Dr. Jeff Orgera, Senior Asst. Vice President, Student Affairs
Catalina Carlos, Associate Director, Recruitment
Campus Support
Enrollment and Retention
Student Advocacy and Learning Support
Student Involvement
Student Services
Extraordinary Impact
Fast Facts:
• $171M Budget
• Employ 15% of all UA staff
• Employ 50% of all student
workers
• Auxiliaries contribute nearly half
of all money to institutional
administrative service change
pool
Enrolling Extraordinary Students
• Total university enrollment up by about 500
students over last year at approximately 40,700
• UA freshmen diversity is 41.3%
• New/returning undergraduate students are
expected to be approximately 9,500.• Freshmen: Approximately 6,900*• Transfers: Approximately 2,000• Returning: Approximately 600
Enrolling Extraordinary Students
Freshmen AveragesGPA: 3.4SAT: 1114 (M&CR)ACT: 24Ethnic Diversity: 41%Resident: 61% Honors College FreshmenApproximately 900 studentsGPA: 3.82SAT: 1321
Transfer DetailsEthnic Diversity: 41.9%Resident: 78%
The University of Arizona is performing better than average in terms of :• Cost• Graduations Rates• Starting Salary after graduation• Debt at time of graduation• Percentage of students receiving Pell grant
UA = Best ROI in AZ
Excellent Alumni Network – Wildcat for Life
Real-world ready upon graduation
Degree Tracker
100% Student Engagement
Recruit with the End in Mind
The Wildcat Promise
• Apply by October 1
• Apply by November 1
• Apply after November 1
• Get notification on November 1!
• Get notification on December 1!
• Rolling admissions through May 1
Retaining Extraordinary Students
Retention Rates 2010 2011 2012 2013
(FTFT) Freshmen 77.2% 77.1% 80.1% 81.0%*
Residents 78.9% 79.9% 82.6%
Non Residents 74.5% 71.8% 75.8%
Ethnic Minority 74.9% 72.0% 79.3%
Transfers 74.3% 75.1% 79.1%
Graduation Rates
Four-Year 35.3% 39.8% 40.1%
Six-Year 59.8% 61.4% 61.3%
*Point-in-Time as of 8/14/13
Exceptional Highlights: THINK TANK
Used by 40% of freshmenExpanded to 4 locations
52,500+ hours of comprehensive academic support to students
In 4 years, THINK TANK has become an incubator for innovative academic support programs• Comprehensive tutoring• Writing and math support• Supplemental Instruction• Targeted learning support for
students in Schedule for Success (S4S)
• Partnership with CLAS ACC to support students on academic probation
• Engineering Math support• And more…
Exceptional Highlights: MAP-Works
What It Does• Provides opportunities for more intentional
conversations with students
• Allows us to identify our “at-risk” students earlier in the semester
• Provides opportunities to improve communication and eliminate duplicative efforts between departments
• Allows us to check back with students for point in time interventions
MAP-Works Pilot • 2,000 students in the cohort
• Over 400 student responses (20%) in less than a week
Institutional Data
Survey Data
Performance / Outcomes
Things to look for:
Never Settle
100% Engagement
UA Bridge Program: Transfer Goals!
Undergrad online education
Degree Search
Degree Tracker
HS Counselor Board
Bear Down Scholars Program