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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.