Student Body Profile – Fall 2014
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
1,731
1,103
1,254
475
1,395
407
1432
7,374
77
122
368
21
466
82
291
1,413
College*
Total
1,808
1,225
1,622
496
1,861
489
1723
8,787
% Change
from last year
+1.2%
0.0%
-2.0%
-1.2%
+3.0%
+2.7%
+19.9%
+4.0%
* These totals are an unduplicated headcount of students within each college, so these numbers will not add to the total
undergraduate headcount as some students may be enrolled in more than one college.
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
77
6
50
189
16
8
299
28
8
665
69
4
194
394
1
0
152
59
47
930
146
10
244
583
17
8
451
87
55
1,595
-5.8%
-44.4%
+2.5%
-12.5%
+6.3%
-20.0%
+10.8%
+2.4%
-40.9%
-3.9%
* These degrees are included in the College of Education and Allied Professions totals, but are shown here for informational
purposes.
Office of Institutional Planning & Effectiveness
Credit Hours - Resident & Distance
Resident
110,210
8,889
119,109
Undergraduate
Graduate
Total
Distance
8,387
3,657
12,044
Level Total
118,597
12,556
131,153
% Change
from last year
+3.5%
-2.6%
+2.9%
Gender
Female
55%
66%
56%
Undergraduate
Graduate
Overall
Male
45%
34%
44%
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/International
Total
UG
439
2014
GR
Total
55
494
%
4.8%
74
114
568
14
19
101
88
133
669
0.8%
1.3%
6.4%
10
6,981
297
304
8,787
1
1,309
22
74
1,595
11
8,290
319
378
10,382
0.1%
79.8%
3.1%
3.6%
%
4.0%
% Change
In Racial
Composition
+20.8%
0.9%
1.2%
6.3%
0.0%
+5.6%
+5.7%
0.0%
81.0%
2.7%
3.9%
+22.2%
+1.4%
+17.3%
-3.8%
2013
Total
409
%
88
126
633
9
8,177
272
393
10,107
Citizenship
US Citizen
In-State
Out-of-State
Resident Aliens and Permanent Residents
International (Non-resident aliens)
Total
Undergraduate
8,516
7,945
571
65
206
8,787
Graduate
1,502
1,353
149
20
73
1,595
Total
10,018
9,298
720
85
279
10,382
Undergraduate – Quality Indicators
First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen
Average SAT Verbal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 518
Average SAT Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 525
Average SAT Combined . . . . . . . . . . .. 1042
Average Composite ACT . . . . . . . . . . . .…22
Average High School GPA (weighted).. 3.74
All Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Students
Average SAT Verbal . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 513
Average SAT Math . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 519
Average SAT Combined . . . . . . . . .. . . 1032
Average Composite ACT . . . . . . . . . . . ….22
Average High School GPA (weighted)....3.61
Average WCU GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 3.13
Graduate - Quality Indicators
Incoming Degree-Seeking Students
Average GRE Verbal Reasoning . . . . . . . 152
Average GRE Quantitative Analysis . . . . 147
Average Composite GMAT . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Average Undergraduate GPA . . . . . . . . 3.32
All Degree-Seeking Graduate Students
Average GRE Verbal Reasoning . . . . . . . 152
Average GRE Quantitative Analysis . . . . 147
Average Composite GMAT . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Average Undergraduate GPA . . . . . . . . 3.35
Average WCU GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Age Distribution
Undergraduate
256
6,875
984
443
215
14
0
8,787
Less than 18
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-60
61 and over
Unknown
Total
Graduate
0
308
695
383
198
11
0
1,595
Youngest member of the student body: 16 years
Oldest member of the student body: 75 years
Student: Faculty Ratio
2014
2013
Ratio
16.0 to 1
15.90 to 1
Based on
8725.33 student FTE and 545 faculty FTE
8442.67 student FTE and 529.67 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
Geographic Distribution of Students
Total
256
7,183
1,679
826
413
25
0
10,382
Geographic Distribution of Students
In State Total Enrollment
27
14
101
226
264
75
99
412
85
181
54
221
11
4
74
91
42
5
1
36
8
4
33
23
49
32
0
2
81
284
10
105
12
16
2
14
24
3
79
12
4
16
1 - 10 Students
11 - 25 Students
26 - 100 Students
101 - 999 Students
1,000+ Students
0
11
42
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
34
23
1060
176
81
50
364
412
726
244
46
14
129
85
27
24
1
22
29
17
3
2
13
87
203
9
23
16
567
12
1
12
479
144
123
177
253
3
23
170
726
244
4
15
364
129
50
176
5
70
342
1,060
53
34
41
211
40
39
23
24
46
70
54
137
11
4
4
34
34
2
21
Total Enrollment by State
1
1
12
0
9
1
4
0
17
0
3
2
2
4
0
6
12
1
1
0
9
7
1
0
1
4
12
2
0
22
15
35
20
3
5
9,398
27
3
5
121
0
3
181
3
5
1 - 10 Students
11 - 25 Students
26 - 100 Students
101 - 999 Students
1,000 - 4 Students
2
8
43
1
2
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Total Enrollment
Top 10 States
State
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Virginia
Tennessee
New Jersey
Maryland
New York
Ohio
Students
9398
181
121
43
35
27
22
20
17
15
International Total Enrollment
World
All Students Headcount Fall 2014
1
2
2
6
1
5
10,022
1
5
2
1
50
2
1
3
1
1
136
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1 - 10 Students
11 - 25 Students
26 - 100 Students
101 - 999 Students
1,000+ Students
source: CIA World Fact Book (https://w w w .cia.gov/library/publications/the-w orld-factbook/index.html)
25 Foreign countries represented
Total Enrollment
Countries of Origin with 3 or More Students
Country
U.S.A.
Jamaica
Saudi Arabia
Germany
China
France
Japan
South Korea
Thailand
Students
10,022
136
50
6
5
5
3
3
3