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