Enrollment Report
Enrollment at Census, Fall 2014
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Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Diff
% Diff
Undergraduate
17,517
17,459
-58
( 0.3%)
Graduate
2,939
2,719
-220
( 7.5%)
Full Time
14,315
14,228
-87
( 0.6%)
Part Time
6,141
5,950
-191
( 3.1%)
Freshman
4,615
4,381
-234
( 5.1%)
Sophomore
3,084
3,114
30
1.0%
Junior
3,238
3,172
-66
( 2.0%)
Senior
4,508
4,459
-49
( 1.1%)
High School
1,452
1,657
205
14.1%
Academy Students
121
128
7
5.8%
Other Undergraduates
499
548
49
9.8%
2,271
2,088
-183
( 8.1%)
515
514
-1
( 0.2%)
Specialist
26
27
1
3.8%
Doctoral
212
242
30
14.2%
430
362
-68
( 15.8%)
14,326
14,459
133
0.9%
3,191
3,000
-191
( 6.0%)
Ten Year Enrollment Trend
Level:
22,000
21,000
20,000
20,712
Total Enrollment
18,000
16,966
16,000
16,508
15,978 16,067
15,460 15,490
15,762
20,456
20,178
Status:
Undergraduate Enrollment
18,645 18,664
17,000
21,048
20,903
19,761
19,265
19,000
21,124
17,645
17,827
17,982
16,861
17,000
16,943
18,115
17,517 17,459
16,877
16,362 16,211
16,140
Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment
15,000
Fall 2005
Fall 2006
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2013
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2014
Fall 2012
Diff
Fall 2013
Fall 2014
% Diff
Enrollment:
Total Enrollment
20,456
20,178
-278
( 1.4%)
Classification:
Masters
Gender:
Male
8,562
8,464
-98
( 1.1%)
Female
11,894
11,714
-180
( 1.5%)
Ethnicity:
First-Time Masters Student
Underrespresented Minority*
2,985
2,890
-95
( 3.2%)
Graduate Non-degree
Not Underrepresented Minority
16,089
15,602
-487
( 3.0%)
Undergraduate Age:
Non-Resident Alien
1,098
1,434
336
30.6%
284
252
-32
( 11.3%)
Unknown
Traditional
(Under Age 25)
Non-traditional
*URM includes students selecting Black, Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander as at least one of their race categories.
(Age 25+)
WKU Enrollment Report, Page 2
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Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Diff
% Diff
First-Time Full-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking:
Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Diff
% Diff
Transfer Students:
Student Count
2,748
2,805
57
2.1%
KCTCS Schools
482
513
31
6.4%
Average ACT
22.75
23.39
0.6
2.8%
Out-of-State Schools
363
304
-59
( 16.3%)
Average GPA
3.27
3.33
0.06
1.8%
KY Public Four Year
79
83
4
5.1%
71.7%
73.1%
1.4
Other Kentucky Institutions
78
63
-15
( 19.2%)
Retention Rate
All First-Time First Year: (includes summer)
Student Origin:
Student Count
3,117
3,136
19
0.6%
In-state
16,088
15,571
-517
( 3.2%)
Average ACT
22.02
22.69
0.7
3.0%
Out-of-state
3,271
3,205
-66
( 2.0%)
2.2%
Outside the U.S.
1,097
1,402
305
27.8%
Average GPA
3.20
3.27
0.07
Retention Rate
64.4%
70.0%
5.6
Top Five Counties:
College Ready-Overall
50.1%
57.1%
7.0
Warren
3,724
3,595
-129
( 3.5%)
College Ready in Math
58.9%
64.1%
5.2
Jefferson
1,577
1,514
-63
( 4.0%)
College Ready in English
74.8%
80.6%
5.8
Barren
1,173
1,044
-129
( 11.0%)
College Ready in Reading
67.1%
73.2%
6.1
Hardin
862
893
31
3.6%
Daviess
887
825
-62
( 7.0%)
1,509
1,475
-34
( 2.3%)
Indiana
481
500
19
4.0%
Illinois
158
182
24
15.2%
Florida
115
125
10
8.7%
Ohio
144
122
-22
( 15.3%)
Saudi Arabia
497
594
97
19.5%
China
168
176
8
4.8%
Brazil
6
157
151
2516.7%
India
85
74
-11
( 12.9%)
Vietnam
45
56
11
24.4%
Top Five Sending High Schools:
Bowling Green High School
84
103
19
22.6%
Barren County High School
85
85
0
0.0%
South Warren High School
86
84
-2
( 2.3%)
Greenwood High School
80
82
2
2.5%
Warren Central High School
65
64
-1
( 1.5%)
Top Five Undergraduate Majors:
Top Five States:
Tennessee
Top Five Countries:
Nursing, BSN (#586)
847
916
69
8.1%
Elementary Education, BS (#527)
863
766
-97
( 11.2%)
Biology (minor required), BS (#617)
588
609
21
3.6%
Interdisciplinary Studies, BIS (#558)
524
549
25
4.8%
Management, BS (#723)
524
528
4
0.8%
Office of Institutional Research (October 24, 2014)