Founded as Brevard Engineering College in Founded as Brevard Engineering College in 1958 in response to the educational needs of 1958 in response to the educational needs of professionals working at what is now NASA’s professionals working at what is now NASA’s

Kennedy Space Center.  Kennedy Space Center.  

In 1966, the name was changed to Florida In 1966, the name was changed to Florida Institute of Technology to acknowledge the Institute of Technology to acknowledge the school’s growing identity as a scientific and school’s growing identity as a scientific and

technological university, the only such technological university, the only such independent institution in the Southeast.independent institution in the Southeast.

Located in Florida's High Tech Corridor, Located in Florida's High Tech Corridor, home to 5,000 tech-based companies and home to 5,000 tech-based companies and

the nation’s 5th largest high-tech work forcethe nation’s 5th largest high-tech work force

There are 63 companies on the Fortune 500 There are 63 companies on the Fortune 500 list that have operations in Brevard County list that have operations in Brevard County including…including…

• Allstate Allstate • Barnes & NobleBarnes & Noble• CitigroupCitigroup• General ElectricGeneral Electric• Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin • Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley• Quest DiagnosticsQuest Diagnostics• State Farm InsuranceState Farm Insurance• Time WarnerTime Warner• Verizon Verizon

Communications Communications

• Bank of America Corp.Bank of America Corp.• BoeingBoeing• Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines • H&R BlockH&R Block• Merrill LynchMerrill Lynch• Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman• RaytheonRaytheon• TargetTarget• United Parcel ServiceUnited Parcel Service• Wachovia Corp.Wachovia Corp.

Situated on 130 semi-tropical acres just Situated on 130 semi-tropical acres just minutes from the Atlantic Ocean and beautiful minutes from the Atlantic Ocean and beautiful

beaches; one hour from Kennedy Space beaches; one hour from Kennedy Space Center and Disney WorldCenter and Disney World

Did you know?Did you know?

• Florida Tech is ranked top 7% of American doctoral universities by U.S. News & World Report for 16th consecutive year

• Florida Tech is listed as a Barron’s Guide “Best Buy” in college education

• Florida Tech is ranked 4th in Ocean Engineering and 7th in Marine Biology by the Gourman Report

• Florida Tech is ranked among the top 5% of all U.S. institutions awarding B.S. degrees to women in physics

• Florida Tech is ranked as a “Best Southeastern College” by The Princeton Review in 2006

Florida Tech offers more than 140 degree programs in Florida Tech offers more than 140 degree programs in science and engineering, aviation, business, education, science and engineering, aviation, business, education, humanities, psychology and communication. Doctoral humanities, psychology and communication. Doctoral degrees are offered in 22 disciplines, while more than degrees are offered in 22 disciplines, while more than

70 master’s degrees are available70 master’s degrees are available

College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering

• EngineeringEngineering– AerospaceAerospace– ChemicalChemical– CivilCivil– ComputerComputer– ConstructionConstruction– ElectricalElectrical– MechanicalMechanical– OceanOcean– SoftwareSoftware– GeneralGeneral

• Applied SciencesApplied Sciences– Computer SciencesComputer Sciences– Environmental Environmental

ScienceScience– MeteorologyMeteorology– OceanographyOceanography

College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering

Students designed, built, and flew a completely autonomous aircraft in the 4th annual AUVSI Student UAV competition held in St. Inigoes, Maryland.

Florida Tech’s Chem-E-Car team earned first place at the 2006 AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineering) Southern Regional Conference.

Students built a coastal AUV/ROVcrawler for shallow water data collection. Students named their project Surf Profile Remotely Operated Vehicle, or SPROV’ER.

College of ScienceCollege of Science• Biological SciencesBiological Sciences

– Biochemistry Biochemistry – EcologyEcology– General BiologyGeneral Biology– Marine BiologyMarine Biology– MolecularMolecular– PreprofessionalPreprofessional

• Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary ScienceScience

• ChemistryChemistry– BiochemistryBiochemistry– GeneralGeneral– PreprofessionalPreprofessional– ResearchResearch

• Physics and Space Physics and Space SciencesSciences– Astronomy/AstrophysicsAstronomy/Astrophysics– AstrobiologyAstrobiology– PhysicsPhysics– Preprofessional PhysicsPreprofessional Physics– Solar Earth and Planetary Solar Earth and Planetary

ScienceScience– Space SciencesSpace Sciences

• Mathematical SciencesMathematical Sciences

• Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics

College of ScienceCollege of Science• Science and Science and

Mathematics EducationMathematics Education– BiologyBiology– ChemistryChemistry– Earth and Space ScienceEarth and Space Science– MathematicsMathematics– PhysicsPhysics

College of AeronauticsCollege of Aeronautics

• Aeronautical ScienceAeronautical Science

• Aeronautical Science with FlightAeronautical Science with Flight

• Aviation MeteorologyAviation Meteorology

• Aviation Meteorology with FlightAviation Meteorology with Flight

• Aviation Computer ScienceAviation Computer Science

• Aviation ManagementAviation Management

• Aviation Management with FlightAviation Management with Flight

College of AeronauticsCollege of Aeronautics

College of Psychology and College of Psychology and Liberal ArtsLiberal Arts

• PsychologyPsychology– B.A. B.A. – B.S.B.S.– ForensicForensic– ClinicalClinical– Animal Learning and Animal Learning and

BehaviorBehavior

Using her degree in Psychology with a concentration in animal learning and behavior, Karmuza is an animal care specialist for the Free Willy/Keiko Foundation, which has taken on the task of rehabilitating and ultimately freeing the famous killer whale who starred in the popular "Free Willy" films.

• Humanities Humanities • CommunicationCommunication• Military Military ScienceScience

Tracy Karmuza '97

College of BusinessCollege of Business

• AccountingAccounting

• Business AdministrationBusiness Administration

• Business and Environmental StudiesBusiness and Environmental Studies

• eCommerce TechnologyeCommerce Technology

• Information ManagementInformation Management

• International BusinessInternational Business

MinorsMinors

• AccountingAccounting• Biology Biology • Business Business AdministrationAdministration• Chemistry Chemistry • CommunicationCommunication• Computational Computational Mathematics Mathematics • Computer ScienceComputer Science• EducationEducation

• Environmental Environmental ScienceScience• Forensic PsychologyForensic Psychology• History History • ManagementManagement• Management Management Information Information

Systems Systems • MeteorologyMeteorology• Oceanography Oceanography • PhysicsPhysics• PsychologyPsychology

Undergraduate Enrollment BreakdownUndergraduate Enrollment Breakdown

• College of Engineering - 50%College of Engineering - 50%

• College of Science - 21%College of Science - 21%

• College of Aeronautics - 11%College of Aeronautics - 11%

• College of Psychology & Liberal Arts - College of Psychology & Liberal Arts - 11% 11%

• College of Business - 7%College of Business - 7%

When you choose to attend Florida Tech, When you choose to attend Florida Tech, someone’s going to ask you whysomeone’s going to ask you why

Here’s what you can say…Here’s what you can say…

"I can get hands-on experience from day "I can get hands-on experience from day one, giving me an opportunity to publish one, giving me an opportunity to publish before completing a Bachelor's degree"before completing a Bachelor's degree"

As of fiscal year end, April 30, 2005, the total of grants and contracts was $34 million.

““As an undergraduate, I’ll do some amazing As an undergraduate, I’ll do some amazing research”research”

• Design/Control of robotic manipulators and Design/Control of robotic manipulators and

grippersgrippers

• Control of DNA replication Control of DNA replication

and gene expression during the and gene expression during the

division cycledivision cycle

• Photovoltaic solar cell Photovoltaic solar cell

development with NASA’s development with NASA’s

Lewis Research CenterLewis Research Center

• Stellar evolution, space plasma Stellar evolution, space plasma

dynamics and the origin of the dynamics and the origin of the

universeuniverse

Undergraduate participation in research is Undergraduate participation in research is actively encouraged and expectedactively encouraged and expected

““I can work one-on-one with world class I can work one-on-one with world class faculty”faculty”

• 94% of the faculty members hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field

• Average class size of 30

• Student-faculty ratio of 10:1

““I’ll work in state-of-the-art labs and research I’ll work in state-of-the-art labs and research facilities”facilities”

In keeping pace with the technological advances of the new millennium, Florida Tech has more than 125 laboratories and state-of-the-art research facilities.

““I can create, discover, and invent”I can create, discover, and invent”

Naval Architecture, Naval Architecture, marine hydro-marine hydro-dynamics,dynamics,dynamics of marine dynamics of marine vehicles, high-speed, vehicles, high-speed, small-craft designsmall-craft design

An off-road Mini-BajaAn off-road Mini-Baja©© RacerRacer

The design and The design and launching of a full-launching of a full-scale rocketscale rocket

““Not only can I study hands-on at Florida Not only can I study hands-on at Florida Tech’s facilities, I can also study around the Tech’s facilities, I can also study around the

world!”world!”

Spring and Summer programs in:Spring and Summer programs in:

• AustraliaAustralia• EnglandEngland• ItalyItaly• AfricaAfrica• BudapestBudapest

• France France • ViennaVienna• LondonLondon• Costa RicaCosta Rica• Rainforests of PeruRainforests of Peru

““I can get an internship, participate in a co-I can get an internship, participate in a co-op and be recruited by great companies!”op and be recruited by great companies!”

• The Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company

• Delta AirlinesDelta Airlines

• DisneyDisney

• General ElectricGeneral Electric

• IntelIntel

• Lockheed MartinLockheed Martin

• MicrosoftMicrosoft

• NASANASA

• NOAANOAA

• Sea WorldSea World

• Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments

• And many others…And many others…

According to the most recent survey of According to the most recent survey of

Florida Tech graduates …Florida Tech graduates …

• 96% of respondents are employed or 96% of respondents are employed or enrolled in graduate schoolenrolled in graduate school

• 73% of respondents are employed 73% of respondents are employed – 99% are employed in their major99% are employed in their major

• 23% of respondents are enrolled in 23% of respondents are enrolled in graduate schoolgraduate school

““As a Florida Tech student, I will have a great As a Florida Tech student, I will have a great time!”time!”

• College Players (Performance Arts)College Players (Performance Arts)• The Crimson NewspaperThe Crimson Newspaper• Campus Activities BoardCampus Activities Board• Student GovernmentStudent Government• Club Sports and IntramuralsClub Sports and Intramurals• 3 Sororities3 Sororities• 7 Fraternities7 Fraternities• 7 Diversity Appreciation Organizations7 Diversity Appreciation Organizations• 8 Honor Societies8 Honor Societies• 36 Academic Societies36 Academic Societies• And many others…And many others…

15 NCAA Division II Athletic Teams15 NCAA Division II Athletic Teams

• Baseball (Men’s)Baseball (Men’s)• Basketball (Men’s, Women’s)Basketball (Men’s, Women’s)• Crew (Men’s, Women’s)Crew (Men’s, Women’s)• Cross Country (Men’s, Cross Country (Men’s,

Women’s)Women’s)• Golf (Men’s, Women’s)Golf (Men’s, Women’s)

– 2007 NCAA Individual 2007 NCAA Individual Champion Daniela Iacobelli Champion Daniela Iacobelli

• Soccer (Men’s, Women’s)Soccer (Men’s, Women’s)• Softball (Women’s)Softball (Women’s)• Tennis (Men’s, Women’s)Tennis (Men’s, Women’s)• Volleyball (Women’s)Volleyball (Women’s)

““As a Florida Tech alum, I will have a great As a Florida Tech alum, I will have a great career!”career!”

Laura SloveyAerospace Engineering ‘04

Laura works at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. She works with the MMACS (mechanical,maintenance, arm and crew system) group.

Sean IrvinB.S. Mechanical Engineering ‘95M.S. Mechanical Engineering ‘01

Sean was a three-season competitor on the popular television series, Battlebotts. He currently works at Harris Corporation as a Mechanisms Designer.

Tim WakefieldBusiness AdministrationProfessional Baseball PlayerBoston Red Sox

Florida Tech Alumni include:Florida Tech Alumni include:

• A National Teacher of the Year recipientA National Teacher of the Year recipient

• An astronaut who flew on the Space Shuttle in 1998An astronaut who flew on the Space Shuttle in 1998

• Two female Astronauts who flew aboard STS-116 in December Two female Astronauts who flew aboard STS-116 in December 20062006– Sunita Williams set the record for the longest time in space for a Sunita Williams set the record for the longest time in space for a

female – and ran a marathon while in spacefemale – and ran a marathon while in space

• A 1992 Olympic medalistA 1992 Olympic medalist

• Two four-star generalsTwo four-star generals

• Pilots flying for major airlinesPilots flying for major airlines

• One Major League baseball playerOne Major League baseball player– Two players drafted recently by the Toronto Blue JaysTwo players drafted recently by the Toronto Blue Jays

• Total Student population of 5,118

• 2,594 undergraduate

• 2,524 graduate students

• Diverse student body – 17% is international representing over 99 countries

• Students from all 50 states represented

Upcoming BuildingsUpcoming Buildings

Harris Center for Science and Engineering

Ruth Funk Center for Textile ArtsThe Boat House

Emil Buehler Center for Aviation Training and Research

Campus HousingCampus Housing

Upper Classman ApartmentsTraditional Residence Halls

Upper Classman Suites Suite Residence Halls

Admission ProfileAdmission Profile

• Male-female 65%-35% Male-female 65%-35% • 82% of new full-time freshmen had 3.0 82% of new full-time freshmen had 3.0

or above high school GPA or above high school GPA • SAT I average for freshmen is 1200 SAT I average for freshmen is 1200

compared to national average of 1028. compared to national average of 1028. • 3000 Applications per year3000 Applications per year• 70% Admitted70% Admitted• 30% Enroll30% Enroll

Financial Aid BreakdownFinancial Aid Breakdown

• 71% Receive Scholarships71% Receive Scholarships

• 82% Receive Financial Aid82% Receive Financial Aid

• 57% Receive Need-based Aid57% Receive Need-based Aid

• Average Financial Aid package for Average Financial Aid package for students is $22,000.00students is $22,000.00