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2013FACT BOOK
2 2013 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK
Student Profile
Demographics
Age Distribution: Undergraduate ................................................................ 4
Age Distribution: Graduate ........................................................................ 5
Age Distribution: All Students .................................................................... 6
Race and Gender: First-Time Full-Time Freshman ................................... 7
Race, Load, and Gender: New Undergraduate Transfer Students ............ 8
Race, Load, and Gender: New Graduate Students ................................... 9
Race, Load, and Gender: Graduate Students .......................................... 10
Race, Load, and Gender: All Students..................................................... 11
All NC Student Origin Distribution Map .................................................... 12
All USA Student Origin Distribution Map .................................................. 13
All World Student Origin Distribution Map ................................................ 14
Transfer Institutions of Origins: Undergraduate Students ................... 15-16
Enrollment
Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees: First-Time Freshman ............... 17
Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees: Transfer Students .................... 18
Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees: Graduate Students .................. 19
Enrolled Credit Hours: Undergraduate Students ...................................... 20
Enrolled Credit Hours: Graduate Students............................................... 21
Enrolled Credit Hours: All Students ......................................................... 22
Headcount Enrollment: Undergraduate Students .................................... 23
Headcount Enrollment: Graduate Students ............................................. 24
Headcount Enrollment: All Students ........................................................ 25
Student Profile
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Enrollment
Student Housing: All Students ................................................................. 26
Credit Load: Undergraduate Students ..................................................... 27
Credit Load: Graduate Students .............................................................. 28
Credit Load: All Students ......................................................................... 29
Quality Indicators
High School GPA: First-Time Full-Time Freshman .................................. 30
High School GPA: Undergraduate Transfer Students .............................. 31
Institutional GPA: Undergraduate Students ............................................. 32
Undergraduate GPA: New Graduate Students ........................................ 33
Institutional GPA: Graduate Students ...................................................... 34
High School Rank: First-Time Full-Time Freshman ................................. 35
Average of Combined SAT Scores: First-Time Full-Time Freshman ....... 36
Average of Composite ACT Scores: First-Time Full-Time Freshman ...... 37
Average of Total GRE Scores: New Graduate Students ......................... 38
Average of Total GMAT Scores: New Graduate Students ....................... 39
Graduation and Retention
Degrees Conferred: Undergraduate ................................................... 40-42
Degrees Conferred: Graduate ............................................................ 43-45
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Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Below 18 220 3 % 182 2 % 206 2 %
18 1,381 18 % 1,437 18 % 1,477 17 %
19 1,254 16 % 1,379 17 % 1,488 18 %
20 1,294 17 % 1,239 16 % 1,372 16 %
21 1,070 14 % 1,222 15 % 1,166 14 %
22 538 7 % 588 7 % 676 8 %
23 261 3 % 271 3 % 258 3 %
24 190 2 % 192 2 % 182 2 %
25 123 2 % 138 2 % 144 2 %
26-30 435 6 % 456 6 % 480 6 %
31-35 288 4 % 292 4 % 353 4 %
36-40 232 3 % 219 3 % 233 3 %
41-50 246 3 % 277 3 % 324 4 %
51-60 89 1 % 76 1 % 79 1 %
61 and Older 6 0 % 11 0 % 10 0 %
Did Not Report 0 0 % 0 0 % 0 0 %
Total 7,627 100 % 7,979 100 % 8,448 100 %
Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013
Age DistributionUndergraduate Students
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Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Below 20 3 0 % 2 0 % 3 0 %
21-25 417 24 % 389 24 % 439 26 %
26-30 444 26 % 397 24 % 383 23 %
31-35 299 17 % 306 19 % 293 18 %
36-40 183 11 % 194 12 % 209 13 %
41-50 260 15 % 223 14 % 216 13 %
51-60 107 6 % 108 7 % 107 6 %
61 and Older 12 1 % 10 1 % 9 1 %
Did Not Report 0 0 % 0 0 % 0 0 %
Total 1,725 100 % 1,629 100 % 1,659 100 %
Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013
Age DistributionGraduate Students
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Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Below 18 220 2 % 182 2 % 206 2 %
18 1,381 15 % 1,437 15 % 1,477 15 %
19 1,254 13 % 1,379 14 % 1,489 15 %
20 1,297 14 % 1,241 13 % 1,374 14 %
21 1,089 12 % 1,239 13 % 1,180 12 %
22 612 7 % 680 7 % 767 8 %
23 368 4 % 380 4 % 385 4 %
24 288 3 % 280 3 % 298 3 %
25 242 3 % 221 2 % 235 2 %
26-30 879 9 % 853 9 % 863 9 %
31-35 587 6 % 598 6 % 646 6 %
36-40 415 4 % 413 4 % 442 4 %
41-50 506 5 % 500 5 % 540 5 %
51-60 196 2 % 184 2 % 186 2 %
61 and Older 18 0 % 21 0 % 19 0 %
Did Not Report 0 0 % 0 0 % 0 0 %
Total 9,352 100 % 9,608 100 % 10,107 100 %
Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013
Age DistributionAll Students
ACADEMIC PROFILEDEMOGRAPHICS
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ASIAN
BLACK †
HISPANIC
†
NATIVE A
MERICAN †
NATIVE H
AWAIIAN †
NON-RESID
ENT ALIE
N
WHIT
E
MULTIR
ACIAL †
UNKNOWN
TOTAL
Male 7 41 45 4 3 7 541 23 5 6760.4 % 2.5 % 2.8 % 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.4 % 33.5 % 1.4 % 0.3 % 41.9 %
Female 8 40 63 3 0 1 785 35 3 9380.5 % 2.5 % 3.9 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 48.6 % 2.2 % 0.2 % 58.1 %
Grand Total 15 81 108 7 3 8 1326 58 8 16140.9 % 5.0 % 6.7 % 0.4 % 0.2 % 0.5 % 82.2 % 3.6 % 0.5 % 100.0 %
* May not total 100% due to rounding errors.† See Appendix A for a complete description of the IPEDS race/ethnicity categories.
Race and Gender*First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
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ASIAN
BLACK †
HISPANIC †
NATIVE A
MERICAN †
NATIVE H
AWAIIA
N †
NON-RESID
ENT ALIEN
WHITE
MULTIRACIA
L †
UNKNOWN
TOTAL
Male 9 21 18 7 0 24 306 8 9 4021.0 % 2.4 % 2.0 % 0.8 % 0.0 % 2.7 % 34.7 % 0.9 % 1.0 % 45.5 %
Full-Time 8 16 14 7 0 19 212 6 9 2910.9 % 1.8 % 1.6 % 0.8 % 0.0 % 2.2 % 24.0 % 0.7 % 1.0 % 33.0 %
Part-Time 1 5 4 0 0 5 94 2 0 1110.1 % 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.6 % 10.6 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 12.6 %
Female 6 23 11 7 0 71 340 12 11 4810.7 % 2.6 % 1.2 % 0.8 % 0.0 % 8.0 % 38.5 % 1.4 % 1.2 % 54.5 %
Full-Time 5 12 8 5 0 20 212 9 7 2780.6 % 1.4 % 0.9 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 2.3 % 24.0 % 1.0 % 0.8 % 31.5 %
Part-Time 1 11 3 2 0 51 128 3 4 2030.1 % 1.2 % 0.3 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 5.8 % 14.5 % 0.3 % 0.5 % 23.0 %
Grand Total 15 44 29 14 0 95 646 20 20 8831.7 % 5.0 % 3.3 % 1.6 % 0.0 % 10.8 % 73.2 % 2.3 % 2.3 % 100.0 %
Full-Time 13 28 22 12 0 39 424 15 16 5691.5 % 3.2 % 2.5 % 1.4 % 0.0 % 4.4 % 48.0 % 1.7 % 1.8 % 64.4 %
Part-Time 2 16 7 2 0 56 222 5 4 3140.2 % 1.8 % 0.8 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 6.3 % 25.1 % 0.6 % 0.5 % 35.6 %
* May not total 100% due to rounding errors.† See Appendix A for a complete description of the IPEDS race/ethnicity categories.
Race, Load, and Gender*New Undergraduate Transfer Students
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ASIAN
BLACK †
HISPANIC †
NATIVE A
MERICAN †
NATIVE H
AWAIIA
N †
NON-RESID
ENT ALIEN
WHITE
MULTIRACIA
L †
UNKNOWN
TOTAL
Male 4 13 8 1 0 5 180 4 0 2150.6 % 1.9 % 1.2 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.7 % 26.7 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 31.9 %
Full-Time 1 6 1 0 0 2 80 0 0 900.1 % 0.9 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.3 % 11.9 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 13.4 %
Part-Time 3 7 7 1 0 3 100 4 0 1250.4 % 1.0 % 1.0 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.4 % 14.9 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 18.6 %
Female 9 34 17 3 0 33 355 6 1 4581.3 % 5.1 % 2.5 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 4.9 % 52.7 % 0.9 % 0.1 % 68.1 %
Full-Time 3 10 7 1 0 5 174 3 0 2030.4 % 1.5 % 1.0 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.7 % 25.9 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 30.2 %
Part-Time 6 24 10 2 0 28 181 3 1 2550.9 % 3.6 % 1.5 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 4.2 % 26.9 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 37.9 %
Grand Total 13 47 25 4 0 38 535 10 1 6731.9 % 7.0 % 3.7 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 5.6 % 79.5 % 1.5 % 0.1 % 100.0 %
Full-Time 4 16 8 1 0 7 254 3 0 2930.6 % 2.4 % 1.2 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 1.0 % 37.7 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 43.5 %
Part-Time 9 31 17 3 0 31 281 7 1 3801.3 % 4.6 % 2.5 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 4.6 % 41.8 % 1.0 % 0.1 % 56.5 %
* May not total 100% due to rounding errors.† See Appendix A for a complete description of the IPEDS race/ethnicity categories.
Race, Load, and Gender*New Graduate Students
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ASIAN
BLACK †
HISPANIC †
NATIVE A
MERICAN †
NATIVE H
AWAIIAN †
NON-RESID
ENT ALIEN
WHITE
MULTIRACIA
L †
UNKNOWN
TOTAL
Male 8 30 18 10 0 15 465 12 0 5580.5 % 1.8 % 1.1 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 0.9 % 28.0 % 0.7 % 0.0 % 33.7 %
Full-Time 2 11 4 1 0 4 183 5 0 2100.1 % 0.7 % 0.2 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.2 % 11.0 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 12.7 %
Part-Time 6 19 14 9 0 11 282 7 0 3480.4 % 1.1 % 0.8 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 0.7 % 17.0 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 21.0 %
Female 15 58 30 6 0 60 914 12 5 11000.9 % 3.5 % 1.8 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 3.6 % 55.1 % 0.7 % 0.3 % 66.3 %
Full-Time 6 17 12 2 0 8 405 7 1 4580.4 % 1.0 % 0.7 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.5 % 24.4 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 27.6 %
Part-Time 9 41 18 4 0 52 509 5 4 6420.5 % 2.5 % 1.1 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 3.1 % 30.7 % 0.3 % 0.2 % 38.7 %
Grand Total 23 88 48 16 0 75 1379 24 5 16581.4 % 5.3 % 2.9 % 1.0 % 0.0 % 4.5 % 83.2 % 1.4 % 0.3 % 100.0 %
Full-Time 8 28 16 3 0 12 588 12 1 6680.5 % 1.7 % 1.0 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.7 % 35.5 % 0.7 % 0.1 % 40.3 %
Part-Time 15 60 32 13 0 63 791 12 4 9900.9 % 3.6 % 1.9 % 0.8 % 0.0 % 3.8 % 47.7 % 0.7 % 0.2 % 59.7 %
* May not total 100% due to rounding errors.† See Appendix A for a complete description of the IPEDS race/ethnicity categories.
Race, Load, and Gender*Graduate Students
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ASIAN
BLACK †
HISPANIC †
NATIVE A
MERICAN †
NATIVE H
AWAIIAN †
NON-RESID
ENT ALIEN
WHITE
MULTIRACIA
L †
UNKNOWN
TOTAL
Male 62 320 176 45 6 84 3519 107 46 43650.6 % 3.2 % 1.7 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 0.8 % 34.8 % 1.1 % 0.5 % 43.2 %
Full-Time 52 275 146 31 6 66 2762 91 34 34630.5 % 2.7 % 1.4 % 0.3 % 0.1 % 0.7 % 27.3 % 0.9 % 0.3 % 34.3 %
Part-Time 10 0 30 14 0 18 757 16 12 8570.1 % 0.0 % 0.3 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.2 % 7.5 % 0.2 % 0.1 % 8.5 %
Female 64 313 235 43 3 201 4661 165 57 57420.6 % 3.1 % 2.3 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 2.0 % 46.1 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 56.8 %
Full-Time 51 225 193 27 3 41 3566 148 33 42870.5 % 2.2 % 1.9 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 0.4 % 35.3 % 1.5 % 0.3 % 42.4 %
Part-Time 13 88 42 16 0 160 1095 17 24 14550.1 % 0.9 % 0.4 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 1.6 % 10.8 % 0.2 % 0.2 % 14.4 %
Grand Total 126 633 411 88 9 285 8180 272 103 101071.2 % 6.3 % 4.1 % 0.9 % 0.1 % 2.8 % 80.9 % 2.7 % 1.0 % 100.0 %
Full-Time 103 500 339 58 9 107 6328 239 67 77501.0 % 4.9 % 3.4 % 0.6 % 0.1 % 1.1 % 62.6 % 2.4 % 0.7 % 76.7 %
Part-Time 23 88 72 30 0 178 1852 33 36 23120.2 % 0.9 % 0.7 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 1.8 % 18.3 % 0.3 % 0.4 % 22.9 %
* May not total 100% due to rounding errors.† See Appendix A for a complete description of the IPEDS race/ethnicity categories.
Race, Load, and Gender*All Students
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Institution Type 2009 2010 2011 2012 201354 75 52 74 54
377 491 451 502 56748 38 44 39 281 1 3 1 41 1 4 6 4
147 184 158 173 133145 4 72 1 61
773 794 784 796 851
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Appalachian 7 9 5 11 6East Carolina 2 8 4 4 5N.C. State 9 8 10 9 8UNC-Asheville 6 8 5 5 7UNC-Chapel Hill 0 5 2 1 4UNC-Charlotte 17 9 10 15 14UNC-Greensboro 4 6 4 11 2Other N. C. Universities 9 22 12 18 8
Total 54 75 52 74 54
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Asheville-Buncombe 59 82 86 78 119Blue Ridge 12 12 22 16 18Caldwell 11 8 7 12 6Catawba Valley 14 19 23 22 18Central Piedmont 9 24 18 19 20Cleveland 0 0 0 0 11Forsyth 10 11 17 7 15Gaston 13 21 14 13 13Haywood 37 38 28 31 25Isothermal 15 21 17 14 19McDowell 6 5 5 4 3
NC Community and Technical Colleges
NC Public Senior UniversitiesNC Community and Technical CollegesNC Private Senior UniversitiesNC Private Junior CollegesOther NC InstitutionsOther State InstitutionsForeign Country Institutions
Total
NC Carolina Public Senior Institutions
Transfer Institutions of OriginUndergraduate Students
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Mitchell 11 7 6 13 10Sandhills 4 4 3 5 6Southwestern 48 70 65 75 79Surry 8 11 10 5 7Tri-County 20 18 21 24 27Wake 13 14 17 16 20Western Piedmont 15 22 11 28 20Wilkes 8 8 5 10 7Other Community Colleges 64 96 76 110 124
Total 377 491 451 502 567
NC Private Senior Institutions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Brevard 5 5 3 2 2Campbell 3 4 3 2 1Gardner-Webb 4 4 3 4 3Lees-McRae 5 1 1 2 1Lenoir Rhyne 2 3 1 5 1Mars Hill 4 2 5 8 3Montreat 2 3 2 1 1Warren Wilson 4 1 1 0 0Wingate 1 2 2 2 4Other Private Senior Inst. 18 13 23 13 12
Total 48 38 44 39 28
Other States 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 3 7 4 3 5Florida 16 24 10 20 17Georgia 15 17 10 11 10Kentucky 0 2 0 3 2Maryland 3 4 2 3 4New York 5 8 8 9 6South Carolina 15 17 12 22 11Tennessee 8 9 9 9 10Virginia 5 5 10 12 7Remaining States 77 91 93 81 61
Total 147 184 158 173 133
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
In-State
Out-of-State Total In-
StateOut-of-State Total In-
StateOut-of-State Total
Applied 9,921 4,071 13,992 11,161 4,070 15,231 11,086 4,060 15,146
Male 4,124 1,553 4,686 1,578 4,627 1,618
Female 5,797 2,518 6,475 2,492 6,459 2,442
Accepted 4,450 45% 958 24% 5,408 39% 4,737 42% 999 25% 5,736 38% 4,882 44% 1,000 25% 5,882 39%
Male 1,920 47% 360 23% 2,053 44% 372 24% 2,028 44% 397 25%
Female 2,530 44% 598 24% 2,684 41% 627 25% 2,854 44% 603 25%
Enrolled 1,377 31% 131 14% 1,508 28% 1,393 29% 157 16% 1,550 27% 1,486 30% 128 13% 1,614 11%
Male 620 32% 44 12% 620 30% 78 21% 617 30% 59 15%
Female 757 30% 87 15% 773 29% 79 13% 869 30% 69 11%
* May not total 100% due to rounding errors.* The enrolled student data only includes full-time freshmen. The selectivity and yield percentages should be interpret as the number of
those who applied and the number who were accepted who then turned into full-time students, respectively.
2011 2012 2013
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
In-State
Out-of-State Total In-
StateOut-of-State Total In-
StateOut-of-State Total
Applied 1,767 482 2,249 1,514 315 1,829 1,442 328 1,770
Male 747 195 705 122 629 135
Female 1,020 287 809 193 813 193
Accepted 1,160 66% 342 71% 1,502 67% 1,098 73% 213 68% 1,311 72% 1,086 75% 212 65% 1,298 73%
Male 491 66% 131 67% 504 71% 73 60% 486 77% 82 61%
Female 669 66% 211 74% 594 73% 140 73% 600 74% 130 67%
Enrolled 627 54% 157 46% 784 52% 729 66% 67 31% 796 61% 737 68% 114 54% 851 66%
Male 303 62% 71 54% 364 72% 34 47% 351 72% 40 49%
Female 324 48% 86 41% 365 61% 33 24% 386 64% 74 57%
* May not total 100% due to rounding errors.
2011 2012 2013
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Applied
Accepted
Enrolled
Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees*Transfer Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
In-State
Out-of-State Total In-
StateOut-of-State Total In-
StateOut-of-State Total
Applied 1,093 610 1,703 1,059 730 1,789 1,138 671 1,809
Male 347 196 353 236 339 173
Female 746 414 706 494 799 498
Accepted 767 70 % 287 47 % 1,054 62 % 685 65 % 258 35 % 943 53 % 781 69 % 292 44 % 1,073 59 %
Male 250 72 % 101 52 % 239 68 % 93 39 % 245 72 % 90 52 %
Female 517 69 % 186 45 % 446 63 % 165 33 % 536 67 % 202 41 %
Enrolled 534 70 % 125 44 % 659 63 % 500 73 % 127 49 % 627 66 % 564 72 % 109 37 % 673 63 %
Male 179 72 % 43 43 % 174 73 % 50 54 % 180 73 % 35 39 %
Female 355 69 % 82 44 % 326 73 % 77 47 % 384 72 % 74 37 %
* May not total 100% due to rounding errors.
2011 2012 2013
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Applied
Accepted
Enrolled
Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees*Graduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Resident 93,690 95,899 97,838 101,893 106,783
Distance 6,771 5,972 6,099 7,101 7,922
Total 100,461 101,871 103,937 108,994 114,705
0
10,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
110,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Resident
Distance
Enrolled Credit HoursUndergraduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Resident 8,944 9,272 8,879 8,457 8,902
Distance 4,633 4,248 3,812 3,863 3,826
Total 13,577 13,520 12,691 12,320 12,728
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Resident
Distance
Enrolled Credit HoursGraduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Resident 102,634 105,171 106,717 110,350 115,685
Distance 11,404 10,220 9,911 10,964 11,748
Total 114,038 115,391 116,628 121,314 127,433
0
10,000
100,000
110,000
120,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
ResidentDistance
Enrolled Credit HoursAll Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Resident 6,367 6,533 6,663 6,946 7,240
Distance 1,091 978 970 1,038 1,217
Total 7,450 7,503 7,627 7,979 8,448
*Total Headcount does not equal the sum of the resident and distance headcounts becausesome students are enrolled in resident and distance credit hours.
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total Headcount
Resident Headcount
Distance Headcount
Headcount Enrollment*Undergraduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Resident 1,126 1,140 1,037 925 981
Distance 875 776 694 709 680
Total 1,979 1,904 1,725 1,629 1,659
* Total Headcount does not equal the sum of the resident and distance headcounts because some students are enrolled in resident and distance credit hours.
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total HeadcountResident HeadcountDistance Headcount
Headcount Enrollment*Graduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Resident 7,493 7,673 7,700 7,871 8,221
Distance 1,966 1,754 1,664 1,747 1,897
Total 9,429 9,407 9,352 9,608 10,107
* Total Headcount does not equal the sum of the resident and distance headcounts because some students are enrolled in resident and distance credit hours.
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total Headcount
Resident Headcount
Distance Headcount
Headcount Enrollment*All Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Unclassified Graduate Total Students
Resident Housing 1,888 930 538 478 32 23 3,889
Greek Housing 7 31 45 58 0 0 141
Off-Campus Housing 273 710 1,201 2,079 178 1,636 6,077
Total Housing 2,168 1,671 1,784 2,615 210 1,659 10,107
Fall 2013
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Off-Campus Housing
Resident Housing
Greek Housing
Student HousingAll Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Full Time 6,175 6,301 6,464 6,794 7,081
Part Time 1,275 1,202 1,163 1,185 1,367
FTE 6,738 6,844 6,993 7,358 7,720
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
FTE
Full-Time
Part-Time
Credit LoadUndergraduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Full Time 677 682 650 627 669
Part Time 1,302 1,222 1,075 1,002 990
FTE 1,514 1,468 1,350 1,277 1,318
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
FTE
Full-Time
Part-Time
Credit LoadGraduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEENROLLMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Full-Time 6,852 6,983 7,114 7,421 7,750
Part-Time 2,577 2,424 2,238 2,187 2,357
FTE 8,252 8,312 8,343 8,635 9,038
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
FTE
Full-Time
Part-Time
Credit LoadAll Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Maximum 5.53 5.00 5.39 5.62 5.393rd Quartile 3.97 3.93 4.01 4.02 4.04Median 3.58 3.49 3.60 3.62 3.681st Quartile 3.19 3.08 3.22 3.24 3.31Minimum 1.60 2.40 1.60 2.37 1.95Mean 3.59 3.52 3.62 3.64 3.68
* In 2009, WCU began accepting weighted GPAs.
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
High School GPA*First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Maximum 4.70 4.69 4.68 4.90 4.743rd Quartile 3.88 3.74 3.69 3.79 3.81Median 3.47 3.36 3.26 3.38 3.381st Quartile 2.97 2.93 2.75 2.93 2.90Minimum 1.39 1.46 1.36 1.57 1.55Mean 3.40 3.32 3.23 3.34 3.35
* In 2009, WCU began accepting weighted GPAs.
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
High School GPA*Undergraduate Transfer Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Maximum 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.003rd Quartile 3.59 3.59 3.57 3.57 3.58Median 3.12 3.12 3.13 3.13 3.151st Quartile 2.59 2.60 2.62 2.64 2.66Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Mean 3.05 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.09
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Institutional GPAUndergraduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Maximum 4.00 4.00 4.02 4.00 4.003rd Quartile 3.59 3.65 3.64 3.71 3.70Median 3.24 3.33 3.33 3.41 3.371st Quartile 2.81 2.91 2.96 3.03 3.03Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Mean 2.97 3.11 3.16 3.27 3.25
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Undergraduate GPANew Graduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Top Fifth 25 % 25 % 30 % 28 % 27 %
Top 10% 11 % 11 % 14 % 11 % 10 %Second Fifth 31 % 31 % 31 % 32 % 31 %Third Fifth 26 % 24 % 23 % 23 % 25 %Fourth Fifth 11 % 11 % 9 % 9 % 9 %Last Fifth 1 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 %Did Not Report 6 % 7 % 6 % 7 % 7 %
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Top Fifth Second Fifth Third Fifth Fourth Fifth Bottom Fifth Did Not Report
2011 2012 2013
High School RankFirst-Time Full-Time Freshmen
High School Class Rank DistributionFirst-Time Full-Time Freshmen
Top 10%
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Maximum 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.003rd Quartile 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00Median 3.92 3.90 3.90 3.89 3.891st Quartile 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Mean 3.76 3.77 3.77 3.79 3.78
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Institutional GPAGraduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 20131400 - 1600 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 %1200 - 1399 10 % 10 % 10 % 9 % 6 %1000 - 1199 46 % 45 % 44 % 42 % 32 %800 - 999 40 % 39 % 39 % 35 % 27 %600 - 799 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % -400 - 599 - - - - -Not Reporting 2 % 5 % 7 % 14 % 35 %
Average Score 1033 1044 1042 1040 1039
Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013700 - 800 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 700 - 800 2 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 %600 - 699 13 % 15 % 15 % 14 % 10 % 600 - 699 11 % 12 % 12 % 11 % 7 %500 - 599 46 % 48 % 47 % 43 % 38 % 500 - 599 39 % 41 % 40 % 38 % 32 %400 - 499 34 % 31 % 30 % 35 % 32 % 400 - 499 42 % 39 % 40 % 41 % 39 %300 - 399 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 300 - 399 3 % 2 % 3 % 3 % 3 %200 - 299 - - - - - 200 - 299 0 % - 0 % - -Not Reporting 4 % 4 % 6 % 6 % 18 % Not Reporting 3 % 4 % 4 % 6 % 18 %
Average Score 523 527 529 521 512 Average Score 510 517 512 510 504
Cells with a - have no data. Cells with 0% have data, but less than 1%.* Source: College Board
COMBINED
MATH VERBAL
1000
1010
1020
1030
1040
1050
1060
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
WCU Average
National Average *
Average of Combined SAT ScoresFirst-Time Full-Time Freshmen
SAT Score Distribution*First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 201331 - 36 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 %25 - 30 2 % 3 % 4 % 3 % 9 %19 - 24 10 % 13 % 13 % 15 % 38 %13 - 18 4 % 3 % 4 % 4 % 10 %7 - 12 - 0 % - - -1 - 6 - - - - -Not Reporting 84 % 81 % 79 % 78 % 42 %
Average Score 20.7 21.5 21.6 21.4 21.4
* Cells with a - have no data. Cells with 0% have data, but less than 1%. Sources: College Board
COMPOSITE
20.2
20.4
20.6
20.8
21.0
21.2
21.4
21.6
21.8
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
WCU Average
National Average
Average of Composite ACT Scores First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
ACT Score Distribution*First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013330 - 340 0 % - 0 % - -320 - 329 1 % 2 % 2 % 3 % 2 %310 - 319 5 % 9 % 6 % 11 % 10 %300 - 309 20 % 23 % 19 % 20 % 23 %290 - 299 27 % 27 % 29 % 23 % 21 %280 - 289 12 % 14 % 14 % 15 % 13 %270 - 279 3 % 2 % 1 % 2 % 3 %260 - 269 - 0 % 0 % 0 % -Not Reporting 38 % 34 % 37 % 40 % 40 %
Average Score 297 298 298 299 299
Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013165 - 170 2 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 1 % 165 - 170 0 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 1 %160 - 164 5 % 8 % 6 % 7 % 8 % 160 - 164 1 % 2 % 2 % 2 % 2 %155 - 159 11 % 16 % 14 % 17 % 15 % 155 - 159 5 % 4 % 5 % 8 % 7 %150 - 154 22 % 23 % 22 % 18 % 15 % 150 - 154 10 % 12 % 9 % 13 % 15 %145 - 149 18 % 19 % 20 % 18 % 19 % 145 - 149 21 % 26 % 21 % 25 % 23 %140 - 144 9 % 9 % 7 % 9 % 9 % 140 - 144 23 % 22 % 27 % 19 % 18 %135 - 139 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 135 - 139 7 % 9 % 7 % 6 % 5 %130 - 134 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % - 130 - 134 2 % 1 % 0 % 1 % 1 %Not Reporting 48 % 47 % 49 % 52 % 54 % Not Reporting 37 % 30 % 35 % 36 % 37 %
Average Score 151 152 152 152 151 Average Score 146 146 146 147 147
* Cells with a - have no data. Cells with 0% have data, but less than 1%.
TOTAL
VERBAL QUANTITATIVE
290
295
300
305
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
WCU Average
Average of Total GRE ScoresNew Graduate Students
GRE Score Distribution*New Graduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEQUALITY INDICATORS
Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013700 - 800 - 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 %600 - 699 1 % 1 % 2 % 1 % 1 %500 - 599 3 % 2 % 4 % 4 % 2 %400 - 499 5 % 4 % 4 % 3 % 3 %300 - 399 1 % 1 % 0 % 1 % 1 %200 - 299 0 % - 0 % - 0 %Not Reporting 90 % 92 % 90 % 91 % 93 %
Average Score 535 532 542 525 512
Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Score Range 2009 2010 2011 2012 201350 - 60 - - - - - 50 - 60 - - - - -40 - 49 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 40 - 49 1 % 1 % 2 % 2 % 1 %30 - 39 4 % 3 % 5 % 4 % 4 % 30 - 39 4 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 3 %20 - 29 5 % 5 % 3 % 5 % 3 % 20 - 29 5 % 3 % 4 % 3 % 3 %10 - 19 0 % 1 % 0 % 1 % 1 % 10 - 19 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 %0 - 9 - - - - - 0 - 9 0 % - - - -Not Reporting 90 % 90 % 91 % 89 % 91 % Not Reporting 89 % 91 % 89 % 90 % 92 %
Average Score 49 47 48 47 49 Average Score 49 49 47 48 50
* Cells with a - have no data. Cells with 0% have data, but less than 1%.
TOTAL
VERBAL QUANTITATIVE
350
400
450
500
550
600
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
WCU Average
Average of Total GMAT ScoresNew Graduate Students
GMAT Score Distribution*New Graduate Students
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ACADEMIC PROFILEGRADUATION AND RETENTION
Degrees Conferred Undergraduate
College 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 College of Arts and Sciences 379 381 364 462 425 College of Business 292 307 266 235 234 College of Education and Allied Professions 267 374 210 259 247 College of Fine and Performing Arts 101 108 114 106 153 College of Health and Human Sciences 374 443 428 478 506 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 131 140 128 113 102 Degrees Conferred Total 1,544 1,753 1,510 1,653 1,667
College of Arts and Sciences (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
College of Arts and Sciences 0 1 1 14 12 International Studies (30.2001) - - 1 9 8 Special Studies, Arts and Sciences (24.0101) - 1 - 5 4
Anthropology and Sociology 43 43 54 60 52 Anthropology (45.0201) 16 24 32 30 34 Sociology (45.1101) 27 19 22 30 18
Biology 51 30 37 54 43 Biology (26.0101) 49 28 35 49 41 Science Education, Biology (13.1316) 2 2 2 5 2
Chemistry and Physics 22 23 35 39 33 Chemistry (4+1) (40.0501) 3 1 1 2 1 Chemistry (40.0501) 16 10 16 11 17 Chemistry ACS Approved (40.0501) 1 - - - - Environmental Science (03.0104) 1 10 6 11 4 Forensic Science (40.0510) - - 10 13 8 Science Education - Chemistry (13.1316) 1 1 1 - 3 Science Education - Physics (13.1316) - 1 1 2 -
EEnglish 52 51 46 60 68 English (23.0101) 30 40 32 39 56 English (Humanities) (23.0101) 5 1 2 1 - Secondary Education - English (13.1305) 17 10 12 20 12
Geosciences and Natural Resources 15 23 19 36 25 Geology (40.0601) 3 9 7 13 9 Natural Resource Management (03.0201) 11 14 12 20 16 Science Education - Earth Sciences (13.1316) 1 - - 3 -
History 63 48 47 53 56 History (54.0101) 49 39 32 43 43 Secondary Education - Social Sciences (13.1318) 12 9 15 10 13 Social Sciences (45.0101) 2 - - - -
aMathematics and Computer Science 29 46 24 46 40 Computer Science (11.0701) 9 7 7 11 11 Mathematics (27.0101) 12 22 8 18 15 Mathematics (4+1) (27.0101) - 3 5 6 5 Secondary Education - Mathematics (13.1311) 8 14 4 11 9
Modern Foreign Languages 12 18 19 14 9 German (16.0501) 1 - 2 1 - German (Humanities) (16.0501) - 1 - 1 - Secondary Education - Spanish (13.1330) 1 2 1 - 1 Spanish (16.0905) 10 14 15 12 8 Spanish (Humanities) (16.0905) - 1 1 - -
PPhilosophy and Religion 10 11 15 5 14
Philosophy (38.0101) 7 11 13 5 14 Philosophy (Humanities) (38.0101) 3 - 2 - -
Communication 62 68 40 49 50 Communication (09.0101) 62 67 39 49 50 Communication (Humanities) (09.0101) - 1 1 - -
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Political Science and Public Affairs 20 19 27 32 23 Political Science (45.1001)
20 19 27 32 23
College of Business (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, and Economics 74 73 78 67 70
Accounting (52.0301) 30 35 34 31 31 Computer Information Systems (52.1201) 24 23 25 20 23 Finance (52.0801) 20 15 19 16 16
Business Administration and Law and Sport Management 56 69 56 55 53 Business Administration BSBA (52.0201) - 2 - 1 - Business Administration and Law (52.0201) 33 36 27 31 29 Sport Management (31.0504) 23 31 29 23 24
Entrepreneurship, Sales and Marketing, and Hospitality and Tourism 125 129 105 91 82 Entrepreneurship (52.0701) 7 13 23 27 29 Entrepreneurship (52.1499) 58 28 19 13 9 Hospitality Management (52.0901) 27 37 30 23 29 Marketing (52.1401) 33 51 33 28 15
Global Management and Strategy 37 36 27 21 27 International Business (52.1101) 6 4 3 2 - Management (52.0201) 31 32 24 19 27
College of Education and Allied Professions (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 College of Education and Allied Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Special Studies, Education and Allied Professions (24.0101) - - - - -
=Human Services 53 80 36 43 33 Birth-Kindergarten (13.1209) 33 50 18 17 14 Parks and Recreation Management (31.0301) 20 30 18 26 19
Psychology 56 40 54 72 92 Psychology (42.0101) 56 40 54 72 92
Teaching and Learning 158 254 120 144 122 Elementary Education (13.1202) 80 89 80 93 63 Middle Grades Education - Jamaican Students (13.1203) 35 110 - - - Middle Grades Education - Language Arts and Social Sciences (13.1203) 3 2 4 4 3 Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Language Arts (13.1203) - - 2 - 1 Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Science (13.1203) 3 5 3 7 8 Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Social Science (13.1203) 1 - 1 2 1 Middle Grades Education - Science and Language Arts (13.1203) - 4 - - - Middle Grades Education - Science and Social Science (13.1203) 1 - 2 3 2 Physical Education (13.1314) 24 24 16 10 - Special Education - Learning Disabled and Mentally Retarded (13.1001) 11 20 12 14 19
College of Fine and Performing Arts (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
College of Fine and Performing Arts 1 0 0 0 0 Special Studies, Fine and Performing Arts (24.0101) 1 - - - -
Art and Design 53 46 64 41 64
Art (50.0701) 5 - 6 6 14 Art (50.0702) 22 18 29 16 24 Art (Humanities) (50.0701) - - - - - Art Education (13.1302) 7 7 6 7 8 Interior Design (50.0408) 19 21 23 12 18
uMusic 29 35 28 43 49 Music (50.0901) 5 6 9 3 3 Music (50.0903) 8 11 11 19 28 Music Education (13.1312) 16 18 8 21 18
Stage and Screen 18 27 22 22 40 Motion Picture and Television (09.0799) 9 10 10 10 13 Speech and Theatre Arts (50.0501) 4 1 - - - Theatre (50.0501) 5 9 7 7 14 Theatre Arts (50.0501) - 7 5 5 13
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College of Health and Human Sciences (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 College of Health and Human Sciences
Culturally-based Native Health Certificate (05.0202)
Special Studies, Health and Human Sciences (24.0101) 0 1
- - - 1
0 1 - - - 1
1 - 1
Communication Sciences and Disorders 17 8 21 17 21
Communication Sciences and Disorders (51.0201) 17 8 21 17 21
Criminology and Criminal Justice 130 160 132 182 166 Criminal Justice (43.0104) 112 142 103 162 143 Emergency and Disaster Management (44.0401) 15 18 29 20 23 Emergency Management (44.0401) - - - - - Public Safety and Security Management (44.0401) - - - - -
Health Sciences 99 128 102 115 112 Athletic Training Sports Medicine (51.0913) 8 12 6 7 15 Clinical Laboratory Sciences (51.1005) 11 12 - - - Emergency Medical Care (51.0904) 11 27 13 29 30 Environmental Health (51.2202) 12 19 16 14 16 Health Information Administration (51.0706) 13 13 17 9 10 Nutrition and Dietetics (51.3101) 26 32 25 21 17 Recreational Therapy (51.2309) 18 13 25 35 24
Nursing 90 106 136 120 138 Nursing - RN to BSN Track (51.3801) 35 42 58 51 73 Nursing - RN to MS(N) Track (51.3801) 2 8 8 - 2 Nursing (51.3801) 53 56 70 69 63
Social Work 38 40 37 43 68
Social Work (44.0701) 38 40 37 43 68
Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 0 1 0 0 0
Special Studies, Kimmel School (24.0101) - 1 - - -
Construction Management Construction Management (15.1001)
EEngineering and Technology 66 68 54 66 68 Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (15.0303) 17 14 12 16 14 Electrical Engineering (14.1001) 10 8 2 11 8 Engineering Technology (15.0000) 37 46 40 39 46 Telecommunications Engineering Technology (15.0303) 2 - - - -
*Program cross listed with Chemistry and Physics and Geosciences departments **Discontinued Program
65 71 74 47 34 65 71 74 47 34
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Degrees ConferredGraduate
College 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013College of Arts and Sciences 76 77 83 88 80College of Business 141 126 138 117 95College of Education and Allied Professions 253 203 242 209 228College of Fine and Performing Arts 15 11 18 18 12College of Health and Human Sciences 110 108 139 126 172Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 20 16 22 32 8Degrees Conferred Total 615 541 642 590 595
College of Arts and Sciences (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013Biology 12 10 10 20 13
2-Year College Teaching - Biology (13.1322) 1 1 - - -Biology (26.0101) 7 6 8 11 13Biology Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 2 2 2 8 -Comprehensive Education - Biology (13.0101) 2 1 - 1 -
Chemistry and Physics 12 5 6 5 4Chemistry (40.0501) 10 5 5 5 4Chemistry Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 1 - 1 - -Comprehensive Education - Chemistry (13.0101) 1 - - - -
English 20 28 23 22 272-Year College Teaching - English (13.1305) - - 1 - -Comprehensive Education - English (13.0101) - 2 - 2 2English (23.0101) 12 13 13 16 17English Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 6 7 5 3 2Professional Writing (23.0101) - 1 1 - -Teaching English as a Second Language or Foreign Language (13.1401) 2 5 3 1 6
History 6 10 14 14 12Comprehensive Education - Social Sciences (13.0101) - 2 2 - -History (54.0101) 4 5 9 9 11Social Sciences Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 2 3 3 5 1
Mathematics and Computer Science 5 7 13 6 122-Year College Teaching - Mathematics (13.1311) 1 1 1 - -Applied Mathematics (27.0301) 2 5 4 6 6Comprehensive Education - Mathematics (13.0101) - - 2 - 6Mathematics Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 2 1 6 - -
Political Science and Public Affairs 21 19 19 17 12Public Affairs (44.0401) 21 19 19 17 12
College of Business (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, and Economics 15 22 26 28 22
Accountancy (52.0301) 15 22 26 28 22
Business Administration and Law and Sport Management 10 1 0 0 0Sport Management (31.0504) 10 1 - - -
College of Business 0 0 0 0 0Business Administration (52.0201) 37 32 36 31 40
Entrepreneurship, Sales and Marketing, and Hospitality and Tourism 0 0 0 0 0Entrepreneurship (52.1499) 26 19 20 21 13
Global Management and Strategy 53 52 56 37 20Project Management (52.0299) 50 51 56 37 20Project Mgt Cert - MBA - Dist (52.0201) 3 1 - - -
ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION
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College of Education and Allied Professions (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013Human Services 156 104 157 121 138
2-Year College Teaching - Multidisciplinary Studies (13.9999) 3 1 2 - -Birth-Kindergarten (13.1299) 1 2 - - -Clinical Mental Health Counseling (13.1102) - - 6 13 22College Student Personnel (13.1102) 9 4 21 11 8Community Counseling (13.1102) 13 16 3 - -Comprehensive Education - Birth-Kindergarten (13.0101) - - 3 - -Educational Administration - 2-Year College (13.0407) 24 14 12 5 2Educational Leadership (13.0401) 16 9 10 2 3Educational Supervision (13.0404) 59 1 - - -Human Resource Development (52.1001) 16 22 39 29 31School Administration (13.0401) - 28 45 50 36School Counseling (13.1101) 15 7 16 11 15
Psychology 17 22 13 15 19General Psychology (42.0101) 12 13 9 10 14School Psychology (42.2805) 5 9 4 5 5
Teaching and Learning 80 75 70 73 712-Year College Teaching - Physical Education (13.1314) 1 2 - 1 -Comprehensive Education - Elementary Education (13.0101) 16 11 5 5 7Comprehensive Education - Middle Grades, Language Arts (13.0101) - - - 2 1Comprehensive Education - Middle Grades, Mathematics (13.0101) 1 2 - 3 4Comprehensive Education - Middle Grades, Science (13.0101) - 3 1 - 1Comprehensive Education - Physical Education (13.0101) 5 1 5 3 1Comprehensive Education - Reading (13.0101) 2 - - - -Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Behaviorally Disabled (13.0101) 3 - 2 1 -Comprehensive Education - Special Education, General (13.1299) - - 1 1 5Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Learning Disabilities (13.0101) 3 1 6 1 1Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Mental Retardation (13.0101) - - - - -Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Severe/Profound Disabilities (13.0101) 6 1 4 1 -Middle Grades Education - Language Arts (13.1299) 1 1 2 1 -Middle Grades Education - Mathematics (13.1299) 1 3 1 1 1Middle Grades Education - Science (13.1299) 3 3 3 - -Middle Grades Education - Social Studies (13.1299) 1 - - 1 -Physical Education, K-12 (13.1299) 2 6 4 5 3Special Education - Behavioral Disorder (13.1299) 2 2 2 1 1Special Education - Learning Disabilities and Mental Retardation (13.1299) 18 8 11 9 6Special Education - Severe/Profound Disabilities (13.1299) 4 5 1 1 -Teaching English as a Second Language (13.0101) 1 - 1 - 3Teaching English as a Second Language (13.1299) 1 5 5 6 3
College of Fine and Performing Arts (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013Art and Design 8 8 11 9 10
Art Education, K-12 (13.1299) 5 2 7 3 1Comprehensive Education - Art (13.0101) - - - 2 1Fine Arts (50.0702) 3 6 4 4 8
Music 7 3 7 9 2Comprehensive Education - Music (13.0101) 2 - 2 3 -Music (50.0903) 2 3 4 5 1Music Education, K-12 (13.1299) 3 - 1 1 1
ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION
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College of Health and Human Science (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013College of Health and Human Science 0 0 0 0 0
Culturally-based Native Health Certificate (05.0202) - - - 2 -
Communication Sciences and Disorders 25 21 24 21 32Communication Sciences and Disorders (51.0201) 25 21 24 21 32
Health Sciences 6 12 36 18 21Health Science (51.0701) 6 12 36 18 7
Nursing 29 29 33 34 45Family Nurse Practitioner (51.3801) 10 13 9 10 13Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate (51.3801) - 1 - - -Nurse Anesthesia (51.3801) 10 9 13 13 10Nurse Educator (51.3801) 9 2 5 3 18Nurse Educator Certificate (51.3801) - - 1 - -
Physical Therapy 27 28 25 29 26Physical Therapy (51.2308) 27 28 25 29 26
Social Work 23 18 21 24 48Social Work (44.0701) 17 12 15 19 31Social Work - Advanced Standing (44.0701) - - - - -
Kimmel School of Construction Management & Technology (CIP) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013Construction Management 10 13 14 22 4
Construction Management (15.1001) 10 13 14 22 4
Engineering and Technology 10 3 8 10 4Technology (15.0612) 10 3 8 10 4
ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION
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