Student Data
Enrollments
The table below lists enrollments in COMP courses for fiscal years 2005 through 2012 along with the average enrollment for each class over that period and the total and average enrollments for upper and lower division courses.
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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# of Offerings
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Avg Enrollment
|
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| COMP 105 |
26
|
31
|
30
|
30
|
27
|
29
|
28
|
28
|
25
|
28
|
17
|
30
|
28
|
19
|
13
|
19
|
16
|
25.5
|
| COMP 120 |
12
|
24
|
21
|
3
|
19.0
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| COMP 130 |
30
|
27
|
24
|
16
|
21
|
22
|
37
|
21
|
26
|
15
|
23
|
12
|
21.8
|
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| COMP 164 |
25
|
24
|
23
|
3
|
24.0
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| COMP 165 |
16
|
21
|
10
|
16
|
12
|
22
|
18
|
19
|
12
|
15
|
10
|
14
|
21
|
13
|
17
|
15
|
15.7
|
|
| COMP 166 |
7
|
11
|
10
|
5
|
10
|
5
|
13
|
10
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
5
|
13
|
17
|
13
|
15
|
9.7
|
|
| COMP 233 |
11
|
5
|
14
|
16
|
20
|
14
|
16
|
25
|
25
|
9
|
16.2
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| COMP 306 |
12
|
14
|
16
|
20
|
24
|
5
|
17.2
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| COMP 324 |
14
|
13
|
13
|
15
|
17
|
19
|
19
|
13
|
8
|
15.4
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| COMP 328 |
20
|
11
|
15
|
13
|
11
|
14
|
17
|
11
|
8
|
14.0
|
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| COMP 351 |
11
|
18
|
8
|
9
|
13
|
6
|
14
|
8
|
8
|
10.9
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| COMP 368 |
17
|
5
|
22
|
10
|
15
|
19
|
13
|
13
|
8
|
14.3
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| COMP 376 |
13
|
23
|
11
|
3
|
15.7
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| COMP 377 |
23
|
13
|
16
|
22
|
9
|
20
|
10
|
7
|
16.1
|
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| COMP 390 |
9
|
13
|
9
|
8
|
15
|
15
|
6
|
11.5
|
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| COMP 425 |
12
|
6
|
2
|
12
|
8
|
13
|
15
|
18
|
10
|
13
|
10
|
10.9
|
||||||
| COMP 435 |
10
|
10
|
2
|
10.0
|
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| COMP 486 |
14
|
13
|
12
|
16
|
14
|
15
|
23
|
14
|
8
|
15.1
|
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| COMP 490 |
2
|
12
|
9
|
6
|
4
|
7.3
|
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| COMP 492 |
10
|
7
|
13
|
21
|
9
|
14
|
6
|
12.3
|
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| COMP 493 |
7
|
11
|
14
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
6
|
11.0
|
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| Totals |
129
|
176
|
144
|
147
|
143
|
170
|
165
|
170
|
164
|
145
|
133
|
149
|
147
|
195
|
160
|
159
|
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| Major Courses |
103
|
145
|
114
|
117
|
116
|
141
|
137
|
142
|
139
|
117
|
116
|
119
|
119
|
176
|
147
|
140
|
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| Year Total |
305
|
291
|
313
|
335
|
309
|
282
|
342
|
319
|
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| # of Courses |
9
|
11
|
10
|
11
|
10
|
11
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
10
|
||
| Avg # per Course |
14.3
|
16.0
|
14.4
|
13.4
|
14.3
|
15.5
|
16.5
|
17.0
|
16.4
|
14.5
|
14.8
|
14.9
|
16.3
|
19.5
|
14.5
|
15.9
|
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| Total # < 300 |
90
|
95
|
74
|
81
|
70
|
94
|
96
|
98
|
71
|
81
|
59
|
65
|
78
|
113
|
87
|
74
|
||
| # of Courses |
6
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
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| Avg # per Course |
15.0
|
19.0
|
18.5
|
16.2
|
17.5
|
18.8
|
24.0
|
19.6
|
17.8
|
16.2
|
14.8
|
16.3
|
19.5
|
22.6
|
17.4
|
18.5
|
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| Total # >= 300 |
39
|
81
|
70
|
66
|
73
|
76
|
69
|
72
|
93
|
64
|
74
|
84
|
69
|
82
|
73
|
85
|
||
| # of Courses |
3
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
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| Avg # per Course |
13.0
|
13.5
|
11.7
|
11.0
|
12.2
|
12.7
|
11.5
|
14.4
|
15.5
|
12.8
|
14.8
|
14.0
|
13.8
|
16.4
|
12.2
|
14.2
|
By graphing the total enrollment by year, and the average enrollments for upper and lower division courses by semester, we see that the trends in all three are positive. However, the slopes of the trend lines for all three are small. The average enrollment of the upper division courses shows more than double the growth rate of the average enrollment of the lower division courses. The difference in these two growth rates could be explained by an increase in the number of transfers or by an increase in retention rates.
The data also shows an interesting periodicity that we are unable to explain.
The table below shows the number of graduates getting a major or minor in Computer Science for fiscal years 2005 through 2011. The data shows a very little change overall in the number of CS majors over that period. However, it does show the same type of periodicity as the total CS enrollments.
| Degrees Awarded (Majors and Minors) | |||||||
| Degree Year | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
| Computer Science Graduates | |||||||
| Total |
13
|
19
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
11
|
13
|
| # with >15 Transfer Credits |
4
|
8
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
| Minors | |||||||
| BA |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| BS |
4
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Total |
5
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
The following table shows the Computer Science graduates grouped by calendar year in which they graduated. Note that the total number of graduates in this table agrees with the total number of graduates in the preceeding table at 95. We see that while most students do not take many more than the required number of CS credits (43 - since 2007), students take about six more Mathematics credits than the 14 credits required. Also, we see that students earn almost all of their Mathematics and Computer Science credits from SMSU. The drop in 2011 may reflect recent efforts to attract transfer students.
| Graduation Year | Num Grads | Ave # CS Credits | Ave # Math Credits | % credits from SMSU |
| 2005 | 16 | 38.56 | 21.31 | 96.24% |
| 2006 | 15 | 41.73 | 24.27 | 97.98% |
| 2007 | 19 | 43.26 | 19.11 | 95.95% |
| 2008 | 8 | 43.38 | 23.13 | 94.92% |
| 2009 | 11 | 44.73 | 20.82 | 97.09% |
| 2010 | 15 | 43.33 | 23.07 | 94.92% |
| 2011 | 11 | 43.83 | 20.58 | 87.92% |
| Averages | 13.57 | 42.69 | 21.75 | 95.00% |
To measure retention, we use the enrollments in COMP 164 (formerly COMP 130), COMP 233, and COMP 425. COMP 164 is the first course taken by freshmen majoring or minoring in Computer Science. COMP 233 is the first course in our Systems sequence (COMP 233, COMP 376, and COMP 377). This course is typically taken only by Computer Science major and usually during their sophomore year. COMP 425 is our highest-level non-seminar course. It is taken by Computer Science majors only, within one semester of graduation.
The following table shows the enrollments in COMP 130, COMP 233, and COMP 425 for students who started in fiscal years 2005 through 2010. Thus the row labeled 2005 shows the enrollment in COMP 130 in 2005, COMP 233 in 2006 and COMP 425Note that it appears that if we retain a student from COMP 164 to COMP 233 then they are likely to continue through to graduation with a Computer Science major. Starting in the FY 2010, students can take COMP 233 during the second semester of their sophomore year. This is why the number from COMP 130 to COMP 233 increased for that year.
| COMP 130 | COMP 233 | % ret | COMP 425 | % ret | |
| 2005 |
57
|
14
|
0.25
|
13
|
0.23
|
| 2006 |
56
|
16
|
0.29
|
15
|
0.27
|
| 2007 |
63
|
20
|
0.32
|
18
|
0.29
|
| 2008 |
58
|
14
|
0.24
|
10
|
0.17
|
| 2009 |
41
|
16
|
0.39
|
13
|
0.32
|
| 2010 |
23
|
25
|
1.09
|
The following tables show the retention rates from COMP 130/COMP 164 to COMP 165 and from COMP 164 to COMP 166. The data shows higher retention rates from COMP 164 to COMP 165. This may be due to the curricular change and/or the switch from Java to Python as the programming language for the programming sequence COMP 164, COMP 165, and COMP 166. However, there are not enough data points to make a solid conclusion.
| Starting Fall | ||||||
| FY |
C130
|
C164
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C165
|
% ret
|
C166
|
% ret
|
|
2005
|
30
|
21
|
0.70
|
10
|
0.33
|
|
|
2006
|
40
|
16
|
0.40
|
10
|
0.25
|
|
|
2007
|
43
|
22
|
0.51
|
13
|
0.30
|
|
|
2008
|
37
|
19
|
0.51
|
8
|
0.22
|
|
|
2009
|
26
|
15
|
0.58
|
9
|
0.35
|
|
|
2010
|
23
|
14
|
0.61
|
13
|
0.57
|
|
|
2011
|
25
|
21
|
0.84
|
17
|
0.68
|
|
|
2012
|
22
|
17
|
0.77
|
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| Starting Spring | ||||||
| FY |
C130
|
C164
|
C165
|
% ret
|
C166
|
% ret
|
|
2005
|
27
|
10
|
0.37
|
5
|
0.19
|
|
|
2006
|
16
|
12
|
0.75
|
5
|
0.31
|
|
|
2007
|
20
|
18
|
0.90
|
10
|
0.50
|
|
|
2008
|
21
|
12
|
0.57
|
9
|
0.43
|
|
|
2009
|
15
|
10
|
0.67
|
5
|
0.33
|
|
|
2010
|
Not offered
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|
2011
|
24
|
13
|
0.70
|
13
|
0.54
|
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During the past two years we have observed an increase in the number of students doing internships (COMP 499) in Computer Science. We are unable to explain this increase, as there does not appear to have been an increase in the number of internships available for Computer Science students. The following table lists the number of internships for the indicated fiscal year.
| FY |
COMP 499
|
| 2005 |
3
|
| 2006 |
0
|
| 2007 |
3
|
| 2008 |
1
|
| 2009 |
3
|
| 2010 |
3
|
| 2011 |
7
|
| 2012 |
7
|
Demographics
The following table shows the number of declared Computer Science majors enrolled at SMSU during the indicated term.
| Enrolled Majors by Term | |||||||
|
Term
|
2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
|
Fall
|
92
|
79
|
74
|
73
|
68
|
73
|
71
|
|
Spring
|
79
|
82
|
72
|
61
|
61
|
65
|
The majority of Computer Sience students do not get a second major. However, of those who do get a second major, one of the Business fields or Mathematics are the most likely choices.
| Enrollments by 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Major (FALL SEMESTERS) | |||||||||
| Computer Science Majors | |||||||||
| 1st Major | 2nd Major | 3rd Major | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| ACCT | CSCS |
1
|
|||||||
| MATH |
1
|
1
|
1
|
||||||
| BUSP | CSCS |
1
|
1
|
1
|
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| CSCS |
76
|
68
|
67
|
66
|
56
|
66
|
64
|
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| ACCT |
1
|
1
|
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| BADM |
1
|
1
|
1
|
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| EDUP |
1
|
||||||||
| FINA |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|||
| MATH |
1
|
||||||||
| MGMT |
1
|
1
|
|||||||
| MUS |
1
|
1
|
|||||||
| FINA | CSCS |
1
|
1
|
||||||
| MATH | CSCS |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
| PBUS | CSCS |
1
|
1
|
||||||
| PLAW | CSCS |
1
|
As shown below, SMSU is not doing any better at attracting female students into computer science than other programs throughout the country.
| Enrollment by Gender | |||||||
|
Gender
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
|
F
|
11
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
8
|
4
|
8
|
|
M
|
81
|
71
|
66
|
66
|
60
|
69
|
63
|
| Total |
92
|
79
|
74
|
73
|
68
|
73
|
71
|
The Computer Science program has, in the past, attracted a fairly large number of international students. In recent years, the majority of these students have come from Nepal. However, recent changes in U.S. immigration practices have limited the number of international students coming to SMSU and hence the number of international students majoring in Computer Science.
| Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity | |||||||
| Ethnicity |
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
| Am. Indian or Alaska Native |
1
|
1
|
1
|
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| Asian |
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
| Black or African American |
6
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
| Hispanic or Latino |
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
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| Non-Resident Alien |
28
|
25
|
27
|
32
|
31
|
27
|
11
|
| Unknown |
1
|
3
|
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| White |
51
|
43
|
40
|
36
|
32
|
38
|
44
|
|
Total
|
92
|
79
|
74
|
73
|
68
|
73
|
71
|
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