University Overview

• Founded in 1958• Six colleges

– College of Aeronautics– College of Business– College of Engineering– College of Psychology and

Liberal Arts– College of Science– University College

• Programs– 166 degree programs– 76 master’s degrees– 22 doctoral degrees

Fast Facts• Only independent, scientific and technological university in

southeastern United States

• Ranked among nation’s best doctoral universities by U.S. News and World Report

• Ranked as Florida’s top private university by Washington Monthly

• Ranked as a “Best Southeastern College” by The Princeton Review

• Classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral Research Intensive University

• Faculty host nearly $34 million in externally funded research

Location• 130-acre campus in Melbourne on Florida’s Space Coast• Minutes from the Indian River Lagoon and Atlantic Ocean• 50 minutes from NASA and Kennedy Space Center• One hour east of Orlando and Central Florida attractions

• Within Florida’s High Tech Corridor– Home to over 5,000

high-tech companies

– Nation’s fifth largest high-tech workforce

Student Body

• Over 5,100 students • Representing all 50

states and nearly 100 countries

• Student-faculty ratio= 9:1

• Over 100 student organizations

• NCAA Division II varsity athletics competes in Sunshine State Conference

F.W. Olin Engineering Complex

• Houses College of Engineering (except DMES in Link Building)

• 68,500 sq. ft. facility

• 26 specialized research and teaching labs

• 145-seat auditorium

F.W. Olin Life Sciences Building

• Home of the biological sciences department

• 37,000 sq. ft. facility

• Eight teaching labs

• 12 research labs with flex space

F.W. Olin Physical Sciences Center

• Houses offices and labs for chemistry, physics and space sciences

• 70,000 sq. ft. facility

• High-bay research area

• Observatory dome

• Rooftop deck to accommodate up to 15 additional telescopes

Who’s Who

Executive Council• Anthony J. Catanese, President• T. Dwayne McCay, Provost and Executive Vice President• Jack Armul, Vice President for Financial Affairs• Kenneth P. Stackpoole, Senior Vice President for Advancement

Deans• Robert E. Niebuhr, College of Business • Thomas D. Waite, College of Engineering • Mary Beth Kenkel, College of Psychology and Liberal Arts• Gordon L. Nelson, College of Science• Clifford R. Bragdon, University College• John H. Cain, College of Aeronautics (interim dean)