Administrative Update

The following facts-showing comparisons over the past two years-were provided by the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Information and Planning.

Admissions

•Number of undergraduate applications has increased from 17,187 to 18,275 ( up 6.3 percent)
•Selectivity (accepted applicants) has gone from 82.4 percent to 75.5 percent
•Average SAT math scores have increased from 580 to 586
•Average SAT verbal scores have increased from 557 to 565
•High school averages have increased from 89 to 90
•Rank in class has increased from 74 to 79

Degrees Awarded

•Number of total degrees awarded has increased from 5,078 to 5,241 (up 3 percent)
•Number of bachelor's degrees awarded has increased from 2,914 to 2,998 (up 3 percent)
•Number of master's degrees awarded has increased from 1,382 to 1,456 (up 5 percent)
•Number of doctoral degrees awarded has increased from 271 to 310 (up 14 percent)

Enrollment

•Overall enrollment has increased from 24,257 to 24,830 (up 2 percent)
•Undergraduate enrollment has increased by 3 percent
•Graduate enrollment has increased by 2 percent
•New full-time graduate/professional enrollment has increased by 5 percent
•Continuing/returning full-time grad/professional enrollment has increased by 5 percent

Sponsored Program Research

•Total sponsored-program research increased from $76.1 million to $85.4 million (up 12 percent)
•Direct sponsored-program research increased from $60.4 million to $ 67.2 million (up 11 percent)

Retention

•First-time full-time freshmen retention rate has increased from 81.7 percent to 84.1 percent
•Third-year to fourth-year full-time retention rate has increased from 63.5 percent to 64.5 percent

Housing

•New on-campus apartments-383 rooms for 1170 students- were constructed