Enrollment
Enrollment numbers included both full-time and part-time students enrolled in Rice’s academic programs who had registered and paid their fees as of the official deadline, approximately four weeks after the beginning of the fall semester. Enrollment numbers exclude students studying abroad during the fall semester.
Professional students were fifth-year students who had already attained
a baccalaureate degree and were pursuing either
a Bachelor of Architecture or a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Students
in programs culminating with degrees such as
M.Acco. or non-thesis masters fell under the "Graduate" student and
"Graduate" degree classifications.
Median Class Sizes
The median was the point that divided the distribution in half. In other
words, there were as many undergraduate classes
with fewer than 13 students as there were with more than 13 students.
Likewise, there were as many graduate classes with fewer than 7 students
as there were classes with more than 7 students. These numbers were calculated
for all
undergraduate and graduate courses offered for Fall 1998.
Sources:
Enrollment numbers are provided from AIMS (see footnote). The median class
sizes were
calculated by
the Office of Institutional Research from data submitted by the Office
of the Registrar containing
a list of all
enrolled graduate and undergraduate courses.
Undergraduate Class Sizes
Undergraduate class sizes were reported for the 745 classes for which
undergraduate students were enrolled in Fall
1998. Generally, undergraduates enrolled in undergraduate courses,
although some undergraduates enrolled in graduate courses, with appropriate
advising.
Sources:
Enrollment numbers are provided from AIMS (see footnote). The number of
classes by enrollment
range was calculated
by the Office of Institutional Research based upon data provided by the
Office of the
Registrar containing
a list of all enrolled graduate and undergraduate courses.
Graduate Class Sizes
Graduate class sizes were reported for the 455 classes for which graduate
students enrolled for Fall 1998. Although most
graduate classes enrolled graduate students, some undergraduate students
enrolled in graduate classes, with appropriate
advising.
Sources:
Enrollment numbers are provided from AIMS (see footnote). The number of
classes by enrollment
range was calculated
by the Office of Institutional Research based upon a data file provided
by the Office of
the Registrar
containing a list of all enrolled graduate and undergraduate courses.
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio was based upon the number of full time faculty equivalents (548) for Fall 1998. The undergraduate student number was 2,743; the "all students" number was 4,268 and included undergraduate (2,743), graduate (1,486), and professional (39) students.
Sources:
Faculty data are maintained in two databases: (1) the Banner Financial
and Human Resources
Systems database
(an Oracle-based system for managing financial and human resource activities
of Rice),
operated by
Administrative Services; and (2) the Provost’s faculty database, administered
by and in the office
of the Assistant
Provost for Faculty Administration in a Macintosh Filemaker Pro spreadsheet.
Data became
static as of
October 1, after which two reconciliations occurred. The first reconciliation
was conducted by the
Systems Analyst
in Administrative Systems between the Banner faculty database and a copy
of the Provost’s
faculty database,
where the two files were merged to create one comprehensive database. Once
this occurred
and major problem
areas were identified and resolved, the Office of Institutional Research
(OIR) received a
copy of the
comprehensive database, at which time the second reconciliation began.
OIR sorted and reconciled
each category
with the Systems Analyst, Human Resources, or Assistant Provost for Faculty
Administration.
The student
data were derived from AIMS (see footnote); other data were derived from
the Office of the
Registrar’s
Report
to the President Fall 1998.
Footnote: The Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) is the student information system that runs on a Prime 5320 computer and is maintained by several enrollment services offices including the Office of Admissions, Office of the Registrar, and the Financial Aid Office.
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