Key facts

According to the university key facts, in 2005, Polytechnic awarded 669 degrees:

Bachelor of Science...........................275
Master of Science.............................367
Doctor of Philosophy..........................27
There are more than 450 full-time and adjunct faculty, teaching and research fellows, research assistants, associates and scientists and postdoctoral and special fellows. The number of full-time teaching faculty is over 125.

In 2005, 75 percent of Polytechnic freshmen had an average grade of B or better. More than 87 percent of Polytechnic’s full-time undergraduate students receive financial aid. Of Polytechnic’s undergraduate students, 12 percent are African-American, 11 percent are Hispanic, 31 percent are Asian, 19 percent are women and 8 percent are international students. Of the University’s graduate students, 5.5 percent are African-American, 2.6 percent are Hispanic, 12.2 percent are Asian, 24 percent are women and 36.5 percent are international students. International students come from more than 37 foreign countries.