
Orthodox 1 0 1 15 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Pentecostal 3 0 3 41 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Presbyterian 13 5 18 210 16.3 0 0.0 18 16.3
Other Protestant 40 5 45 559 43.6 4 4.0 41 39.6
Roman Catholic 32 5 37 461 35.7 4 4.0 33 31.7
Seventh-Day Adventist 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other 13 3 16 191 14.8 2 1.3 14 13.5
No Preference/Unknown 126 67 193 2115 164.0 37 27.9 156 136.1
GRADUATE TOTAL 347 621 968 6708 706.1 312 234.9 656 471.2
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 2 2 4 39 3.3 1 1.0 3 2.3
Baptist 30 92 122 726 78.7 40 21.0 82 57.7
Buddhist 2 0 2 18 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Charismatic 0 5 5 27 3.0 1 0.7 4 2.3
Episcopal 4 4 8 62 6.8 1 1.0 7 5.8
Evangelical 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Hindu 1 1 2 19 1.8 0 0.0 2 1.8
Jewish 2 2 4 31 3.5 1 1.0 3 2.5
Jehovah's Witness 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Lutheran 1 3 4 28 3.1 2 1.3 2 1.8
Methodist 3 19 22 134 14.9 4 2.7 18 12.3
Muslim 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Non Denominational 0 13 13 73 8.1 2 1.3 11 6.8
Orthodox 1 1 2 15 1.7 0 0.0 2 1.7
Presbyterian 0 11 11 59 6.6 3 2.0 8 4.6
Other Protestant 1 3 4 20 2.2 1 0.1 3 2.1
Roman Catholic 15 16 31 244 24.7 5 4.3 26 20.4
Seventh-Day Adventist 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Unitarian 0 1 1 6 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.7
Other 6 8 14 103 11.4 3 2.7 11 8.7
No Preference/Unknown 276 439 715 5071 530.0 246 193.7 469 336.3
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 702 83 785 11500 747.1 263 249.6 522 497.6
AME (African Meth. Episcopal 5 1 6 55 5.2 1 1.0 5 4.2
Baptist 179 32 211 2815 197.7 81 75.6 130 122.1
Buddhist 4 0 4 72 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
Church of God in Christ 2 0 2 33 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Episcopal 2 1 3 42 2.6 1 1.0 2 1.6
Hindu 14 0 14 243 14.0 2 2.0 12 12.0
Holiness 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Islam 3 0 3 46 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0
Jewish 1 1 2 28 1.8 1 0.8 1 1.0
Lutheran 7 0 7 122 7.0 3 3.0 4 4.0
Methodist 36 4 40 609 38.2 15 13.7 25 24.6
Mennonite 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
Mormon 1 0 1 18 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Muslim 1 0 1 18 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Non Denominational 19 4 23 303 21.1 9 9.0 14 12.1
Orthodox 1 1 2 23 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.5
Pentecostal 4 0 4 66 4.0 2 2.0 2 2.0
Presbyterian 11 0 11 188 11.0 4 4.0 7 7.0
Other Protestant 3 1 4 57 3.9 3 2.9 1 1.0
Roman Catholic 29 1 30 504 29.7 10 10.0 20 19.7
Seventh-Day Adventist 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3
Other 38 1 39 653 38.7 13 13.0 26 25.7
No Preference/Unknown 342 33 375 5596 358.7 111 105.9 264 252.8


Atlanta Programs
State of Origin 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 393 125 518 6087 468.5 61 49.9 457 418.6
Alabama 3 0 3 37 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0
Florida 4 1 5 62 4.8 0 0.0 5 4.8
Georgia 346 104 450 5316 409.2 49 40.5 401 368.7
Kentucky 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North Carolina 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
South Carolina 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Tennessee 1 1 2 21 1.7 0 0.0 2 1.7
Virginia 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 1 0 1 16 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
North/Northeast 1 0 1 12 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Midwest 2 1 3 31 2.5 0 0.0 3 2.5
West (Includes HI and AK) 2 0 2 28 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 29 18 47 508 39.3 12 9.4 35 29.9
GRADUATE TOTAL 347 621 968 6708 706.1 312 234.9 656 471.2
Alabama 1 1 2 14 1.2 2 1.2 0 0.0
Florida 1 1 2 15 1.7 2 1.7 0 0.0
Georgia 278 589 867 5858 621.4 253 187.2 614 434.2
North Carolina 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
South Carolina 0 3 3 9 1.0 3 1.0 0 0.0
Tennessee 2 1 3 27 2.7 3 2.7 0 0.0
Virginia 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 2 0 2 21 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
North/Northeast 2 1 3 22 2.3 1 1.0 2 1.3
Midwest 0 3 3 10 1.1 2 0.4 1 0.7
West (Includes HI and AK) 1 0 1 9 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 59 21 80 713 70.6 44 38.6 36 32.0
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 702 83 785 11500 747.1 263 249.6 522 497.6
Alabama 12 3 15 193 13.5 6 5.2 9 8.3
Florida 43 1 44 721 43.6 16 16.0 28 27.6
Georgia 489 68 557 7976 525.7 186 175.1 371 350.6
Kentucky 13 1 14 209 13.3 5 4.3 9 9.0
North Carolina 9 0 9 133 9.0 2 2.0 7 7.0
South Carolina 10 3 13 168 11.8 0 0.0 13 11.8
Tennessee 65 3 68 1078 66.7 24 23.2 44 43.5
Virginia 4 0 4 56 4.0 1 1.0 3 3.0
S. Central (AR, MS, OK, TX) 13 0 13 204 13.0 7 7.0 6 6.0
North/Northeast 2 0 2 35 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Midwest 12 2 14 220 13.3 6 5.7 8 7.6
West (Includes HI and AK) 9 0 9 160 9.0 3 3.0 6 6.0
Other (US Terr., Foreign) 21 2 23 347 22.2 5 5.0 18 17.2


Atlanta Programs
Marital Status 		ALL STUDENTS MALE FEMALE
FT PT N Hours FTE N FTE N FTE
UNDERGRADUATE TOTAL 393 125 518 6087 468.5 61 49.9 457 418.6
Divorced 0 2 2 12 1.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
Married 59 37 96 999 80.4 19 13.2 77 67.3
Domestic Partner 1 0 1 14 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0
Single 313 62 375 4659 353.8 26 24.5 349 329.3
Other 0 1 1 6 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5
Not Specified 20 23 43 397 31.8 15 11.3 28 20.5
GRADUATE TOTAL 347 621 968 6708 706.1 312 234.9 656 471.2
Divorced 8 12 20 142 14.9 3 2.4 17 12.5
Married 104 225 329 2246 235.9 122 92.2 207 143.7
Separated 1 0 1 10 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Single 154 234 388 2805 293.5 109 87.9 279 205.6
Widow/Widower 1 1 2 15 1.7 1 0.7 1 1.0
Not Specified 79 149 228 1490 159.2 77 51.7 151 107.5
PROFESSIONAL TOTAL 702 83 785 11500 747.1 263 249.6 522 497.6
Divorced 8 2 10 98 9.3 1 1.0 9 8.3
Married 77 32 109 1187 94.2 51 43.8 58 50.4
Single 216 18 234 3393 225.5 78 75.6 156 149.9
Not Specified 401 31 432 6822 418.1 133 129.2 299 288.9
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