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University Profile 2015-2016
I. Freshman Class
During the fall 2015 term, six hundred and eighty-four students enrolled as new firsttime freshmen, an increase of 105 students from the previous year’s new freshman cohort.
What follows in the next few pages are demographic snapshots of the freshmen class of 2015.
Table 1a shows our Admissions student yield since 2012 and Table 1b shows our
student yield from local private schools has decreased 31.8% since 2011.
Table 2 lists origin states of the freshman cohorts, from 2011 to present. This year’s
2015 cohort has a 49% representation from Louisiana which is a slight decrease from the 2014
cohort of 51% coming from Louisiana.
Other states with large representation include
California (4.3%), Illinois (3.7%), Georgia (5.1%), Tennessee (3.7%), and Texas (9.0%).
Table 3 lists freshmen by academic division and major. Historically, more than threefourths of the first-time freshmen majored in the natural sciences, with the remaining in other
disciplines. Beginning in 2013-2014 academic year, academic divisions were created at the
university. Seventy-five percent (75.0%) of the new freshman cohort comprise Biological and
Public Health Sciences as well as Mathematical and Physical Sciences. This is consistent with
past academic department designations.
Tables 4a and 4b display SAT and ACT scores of entering freshmen. Tables 5a-c shows
the retention rate over the last decade as well as STEM and Non-STEM majors retention since
2007.
Tables 6a and 6b gives an enrollment analysis by gender and racial/ethnic status of the
2015 freshman class. While Xavier is a predominantly Black university, increased
representation of other ethnic origins continues. Within the freshman class of 2015 students of
other ethnic origins make up 20% of the cohort.
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1a. Admissions Yield
Applications, Acceptances, and Enrolled,
2011 – 2015
Applications
Complete Applications
Acceptances
Enrolled
Enrollment Rate
2012
3,987
2,761
2,532
664
26.1%
2013
3,703
2,632
2,564
675
26.3%
2014
3,963
2,710
2,615
579
22.1%
2015
4,847
3,251
3,187
684
21.5%
5,000
4,000
Applications
3,000
Complete
Applications
Acceptances
2,000
Enrollled
1,000
0
2012
2013
2014
2015
Enrollment Rate
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
Enrollment Rate
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
2012
2013
2014
2015
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1b. Local Student Yield High Schools 1
New Orleans and Local Louisiana, 2011 – 2015
TYPE
Private 2
HIGH SCHOOL
Brother Martin High
Cabrini High School
De La Salle High School
Holy Cross High School
Jesuit High School
Mt. Carmel Academy
St. Augustine High School
St. Mary's Academy
St. Mary's Dominican High
Ursuline Academy
St. Katharine Preparatory School
Other Orleans Private High Schools
Other Area Private High Schools
(Jeff., St. Charles, and St. John the Bapt. parishes)
TOTAL
Public2
Algiers Technology Academy
Benjamin Franklin High
Edna Karr High School
Lusher High School
KIPP: Renaissance High
McDonogh 35 High School
McMain High School
New Orleans Science/Math High
Landry- Walker High
Sarah Reed High School
Warren Easton High School
Other Orleans Public High Schools
Other Area Public High Schools
(Jeff., St. Charles, and St. John the Bapt. parishes)
TOTAL
1
2
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
6
7
2
2
5
6
4
4
3
1
4
1
1
7
7
0
3
1
4
2
3
4
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
13
7
7
12
9
5
5
2
2
2
6
4
5
7
5
2
11
2
4
9
1
2
8
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
28
22
16
17
18
88
3
7
5
7
-11
20
6
4
4
15
12
72
3
15
6
6
-2
10
6
9
0
2
17
54
2
11
8
6
-9
12
4
4
1
10
13
66
3
7
5
5
-3
8
2
3
1
6
14
60
1
15
6
10
5
1
7
3
6
0
10
7
94
81
79
87
93
188
157
159
144
167
DATA SOURCE: 2015 Freshman Profile, published by the Office of Admissions.
This represents a revised list that takes into account post-Katrina school closings as well as newly opened
schools in Orleans parish.
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Local Student Yield High Schools
New Orleans Area, 2011 – 2015, cont.
200
180
160
140
120
Private New
Orleans & Local
Area HS
100
80
Public New
Orleans & Local
Area HS
60
40
20
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
900
800
700
600
Total Freshman
500
400
Total Local Area
HS Freshman
300
Total Non-Local
Area HS Freshman
200
100
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
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2. Geographical Origins of First Time Freshmen
Fall Semesters 2011 – 20151
REGION2 / STATE3
Southern Region
Louisiana
Texas
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
West Virginia
Region Total
North Central Region
Illinois
Missouri
Michigan
Indiana
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Kansas
Ohio
Colorado
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Iowa
Nebraska
N. Dakota
S. Dakota
Region Total
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
5 Yr.
Avg.
391
79
47
24
26
17
6
1
5
3
0
0
599
328
44
32
17
31
18
12
2
1
4
0
0
489
327
58
34
26
31
14
6
2
5
3
0
0
506
299
54
33
18
25
16
6
2
4
2
0
0
459
334
62
35
26
25
17
6
6
4
4
1
0
520
337.6
59.4
36.2
22.2
27.6
16.4
6.4
2.6
4.2
3.6
1
0
516.4
29
17
8
6
5
0
3
4
6
1
2
1
0
0
0
82
34
15
6
2
0
4
3
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
71
37
8
5
5
4
8
3
1
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
81
20
9
5
3
3
1
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
48
25
14
10
10
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
83
29.0
12.6
6.8
5.2
4.3
4.5
3.3
2.8
3.8
2.0
1.6
1.1
0
0
0
73.0
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2. Geographical Origins of First Time Freshmen
Fall Semesters 2011 – 20151, cont.
REGION2 / STATE3
Northwest Region
Nevada
Washington
Oregon
Alaska
Montana
Region Total
Western Region
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Hawaii
Idaho
Utah
Region Total
New England Region
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Maine
Region Total
Middle States Region
Maryland
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Virgin Islands
Delaware
Region Total
2011
2012
2013
2014
5 Yr.
Avg.
2015
5
4
2
0
0
11
3
2
1
0
0
6
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
5
3
2
0
0
0
5
3.0
2.6
1.5
0.0
0.0
6.2
43
3
1
1
0
0
48
43
5
0
1
0
0
49
39
0
0
0
0
1
40
25
1
0
1
0
0
27
33
1
1
0
0
0
35
36.6
2.5
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
39.8
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
2
0
4
3
2
1
0
6
2.0
2.0
1.3
0.0
3.0
10
7
5
9
4
1
0
36
10
10
9
2
0
2
0
33
10
7
2
4
2
2
1
28
6
7
6
2
2
0
0
23
10
6
5
2
2
0
0
25
9.2
7.4
5.4
3.8
2.5
1.7
1.0
28.0
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2. Geographical Origins of First Time Freshmen
Fall Semesters 2011 – 2015 1, cont.
REGION 2 / STATE3
2011
2012
5
3
786
Non Resident Alien
Other 4
GRAND TOTAL
2013
8
3
661
2014
14
3
675
2015
8
5
579
3
5
684
5 Yr.
Avg.
7.6
3.8
677.0
900
800
700
600
500
Southern
400
300
New Freshman
200
100
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
90
80
70
60
North Central
50
Northwest
40
Western
30
New England
20
10
0
2011
1
2
3
4
2012
2013
2014
2015
DATA SOURCE: Office of Planning, Institutional Research and Assessment
The Regional Accrediting Associations establish regional boundaries.
Within each region, states are listed in descending order for 2015 representing the number of students enrolled.
Includes three students in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and five students in 2014 and 2015 listed in the four week
headcount data file with unknown state of origin.
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3. Trend in Freshman Enrollment by Major
Fall Semesters 2011 – 2015 1
DIVISION/MAJOR 2
Business (%)
Fine Arts & Humanities
Art
English
History
Languages
Music
Philosophy
Theology
TOTAL (%)
Education & Counseling
Education
Secondary Education3
TOTAL (%)
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Chemistry
Chemistry (Pre-Pharmacy)
Computer Science
Mathematics
Physics/Engineering
TOTAL (%)
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Mass Comm. /Comm. Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Speech Pathology
TOTAL (%)
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
40 (5%)
28 (4%)
26 (4%)
19 (3%)
31 (5%)
8
3
5
0
10
2
0
3
8
3
0
13
1
1
5
5
2
1
4
1
1
28 (4%)
29 (4%)
19 (3%)
6
5
4
1
1
0
0
17 (3%)
5
2
1
1
13
2
0
24 (4%)
13
7
11
7
5
2
13 (2%)
11 (2%)
5 (1%)
8
4
8 (1%)
11
7
11 (1%)
48
168
13
4
38
156
7
2
46
185
12
3
33
144
8
1
38
128
5
1
8
16
12
12
15
241 (31%)
219 (33%)
258 (38%)
198(34%)
187 (27%)
16
13
48
2
4
19
14
46
1
3
12
12
57
5
2
83 (11%)
83 (13%)
88 (13%)
10
14
46
2
2
74 (13%)
17
11
62
7
2
99 (14%)
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DATA SOURCE: 2015 Freshman Profile published by the Office of Admissions.
Academic Divisions of Fine Arts & Humanities, Biological Sciences & Public Health, Mathematical & Physical
Sciences, Social & Behavioral Science created during the 2013-2014 academic year; the Division of Business was
previously in existence; and the Division of Education was renamed the Division of Education & Counseling.
3
Secondary education majors are included under Education and also in their major field of discipline.
They are included only once in the Grand Total.
4
Deciding Majors are now advised by the Office of Academic Support.
5
College credits earned prior to coming to Xavier as a first-time freshman: In 2011, five classified as sophomores,
1 classified as a junior; in 2012, 13 classified as sophomores and 1 classified as a junior, in 2013, 16 classified as
sophomores and 1 classified as a junior, in 2014, 10 classified as sophomores and 4 as juniors and in 2015 20
classified as sophomores and 1 as a junior.
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3. Trend in Freshman Enrollment by Major
Fall Semesters 2011 – 2015, cont.
DIVISION/MAJOR
2011
Biological and Public Health Sciences
Biology
Public Health Sciences
TOTAL (%)
Deciding (%)4
2012
2013
2014
368
--
281
1
271
3
368 (47%)
20 (3%)
282 (43%)
16 (2%)
7865
6615
Grand Total
2015
274 (41%)
7 (1%)
252
3
255 (44%)
12 (2%)
324
3
327 (48%)
12 (2%)
6755
5795
6845
3. Trend in Freshman Enrollment by Majors
Fall Semesters 2011 – 2015 1, cont.
Business
Fine Arts & Humanities
40
28
2011
2012
26
2013
31
30
88
75
2015
8
19
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Mathematical & Physical
Sciences
99
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1
11
5
241
83
11
24
19
Social & Behavioral
Sciences
83
13
29
20
2014
Education & Counseling
218
Biological & Public Health
Sciences
367
258
198
282
187
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
274
327
252
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
DATA SOURCE: 2015 Freshman Profile published by the Office of Admissions.
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4a. Average SAT Combined Scores
of Entering Freshmen
Fall Semesters 2011 – 2015 1
GROUP
National
Louisiana
African American
Xavier
(number of students)
2011
1011
1105
855
972
2012
1010
1078
856
988
2013
1010
1109
860
996
2014
1010
1117
860
1003
2015
1006
1122
859
994
(256)
(216)
(205)
(156)
(189)
977
991
1002
1006
994
(number of students)
(250)
(213)
(200)
(152)
(189)
Restricted students 2
768
777
752
833
--
(6)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(0)
Unrestricted students
(number of students)
4b. Average ACT Composite Scores
of Entering Freshmen
Fall Semesters 2011 – 20151
GROUP
National
Louisiana
African American
Xavier
(number of students)
2
2012
21.1
20.3
17.0
22.1
2013
20.9
19.5
16.9
22.7
2014
21.0
19.2
17.0
22.6
2015
21.0
19.4
17.1
22.7
(638)
(567)
(591)
(504)
(581)
21.9
22.3
22.8
22.7
22.8
(number of students)
(641)
(548)
(580)
(497)
(575)
Restricted students 2
16.3
18.0
17.6
19.0
15.5
(number of students)
(22)
(19)
(11)
(7)
(6)
Unrestricted students
1
2011
21.1
20.2
17.0
21.5
DATA SOURCE: 2015 Freshman Profile, published by the Office of Admissions.
Students admitted on a probationary basis who must take a restricted schedule.
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5a. Retention Rate of Recent Classes
Fall
Term
#
Enrolled 2
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
917
1001 4
654
444
664
778
765
779
786
661
675
579
After
1 yr.
79.0%
50.2%
81.3%
78.2%
73.3%
68.9%
66.1%
68.5%
64.9%
71.6%
71.0%
73.9%
After
2 yrs.
53.4%
47.6%
69.4%
64.4%
62.7%
55.0%
52.5%
53.8%
53.7%
57.9%
59.9%
After
3 yrs.
1
After
4 yrs. 3
52.9%
44.2%
64.5%
58.6%
55.4%
50.9%
47.1%
47.9%
48.1%
53.3%
After
5 yrs.3
27.9%
24.7%
35.2%
34.9%
32.8%
26.3%
27.7%
25.4%
23.8%
After
6 yrs.3
18.2%
16.7%
21.7%
21.8%
18.4%
13.7%
15.2%
11.5%
7.5%
8.2%
9.9%
8.6%
6.5%
6.0%
7.1%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
2003
2004
After 1 yr.
1
2
3
4
2005
2006
After 2 yrs.
2007
2008
After 3 yrs.
2009
2010
After 4 yrs.
2011
2012
After 5 yrs.
2013
2014
After 6 yrs.
DATA SOURCE: Office of Planning, Institutional Research and Assessment.
Includes the number of new full-time and part-time freshmen; transfers are not included.
Includes all freshmen, not just those in four-year programs.
By the 4th, 5th and 6th years, graduations as well as non-returning students lower the retention rate.
Fall 2004 Cohort that returned for the Fall 2005 term after Hurricane Katrina data not illustrated in chart.
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5b. Retention Rate of Recent Classes
New Freshmen (STEM 2) 2007 - 2014
Fall
#
After After After After After After
Term Enrolled 1 yr. 2 yrs. 3 yrs. 4 yrs. 5 yrs. 6 yrs.
2007
538
76.0% 65.2% 56.9% 32.3% 20.6%
7.4%
2008
631
71.6% 56.6% 51.8% 27.3% 14.7%
6.5%
2009
626
68.1% 54.6% 48.9% 29.4% 16.6%
7.5%
2010
622
69.0% 54.7% 48.6% 26.2% 13.0%
2011
634
66.6% 55.4% 49.4% 26.3%
2012
520
73.8% 59.8% 55.2%
2013
562
73.3% 60.7%
2014
473
76.7%
5c. Retention Rate of Recent Classes1
New Freshmen (Non-STEM) 2007 - 2014
Fall
#
After After After After After After
Term Enrolled 1 yr. 2 yrs. 3 yrs. 4 yrs. 5 yrs. 6 yrs.
2007
126
61.9% 51.6% 49.2% 34.9%
8.7%
2.4%
2008
147
56.8% 48.0% 46.6% 22.3%
9.5%
4.1%
2009
139
57.6% 43.2% 38.8% 20.1%
8.6%
5.0%
2010
157
67.1% 50.6% 45.6% 22.2%
5.7%
2011
152
57.9% 46.7% 42.8% 46.1%
2012
141
63.1% 51.1% 55.8%
2013
113
59.3% 61.3%
2014
106
61.3%
1
DATA SOURCE: Office of Planning, Institutional Research, and Assessment.
STEM has been modified to include Psychology Pre-Med majors. All Pre-Medicine majors are now
considered STEM. This varies from previously reported data.
2
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6a. Male Freshman Enrollment
by Racial/Ethnic Status
Fall Semesters 2011– 2015
Race/Ethnicity 1
2011
2012
2013
148
134
132
Black or African American
3
5
7
White
27
32
29
Asian
5
8
2
Hispanic
1
0
0
Amer. Ind. or Alaskan Native
0
0
0
Native Haw. or Other Pac. Isl.
6
3
5
Two or More Races
4
6
7
Non Resident Alien
7
1
1
Unknown
201
189
183
Grand Total
2014
117
4
18
5
0
0
3
3
2
152
2015
125
6
26
14
2
1
4
1
0
179
6b. Female Freshman Enrollment
by Racial/Ethnic Status
Fall Semester 2011 – 2015
1
Race/Ethnicity
2011
2012
2013
Black or African American
491
400
402
White
13
9
17
Asian
38
34
27
Hispanic
10
12
14
Amer. Ind. or Alaskan Native
0
1
1
Native Haw. or Other Pac. Isl.
0
0
0
Two or More Races
25
12
22
Non Resident Alien
1
2
7
Unknown
7
2
2
Grand Total
585
472
492
2014
349
11
33
11
0
0
14
5
4
427
2015
425
8
33
15
0
1
21
2
0
505
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget published new standards for Federal agencies on the
collection of racial and ethnic data. The categories do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological
origins. The designations are used to categorize U.S. citizens, resident aliens, and other eligible noncitizens. SOURCE: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/reic/definitions.asp
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6. Freshman Enrollment by Gender and Racial/Ethnic Status
Fall Semester 2011 – 2015
600
500
400
Black or African
American Female
300
Black or African
American Male
200
100
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
14