• Overview of the College
• History
  • Summary from NEASC Self Study
  • Summary from Olin website
  • Historical documents and more information is available to the Olin community on Blackboard Log onto Blackboard (go to Community/General Information)
• Detailed facilities descriptions
• For Assessment Results and Detailed Statistics go to Olin Data Bank on Blackboard. (Olin community only) Log onto Blackboard, choose Assessment/Data Bank.

Faculty

	Faculty Headcount
	Total	Women	Men
2000/2001	8	50%	50%
2001/2002	16	38%	62%
2002/2003	20	45%	55%
2003/2004	22	33%	67%
2004/2005	26	47%	53%
2005/2006	27	41%	59%
2006/2007	30	35%	65%
2007/2008	33	36%	64%

• Includes faculty on paid leave; excludes Adjunct & Visiting Faculty, Administrators with Faculty Appointments.
• No departments
• No tenure; multi- year appointments

• Student/Faculty Ratio:
  Source: Common Data Set, October 15 data
  • 2004/2005: 7:1
  • 2005/2006: 9:1
  • 2006/2007:  9:1
  • 2007/2008:  9:1

Academics

• Curriculum
  • Undergraduate engineering program including, Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences, and Entrepreneurship
  • Emphasis on project-based learning in all four years
  • Major engineering capstone in senior year, with required independent learning component
• Three Engineering Majors
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Engineering, with options for concentrations in:
    • Bioengineering
    • Computing
    • Materials Science
    • Systems
    • Individually-Designed Major
  • Mechanical Engineering
• Statistics on Majors:
  Source: Registrar's Office, July data

  	Electrical / Computing	Engineering	Mechanical
  2006-2007	39	62	41
  2007/2008	37	60	40

• Statistics on Engineering Major Concentrations:
  Source: Registrar's Office, July data

  	2006/2007	2007/2008
  Engineering	12	14
  Engineering: Bio-engineering	17	15
  Engineering: Computing	9	5
  Engineering: Materials Science	5	8
  Engineering: Systems	19	17

• Study-Away
  • Olin Direct Exchange with select institutions
  • Pre-approved programs sponsored by other organizations
  • Student-designed programs
  • Participation:
    Source: Registrar's Office, October 15, March 15 data
    

    	Students	% of Junior Class
    2002/2003	NA	NA
    2003/2004	NA	NA
    2004/2005	25	34%
    2005/2006	16	22%
    2006/2007	17	25%
    Fall 2007	2

• Independent Study and Research
  Source: Registrar, July data
  • Independent Study and Research Projects may be initiated by either faculty or students and may carry academic credit once approved by the Independent Study and Research Board.
  • Participation:

    	Projects	Student Registrations
    2002/2003	5	5
    2003/2004	17	18
    2004/2005	29	37
    2005/2006	19	23

• Cross Registrations (Babson College, Brandeis University, and Wellesley College)
  Source: Registrar, July data

  	Olin Registrations at Other Institutions *	Non-Olin Registrations at Olin
  2002/2003	46	0
  2003/2004	116	9
  2004/2005	118	13
  2005/2006	203	18
  2006/2007	207	34

  *Excludes Olin first year students enrolled in Babson introductory humanities and social sciences ("Foundation" AHS) courses under a special agreement.
• Co-curricular Activities
  Source: Registrar: July data
  • Faculty or staff lead the co-curricular groups and give transcript notation to students with regular participation. Activities have included: Current Events Table, Olin Dance Project, La Vie Boheme(French conversation), Readings in Leadership and Ethics
  • Participation:

    	Activities	Student Registrations
    2002/2003	5	207
    2003/2004	25	297
    2004/2005	29	260
    2005/2006	31	323
    2006/2007	37	203

• Passionate Pursuits
  Source: Registrar, July data
  • College-supported independent activities for non-degree credit. Activities have included: Swing through History, Japanese, and Jewelry Making.
  • Participation:

    	Student Registrations
    2002/2003	34
    2003/2004	35
    2004/2005	22
    2005/2006	43
    2006/2007	63

Research

• Sponsored Research Awards
  Source: Financial Statements

  	Grants Awarded
  2002/2003	9
  2003/2004	4
  2004/2005	10
  2005/2006	9
  2006/2007	11

• Sponsored Research Expenditures
  Source: OIR, July data

  	Expenditures
  2002/2003	$1,150,000
  2003/2004	$1,444,000
  2004/2005	$1,561,000
  2005/2006	$1,122,000
  2006/2007

Students

• Enrollment
  Source: Registrar, October 15, July 15 data
  • Olin has recruited one class each year, building up to a full four-year enrollment in academic year 2005/2006.

    	Total	Women	Men	Minority
    2002/2003	75	49%	51%	20%
    2003/2004	150	45%	55%	17%
    2004/2005	216	45%	55%	17%
    2005/2006	286	43%	57%	16%
    2006/2007	304	42%	58%	15%
    2007/2008	296

• Class Profiles Source: Admission
• Retention Rates
  Source: Registrar Enrollment data, October 15 data

  	First Year - Sophomore	Sophomore - Junior
  Class of 2006	100%	97%
  Class of 2007	97%	96%
  Class of 2008	97%
  Class of 2009	100%
  Class of 2010	95%

• Majors:
  • Olin students declare their majors in the spring of their sophomore year.
  • See Academics:Statistics on Majors

Student Life

• Passionate Pursuits - see Academics:Passionate Pursuits
• Clubs/Activities
  • 40 Student Organizations
  • Students eligible for many activities at Babson, Wellesley Colleges
  • 2 intramural sports each semester
  • Numerous community service organizations
• Honor Code: Olin’s Honor Code, drawn from a few core values, consists of a small set of intentionally broad standards by which every action must be measured.
• Student Government: CORe (Council of Olin Representatives) functions as Olin’s student government
• College Service: Students serve on most college committees, including strategic planning, accreditation, and curriculum planning groups.
• Residence Life
  • Two modern residence halls can accommodate up to 354 students in doubles, singles and suites
  • Student Life staff (2), and faculty (1) reside in resident hall apartments
  • Student R2’s (Resident Resources) provide ongoing support to students
• Summer Experiences
  Source: Office of Post-Graduate Planning, July data

  	Internships		Research		Summer Jobs
  	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
  2004*	22	15%	42	28%	15	10%
  2005	67	32%	56	27%	15	7%
  2006	74	34%	62	29%	23	10%
  2007	97	42%	44	29%	30	13%

  * Classes of 2006 and 2007
   

Leadership and Administration

• Board of Trustees
• Leadership Team
• Staff
  Source: IPEDS

  	Total
  2002/2003	52
  2003/2004	62
  2004/2005	71
  2005/2006	73
  2006/2007	66

Financial

• Endowment
  Source: Financial Services, August data

  	Value
  June 30, 2002	$1,700,000
  June 30, 2003	$31,700,000
  June 30, 2004	$312,000,000
  June 30, 2005	$420,000,000
  June 30, 2006	$432,000,000
  June 30, 2007	$486,000,000

• Annual Expenses
  Source: Financial Services, August data

  	Expenses
  2002/2003	$19,619,000
  2003/2004	$23,788,000
  2004/2005	$29,414,000
  2005/2006	$35,506,000
  2006/2007

Campus Infrastructure

• Campus
  Source: Administration and Finance
  • More than 300,000 square feet in five buildings
  • For detailed information on facilities see http://oir.olin.edu

  	Campus Center	Olin Center	Academic Center	West Hall	East Hall
  Function	Student Center, Dining Hall, Student Life, Administration	Administration, Faculty Offices, IT, Library	Classrooms, Laboratories	Residence	Residence
  Size	71,600 sq. ft.	76,000 sq. ft.	90,650 sq. ft.	56,000 sq. ft. 172 beds	82,150 sq. ft. 182 beds
  Date Completed	2002	2002	2002	2002	2005

• Information Technology
  Source: IT
  • Voice, data, video, building controls and security run over one network.
  • Wireless access points throughout campus
  • Standard student laptop purchase required
• Library
  Source: Library
  • 9,000 sq. ft. facility within Olin Center with 91 seats and a capacity for 21,500 volumes
  • 24 hour access for Olin community
  • 100 databases
  • 12,000 full text electronic journals
  • 8,000 print volumes
  • Member of WebNet, NELINET, Metro West