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Franklin W. Olin College Franklin W. Olin College of Engineeringof Engineering
A New Kind of Engineering CollegeA New Kind of Engineering CollegeNeedham, MassachusettsNeedham, Massachusetts
Duncan MurdochDuncan MurdochNovember 14, 2002November 14, 2002
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Mission and FundingMission and Funding
Purpose: To provide exceptional Purpose: To provide exceptional engineering education to bright, and engineering education to bright, and enterprising students at little or no cost.enterprising students at little or no cost.
Funding: The F. W. Olin Foundation has Funding: The F. W. Olin Foundation has provided a grant in excess of $400 million.provided a grant in excess of $400 million.
Founding: Chartered in 1997 by the Founding: Chartered in 1997 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Basic FactsBasic Facts
Size: Projected total enrollment – 600. Size: Projected total enrollment – 600.
Program: Undergraduate engineering.Program: Undergraduate engineering.
Majors: B.S. in electrical and computer Majors: B.S. in electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering and engineering, mechanical engineering and engineering engineering
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Basic Facts (cont.)Basic Facts (cont.)
Curriculum: Project-based, team-oriented Curriculum: Project-based, team-oriented approach emphasizing business and approach emphasizing business and entrepreneurship, arts and humanities and entrepreneurship, arts and humanities and rigorous technical fundamentals.rigorous technical fundamentals.
Facilities:Facilities: 500,000 square feet of academic, 500,000 square feet of academic, residential and administrative space. Phase 1 – residential and administrative space. Phase 1 – 300,000 square feet completed.300,000 square feet completed.
Scholarship: All admitted students receive a four-Scholarship: All admitted students receive a four-year full-tuition scholarship valued at $120,000.year full-tuition scholarship valued at $120,000.
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FacultyFaculty
Number: 21 full-time and 2 academic Number: 21 full-time and 2 academic partners.partners.
Gender:Gender: 14 men; 9 women. 14 men; 9 women.
Applicants: Received more than 2,100 Applicants: Received more than 2,100 resumes. resumes.
Background: Researchers, artists, writers Background: Researchers, artists, writers musicians, inventors and entrepreneurs.musicians, inventors and entrepreneurs.
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Faculty (cont.)Faculty (cont.)
Research: Nationally recognized in their Research: Nationally recognized in their fields and will use Olin undergraduates in fields and will use Olin undergraduates in their research activities.their research activities.
Innovations: No tenure awarded, no Innovations: No tenure awarded, no academic departments; faculty is multi-academic departments; faculty is multi-disciplinary.disciplinary.
Ratio: Currently 3 to 1; anticipated ratio of 10 Ratio: Currently 3 to 1; anticipated ratio of 10 to 1 at full enrollment of 600 students.to 1 at full enrollment of 600 students.
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Admission ProfileAdmission Profile
Applicants: 1201 applied; 96 were Applicants: 1201 applied; 96 were admittedadmitted
Enrolled: 75 (including 29 Olin Partners, Enrolled: 75 (including 29 Olin Partners, 14 deferred and 32 “true” freshmen)14 deferred and 32 “true” freshmen)
Gender:Gender: 38 men and 37 women 38 men and 37 women
Geography: 34 states and Costa RicaGeography: 34 states and Costa Rica
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Admission Profile (cont.)Admission Profile (cont.)
Ethnicity: 23 percent students of colorEthnicity: 23 percent students of color
Ave. GPA: 4.4 (weighted on a 4.0 scale)Ave. GPA: 4.4 (weighted on a 4.0 scale)
Valedictorians: 20; salutatorians 9Valedictorians: 20; salutatorians 9
Testing:Testing: Middle 50 percent of class Middle 50 percent of class scored between 1440 and 1530 on the scored between 1440 and 1530 on the SAT.SAT.
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Admission Profile (cont.)Admission Profile (cont.)
AP: 41 receive recognition in the Advanced AP: 41 receive recognition in the Advanced Placement Program as AP Scholars.Placement Program as AP Scholars.
National Exams: 45 percent were finalists National Exams: 45 percent were finalists in National Merit, National Achievement in National Merit, National Achievement and National Hispanic Scholarships. and National Hispanic Scholarships.
Leadership: 17 were class presidents; 17 Leadership: 17 were class presidents; 17 academic team captains; 11 athletic team academic team captains; 11 athletic team captains; 9 editors and 50 community captains; 9 editors and 50 community service participants.service participants.
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