Student Body Profile – Fall 2013
Enrollment – Headcount
Undergraduate
Arts & Sciences
Business
Education and Allied Professions
Fine & Performing Arts
Health & Human Sciences
Kimmel School of Construction Mng.
Undeclared
Undergraduate Subtotal
Full-time
Part-time
1,711
1115
1,301
479
1,358
397
1147
7,081
76
108
354
23
448
79
290
1,367
College*
Total
1,787
1,223
1,655
502
1,806
476
1437
8,448
% Change
from last year
0.0%
+12.6%
+7.5%
-10.5%
-22.2%
+6.4%
+139%
+5.9%
* These totals are an unduplicated headcount of students within each college, so these numbers will not add to the total
undergraduate headcount.
Graduate
Arts & Sciences
MAT/MAEd. – A&S Subject*
Business
Education and Allied Professions
Fine & Performing Arts
MAT/MAEd. – F&PA Subject*
Health & Human Sciences
Kimmel School of Construction Mng
Special Non-Degree or Transient
Graduate Subtotal
Full-time
Part-time
College
Total
% Change
from last year
84
11
47
218
16
8
271
27
6
669
71
7
191
448
0
2
136
58
87
990
155
18
238
666
16
10
407
85
93
1,659
-11.7%
-30.8%
+5.8%
-11.9%
-11.1%
0.0%
+8.5%
+52.7%
+221%
+17.8%
* These degrees are included in the College of Education and Allied Professions totals, but are shown here for informational
purposes.
Credit Hours - Resident & Distance
Resident
106,629
9,065
115,694
Undergraduate
Graduate
Total
Distance
7,920
3,828
11,748
Level Total
114,549
12,893
127,433
% Change
from last year
+5.2%
+3.4%
+5.0%
Gender
Female
55%
66%
57%
Undergraduate
Graduate
Overall
Male
45%
34%
43%
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic of any race
American Indian or
Alaskan Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander
White
Multiple Race
Unknown
Total
UG
361
2013
GR
Total
48
409
%
4.0%
72
103
545
16
23
88
88
126
633
0.9%
1.2%
6.3%
8
6799
248
312
8448
1
1378
24
81
1659
9
8177
272
393
10107
0.0%
81.0%
2.7%
3.9%
%
3.2%
% Change
In Racial
Composition
+3.5%
1.0%
1.1%
6.4%
0.0%
+14.5%
+3.4%
0.0%
82.9%
2.6%
3.9%
0%
+2.6%
+9.2%
+44.6%
2012
Total
303
%
88
110
612
9
7966
249
271
9608
Citizenship
US Citizen
In-State
Out-of-State
Resident Aliens and Permanent Residents
International (Non-resident aliens)
Total
Undergraduate
8173
7617
556
62
213
8448
Graduate
1568
1407
161
15
76
1658
Total
9741
9024
717
77
289
10,107
Undergraduate – Quality Indicators
Average SAT Verbal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
Average SAT Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Average SAT Combined . . . . . . . . . . . 1028
Average Composite ACT . . . . . . . . . . . …22
Average High School GPA . . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Average WCU GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.05
Graduate - Quality Indicators
Average GRE Verbal Reasoning . . . . . . . 152
Average GRE Quantitative Analysis . . . . 147
Average Composite GMAT . . . . . . . . . . . 493
Average Undergraduate GPA . . . . . . . . 3.36
Average WCU GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.76
Age Distribution
Undergraduate
195
6628
926
475
214
10
0
8448
Less than 18
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-60
61 and over
Unknown
Total
Graduate
0
348
722
376
204
9
0
1659
Youngest member of the student body: 15 years
Oldest member of the student body: 71 years
Student: Faculty Ratio
2013
2012
Ratio
15.90 to 1
15.10 to 1
Based on
8442.67 student FTE and 529.67 faculty FTE
8088.33 student FTE and 535.67 faculty FTE
Note: FTE (full-time equivalent) is based on the IPEDS definition, in use nationally, in which FTE is
the full-time count plus 1/3 of the part-time count
Total
195
6976
1648
851
418
19
0
10,107
Geographic Distribution of Students
In State Total Enrollment
24
13
43
64
134
242
2
10
768
371
86
157
55
352
10
2
83
89
76
135
0
35
6
5
39
11
56
3
21
45
24
0
2
56
227
11
90
13
6
2
13
24
9
79
18
3
18
1 - 10 Students
11 - 25 Students
26 - 100 Students
101 - 999 Students
1,000+ Students
0
9
32
Total Enrollment
16 Counties of Western NC
County
Ashe
Avery
Buncombe
Cherokee
Clay
Graham
Haywood
Henderson
Jackson
Macon
Madison
Mitchell
Swain
Transylvania
Watauga
Yancey
Students
33
21
1070
158
56
49
360
371
768
225
43
13
129
86
24
20
0
23
33
89
221
4
1
15
18
538
8
23
501
83
11
2
9
24
121
170
245
5
56
156
49
225
7
360
129
158
58
208
212
87
1,070
34
37
206
36
39
67
21
20
15
5
4
33
28
1
14
Total Enrollment by State
1
0
9
0
8
0
3
0
18
4
4
1
2
3
0
6
15
2
0
1
9
10
1
0
1
5
4
1
1
23
18
41
25
4
5
9,114
26
1
6
111
0
1
161
1
8
3
10
52
2
2
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Total Enrollment
Top 10 States
State
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Virginia
Tennessee
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Students
9114
161
111
52
41
26
25
23
18
18
1 - 10 Students
11 - 25 Students
26 - 100 Students
101 - 999 Students
1,000+ Students
International Total Enrollment
1
1
6
1 7
3
6
9,734
3
1
1
2
168
1
8
4
38
1
1
Unknowns
Total Students
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1 - 10 Students
11 - 25 Students
26 - 100 Students
101 - 999 Students
1,000+ Students
2
1
source: CIA World Fact Book (https://w w w .cia.gov/library/publications/the-w orld-factbook/index.html)
23 Foreign countries represented
Total Enrollment
Countries of Origin with 6 or More Students
Country
U.S.A.
Jamaica
Saudi Arabia
Japan
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Students
9734
168
38
8
7
6
6
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