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2012 FACT BOOK2 2012 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: Undergraduate Students ..................................................9 Race, Load, and Gender: New Graduate Students.................................................10 Race, Load, and Gender: Graduate Students .........................................................11 Race, Load, and Gender: All Students...................................................................12 All NC Student Origin Distribution Map...............................................................13 All USA Student Origin Distribution Map ............................................................14 All World Student Origin Distribution Map..........................................................15 Transfer Institutions of Origins: Undergraduate Students .....................................16 Enrollment Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees: First-Time Freshman ............................18 Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees: Transfer Students..................................19 Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees: Graduate Students.................................20 Enrolled Credit Hours: Undergraduate Students ...................................................21 Enrolled Credit Hours: Graduate Students ............................................................22 Enrolled Credit Hours: All Students ......................................................................23 Headcount Enrollment: Undergraduate Students...................................................24 Headcount Enrollment: Graduate Students............................................................25 Headcount Enrollment: All Students .....................................................................26 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 3 Student Profile Enrollment Student Housing: All Students...............................................................................27 Credit Load: Undergraduate Students....................................................................28 Credit Load: Graduate Students.............................................................................29 Credit Load: All Students ......................................................................................30 Quality Indicators High School GPA: First-Time Full-Time Freshman .............................................31 High School GPA: Undergraduate Transfer Students ...........................................32 Institutional GPA: Undergraduate Students...........................................................33 Undergraduate GPA: New Graduate Students.......................................................34 Institutional GPA: Graduate Students....................................................................35 High School Rank: First-Time Full-Time Freshman.............................................36 Average of Combined SAT Scores: First-Time Full-Time Freshman...................37 Average of Composite ACT Scores: First-Time Full-Time Freshman .................38 Average of Total GRE Scores: New Graduate Students .......................................39 Average of Total GMAT Scores: New Graduate Students....................................40 Graduation and Retention Degrees Conferred: Undergraduate .......................................................................41 Degrees Conferred: Graduate ................................................................................44 4 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Below 18 218 3 % 220 3 % 182 2 % 18 1,341 18 % 1,381 18 % 1,437 18 % 19 1,301 17 % 1,254 16 % 1,379 17 % 20 1,156 15 % 1,294 17 % 1,239 16 % 21 978 13 % 1,070 14 % 1,222 15 % 22 593 8 % 538 7 % 588 7 % 23 274 4 % 261 3 % 271 3 % 24 190 3 % 190 2 % 192 2 % 25 141 2 % 123 2 % 138 2 % 26-30 437 6 % 435 6 % 456 6 % 31-35 280 4 % 288 4 % 292 4 % 36-40 237 3 % 232 3 % 219 3 % 41-50 265 4 % 246 3 % 277 3 % 51-60 82 1 % 89 1 % 76 1 % 61 and Older 10 0 % 6 0 % 11 0 % Did Not Report 0 0 % 0 0 % 0 0 % Total 7,503 100 % 7,627 100 % 7,979 100 % Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Age Distribution Undergraduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 5 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Below 20 0 0 % 3 0 % 2 0 % 21-25 462 24 % 417 24 % 389 24 % 26-30 478 25 % 444 26 % 397 24 % 31-35 307 16 % 299 17 % 306 19 % 36-40 231 12 % 183 11 % 194 12 % 41-50 282 15 % 260 15 % 223 14 % 51-60 134 7 % 107 6 % 108 7 % 61 and Older 10 1 % 12 1 % 10 1 % Did Not Report 0 0 % 0 0 % 0 0 % Total 1,904 100 % 1,725 100 % 1,629 100 % Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Age Distribution Graduate Students 6 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Below 18 218 2 % 220 2 % 182 2 % 18 1,341 14 % 1,381 15 % 1,437 15 % 19 1,301 14 % 1,254 13 % 1,379 14 % 20 1,156 12 % 1,297 14 % 1,241 13 % 21 992 11 % 1,089 12 % 1,239 13 % 22 672 7 % 612 7 % 680 7 % 23 411 4 % 368 4 % 380 4 % 24 313 3 % 288 3 % 280 3 % 25 250 3 % 242 3 % 221 2 % 26-30 915 10 % 879 9 % 853 9 % 31-35 587 6 % 587 6 % 598 6 % 36-40 468 5 % 415 4 % 413 4 % 41-50 547 6 % 506 5 % 500 5 % 51-60 216 2 % 196 2 % 184 2 % 61 and Older 20 0 % 18 0 % 21 0 % Did Not Report 0 0 % 0 0 % 0 0 % Total 9,407 100 % 9,352 100 % 9,608 100 % Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Age Distribution All Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 7 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 12 55 18 2 0 13 563 31 4 698 0.8 % 3.5 % 1.2 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.8 % 36.3 % 2.0 % 0.3 % 45.0 % Female 12 49 46 5 0 5 684 48 4 853 0.8 % 3.2 % 3.0 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 0.3 % 44.1 % 3.1 % 0.3 % 55.0 % Grand Total 24 104 64 7 0 18 1247 79 8 1551 1.5 % 6.7 % 4.1 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 80.4 % 5.1 % 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 8 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 4 21 7 1 0 10 341 14 7 405 0.5 % 2.5 % 0.8 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 41.3 % 1.7 % 0.8 % 49.1 % Full-Time 2 19 6 0 0 10 229 13 5 284 0.2 % 2.3 % 0.7 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 27.8 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 34.4 % Part-Time 2 2 1 1 0 0 112 1 2 121 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 13.6 % 0.1 % 0.2 % 14.7 % Female 6 27 12 4 0 22 332 9 8 420 0.7 % 3.3 % 1.5 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 2.7 % 40.2 % 1.1 % 1.0 % 50.9 % Full-Time 3 15 9 3 0 21 204 8 5 268 0.4 % 1.8 % 1.1 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 2.5 % 24.7 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 32.5 % Part-Time 3 12 3 1 0 1 128 1 3 152 0.4 % 1.5 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 15.5 % 0.1 % 0.4 % 18.4 % Grand Total 10 48 19 5 0 32 673 23 15 825 1.2 % 5.8 % 2.3 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 3.9 % 81.6 % 2.8 % 1.8 % 100.0 % Full-Time 5 34 15 3 0 31 433 21 10 552 0.6 % 4.1 % 1.8 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 3.8 % 52.5 % 2.5 % 1.2 % 66.9 % Part-Time 5 14 4 2 0 1 240 2 5 273 0.6 % 1.7 % 0.5 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 29.1 % 0.2 % 0.6 % 33.1 % * 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 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 9 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 4 21 7 1 0 10 341 14 7 405 0.5 % 2.5 % 0.8 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 41.3 % 1.7 % 0.8 % 49.1 % Full-Time 2 19 6 0 0 10 229 13 5 284 0.2 % 2.3 % 0.7 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 27.8 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 34.4 % Part-Time 2 2 1 1 0 0 112 1 2 121 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 13.6 % 0.1 % 0.2 % 14.7 % Female 6 27 12 4 0 22 332 9 8 420 0.7 % 3.3 % 1.5 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 2.7 % 40.2 % 1.1 % 1.0 % 50.9 % Full-Time 3 15 9 3 0 21 204 8 5 268 0.4 % 1.8 % 1.1 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 2.5 % 24.7 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 32.5 % Part-Time 3 12 3 1 0 1 128 1 3 152 0.4 % 1.5 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 15.5 % 0.1 % 0.4 % 18.4 % Grand Total 10 48 19 5 0 32 673 23 15 825 1.2 % 5.8 % 2.3 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 3.9 % 81.6 % 2.8 % 1.8 % 100.0 % Full-Time 5 34 15 3 0 31 433 21 10 552 0.6 % 4.1 % 1.8 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 3.8 % 52.5 % 2.5 % 1.2 % 66.9 % Part-Time 5 14 4 2 0 1 240 2 5 273 0.6 % 1.7 % 0.5 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 29.1 % 0.2 % 0.6 % 33.1 % * 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 10 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 2 12 8 4 0 10 184 4 0 224 0.3 % 1.9 % 1.3 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 1.6 % 29.4 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 35.8 % Full-Time 1 3 3 1 0 4 78 1 0 91 0.2 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.6 % 12.5 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 14.6 % Part-Time 1 9 5 3 0 6 106 3 0 133 0.2 % 1.4 % 0.8 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 1.0 % 17.0 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 21.3 % Female 3 13 5 2 0 26 347 5 0 401 0.5 % 2.1 % 0.8 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 4.2 % 55.5 % 0.8 % 0.0 % 64.2 % Full-Time 3 6 4 1 0 3 179 2 0 198 0.5 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.5 % 28.6 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 31.7 % Part-Time 0 7 1 1 0 23 168 3 0 203 0.0 % 1.1 % 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 3.7 % 26.9 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 32.5 % Grand Total 5 25 13 6 0 36 531 9 0 625 0.8 % 4.0 % 2.1 % 1.0 % 0.0 % 5.8 % 85.0 % 1.4 % 0.0 % 100.0 % Full-Time 4 9 7 2 0 7 257 3 0 289 0.6 % 1.4 % 1.1 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 1.1 % 41.1 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 46.2 % Part-Time 1 16 6 4 0 29 274 6 0 336 0.2 % 2.6 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 4.6 % 43.8 % 1.0 % 0.0 % 53.8 % * 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 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 11 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 5 31 17 9 0 24 444 11 2 543 0.3 % 1.9 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 1.5 % 27.3 % 0.7 % 0.1 % 33.3 % Full-Time 2 6 6 1 0 10 161 4 0 190 0.1 % 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.6 % 9.9 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 11.7 % Part-Time 3 25 11 8 0 14 283 7 2 353 0.2 % 1.5 % 0.7 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 0.9 % 17.4 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 21.7 % Female 10 41 23 9 0 72 909 15 7 1086 0.6 % 2.5 % 1.4 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 4.4 % 55.8 % 0.9 % 0.4 % 66.7 % Full-Time 7 16 10 3 0 10 382 8 1 437 0.4 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.6 % 23.4 % 0.5 % 0.1 % 26.8 % Part-Time 3 25 13 6 0 62 527 7 6 649 0.2 % 1.5 % 0.8 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 3.8 % 32.4 % 0.4 % 0.4 % 39.8 % Grand Total 15 72 40 18 0 96 1353 26 9 1629 0.9 % 4.4 % 2.5 % 1.1 % 0.0 % 5.9 % 83.1 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 100.0 % Full-Time 9 22 16 4 0 20 543 12 1 627 0.6 % 1.4 % 1.0 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 33.3 % 0.7 % 0.1 % 38.5 % Part-Time 6 50 24 14 0 76 810 14 8 1002 0.4 % 3.1 % 1.5 % 0.9 % 0.0 % 4.7 % 49.7 % 0.9 % 0.5 % 61.5 % * 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* Graduate Students 12 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 53 328 132 38 0 69 3496 105 42 4263 0.6 % 3.4 % 1.4 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 0.7 % 36.4 % 1.1 % 0.4 % 44.4 % Full-Time 45 284 112 25 0 53 2768 92 27 3406 0.5 % 3.0 % 1.2 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 0.6 % 28.8 % 1.0 % 0.3 % 35.4 % Part-Time 8 44 20 13 0 16 728 13 15 857 0.1 % 0.5 % 0.2 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.2 % 7.6 % 0.1 % 0.2 % 8.9 % Female 57 284 169 51 0 108 4468 153 55 5345 0.6 % 3.0 % 1.8 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 1.1 % 46.5 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 55.6 % Full-Time 44 221 142 35 0 44 3362 139 29 4016 0.5 % 2.3 % 1.5 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 0.5 % 35.0 % 1.4 % 0.3 % 41.8 % Part-Time 13 63 27 16 0 64 1106 14 26 1329 0.1 % 0.7 % 0.3 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.7 % 11.5 % 0.1 % 0.3 % 13.8 % Grand Total 110 612 301 89 0 177 7964 258 97 9608 1.1 % 6.4 % 3.1 % 0.9 % 0.0 % 1.8 % 82.9 % 2.7 % 1.0 % 100.0 % Full-Time 89 505 254 60 0 97 6130 231 56 7422 0.9 % 5.3 % 2.6 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 1.0 % 63.8 % 2.4 % 0.6 % 77.2 % Part-Time 21 107 47 29 0 80 1834 27 41 2186 0.2 % 1.1 % 0.5 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 0.8 % 19.1 % 0.3 % 0.4 % 22.8 % * 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 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 13 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS 1 - 10 Students 11 - 25 Students 26 - 100 Students 101 - 999 Students 1,000+ Students All Students Headcount Counties of Origin 4 17 5 27 9 17 1 11 4 0 0 1 7 6 25 2 4 9 1 1 0 1 2 68 1 29 4 19 14 73 38 34 74 31 19 7 466 23 76 3 6 40 12 85 17 11 48 0 73 17 12 11 28 222 8 210 84 7 17 52 9 55 130 45 3 123 353 44 227 509 96 54 29 209 65 35 34 21 197 180 238 184 135 102 28 165 56 62 385 731 251 133 85 996 334 39 14 55 155 16 14 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS 1 - 10 Students 11 - 25 Students 26 - 100 Students 101 - 999 Students 1,000+ Students States of Origin All Students Headcount © Daniel Dalet / d-maps.com 1 5 3 4 39 2 2 12 33 0 106 4 15 3 1 18 1 8,719 19 1 19 9 2 0 4 0 2 2 5 3 0 21 1 2 8 0 6 9 3 1 150 59 0 8 15 9 5 1 8 1 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 15 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS 1 - 10 Students 11 - 25 Students 26 - 100 Students 101 - 999 Students 1,000+ Students source: CIA World Fact Book (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html) Countries of Origin All Students Headcount 9,353 1 2 1 1 10 1 1 55 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 22 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 16 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Institution Type 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 62 54 75 52 77 370 378 492 455 502 34 48 37 42 37 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 169 147 182 158 176 104 145 4 72 1 742 773 792 784 795 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Appalachian 10 7 9 5 11 East Carolina 7 2 8 4 4 N.C. State 8 9 8 10 10 UNC-Asheville 7 6 8 5 6 UNC-Chapel Hill 4 0 5 2 1 UNC-Charlotte 11 17 9 10 15 UNC-Greensboro 6 4 6 4 11 Other N. C. Universities 9 9 22 12 19 Total 62 54 75 52 77 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Asheville-Buncombe 66 59 82 86 75 Blue Ridge 9 12 12 22 16 Caldwell 6 11 8 7 12 Catawba Valley 16 14 19 23 21 Central Piedmont 19 9 24 18 18 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 Forsyth 11 10 11 17 7 Gaston 13 13 21 14 13 Haywood 37 37 38 28 30 Isothermal 12 15 21 17 14 McDowell 8 6 5 5 4 NC Community and Technical Colleges NC Public Senior Universities NC Community and Technical Colleges NC Private Senior Universities NC Private Junior Colleges Other NC Institutions Other State Institutions Foreign Country Institutions Total NC Carolina Public Senior Institutions Transfer Institutions of Origin Undergraduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 17 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Mitchell 6 11 7 6 12 Sandhills 3 4 4 3 5 Southwestern 55 48 70 65 75 Surry 6 8 11 10 5 Tri-County 17 20 18 21 24 Wake 4 13 14 17 16 Western Piedmont 8 15 22 11 26 Wilkes 11 8 8 5 10 Other Community Colleges 63 65 97 80 119 Total 370 378 492 455 502 NC Private Senior Institutions 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Brevard 6 5 5 3 2 Campbell 2 3 4 3 2 Gardner-Webb 4 4 4 3 4 Lees-McRae 0 5 1 1 2 Lenoir Rhyne 4 2 3 1 5 Mars Hill 5 4 2 5 7 Montreat 3 2 3 2 1 Warren Wilson 1 4 1 1 0 Wingate 2 1 2 2 2 Other Private Senior Inst. 7 18 12 21 12 Total 34 48 37 42 37 Other States 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Alabama 7 3 7 4 4 Florida 20 16 24 10 20 Georgia 14 15 17 10 11 Kentucky 4 0 2 0 3 Maryland 7 3 4 2 3 New York 5 5 8 8 9 South Carolina 11 15 17 12 22 Tennessee 5 8 9 9 9 Virginia 3 5 5 10 12 Remaining States 93 77 89 93 83 Total 169 147 182 158 176 18 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total Applied 9,862 5,117 14,979 9,921 4,071 13,992 11,162 4,072 15,234 Male 4,144 2,029 4,124 1,553 4,686 1,579 Female 5,718 3,088 5,797 2,518 6,476 2,493 Accepted 4,563 46% 1,250 24% 5,813 39% 4,450 45% 958 24% 5,408 39% 4,738 42% 1,001 25% 5,739 38% Male 2,007 48% 492 24% 1,920 47% 360 23% 2,053 44% 373 24% Female 2,556 45% 758 25% 2,530 44% 598 24% 2,685 41% 628 25% Enrolled 1,302 29% 121 10% 1,423 24% 1,377 31% 131 14% 1,508 28% 1,393 29% 158 16% 1,551 10% Male 616 31% 60 12% 620 32% 44 12% 620 30% 78 21% Female 686 27% 61 8% 757 30% 87 15% 773 29% 80 13% * May not total 100% due to rounding errors. * The enrolled student data only includes full-time freshmen. The selectivity and yeild 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. 2010 2011 2012 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Applied Accepted Enrolled Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees* First-Time Freshmen 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 19 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total Applied 1,568 321 1,889 1,767 482 2,249 1,512 316 1,828 Male 719 154 747 195 703 123 Female 849 167 1,020 287 809 193 Accepted 1,103 70% 202 63% 1,305 69% 1,160 66% 342 71% 1,502 67% 1,096 72% 214 68% 1,310 72% Male 509 71% 97 63% 491 66% 131 67% 502 71% 74 60% Female 594 70% 105 63% 669 66% 211 74% 594 73% 140 73% Enrolled 712 65% 80 40% 792 61% 627 54% 157 46% 784 52% 727 66% 68 32% 795 61% Male 346 68% 48 49% 303 62% 71 54% 362 72% 35 47% Female 366 62% 32 30% 324 48% 86 41% 365 61% 33 24% * May not total 100% due to rounding errors. 2010 2011 2012 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Applied Accepted Enrolled Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees* Transfer Students 20 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total Applied 1,173 407 1,580 1,093 610 1,703 1,056 732 1,788 Male 363 138 347 196 352 236 Female 810 269 746 414 704 496 Accepted 853 73 % 210 52 % 1,063 67 % 767 70 % 287 47 % 1,054 62 % 682 65 % 260 36 % 942 53 % Male 268 74 % 73 53 % 250 72 % 101 52 % 238 68 % 93 39 % Female 585 72 % 137 51 % 517 69 % 186 45 % 444 63 % 167 34 % Enrolled 615 72 % 84 40 % 699 66 % 534 70 % 125 44 % 659 63 % 498 73 % 129 50 % 627 67 % Male 190 71 % 37 51 % 179 72 % 43 43 % 173 73 % 51 55 % Female 425 73 % 47 34 % 355 69 % 82 44 % 325 73 % 78 47 % * May not total 100% due to rounding errors. 2010 2011 2012 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Applied Accepted Enrolled Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees* Graduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 21 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 89,024 93,447 95,625 97,685 101,863 Distance 6,041 6,602 6,004 6,096 7,007 Total 95,065 100,049 101,629 103,781 108,870 0 10,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident Distance Enrolled Credit Hours Undergraduate Students 22 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 8,786 9,198 9,565 9,036 8,850 Distance 4,204 4,802 4,216 3,815 3,609 Total 12,990 14,000 13,781 12,851 12,459 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident Distance Enrolled Credit Hours Graduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 23 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 97,810 102,645 105,190 106,721 110,713 Distance 10,245 11,404 10,220 9,911 10,616 Total 108,055 114,049 115,410 116,632 121,329 0 10,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 120,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident Distance Enrolled Credit Hours All Students 24 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 6,091 6,367 6,533 6,663 6,982 Distance 1,050 1,091 978 970 1,002 Total 7,130 7,450 7,503 7,627 7,979 * 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 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Headcount Resident Headcount Distance Headcount Headcount Enrollment* Undergraduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 25 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 1,134 1,126 1,140 1,037 992 Distance 811 875 776 694 642 Total 1,920 1,979 1,904 1,725 1,629 * 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Headcount Resident Headcount Distance Headcount Headcount Enrollment* Graduate Students 26 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 7,225 7,493 7,673 7,700 7,974 Distance 1,861 1,966 1,754 1,664 1,644 Total 9,050 9,429 9,407 9,352 9,608 * 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Headcount Resident Headcount Distance Headcount Headcount Enrollment* All Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 27 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Unclassified Graduate Total Students Resident Housing 1,819 870 533 424 29 19 5,756 Greek Housing 9 46 64 38 1 0 3,694 Off-Campus Housing 288 642 1,116 1,947 153 1,610 158 Total Housing 2,116 1,558 1,713 2,409 183 1,629 9,608 Fall 2012 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Off-Campus Housing Resident Housing Greek Housing Student Housing All Students 28 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Full Time 5,815 6,175 6,301 6,464 6,795 Part Time 1,315 1,275 1,202 1,163 1,184 FTE 6,383 6,738 6,844 6,993 7,359 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 FTE Full-Time Part-Time Credit Load Undergraduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 29 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Full Time 596 677 682 650 627 Part Time 1,324 1,302 1,222 1,075 1,002 FTE 1,414 1,514 1,468 1,350 1,277 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 FTE Full-Time Part-Time Credit Load Graduate Students 30 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Full-Time 6,411 6,852 6,983 7,114 7,422 Part-Time 2,639 2,577 2,424 2,238 2,186 FTE 7,797 8,252 8,312 8,343 8,635 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 FTE Full-Time Part-Time Credit Load All Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 31 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum 4.00 5.52 5.00 5.38 5.61 3rd Quartile 3.95 3.86 3.92 4.00 4.00 Median 3.52 3.44 3.48 3.59 3.60 1st Quartile 3.09 3.07 3.07 3.21 3.23 Minimum 1.35 1.64 2.39 1.59 2.16 Mean 3.45 3.49 3.51 3.61 3.63 * In 2009, WCU began accepting weighted GPAs. 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 High School GPA* First-Time Full-Time Freshmen 32 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum 4.00 4.69 4.68 4.67 5.32 3rd Quartile 3.69 3.87 3.73 3.68 3.78 Median 3.19 3.46 3.35 3.25 3.37 1st Quartile 2.76 2.96 2.92 2.75 2.92 Minimum 1.32 1.38 1.45 1.35 1.56 Mean 3.17 3.39 3.31 3.22 3.33 * In 2009, WCU began accepting weighted GPAs. 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 High School GPA* Undergraduate Transfer Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 33 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3rd Quartile 3.56 3.59 3.59 3.57 3.57 Median 3.08 3.12 3.12 3.13 3.13 1st Quartile 2.55 2.59 2.59 2.62 2.64 Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mean 3.01 3.05 3.05 3.06 3.07 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Institutional GPA Undergraduate Students 34 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum - - 4.00 4.02 4.09 3rd Quartile - - 3.69 3.71 3.76 Median - - 3.37 3.40 3.48 1st Quartile - - 3.02 3.05 3.11 Minimum - - 1.43 1.89 2.04 Mean - - 3.32 3.35 3.41 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Undergraduate GPA New Graduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 35 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3rd Quartile 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Median 3.90 3.92 3.90 3.90 3.89 1st Quartile 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mean 3.75 3.76 3.77 3.77 3.79 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Institutional GPA Graduate Students 36 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Top Fifth 29 % 25 % 25 % 30 % 28 % Top 10% 13 % 11 % 11 % 14 % 12 % Second Fifth 29 % 31 % 31 % 31 % 32 % Third Fifth 23 % 26 % 24 % 23 % 22 % Fourth Fifth 11 % 11 % 11 % 9 % 9 % Last Fifth 1 % 1 % 2 % 1 % 1 % Did Not Report 7 % 6 % 7 % 6 % 8 % 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Top Fifth Second Fifth Third Fifth Fourth Fifth Bottom Fifth Did Not Report 2010 2011 2012 High School Rank First-Time Full-Time Freshmen High School Class Rank Distribution First-Time Full-Time Freshmen Top 10% 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 37 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1400 - 1600 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 1200 - 1399 11 % 10 % 10 % 10 % 9 % 1000 - 1199 45 % 46 % 45 % 44 % 42 % 800 - 999 39 % 40 % 39 % 39 % 35 % 600 - 799 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 400 - 599 - - - - - Not Reporting 3 % 2 % 5 % 7 % 14 % Average Score 1039 1033 1044 1042 1040 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 700 - 800 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 700 - 800 1 % 2 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 600 - 699 14 % 13 % 15 % 15 % 14 % 600 - 699 13 % 11 % 12 % 12 % 11 % 500 - 599 48 % 46 % 48 % 47 % 43 % 500 - 599 37 % 39 % 41 % 40 % 38 % 400 - 499 31 % 34 % 31 % 30 % 35 % 400 - 499 42 % 42 % 39 % 40 % 41 % 300 - 399 2 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 300 - 399 3 % 3 % 2 % 3 % 3 % 200 - 299 - - - - - 200 - 299 - 0 % - 0 % - Not Reporting 3 % 4 % 4 % 6 % 6 % Not Reporting 4 % 3 % 4 % 4 % 6 % Average Score 528 523 527 529 521 Average Score 511 510 517 512 510 * 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 WCU Average National Average Average of Combined SAT Scores First-Time Full-Time Freshmen SAT Score Distribution* First-Time Full-Time Freshmen 38 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 31 - 36 1 % 1 % 2 % 1 % 2 % 25 - 30 15 % 14 % 15 % 18 % 14 % 19 - 24 61 % 59 % 65 % 62 % 67 % 13 - 18 23 % 26 % 17 % 18 % 17 % 7 - 12 0 % - 1 % - - 1 - 6 - - - - - Not Reporting 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 0 % Average Score 20.9 20.7 21.5 21.6 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 WCU Average National Average Average of Composite ACT Scores First-Time Full-Time Freshmen ACT Score Distribution* First-Time Full-Time Freshmen 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 39 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1400 - 1600 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1200 - 1399 10 % 7 % 12 % 9 % 3 % 1000 - 1199 31 % 28 % 29 % 26 % 8 % 800 - 999 24 % 24 % 26 % 25 % 10 % 600 - 799 6 % 7 % 8 % 5 % 2 % 400 - 599 1 % 0 % 1 % 0 % - Not Reporting 27 % 33 % 23 % 34 % 76 % Average Score 1022 1008 1018 1015 1007 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 700 - 800 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 700 - 800 7 % 6 % 6 % 7 % 2 % 600 - 699 8 % 6 % 8 % 6 % 2 % 600 - 699 16 % 16 % 19 % 11 % 4 % 500 - 599 23 % 19 % 25 % 19 % 7 % 500 - 599 25 % 22 % 24 % 22 % 8 % 400 - 499 27 % 28 % 29 % 29 % 9 % 400 - 499 16 % 16 % 17 % 19 % 7 % 300 - 399 13 % 14 % 13 % 11 % 6 % 300 - 399 6 % 6 % 8 % 6 % 1 % 200 - 299 0 % 1 % 0 % - - 200 - 299 2 % 2 % 2 % 1 % 0 % Not Reporting 28 % 31 % 24 % 34 % 76 % Not Reporting 28 % 32 % 24 % 34 % 78 % Average Score 484 472 484 480 470 Average Score 537 536 535 534 537 * Cells with a - have no data. Cells with 0% have data, but less than 1%. TOTAL VERBAL QUANTITATIVE 960 970 980 990 1000 1010 1020 1030 1040 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 WCU Average Average of Total GRE Scores New Graduate Students GRE Score Distribution* New Graduate Students 40 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 700 - 800 - - 0 % 0 % - 600 - 699 3 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 0 % 500 - 599 4 % 3 % 2 % 4 % 1 % 400 - 499 5 % 5 % 4 % 4 % 1 % 300 - 399 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 200 - 299 1 % 0 % - 0 % - Not Reporting 85 % 90 % 92 % 90 % 98 % Average Score 489 490 492 526 498 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 50 - 60 - - - - - 50 - 60 - - - - - 40 - 49 1 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 0 % 40 - 49 2 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 0 % 30 - 39 7 % 4 % 3 % 6 % 1 % 30 - 39 4 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 1 % 20 - 29 6 % 5 % 5 % 4 % 2 % 20 - 29 8 % 5 % 3 % 4 % 1 % 10 - 19 1 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 10 - 19 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 - 9 - - - - - 0 - 9 1 % 0 % - - - Not Reporting 85 % 90 % 90 % 88 % 97 % Not Reporting 83 % 89 % 91 % 89 % 98 % Average Score 30 35 28 32 29 Average Score 27 34 30 31 30 * Cells with a - have no data. Cells with 0% have data, but less than 1%. TOTAL VERBAL QUANTITATIVE 350 400 450 500 550 600 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 WCU Average Average of Total GMAT Scores New Graduate Students GMAT Score Distribution* New Graduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 41 ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION Degrees Conferred Undergraduate College 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences 311 473 492 462 605 College of Business 268 314 340 291 261 College of Education and Allied Professions 233 244 275 233 292 College of Fine and Performing Arts 105 104 113 119 129 College of Health and Human Sciences 366 380 453 448 492 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 125 131 145 128 114 Degrees Conferred Total 1,408 1,646 1,818 1,681 1,893 College of Arts and Sciences (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences 0 0 1 3 24 International Studies (30.2001) - - - 3 18 Special Studies - Arts and Sciences (24.0101) - - 1 - 6 Anthropology and Sociology 37 51 53 65 75 Anthropology (45.0201) 19 17 26 37 35 Sociology (45.1101) 18 34 27 28 40 Biology 35 61 32 38 57 Biology (26.0101) 30 59 30 36 52 Science Education - Biology (13.1316) 5 2 2 2 5 Chemistry and Physics 22 28 33 37 50 Chemistry (4+1) (40.0501) - 3 1 1 3 Chemistry (40.0501) 18 22 12 16 14 Chemistry ACS Approved (40.0501) - 1 - - - Environmental Science (03.0104) 2 1 11 6 12 Forensic Science (40.0510) 1 - 7 12 19 Science Education - Chemistry (13.1316) 1 1 1 1 - Science Education - Physics (13.1316) - - 1 1 2 Communication 63 64 71 43 52 Communication (09.0101) 63 64 69 41 52 Communication (Humanities) (09.0101) - - 2 2 - English 37 58 59 52 82 English (23.0101) 23 32 47 35 53 English (Humanities) (23.0101) 4 9 2 4 2 Secondary Education - English (13.1305) 10 17 10 13 27 Geosciences and Natural Resources 18 15 23 19 37 Geology (40.0601) 7 3 9 7 14 Natural Resource Management (03.0201) 10 11 14 12 20 Science Education - Earth Sciences (13.1316) 1 1 - - 3 History 46 89 69 76 79 History (54.0101) 27 65 51 46 59 Secondary Education - Social Sciences (13.1318) 18 22 18 30 20 Social Sciences (45.0101) 1 2 - - - Mathematics and Computer Science 18 47 81 38 74 Computer Science (11.0701) 5 10 9 9 13 Mathematics (27.0101) 10 22 39 15 32 Mathematics (4+1) (27.0101) 1 - 4 5 7 Secondary Education - Mathematics (13.1311) 2 15 29 9 22 Modern Foreign Languages 13 18 31 35 25 German (16.0501) 2 2 - 5 3 German (Humanities) (16.0501) - - 2 - 2 Secondary Education - Spanish (13.1330) 4 1 2 1 - Spanish (16.0905) 6 15 25 27 20 Spanish (Humanities) (16.0905) 1 - 2 2 - 42 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION Philosophy and Religion 8 18 15 20 8 Philosophy (38.0101) 6 11 15 16 8 Philosophy (Humanities) (38.0101) 2 7 - 4 - Political Science and Public Affairs 14 24 24 36 42 Political Science (45.1001) 14 24 24 36 42 College of Business (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, and Economics 66 86 81 89 78 Accounting (52.0301) 29 33 38 39 38 Computer Information Systems (52.1201) 16 25 24 27 21 Finance (52.0801) 21 28 19 23 19 Business Administration and Law and Sport Management 63 59 74 59 60 Business Administration (52.0201) - - 4 - 2 Business Administration and Law (52.0201) 29 36 39 29 34 Sport Management (31.0504) 34 23 31 30 24 Entrepreneurship, Sales and Marketing, and Hospitality and Tourism 90 131 148 115 99 Entrepreneurship (52.0701) - 7 14 23 27 Entrepreneurship (52.1499) 28 61 34 20 15 Hospitality Management (52.0901) 29 29 41 33 24 Marketing (52.1401) 33 34 59 39 33 Global Management and Strategy 49 38 37 28 23 International Business (52.1101) 14 6 4 4 2 Management (52.0201) 35 32 33 24 21 College of Education and Allied Professions (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Education and Allied Professions 0 0 0 1 0 Special Studies - Education (24.0101) - - - 1 - Human Services 61 54 80 47 57 Birth-Kindergarten (13.1209) 34 33 50 29 31 Parks and Recreation Management (31.0301) 27 21 30 18 26 Psychology 52 66 49 64 91 Psychology (42.0101) 52 66 49 64 91 Teaching and Learning 120 124 146 121 144 Elementary Education (13.1202) 87 81 90 81 93 Middle Grades Education - Language Arts and Social Sciences (13.1203) 2 3 2 4 4 Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Language Arts (13.1203) 3 - - 2 - Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Science (13.1203) 3 3 5 3 7 Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Social Science (13.1203) 1 1 - 1 2 Middle Grades Education - Science and Language Arts (13.1203) - - 4 - - Middle Grades Education - Science and Social Science (13.1203) - 1 - 2 3 Physical Education (13.1314) 17 24 24 16 10 Special Education - Learning Disabled and Mentally Retarded (13.1001) 7 11 21 12 14 College of Fine and Performing Arts (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Fine and Performing Arts 0 1 0 0 0 Special Studies - Fine and Performing Arts (24.0101) - 1 - - - Art and Design 61 55 48 65 45 Art (50.0701) 1 7 - 6 6 Art (50.0702) 36 22 19 30 17 Art (Humanities) (50.0701) 1 - - - - Art Education (13.1302) 3 7 8 6 9 Interior Design (50.0408) 20 19 21 23 13 Music 29 29 37 31 61 Music (50.0901) 5 5 6 10 4 Music (50.0903) 11 8 12 12 28 Music Education (13.1312) 13 16 19 9 29 Stage and Screen 15 19 28 23 23 Motion Picture and Television (09.0799) 7 9 10 10 10 Speech and Theatre Arts (50.0501) 2 5 1 - - Theatre (50.0501) 6 5 10 7 7 Theatre Arts (50.0501) - - 7 6 6 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 43 ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION College of Health and Human Sciences (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Health and Human Sciences 0 0 1 0 1 Culturally-based Native Health Certificate (05.0202) - - - - - Special Studies - Health and Human Sciences (24.0101) - - 1 - 1 Communication Sciences and Disorders 22 17 8 24 17 Communication Sciences and Disorders (51.0201) 22 17 8 24 17 Criminology and Criminal Justice 133 133 165 145 192 Criminal Justice (43.0104) 117 117 147 115 172 Emergency and Disaster Management (44.0401) - 15 18 30 20 Emergency Management (44.0401) 3 - - - - Public Safety and Security Management (44.0401) 13 1 - - - Health Sciences 100 101 131 105 117 Athletic Training Sports Medicine (51.0913) 9 8 13 6 7 Clinical Laboratory Sciences (51.1005) 16 11 12 - - Emergency Medical Care (51.0904) 18 11 28 13 29 Environmental Health (51.2202) 11 13 20 18 15 Health Information Administration (51.0706) 7 13 13 17 9 Nutrition and Dietetics (51.3101) 20 26 32 25 21 Recreational Therapy (51.2309) 19 19 13 26 36 Nursing 81 90 106 136 120 Nursing - RN to BSN Track (51.3801) 33 35 42 58 51 Nursing - RN to MS(N) Track (Distance) (51.3801) - 2 8 8 - Nursing (51.3801) 48 53 56 70 69 Social Work 30 39 42 38 45 Social Work (44.0701) 30 39 42 38 45 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 0 0 1 0 0 Special Studies - Kimmel School (24.0101) - - 1 - - Construction Management 69 65 75 74 48 Construction Management (15.1001) 69 65 75 74 48 Engineering and Technology 56 66 69 54 66 Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (15.0303) 11 17 14 12 16 Electrical Engineering (14.1001) 3 10 9 2 11 Engineering Technology (15.0000) 37 37 46 40 39 Telecommunications Engineering Technology (15.0303) 5 2 - - - *Program cross listed with Chemistry and Physics and Geosciences departments **Discontinued Program 44 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION Degrees Conferred Graduate College 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences 71 76 80 85 88 College of Business 102 138 131 141 117 College of Education and Allied Professions 173 257 195 277 211 College of Fine and Performing Arts 16 15 11 18 18 College of Health and Human Sciences 100 110 105 137 120 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 15 20 16 22 32 Degrees Conferred Total 477 616 538 680 586 College of Arts and Sciences (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Biology 12 12 10 10 20 2-Year College Teaching - Biology (13.1322) 2 1 1 - - Biology (26.0101) 6 7 6 8 11 Biology Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 4 2 2 2 8 Comprehensive Education - Biology (13.0101) - 2 1 - 1 Chemistry and Physics 2 12 5 6 5 Chemistry (40.0501) 2 10 5 5 5 Chemistry Education, 9-12 (13.1299) - 1 - 1 - Comprehensive Education - Chemistry (13.0101) - 1 - - - English 25 20 29 23 22 2-Year College Teaching - English (13.1305) - - - 1 - Comprehensive Education - English (13.0101) 4 - 2 - 2 English (23.0101) 14 12 13 13 16 English Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 4 6 7 5 3 Professional Writing (23.0101) - - 2 1 - Teaching English as a Second Language or Foreign Language (13.1401) 3 2 5 3 1 History 16 6 10 14 15 Comprehensive Education - Social Sciences (13.0101) 2 - 2 2 - History (54.0101) 10 4 5 9 10 Social Sciences Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 4 2 3 3 5 Mathematics and Computer Science 5 5 7 13 6 2-Year College Teaching - Mathematics (13.1311) 1 1 1 1 - Applied Mathematics (27.0301) 2 2 5 4 6 Comprehensive Education - Mathematics (13.0101) 1 - - 2 - Mathematics Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 1 2 1 6 - Political Science and Public Affairs 11 21 19 19 17 Public Affairs (44.0401) 11 21 19 19 17 College of Business (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, and Economics 11 15 23 26 28 Accountancy (52.0301) 11 15 23 26 28 Business Administration and Law and Sport Management 1 10 1 0 0 Sport Management (31.0504) 1 10 1 - - College of Business 36 37 34 36 31 Business Administration (52.0201) 36 37 34 36 31 Entrepreneurship, Sales and Mkting, Hosp and Tourism 0 0 0 0 0 Entrepreneurship (52.1499) 30 26 19 21 21 Global Management and Strategy 24 50 54 58 37 Project Management (52.0299) 24 50 54 58 37 Project Mgt Cert - MBA - Dist (52.0201) - - - - - Master Business Adminstration 0 0 0 0 0 Business Administration (52.0201) 36 37 34 36 31 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 45 ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION College of Education and Allied Professions (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Human Services 97 164 104 199 123 2-Year College Teaching - Multidisciplinary Studies (13.9999) 4 3 1 2 - Birth-Kindergarten (13.1299) 2 1 2 - - Clinical Mental Health Counseling (13.1102) - - - 6 13 College Student Personnel (13.1102) 7 9 4 21 11 Community Counseling (13.1102) 12 13 16 3 - Comprehensive Education - Birth-Kindergarten (13.0101) 2 - - 3 - Educational Administration - 2-Year College (13.0407) 1 - - - - Educational Leadership (13.0401) 19 16 9 15 6 Educational Supervision (13.0404) 3 59 1 49 3 Human Resource Development (52.1001) 15 16 22 39 29 School Administration (13.0401) 20 32 42 45 50 School Counseling (13.1101) 12 15 7 16 11 Psychology 17 17 22 13 15 General Psychology (42.0101) 8 12 13 9 10 School Psychology (42.2805) 9 5 9 4 5 Teaching and Learning 59 76 69 65 73 2-Year College Teaching - Physical Education (13.1314) 1 1 2 - 1 Comprehensive Education - Elementary Education (13.0101) 11 16 11 5 5 Comprehensive Education - Middle Grades, Language Arts (13.0101) 2 - - - 2 Comprehensive Education - Middle Grades, Mathematics (13.0101) 3 1 2 - 3 Comprehensive Education - Middle Grades, Science (13.0101) - - 3 1 - Comprehensive Education - Physical Education (13.0101) 3 5 1 5 3 Comprehensive Education - Reading (13.0101) 2 2 - - - Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Behaviorally Disabled (13.0101) - 5 - 4 6 Comprehensive Education - Special Education, General (13.1299) - - - 1 1 Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Learning Disabilities (13.0101) 4 5 15 12 22 Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Mental Retardation (13.0101) - - 1 2 - Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Severe/Profound Disabilities (13.0101) 3 7 1 5 4 Middle Grades Education - Language Arts (13.1299) 1 1 1 2 1 Middle Grades Education - Mathematics (13.1299) 1 1 3 1 1 Middle Grades Education - Science (13.1299) 3 3 3 3 - Middle Grades Education - Social Studies (13.1299) - 1 - - 1 Physical Education, K-12 (13.1299) 2 2 6 4 5 Special Education - Behavioral Disorder (13.1299) 2 2 2 2 1 Special Education - Learning Disabilities and Mental Retardation (13.1299) 16 18 8 11 9 Special Education - Severe/Profound Disabilities (13.1299) 4 4 5 1 1 Teaching English as a Second Language (13.0101) - 1 - 1 - Teaching English as a Second Language (13.1299) 1 1 5 5 6 College of Fine and Performing Arts (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Art and Design 12 8 8 11 9 Art Education, K-12 (13.1299) 3 5 2 7 3 Comprehensive Education - Art (13.0101) 2 - - - 2 Fine Arts (50.0702) 7 3 6 4 4 Music 4 7 3 7 9 Comprehensive Education - Music (13.0101) 2 2 - 2 3 Music (50.0903) 2 2 3 4 5 Music Education, K-12 (13.1299) - 3 - 1 1 46 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION College of Health and Human Science (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Health and Human Science 0 0 1 3 2 Culturally-based Native Health Certificate (05.0202) - - 1 3 2 Communication Sciences and Disorders 22 25 21 24 21 Communication Sciences and Disorders (51.0201) 22 25 21 24 21 Health Sciences 10 6 12 36 18 Health Science (51.0701) 10 6 12 36 18 Nursing 28 29 25 28 26 Family Nurse Practitioner (51.3801) 19 10 13 9 10 Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate (51.3801) - - 1 - - Nurse Anesthesia (51.3801) - 10 9 13 13 Nurse Educator (51.3801) 9 9 2 5 3 Nurse Educator Certificate (51.3801) - - - 1 - Physical Therapy 30 27 28 25 29 Physical Therapy (51.2308) 30 27 28 25 29 Social Work 10 23 18 21 24 Social Work (44.0701) 10 17 12 15 19 Social Work - Advanced Standing (44.0701) - - - - - Kimmel School of Construction Management & Technology (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Construction Management 4 10 13 14 22 Construction Management (15.1001) 4 10 13 14 22 Engineering and Technology 11 10 3 8 10 Technology (15.0612) 11 10 3 8 10 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 47
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Full Text | 2012 FACT BOOK2 2012 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: Undergraduate Students ..................................................9 Race, Load, and Gender: New Graduate Students.................................................10 Race, Load, and Gender: Graduate Students .........................................................11 Race, Load, and Gender: All Students...................................................................12 All NC Student Origin Distribution Map...............................................................13 All USA Student Origin Distribution Map ............................................................14 All World Student Origin Distribution Map..........................................................15 Transfer Institutions of Origins: Undergraduate Students .....................................16 Enrollment Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees: First-Time Freshman ............................18 Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees: Transfer Students..................................19 Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees: Graduate Students.................................20 Enrolled Credit Hours: Undergraduate Students ...................................................21 Enrolled Credit Hours: Graduate Students ............................................................22 Enrolled Credit Hours: All Students ......................................................................23 Headcount Enrollment: Undergraduate Students...................................................24 Headcount Enrollment: Graduate Students............................................................25 Headcount Enrollment: All Students .....................................................................26 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 3 Student Profile Enrollment Student Housing: All Students...............................................................................27 Credit Load: Undergraduate Students....................................................................28 Credit Load: Graduate Students.............................................................................29 Credit Load: All Students ......................................................................................30 Quality Indicators High School GPA: First-Time Full-Time Freshman .............................................31 High School GPA: Undergraduate Transfer Students ...........................................32 Institutional GPA: Undergraduate Students...........................................................33 Undergraduate GPA: New Graduate Students.......................................................34 Institutional GPA: Graduate Students....................................................................35 High School Rank: First-Time Full-Time Freshman.............................................36 Average of Combined SAT Scores: First-Time Full-Time Freshman...................37 Average of Composite ACT Scores: First-Time Full-Time Freshman .................38 Average of Total GRE Scores: New Graduate Students .......................................39 Average of Total GMAT Scores: New Graduate Students....................................40 Graduation and Retention Degrees Conferred: Undergraduate .......................................................................41 Degrees Conferred: Graduate ................................................................................44 4 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Below 18 218 3 % 220 3 % 182 2 % 18 1,341 18 % 1,381 18 % 1,437 18 % 19 1,301 17 % 1,254 16 % 1,379 17 % 20 1,156 15 % 1,294 17 % 1,239 16 % 21 978 13 % 1,070 14 % 1,222 15 % 22 593 8 % 538 7 % 588 7 % 23 274 4 % 261 3 % 271 3 % 24 190 3 % 190 2 % 192 2 % 25 141 2 % 123 2 % 138 2 % 26-30 437 6 % 435 6 % 456 6 % 31-35 280 4 % 288 4 % 292 4 % 36-40 237 3 % 232 3 % 219 3 % 41-50 265 4 % 246 3 % 277 3 % 51-60 82 1 % 89 1 % 76 1 % 61 and Older 10 0 % 6 0 % 11 0 % Did Not Report 0 0 % 0 0 % 0 0 % Total 7,503 100 % 7,627 100 % 7,979 100 % Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Age Distribution Undergraduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 5 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Below 20 0 0 % 3 0 % 2 0 % 21-25 462 24 % 417 24 % 389 24 % 26-30 478 25 % 444 26 % 397 24 % 31-35 307 16 % 299 17 % 306 19 % 36-40 231 12 % 183 11 % 194 12 % 41-50 282 15 % 260 15 % 223 14 % 51-60 134 7 % 107 6 % 108 7 % 61 and Older 10 1 % 12 1 % 10 1 % Did Not Report 0 0 % 0 0 % 0 0 % Total 1,904 100 % 1,725 100 % 1,629 100 % Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Age Distribution Graduate Students 6 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Below 18 218 2 % 220 2 % 182 2 % 18 1,341 14 % 1,381 15 % 1,437 15 % 19 1,301 14 % 1,254 13 % 1,379 14 % 20 1,156 12 % 1,297 14 % 1,241 13 % 21 992 11 % 1,089 12 % 1,239 13 % 22 672 7 % 612 7 % 680 7 % 23 411 4 % 368 4 % 380 4 % 24 313 3 % 288 3 % 280 3 % 25 250 3 % 242 3 % 221 2 % 26-30 915 10 % 879 9 % 853 9 % 31-35 587 6 % 587 6 % 598 6 % 36-40 468 5 % 415 4 % 413 4 % 41-50 547 6 % 506 5 % 500 5 % 51-60 216 2 % 196 2 % 184 2 % 61 and Older 20 0 % 18 0 % 21 0 % Did Not Report 0 0 % 0 0 % 0 0 % Total 9,407 100 % 9,352 100 % 9,608 100 % Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Age Distribution All Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 7 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 12 55 18 2 0 13 563 31 4 698 0.8 % 3.5 % 1.2 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.8 % 36.3 % 2.0 % 0.3 % 45.0 % Female 12 49 46 5 0 5 684 48 4 853 0.8 % 3.2 % 3.0 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 0.3 % 44.1 % 3.1 % 0.3 % 55.0 % Grand Total 24 104 64 7 0 18 1247 79 8 1551 1.5 % 6.7 % 4.1 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 80.4 % 5.1 % 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 8 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 4 21 7 1 0 10 341 14 7 405 0.5 % 2.5 % 0.8 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 41.3 % 1.7 % 0.8 % 49.1 % Full-Time 2 19 6 0 0 10 229 13 5 284 0.2 % 2.3 % 0.7 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 27.8 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 34.4 % Part-Time 2 2 1 1 0 0 112 1 2 121 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 13.6 % 0.1 % 0.2 % 14.7 % Female 6 27 12 4 0 22 332 9 8 420 0.7 % 3.3 % 1.5 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 2.7 % 40.2 % 1.1 % 1.0 % 50.9 % Full-Time 3 15 9 3 0 21 204 8 5 268 0.4 % 1.8 % 1.1 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 2.5 % 24.7 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 32.5 % Part-Time 3 12 3 1 0 1 128 1 3 152 0.4 % 1.5 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 15.5 % 0.1 % 0.4 % 18.4 % Grand Total 10 48 19 5 0 32 673 23 15 825 1.2 % 5.8 % 2.3 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 3.9 % 81.6 % 2.8 % 1.8 % 100.0 % Full-Time 5 34 15 3 0 31 433 21 10 552 0.6 % 4.1 % 1.8 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 3.8 % 52.5 % 2.5 % 1.2 % 66.9 % Part-Time 5 14 4 2 0 1 240 2 5 273 0.6 % 1.7 % 0.5 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 29.1 % 0.2 % 0.6 % 33.1 % * 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 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 9 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 4 21 7 1 0 10 341 14 7 405 0.5 % 2.5 % 0.8 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 41.3 % 1.7 % 0.8 % 49.1 % Full-Time 2 19 6 0 0 10 229 13 5 284 0.2 % 2.3 % 0.7 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 27.8 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 34.4 % Part-Time 2 2 1 1 0 0 112 1 2 121 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 13.6 % 0.1 % 0.2 % 14.7 % Female 6 27 12 4 0 22 332 9 8 420 0.7 % 3.3 % 1.5 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 2.7 % 40.2 % 1.1 % 1.0 % 50.9 % Full-Time 3 15 9 3 0 21 204 8 5 268 0.4 % 1.8 % 1.1 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 2.5 % 24.7 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 32.5 % Part-Time 3 12 3 1 0 1 128 1 3 152 0.4 % 1.5 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 15.5 % 0.1 % 0.4 % 18.4 % Grand Total 10 48 19 5 0 32 673 23 15 825 1.2 % 5.8 % 2.3 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 3.9 % 81.6 % 2.8 % 1.8 % 100.0 % Full-Time 5 34 15 3 0 31 433 21 10 552 0.6 % 4.1 % 1.8 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 3.8 % 52.5 % 2.5 % 1.2 % 66.9 % Part-Time 5 14 4 2 0 1 240 2 5 273 0.6 % 1.7 % 0.5 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 29.1 % 0.2 % 0.6 % 33.1 % * 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 10 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 2 12 8 4 0 10 184 4 0 224 0.3 % 1.9 % 1.3 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 1.6 % 29.4 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 35.8 % Full-Time 1 3 3 1 0 4 78 1 0 91 0.2 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.6 % 12.5 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 14.6 % Part-Time 1 9 5 3 0 6 106 3 0 133 0.2 % 1.4 % 0.8 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 1.0 % 17.0 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 21.3 % Female 3 13 5 2 0 26 347 5 0 401 0.5 % 2.1 % 0.8 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 4.2 % 55.5 % 0.8 % 0.0 % 64.2 % Full-Time 3 6 4 1 0 3 179 2 0 198 0.5 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.5 % 28.6 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 31.7 % Part-Time 0 7 1 1 0 23 168 3 0 203 0.0 % 1.1 % 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 3.7 % 26.9 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 32.5 % Grand Total 5 25 13 6 0 36 531 9 0 625 0.8 % 4.0 % 2.1 % 1.0 % 0.0 % 5.8 % 85.0 % 1.4 % 0.0 % 100.0 % Full-Time 4 9 7 2 0 7 257 3 0 289 0.6 % 1.4 % 1.1 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 1.1 % 41.1 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 46.2 % Part-Time 1 16 6 4 0 29 274 6 0 336 0.2 % 2.6 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 4.6 % 43.8 % 1.0 % 0.0 % 53.8 % * 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 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 11 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 5 31 17 9 0 24 444 11 2 543 0.3 % 1.9 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 1.5 % 27.3 % 0.7 % 0.1 % 33.3 % Full-Time 2 6 6 1 0 10 161 4 0 190 0.1 % 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.6 % 9.9 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 11.7 % Part-Time 3 25 11 8 0 14 283 7 2 353 0.2 % 1.5 % 0.7 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 0.9 % 17.4 % 0.4 % 0.1 % 21.7 % Female 10 41 23 9 0 72 909 15 7 1086 0.6 % 2.5 % 1.4 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 4.4 % 55.8 % 0.9 % 0.4 % 66.7 % Full-Time 7 16 10 3 0 10 382 8 1 437 0.4 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.6 % 23.4 % 0.5 % 0.1 % 26.8 % Part-Time 3 25 13 6 0 62 527 7 6 649 0.2 % 1.5 % 0.8 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 3.8 % 32.4 % 0.4 % 0.4 % 39.8 % Grand Total 15 72 40 18 0 96 1353 26 9 1629 0.9 % 4.4 % 2.5 % 1.1 % 0.0 % 5.9 % 83.1 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 100.0 % Full-Time 9 22 16 4 0 20 543 12 1 627 0.6 % 1.4 % 1.0 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 1.2 % 33.3 % 0.7 % 0.1 % 38.5 % Part-Time 6 50 24 14 0 76 810 14 8 1002 0.4 % 3.1 % 1.5 % 0.9 % 0.0 % 4.7 % 49.7 % 0.9 % 0.5 % 61.5 % * 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* Graduate Students 12 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS ASIAN BLACK † HISPANIC † NATIVE AMERICAN † NATIVE HAWAIIAN † NON-RESIDENT ALIEN WHITE MULTIRACIAL † UNKNOWN TOTAL Male 53 328 132 38 0 69 3496 105 42 4263 0.6 % 3.4 % 1.4 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 0.7 % 36.4 % 1.1 % 0.4 % 44.4 % Full-Time 45 284 112 25 0 53 2768 92 27 3406 0.5 % 3.0 % 1.2 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 0.6 % 28.8 % 1.0 % 0.3 % 35.4 % Part-Time 8 44 20 13 0 16 728 13 15 857 0.1 % 0.5 % 0.2 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.2 % 7.6 % 0.1 % 0.2 % 8.9 % Female 57 284 169 51 0 108 4468 153 55 5345 0.6 % 3.0 % 1.8 % 0.5 % 0.0 % 1.1 % 46.5 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 55.6 % Full-Time 44 221 142 35 0 44 3362 139 29 4016 0.5 % 2.3 % 1.5 % 0.4 % 0.0 % 0.5 % 35.0 % 1.4 % 0.3 % 41.8 % Part-Time 13 63 27 16 0 64 1106 14 26 1329 0.1 % 0.7 % 0.3 % 0.2 % 0.0 % 0.7 % 11.5 % 0.1 % 0.3 % 13.8 % Grand Total 110 612 301 89 0 177 7964 258 97 9608 1.1 % 6.4 % 3.1 % 0.9 % 0.0 % 1.8 % 82.9 % 2.7 % 1.0 % 100.0 % Full-Time 89 505 254 60 0 97 6130 231 56 7422 0.9 % 5.3 % 2.6 % 0.6 % 0.0 % 1.0 % 63.8 % 2.4 % 0.6 % 77.2 % Part-Time 21 107 47 29 0 80 1834 27 41 2186 0.2 % 1.1 % 0.5 % 0.3 % 0.0 % 0.8 % 19.1 % 0.3 % 0.4 % 22.8 % * 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 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 13 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS 1 - 10 Students 11 - 25 Students 26 - 100 Students 101 - 999 Students 1,000+ Students All Students Headcount Counties of Origin 4 17 5 27 9 17 1 11 4 0 0 1 7 6 25 2 4 9 1 1 0 1 2 68 1 29 4 19 14 73 38 34 74 31 19 7 466 23 76 3 6 40 12 85 17 11 48 0 73 17 12 11 28 222 8 210 84 7 17 52 9 55 130 45 3 123 353 44 227 509 96 54 29 209 65 35 34 21 197 180 238 184 135 102 28 165 56 62 385 731 251 133 85 996 334 39 14 55 155 16 14 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS 1 - 10 Students 11 - 25 Students 26 - 100 Students 101 - 999 Students 1,000+ Students States of Origin All Students Headcount © Daniel Dalet / d-maps.com 1 5 3 4 39 2 2 12 33 0 106 4 15 3 1 18 1 8,719 19 1 19 9 2 0 4 0 2 2 5 3 0 21 1 2 8 0 6 9 3 1 150 59 0 8 15 9 5 1 8 1 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 15 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS 1 - 10 Students 11 - 25 Students 26 - 100 Students 101 - 999 Students 1,000+ Students source: CIA World Fact Book (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html) Countries of Origin All Students Headcount 9,353 1 2 1 1 10 1 1 55 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 22 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 16 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Institution Type 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 62 54 75 52 77 370 378 492 455 502 34 48 37 42 37 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 169 147 182 158 176 104 145 4 72 1 742 773 792 784 795 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Appalachian 10 7 9 5 11 East Carolina 7 2 8 4 4 N.C. State 8 9 8 10 10 UNC-Asheville 7 6 8 5 6 UNC-Chapel Hill 4 0 5 2 1 UNC-Charlotte 11 17 9 10 15 UNC-Greensboro 6 4 6 4 11 Other N. C. Universities 9 9 22 12 19 Total 62 54 75 52 77 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Asheville-Buncombe 66 59 82 86 75 Blue Ridge 9 12 12 22 16 Caldwell 6 11 8 7 12 Catawba Valley 16 14 19 23 21 Central Piedmont 19 9 24 18 18 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 Forsyth 11 10 11 17 7 Gaston 13 13 21 14 13 Haywood 37 37 38 28 30 Isothermal 12 15 21 17 14 McDowell 8 6 5 5 4 NC Community and Technical Colleges NC Public Senior Universities NC Community and Technical Colleges NC Private Senior Universities NC Private Junior Colleges Other NC Institutions Other State Institutions Foreign Country Institutions Total NC Carolina Public Senior Institutions Transfer Institutions of Origin Undergraduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 17 ACADEMIC PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS Mitchell 6 11 7 6 12 Sandhills 3 4 4 3 5 Southwestern 55 48 70 65 75 Surry 6 8 11 10 5 Tri-County 17 20 18 21 24 Wake 4 13 14 17 16 Western Piedmont 8 15 22 11 26 Wilkes 11 8 8 5 10 Other Community Colleges 63 65 97 80 119 Total 370 378 492 455 502 NC Private Senior Institutions 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Brevard 6 5 5 3 2 Campbell 2 3 4 3 2 Gardner-Webb 4 4 4 3 4 Lees-McRae 0 5 1 1 2 Lenoir Rhyne 4 2 3 1 5 Mars Hill 5 4 2 5 7 Montreat 3 2 3 2 1 Warren Wilson 1 4 1 1 0 Wingate 2 1 2 2 2 Other Private Senior Inst. 7 18 12 21 12 Total 34 48 37 42 37 Other States 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Alabama 7 3 7 4 4 Florida 20 16 24 10 20 Georgia 14 15 17 10 11 Kentucky 4 0 2 0 3 Maryland 7 3 4 2 3 New York 5 5 8 8 9 South Carolina 11 15 17 12 22 Tennessee 5 8 9 9 9 Virginia 3 5 5 10 12 Remaining States 93 77 89 93 83 Total 169 147 182 158 176 18 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total Applied 9,862 5,117 14,979 9,921 4,071 13,992 11,162 4,072 15,234 Male 4,144 2,029 4,124 1,553 4,686 1,579 Female 5,718 3,088 5,797 2,518 6,476 2,493 Accepted 4,563 46% 1,250 24% 5,813 39% 4,450 45% 958 24% 5,408 39% 4,738 42% 1,001 25% 5,739 38% Male 2,007 48% 492 24% 1,920 47% 360 23% 2,053 44% 373 24% Female 2,556 45% 758 25% 2,530 44% 598 24% 2,685 41% 628 25% Enrolled 1,302 29% 121 10% 1,423 24% 1,377 31% 131 14% 1,508 28% 1,393 29% 158 16% 1,551 10% Male 616 31% 60 12% 620 32% 44 12% 620 30% 78 21% Female 686 27% 61 8% 757 30% 87 15% 773 29% 80 13% * May not total 100% due to rounding errors. * The enrolled student data only includes full-time freshmen. The selectivity and yeild 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. 2010 2011 2012 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Applied Accepted Enrolled Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees* First-Time Freshmen 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 19 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total Applied 1,568 321 1,889 1,767 482 2,249 1,512 316 1,828 Male 719 154 747 195 703 123 Female 849 167 1,020 287 809 193 Accepted 1,103 70% 202 63% 1,305 69% 1,160 66% 342 71% 1,502 67% 1,096 72% 214 68% 1,310 72% Male 509 71% 97 63% 491 66% 131 67% 502 71% 74 60% Female 594 70% 105 63% 669 66% 211 74% 594 73% 140 73% Enrolled 712 65% 80 40% 792 61% 627 54% 157 46% 784 52% 727 66% 68 32% 795 61% Male 346 68% 48 49% 303 62% 71 54% 362 72% 35 47% Female 366 62% 32 30% 324 48% 86 41% 365 61% 33 24% * May not total 100% due to rounding errors. 2010 2011 2012 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Applied Accepted Enrolled Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees* Transfer Students 20 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total In- State Out-of- State Total Applied 1,173 407 1,580 1,093 610 1,703 1,056 732 1,788 Male 363 138 347 196 352 236 Female 810 269 746 414 704 496 Accepted 853 73 % 210 52 % 1,063 67 % 767 70 % 287 47 % 1,054 62 % 682 65 % 260 36 % 942 53 % Male 268 74 % 73 53 % 250 72 % 101 52 % 238 68 % 93 39 % Female 585 72 % 137 51 % 517 69 % 186 45 % 444 63 % 167 34 % Enrolled 615 72 % 84 40 % 699 66 % 534 70 % 125 44 % 659 63 % 498 73 % 129 50 % 627 67 % Male 190 71 % 37 51 % 179 72 % 43 43 % 173 73 % 51 55 % Female 425 73 % 47 34 % 355 69 % 82 44 % 325 73 % 78 47 % * May not total 100% due to rounding errors. 2010 2011 2012 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Applied Accepted Enrolled Applicants, Acceptances, and Enrollees* Graduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 21 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 89,024 93,447 95,625 97,685 101,863 Distance 6,041 6,602 6,004 6,096 7,007 Total 95,065 100,049 101,629 103,781 108,870 0 10,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident Distance Enrolled Credit Hours Undergraduate Students 22 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 8,786 9,198 9,565 9,036 8,850 Distance 4,204 4,802 4,216 3,815 3,609 Total 12,990 14,000 13,781 12,851 12,459 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident Distance Enrolled Credit Hours Graduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 23 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 97,810 102,645 105,190 106,721 110,713 Distance 10,245 11,404 10,220 9,911 10,616 Total 108,055 114,049 115,410 116,632 121,329 0 10,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 120,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident Distance Enrolled Credit Hours All Students 24 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 6,091 6,367 6,533 6,663 6,982 Distance 1,050 1,091 978 970 1,002 Total 7,130 7,450 7,503 7,627 7,979 * 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 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Headcount Resident Headcount Distance Headcount Headcount Enrollment* Undergraduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 25 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 1,134 1,126 1,140 1,037 992 Distance 811 875 776 694 642 Total 1,920 1,979 1,904 1,725 1,629 * 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Headcount Resident Headcount Distance Headcount Headcount Enrollment* Graduate Students 26 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Resident 7,225 7,493 7,673 7,700 7,974 Distance 1,861 1,966 1,754 1,664 1,644 Total 9,050 9,429 9,407 9,352 9,608 * 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Headcount Resident Headcount Distance Headcount Headcount Enrollment* All Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 27 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Unclassified Graduate Total Students Resident Housing 1,819 870 533 424 29 19 5,756 Greek Housing 9 46 64 38 1 0 3,694 Off-Campus Housing 288 642 1,116 1,947 153 1,610 158 Total Housing 2,116 1,558 1,713 2,409 183 1,629 9,608 Fall 2012 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Off-Campus Housing Resident Housing Greek Housing Student Housing All Students 28 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Full Time 5,815 6,175 6,301 6,464 6,795 Part Time 1,315 1,275 1,202 1,163 1,184 FTE 6,383 6,738 6,844 6,993 7,359 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 FTE Full-Time Part-Time Credit Load Undergraduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 29 ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Full Time 596 677 682 650 627 Part Time 1,324 1,302 1,222 1,075 1,002 FTE 1,414 1,514 1,468 1,350 1,277 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 FTE Full-Time Part-Time Credit Load Graduate Students 30 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE ENROLLMENT 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Full-Time 6,411 6,852 6,983 7,114 7,422 Part-Time 2,639 2,577 2,424 2,238 2,186 FTE 7,797 8,252 8,312 8,343 8,635 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 FTE Full-Time Part-Time Credit Load All Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 31 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum 4.00 5.52 5.00 5.38 5.61 3rd Quartile 3.95 3.86 3.92 4.00 4.00 Median 3.52 3.44 3.48 3.59 3.60 1st Quartile 3.09 3.07 3.07 3.21 3.23 Minimum 1.35 1.64 2.39 1.59 2.16 Mean 3.45 3.49 3.51 3.61 3.63 * In 2009, WCU began accepting weighted GPAs. 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 High School GPA* First-Time Full-Time Freshmen 32 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum 4.00 4.69 4.68 4.67 5.32 3rd Quartile 3.69 3.87 3.73 3.68 3.78 Median 3.19 3.46 3.35 3.25 3.37 1st Quartile 2.76 2.96 2.92 2.75 2.92 Minimum 1.32 1.38 1.45 1.35 1.56 Mean 3.17 3.39 3.31 3.22 3.33 * In 2009, WCU began accepting weighted GPAs. 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 High School GPA* Undergraduate Transfer Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 33 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3rd Quartile 3.56 3.59 3.59 3.57 3.57 Median 3.08 3.12 3.12 3.13 3.13 1st Quartile 2.55 2.59 2.59 2.62 2.64 Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mean 3.01 3.05 3.05 3.06 3.07 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Institutional GPA Undergraduate Students 34 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum - - 4.00 4.02 4.09 3rd Quartile - - 3.69 3.71 3.76 Median - - 3.37 3.40 3.48 1st Quartile - - 3.02 3.05 3.11 Minimum - - 1.43 1.89 2.04 Mean - - 3.32 3.35 3.41 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Undergraduate GPA New Graduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 35 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Maximum 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3rd Quartile 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Median 3.90 3.92 3.90 3.90 3.89 1st Quartile 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mean 3.75 3.76 3.77 3.77 3.79 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Institutional GPA Graduate Students 36 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Top Fifth 29 % 25 % 25 % 30 % 28 % Top 10% 13 % 11 % 11 % 14 % 12 % Second Fifth 29 % 31 % 31 % 31 % 32 % Third Fifth 23 % 26 % 24 % 23 % 22 % Fourth Fifth 11 % 11 % 11 % 9 % 9 % Last Fifth 1 % 1 % 2 % 1 % 1 % Did Not Report 7 % 6 % 7 % 6 % 8 % 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Top Fifth Second Fifth Third Fifth Fourth Fifth Bottom Fifth Did Not Report 2010 2011 2012 High School Rank First-Time Full-Time Freshmen High School Class Rank Distribution First-Time Full-Time Freshmen Top 10% 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 37 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1400 - 1600 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 1200 - 1399 11 % 10 % 10 % 10 % 9 % 1000 - 1199 45 % 46 % 45 % 44 % 42 % 800 - 999 39 % 40 % 39 % 39 % 35 % 600 - 799 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 400 - 599 - - - - - Not Reporting 3 % 2 % 5 % 7 % 14 % Average Score 1039 1033 1044 1042 1040 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 700 - 800 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 700 - 800 1 % 2 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 600 - 699 14 % 13 % 15 % 15 % 14 % 600 - 699 13 % 11 % 12 % 12 % 11 % 500 - 599 48 % 46 % 48 % 47 % 43 % 500 - 599 37 % 39 % 41 % 40 % 38 % 400 - 499 31 % 34 % 31 % 30 % 35 % 400 - 499 42 % 42 % 39 % 40 % 41 % 300 - 399 2 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 300 - 399 3 % 3 % 2 % 3 % 3 % 200 - 299 - - - - - 200 - 299 - 0 % - 0 % - Not Reporting 3 % 4 % 4 % 6 % 6 % Not Reporting 4 % 3 % 4 % 4 % 6 % Average Score 528 523 527 529 521 Average Score 511 510 517 512 510 * 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 WCU Average National Average Average of Combined SAT Scores First-Time Full-Time Freshmen SAT Score Distribution* First-Time Full-Time Freshmen 38 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 31 - 36 1 % 1 % 2 % 1 % 2 % 25 - 30 15 % 14 % 15 % 18 % 14 % 19 - 24 61 % 59 % 65 % 62 % 67 % 13 - 18 23 % 26 % 17 % 18 % 17 % 7 - 12 0 % - 1 % - - 1 - 6 - - - - - Not Reporting 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 0 % Average Score 20.9 20.7 21.5 21.6 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 WCU Average National Average Average of Composite ACT Scores First-Time Full-Time Freshmen ACT Score Distribution* First-Time Full-Time Freshmen 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 39 ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1400 - 1600 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1200 - 1399 10 % 7 % 12 % 9 % 3 % 1000 - 1199 31 % 28 % 29 % 26 % 8 % 800 - 999 24 % 24 % 26 % 25 % 10 % 600 - 799 6 % 7 % 8 % 5 % 2 % 400 - 599 1 % 0 % 1 % 0 % - Not Reporting 27 % 33 % 23 % 34 % 76 % Average Score 1022 1008 1018 1015 1007 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 700 - 800 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 700 - 800 7 % 6 % 6 % 7 % 2 % 600 - 699 8 % 6 % 8 % 6 % 2 % 600 - 699 16 % 16 % 19 % 11 % 4 % 500 - 599 23 % 19 % 25 % 19 % 7 % 500 - 599 25 % 22 % 24 % 22 % 8 % 400 - 499 27 % 28 % 29 % 29 % 9 % 400 - 499 16 % 16 % 17 % 19 % 7 % 300 - 399 13 % 14 % 13 % 11 % 6 % 300 - 399 6 % 6 % 8 % 6 % 1 % 200 - 299 0 % 1 % 0 % - - 200 - 299 2 % 2 % 2 % 1 % 0 % Not Reporting 28 % 31 % 24 % 34 % 76 % Not Reporting 28 % 32 % 24 % 34 % 78 % Average Score 484 472 484 480 470 Average Score 537 536 535 534 537 * Cells with a - have no data. Cells with 0% have data, but less than 1%. TOTAL VERBAL QUANTITATIVE 960 970 980 990 1000 1010 1020 1030 1040 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 WCU Average Average of Total GRE Scores New Graduate Students GRE Score Distribution* New Graduate Students 40 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE QUALITY INDICATORS Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 700 - 800 - - 0 % 0 % - 600 - 699 3 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 0 % 500 - 599 4 % 3 % 2 % 4 % 1 % 400 - 499 5 % 5 % 4 % 4 % 1 % 300 - 399 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 200 - 299 1 % 0 % - 0 % - Not Reporting 85 % 90 % 92 % 90 % 98 % Average Score 489 490 492 526 498 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Score Range 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 50 - 60 - - - - - 50 - 60 - - - - - 40 - 49 1 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 0 % 40 - 49 2 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 0 % 30 - 39 7 % 4 % 3 % 6 % 1 % 30 - 39 4 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 1 % 20 - 29 6 % 5 % 5 % 4 % 2 % 20 - 29 8 % 5 % 3 % 4 % 1 % 10 - 19 1 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 10 - 19 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 - 9 - - - - - 0 - 9 1 % 0 % - - - Not Reporting 85 % 90 % 90 % 88 % 97 % Not Reporting 83 % 89 % 91 % 89 % 98 % Average Score 30 35 28 32 29 Average Score 27 34 30 31 30 * Cells with a - have no data. Cells with 0% have data, but less than 1%. TOTAL VERBAL QUANTITATIVE 350 400 450 500 550 600 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 WCU Average Average of Total GMAT Scores New Graduate Students GMAT Score Distribution* New Graduate Students 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 41 ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION Degrees Conferred Undergraduate College 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences 311 473 492 462 605 College of Business 268 314 340 291 261 College of Education and Allied Professions 233 244 275 233 292 College of Fine and Performing Arts 105 104 113 119 129 College of Health and Human Sciences 366 380 453 448 492 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 125 131 145 128 114 Degrees Conferred Total 1,408 1,646 1,818 1,681 1,893 College of Arts and Sciences (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences 0 0 1 3 24 International Studies (30.2001) - - - 3 18 Special Studies - Arts and Sciences (24.0101) - - 1 - 6 Anthropology and Sociology 37 51 53 65 75 Anthropology (45.0201) 19 17 26 37 35 Sociology (45.1101) 18 34 27 28 40 Biology 35 61 32 38 57 Biology (26.0101) 30 59 30 36 52 Science Education - Biology (13.1316) 5 2 2 2 5 Chemistry and Physics 22 28 33 37 50 Chemistry (4+1) (40.0501) - 3 1 1 3 Chemistry (40.0501) 18 22 12 16 14 Chemistry ACS Approved (40.0501) - 1 - - - Environmental Science (03.0104) 2 1 11 6 12 Forensic Science (40.0510) 1 - 7 12 19 Science Education - Chemistry (13.1316) 1 1 1 1 - Science Education - Physics (13.1316) - - 1 1 2 Communication 63 64 71 43 52 Communication (09.0101) 63 64 69 41 52 Communication (Humanities) (09.0101) - - 2 2 - English 37 58 59 52 82 English (23.0101) 23 32 47 35 53 English (Humanities) (23.0101) 4 9 2 4 2 Secondary Education - English (13.1305) 10 17 10 13 27 Geosciences and Natural Resources 18 15 23 19 37 Geology (40.0601) 7 3 9 7 14 Natural Resource Management (03.0201) 10 11 14 12 20 Science Education - Earth Sciences (13.1316) 1 1 - - 3 History 46 89 69 76 79 History (54.0101) 27 65 51 46 59 Secondary Education - Social Sciences (13.1318) 18 22 18 30 20 Social Sciences (45.0101) 1 2 - - - Mathematics and Computer Science 18 47 81 38 74 Computer Science (11.0701) 5 10 9 9 13 Mathematics (27.0101) 10 22 39 15 32 Mathematics (4+1) (27.0101) 1 - 4 5 7 Secondary Education - Mathematics (13.1311) 2 15 29 9 22 Modern Foreign Languages 13 18 31 35 25 German (16.0501) 2 2 - 5 3 German (Humanities) (16.0501) - - 2 - 2 Secondary Education - Spanish (13.1330) 4 1 2 1 - Spanish (16.0905) 6 15 25 27 20 Spanish (Humanities) (16.0905) 1 - 2 2 - 42 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION Philosophy and Religion 8 18 15 20 8 Philosophy (38.0101) 6 11 15 16 8 Philosophy (Humanities) (38.0101) 2 7 - 4 - Political Science and Public Affairs 14 24 24 36 42 Political Science (45.1001) 14 24 24 36 42 College of Business (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, and Economics 66 86 81 89 78 Accounting (52.0301) 29 33 38 39 38 Computer Information Systems (52.1201) 16 25 24 27 21 Finance (52.0801) 21 28 19 23 19 Business Administration and Law and Sport Management 63 59 74 59 60 Business Administration (52.0201) - - 4 - 2 Business Administration and Law (52.0201) 29 36 39 29 34 Sport Management (31.0504) 34 23 31 30 24 Entrepreneurship, Sales and Marketing, and Hospitality and Tourism 90 131 148 115 99 Entrepreneurship (52.0701) - 7 14 23 27 Entrepreneurship (52.1499) 28 61 34 20 15 Hospitality Management (52.0901) 29 29 41 33 24 Marketing (52.1401) 33 34 59 39 33 Global Management and Strategy 49 38 37 28 23 International Business (52.1101) 14 6 4 4 2 Management (52.0201) 35 32 33 24 21 College of Education and Allied Professions (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Education and Allied Professions 0 0 0 1 0 Special Studies - Education (24.0101) - - - 1 - Human Services 61 54 80 47 57 Birth-Kindergarten (13.1209) 34 33 50 29 31 Parks and Recreation Management (31.0301) 27 21 30 18 26 Psychology 52 66 49 64 91 Psychology (42.0101) 52 66 49 64 91 Teaching and Learning 120 124 146 121 144 Elementary Education (13.1202) 87 81 90 81 93 Middle Grades Education - Language Arts and Social Sciences (13.1203) 2 3 2 4 4 Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Language Arts (13.1203) 3 - - 2 - Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Science (13.1203) 3 3 5 3 7 Middle Grades Education - Mathematics and Social Science (13.1203) 1 1 - 1 2 Middle Grades Education - Science and Language Arts (13.1203) - - 4 - - Middle Grades Education - Science and Social Science (13.1203) - 1 - 2 3 Physical Education (13.1314) 17 24 24 16 10 Special Education - Learning Disabled and Mentally Retarded (13.1001) 7 11 21 12 14 College of Fine and Performing Arts (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Fine and Performing Arts 0 1 0 0 0 Special Studies - Fine and Performing Arts (24.0101) - 1 - - - Art and Design 61 55 48 65 45 Art (50.0701) 1 7 - 6 6 Art (50.0702) 36 22 19 30 17 Art (Humanities) (50.0701) 1 - - - - Art Education (13.1302) 3 7 8 6 9 Interior Design (50.0408) 20 19 21 23 13 Music 29 29 37 31 61 Music (50.0901) 5 5 6 10 4 Music (50.0903) 11 8 12 12 28 Music Education (13.1312) 13 16 19 9 29 Stage and Screen 15 19 28 23 23 Motion Picture and Television (09.0799) 7 9 10 10 10 Speech and Theatre Arts (50.0501) 2 5 1 - - Theatre (50.0501) 6 5 10 7 7 Theatre Arts (50.0501) - - 7 6 6 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 43 ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION College of Health and Human Sciences (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Health and Human Sciences 0 0 1 0 1 Culturally-based Native Health Certificate (05.0202) - - - - - Special Studies - Health and Human Sciences (24.0101) - - 1 - 1 Communication Sciences and Disorders 22 17 8 24 17 Communication Sciences and Disorders (51.0201) 22 17 8 24 17 Criminology and Criminal Justice 133 133 165 145 192 Criminal Justice (43.0104) 117 117 147 115 172 Emergency and Disaster Management (44.0401) - 15 18 30 20 Emergency Management (44.0401) 3 - - - - Public Safety and Security Management (44.0401) 13 1 - - - Health Sciences 100 101 131 105 117 Athletic Training Sports Medicine (51.0913) 9 8 13 6 7 Clinical Laboratory Sciences (51.1005) 16 11 12 - - Emergency Medical Care (51.0904) 18 11 28 13 29 Environmental Health (51.2202) 11 13 20 18 15 Health Information Administration (51.0706) 7 13 13 17 9 Nutrition and Dietetics (51.3101) 20 26 32 25 21 Recreational Therapy (51.2309) 19 19 13 26 36 Nursing 81 90 106 136 120 Nursing - RN to BSN Track (51.3801) 33 35 42 58 51 Nursing - RN to MS(N) Track (Distance) (51.3801) - 2 8 8 - Nursing (51.3801) 48 53 56 70 69 Social Work 30 39 42 38 45 Social Work (44.0701) 30 39 42 38 45 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 0 0 1 0 0 Special Studies - Kimmel School (24.0101) - - 1 - - Construction Management 69 65 75 74 48 Construction Management (15.1001) 69 65 75 74 48 Engineering and Technology 56 66 69 54 66 Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (15.0303) 11 17 14 12 16 Electrical Engineering (14.1001) 3 10 9 2 11 Engineering Technology (15.0000) 37 37 46 40 39 Telecommunications Engineering Technology (15.0303) 5 2 - - - *Program cross listed with Chemistry and Physics and Geosciences departments **Discontinued Program 44 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION Degrees Conferred Graduate College 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Arts and Sciences 71 76 80 85 88 College of Business 102 138 131 141 117 College of Education and Allied Professions 173 257 195 277 211 College of Fine and Performing Arts 16 15 11 18 18 College of Health and Human Sciences 100 110 105 137 120 Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology 15 20 16 22 32 Degrees Conferred Total 477 616 538 680 586 College of Arts and Sciences (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Biology 12 12 10 10 20 2-Year College Teaching - Biology (13.1322) 2 1 1 - - Biology (26.0101) 6 7 6 8 11 Biology Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 4 2 2 2 8 Comprehensive Education - Biology (13.0101) - 2 1 - 1 Chemistry and Physics 2 12 5 6 5 Chemistry (40.0501) 2 10 5 5 5 Chemistry Education, 9-12 (13.1299) - 1 - 1 - Comprehensive Education - Chemistry (13.0101) - 1 - - - English 25 20 29 23 22 2-Year College Teaching - English (13.1305) - - - 1 - Comprehensive Education - English (13.0101) 4 - 2 - 2 English (23.0101) 14 12 13 13 16 English Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 4 6 7 5 3 Professional Writing (23.0101) - - 2 1 - Teaching English as a Second Language or Foreign Language (13.1401) 3 2 5 3 1 History 16 6 10 14 15 Comprehensive Education - Social Sciences (13.0101) 2 - 2 2 - History (54.0101) 10 4 5 9 10 Social Sciences Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 4 2 3 3 5 Mathematics and Computer Science 5 5 7 13 6 2-Year College Teaching - Mathematics (13.1311) 1 1 1 1 - Applied Mathematics (27.0301) 2 2 5 4 6 Comprehensive Education - Mathematics (13.0101) 1 - - 2 - Mathematics Education, 9-12 (13.1299) 1 2 1 6 - Political Science and Public Affairs 11 21 19 19 17 Public Affairs (44.0401) 11 21 19 19 17 College of Business (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, and Economics 11 15 23 26 28 Accountancy (52.0301) 11 15 23 26 28 Business Administration and Law and Sport Management 1 10 1 0 0 Sport Management (31.0504) 1 10 1 - - College of Business 36 37 34 36 31 Business Administration (52.0201) 36 37 34 36 31 Entrepreneurship, Sales and Mkting, Hosp and Tourism 0 0 0 0 0 Entrepreneurship (52.1499) 30 26 19 21 21 Global Management and Strategy 24 50 54 58 37 Project Management (52.0299) 24 50 54 58 37 Project Mgt Cert - MBA - Dist (52.0201) - - - - - Master Business Adminstration 0 0 0 0 0 Business Administration (52.0201) 36 37 34 36 31 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 45 ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION College of Education and Allied Professions (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Human Services 97 164 104 199 123 2-Year College Teaching - Multidisciplinary Studies (13.9999) 4 3 1 2 - Birth-Kindergarten (13.1299) 2 1 2 - - Clinical Mental Health Counseling (13.1102) - - - 6 13 College Student Personnel (13.1102) 7 9 4 21 11 Community Counseling (13.1102) 12 13 16 3 - Comprehensive Education - Birth-Kindergarten (13.0101) 2 - - 3 - Educational Administration - 2-Year College (13.0407) 1 - - - - Educational Leadership (13.0401) 19 16 9 15 6 Educational Supervision (13.0404) 3 59 1 49 3 Human Resource Development (52.1001) 15 16 22 39 29 School Administration (13.0401) 20 32 42 45 50 School Counseling (13.1101) 12 15 7 16 11 Psychology 17 17 22 13 15 General Psychology (42.0101) 8 12 13 9 10 School Psychology (42.2805) 9 5 9 4 5 Teaching and Learning 59 76 69 65 73 2-Year College Teaching - Physical Education (13.1314) 1 1 2 - 1 Comprehensive Education - Elementary Education (13.0101) 11 16 11 5 5 Comprehensive Education - Middle Grades, Language Arts (13.0101) 2 - - - 2 Comprehensive Education - Middle Grades, Mathematics (13.0101) 3 1 2 - 3 Comprehensive Education - Middle Grades, Science (13.0101) - - 3 1 - Comprehensive Education - Physical Education (13.0101) 3 5 1 5 3 Comprehensive Education - Reading (13.0101) 2 2 - - - Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Behaviorally Disabled (13.0101) - 5 - 4 6 Comprehensive Education - Special Education, General (13.1299) - - - 1 1 Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Learning Disabilities (13.0101) 4 5 15 12 22 Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Mental Retardation (13.0101) - - 1 2 - Comprehensive Education - Special Education, Severe/Profound Disabilities (13.0101) 3 7 1 5 4 Middle Grades Education - Language Arts (13.1299) 1 1 1 2 1 Middle Grades Education - Mathematics (13.1299) 1 1 3 1 1 Middle Grades Education - Science (13.1299) 3 3 3 3 - Middle Grades Education - Social Studies (13.1299) - 1 - - 1 Physical Education, K-12 (13.1299) 2 2 6 4 5 Special Education - Behavioral Disorder (13.1299) 2 2 2 2 1 Special Education - Learning Disabilities and Mental Retardation (13.1299) 16 18 8 11 9 Special Education - Severe/Profound Disabilities (13.1299) 4 4 5 1 1 Teaching English as a Second Language (13.0101) - 1 - 1 - Teaching English as a Second Language (13.1299) 1 1 5 5 6 College of Fine and Performing Arts (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Art and Design 12 8 8 11 9 Art Education, K-12 (13.1299) 3 5 2 7 3 Comprehensive Education - Art (13.0101) 2 - - - 2 Fine Arts (50.0702) 7 3 6 4 4 Music 4 7 3 7 9 Comprehensive Education - Music (13.0101) 2 2 - 2 3 Music (50.0903) 2 2 3 4 5 Music Education, K-12 (13.1299) - 3 - 1 1 46 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK ACADEMIC PROFILE GRADUATION AND RETENTION College of Health and Human Science (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 College of Health and Human Science 0 0 1 3 2 Culturally-based Native Health Certificate (05.0202) - - 1 3 2 Communication Sciences and Disorders 22 25 21 24 21 Communication Sciences and Disorders (51.0201) 22 25 21 24 21 Health Sciences 10 6 12 36 18 Health Science (51.0701) 10 6 12 36 18 Nursing 28 29 25 28 26 Family Nurse Practitioner (51.3801) 19 10 13 9 10 Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate (51.3801) - - 1 - - Nurse Anesthesia (51.3801) - 10 9 13 13 Nurse Educator (51.3801) 9 9 2 5 3 Nurse Educator Certificate (51.3801) - - - 1 - Physical Therapy 30 27 28 25 29 Physical Therapy (51.2308) 30 27 28 25 29 Social Work 10 23 18 21 24 Social Work (44.0701) 10 17 12 15 19 Social Work - Advanced Standing (44.0701) - - - - - Kimmel School of Construction Management & Technology (CIP) 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Construction Management 4 10 13 14 22 Construction Management (15.1001) 4 10 13 14 22 Engineering and Technology 11 10 3 8 10 Technology (15.0612) 11 10 3 8 10 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 47 |
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