This annual report summarizes Clemson University's Summer Session for 2015. Some key highlights include: - A total of 8,769 students enrolled in summer courses, taking 46,653 total credit hours. - The majority of students were juniors/seniors (48%), South Carolina residents (60%), and from the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences (28%). - Course offerings included 29% online courses and 26% upper division undergraduate courses. - The College of Engineering, Computing and Applied

1. SUMMER SESSION
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
Office of Summer Session
Clemson University
J. Blake Snider, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Bob Brackett, M.Ed.

2. Summer Session Annual Report 2015
• Contents
• Clemson University Summer Session Overview
• Summer Highlights
• Student Profile
• Course Activity
• College Activity
• Faculty Characteristics
• New Summer Session Content
• Summer Session Marketing & Planning

3. Summer
Session
Overview
•Overview
• Summer Session:
• Include all credit bearing courses taught by Clemson faculty
members during the period between the end of Spring semester
and the beginning of Fall semester each calendar year (mid-May
until early-August). Includes:
• Seven summer terms
• Multiple course modalities
• Different student populations
• Data Sources for this Report
• All data included in this report were provided by Office of
Institutional Research (OIR). Data reflect student registrations,
courses taught, and instructor characteristics captured at one
point in time during the 2016 Summer Session; these data were
also reported to South Carolina’s Commission for Higher
Education by OIR.
• Source data files include:
• 2016 Student data
• 2016 Course data
• 2016 Instructor data
Seven summer
terms:
Summer,
First & Second Summer,
Minimesters A, B, C & D
Course modalities:
On-campus courses
Off-campus courses
Online courses
Student Populations:
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Visiting (i.e., transient
students from other
Universities),
Students taking courses
for professional
development

4. Definitions
• Key Measures
Headcount:
The total number of individual students
enrolled in one or more courses during
summer session.
Student Credit Hours (SCH):
The total number of non-duplicative credit
hours taken by all students during summer
session.
Courses:
The total number of courses taught during
Summer Session.
Adjusted Courses:
The total number of courses taught during
Summer Session excluding thesis and
dissertation sections (#8910/9910).
Labs:
The total number of labs taught during
Summer Session (also included in Course
and Adjusted course counts).
% of Fall SCH:
The total number of summer 2015 SCH as
a percentage of the previous Fall
semester’s (i.e., 2014) total SCH.
Headcount* 8,769
Student Credit Hours* 46,653
Courses** 1,958
Adjusted Courses** 1,332
Labs** 230
% of Fall 2014 SCH 17.5%
Sources:
*2016 Student data file
**2016 Course data file

5. Summer
Highlights
• Summer Session Highlights
• Students
• 48% Junior/Senior
• 60% S.C. Residents
• 28% CECAS Majors
• 5.71 Avg. SCH per Undergraduate student
• Courses
• 29% Online Courses
• 26% Upper Division Undergraduate Courses
• Colleges
• 27% SCH Taught by CECAS Faculty
• Instructors
• 45% Associate or Full Professors

6. Student Profile:
Class Level
• Class Level Profile
Class Level Headcount SCH
First Year (Freshman) 213 1,032
Second Year (Sophomore) 696 3,391
Third Year (Junior) 1,442 7,597
Fourth Year & Beyond (Senior) 2,750 17,132
Unclassified Undergraduate 537 1,887
Graduate I (Masters) 1,968 9,976
Graduate II (Doctoral) 860 4,617
Unclassified Graduate 303 1,021
Grand Total 8,769 46,653
Source: 2016 Student data file

7. Student Profile:
Class Level
• Percentage of SCH by Class
Levels
Source: 2016 Student data file
First Year
(Freshman)
2%
Fourth Year &
Beyond (Senior)
37%
Graduate I
(Masters)
22%
Graduate II
(Doctoral)
10%
Second Year
(Sophomore)
7%
Third Year
(Junior)
16%
Unclassified
Graduate
2%
Unclassified
Undergraduate
4%

8. Student Profile:
Residency
Residency (i.e.,
geographic location of
parents) headcounts
and student credit hours.
Residency Count
SC 5,233
Non-Resident 2,609
International 927
Grand Total 8,769
• Residency
Residency SCH
SC Resident 28172
Non-Resident 13,739
International 4,742
Grand Total 45,456Source: 2016 Student data file
60%
30%
10%
SCH by Residency Type
SC Resident Non-Resident International

9. Student Profile:
Fee Codes
Resident:
Students who were
billed at the in-state rate
for Summer Session
Resident by exception:
Out-of-state students
who were billed at the
in-state rate for Summer
Session
Non-resident:
Out-of-state students
who were billed at the
non-resident rate for
Summer Session
• Fee Codes
SC Residency SCH
Resident 27,280
Non-Resident 13,571
Resident by Exception 4,605
Total 45,456
SC Residency Count
Resident 5,090
Non-Resident 2,486
Resident by Exception 941
Total 8,517
Source: 2015 Student data file Resident
60%
Non-
Resident
30%
Res. By
Exception
10%
Percent Of Total SCH By
Fee Codes

10. Student Profile:
CollegeAffiliation
Of the students who are
taking summer courses,
which colleges house
their majors?
Colleges Count
CAAH 497
CAFLS 1,233
CBBS 1,830
COES 2,757
HHD 1,043
SOE 610
ID 547
Grand Total 8,517
• Which Students are Taking
Summer Courses?
*Note: ID = interdisciplinary
Source: 2015 Student data file
AAH
6%
CAFLS
15%
CBBS
22%
COES
32%
HHD
12%
ID
6%
SOE
7%
Headcount By College

11. CollegeActivity:
Total number of courses
taught and SCH
produced by each
college.
• Courses* Taught by Colleges
*Note:
Adjusted to exclude all thesis
and dissertation sections
(#8910/9910).
ID = interdisciplinary
Source: 2015 Course data file
College #Courses SCH
CAAH 313 8,431
CAFLS 184 4,214
CBBS 248 9,392
COES 341 11,304
HHD 135 3,321
SOE 145 4.377
ID 25 508
Total 1,391 41,547
CAAH
22%
CAFLS
13%
CBBS
18%
COES
25%
HHD
10%
SOE
10%
ID
2%
Courses Taught by Colleges-
Percentages

12. Student Profile:
Average credit
hours taken by
students during
Summer Session
• Average Credit Hours per
Student
All Students Average SCH
First Year (Freshman) 4.63
Second Year (Sophomore) 4.94
Third Year (Junior) 5.29
Fourth Year & Beyond (Senior) 6.18
Unclassified Undergraduate 3.51
Graduate I (Masters) 5.16
Graduate II (Doctoral) 5.60
Unclassified Graduate 3.69
Total Avg. All Students 5.34
Source: 2015 Student data file

13. CourseActivity:
Modality
On-campus courses
were held at Clemson’s
main campus.
Off-Campus courses
were offered at a
physical site away from
Clemson’s main campus
(e.g., University Center
Greenville, study
abroad).
Online courses were
offered online, as well as
hybrid courses.
• Course* Modality
*Note: Adjusted to exclude all
thesis and dissertation sections
(#8910/9910).
Source: 2015 Course data file
Mode Count Percent
On-Campus 563 40%
Off-campus 278 20%
Online 550 40%
Total 1,391 100%
40%
20%
40%
Course Modality Percentages
On-Campus
Off-Campus
Online

14. CourseActivity:
Modality
On-campus courses
were held at Clemson’s
main campus.
Off-Campus courses
were offered at a
physical site away from
Clemson’s main campus
(e.g., University Center
Greenville, study
abroad).
Online courses were
offered online, as well as
hybrid courses.
• SCH by Modality & College
*Note: Adjusted to exclude all
thesis and dissertation sections
(#8910/9910).
Source: Originally Published in
the February 2016 Provost
Annual Report to the Board of
Trustees

15. Student Credit
Hours by
Course Level
• Student Credit Hours by Course
Level
Source: 2015 Course data file
Year Lower Upper Graduate Total
2008 6,439 24,420 17,354 48,213
2009 5,683 23,638 16,357 45,678
2010 5,798 22,990 17,424 46,212
2011 5,800 22,086 16,595 44,481
2012 6,026 24,296 17,357 47,679
2013 5,746 23,560 17,532 46,838
2014 5,810 21,415 14,991 42,216
2015 6,680 23,711 15,065 45,456
Mean 5,998 23,265 16,584 45,847
SD 366 1,050 1,048 1,901
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
SCH by College Level
Lower Upper Graduate

16. SCH by Course
Level from
summer 2008-
2015
• Real Growth Of Undergraduate
Summer Credit Hours From
Summer 2008 Level
Source: February 2016 Provost
Annual Report to Board of
Trustees

17. Faculty
Characteristics:
Rank and Type
• Faculty Characteristics
Faculty rank and
teaching type by full or
part time status of all
faculty members who
taught at Clemson
during Summer Session
2015.
Faculty Rank
Full-
Time
Part-
Time
Grand
Total
Assistant Professor 262 5 267
Associate Professor 482 14 496
Grad Student of record 1 29 30
Instructor 6 - 6
Lecturer 378 27 405
Professor 563 15 578
No Rank 54 65 119
Grand Total 1,746 155 1,901
Source: 2015 Instructor data file
Assistant
Professor
14%
Associate
Professor
26%
Grad. Student
of Record
2%Instructor
0%
Lecturer
21%
No Rank
6%
Professor
31%
Percentage of Total Summer Faculty
By Rank