4.4.d. - 4.4.g. - School of Public Health

4.d. Number of applicants, acceptances and enrollment by program area

Table 35: Program Applicants, Acceptances & Enrollment (Template J) (Data Source: PeopleSoft; Spring, Summer and Fall of the calendar year)
		2006	2005	2004
Biostatistics
	Applied	126	128	107
	Admitted	64	48	46
	Enrolled	38	30	26
Clinical Research
	Applied	25	25	18
	Admitted	20	24	13
	Enrolled	19	23	13
Community Health Education
	Applied	109	65	71
	Admitted	80	54	46
	Enrolled	37	26	27
Environmental Health
	Applied	91	90	81
	Admitted	67	68	67
	Enrolled	36	42	39
Epidemiology
	Applied	212	178	153
	Admitted	135	115	101
	Enrolled	60	55	55
Health Services Research and Policy
	Applied	62	64	50
	Admitted	28	36	27
	Enrolled	18	20	15
Health Care Administration
	Applied	120	85	NA
	Admitted	71	38	NA
	Enrolled	52	27	NA
Maternal and Child Health
	Applied	56	57	29
	Admitted	43	41	24
	Enrolled	20	19	11
Public Health Administration and Policy
	Applied	96	75	68
	Admitted	68	59	57
	Enrolled	33	33	28
Public Health Nutrition
	Applied	38	38	30
	Admitted	27	27	24
	Enrolled	13	17	13
Public Health Practice (M.P.H. only)
	Applied	109	90	51
	Admitted	86	81	46
	Enrolled	63	63	32
Public Health Practice Certificate
	Applied	146	70	70
	Admitted	128	56	55
	Enrolled	118	46	44

4.4.e. Number of students enrolled in each specialty area

Please see Appendix 4.4.e Template K.

4.4.f. Identification of outcome measures for evaluating success in enrolling a qualified student body

Table 36: Outcome Measures by Which to Evaluate Success in Enrolling Qualified Student Body
	Target	Year 2003/4	Year 2004/5	Year 2005/6
Objective 1.d.: Number of applicants	1200-1800 variance threshold	729	768	962
Objective 2.b.: Ratio of degree-seeking students (head count admissions) to faculty (head count).	10 to 1	6.7:1	7.9:1	8.2:1

4.4.g. This criterion is met.

Strengths

The School has established rigorous policies and procedures for recruitment and admissions.

The School sets high standards for admissions to assure a high-caliber student body and a high-caliber future public health workforce.

The School has adopted the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS), an online centralized application service to improve student access to application. In addition, it provides comprehensive recruitment materials that address specific student audiences.

The School has attracted a growing body of qualified candidates. The student body has more than doubled in the last five years.

Weaknesses:

4.4.d. - 4.4.g.

4.d. Number of applicants, acceptances and enrollment by program area

Table 35: Program Applicants, Acceptances & Enrollment (Template J) (Data Source: PeopleSoft; Spring, Summer and Fall of the calendar year)

4.4.e. Number of students enrolled in each specialty area

4.4.f. Identification of outcome measures for evaluating success in enrolling a qualified student body

Table 36: Outcome Measures by Which to Evaluate Success in Enrolling Qualified Student Body

4.4.g. This criterion is met.

Table 35: Program Applicants, Acceptances & Enrollment (Template J)
(Data Source: PeopleSoft; Spring, Summer and Fall of the calendar year)