freshmen class profile fall 2004 – opening week over 884 students – closed freshmen engineering...
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Freshmen Class ProfileFall 2004 – Opening Week
• Over 884 students – Closed freshmen engineering class for the 2nd year in a row
• 26 states (Hawaii to New York)• 14 foreign countries (Mexico to Nepal)
• Ave. ACT: 27.3 (upper 10% in nation)• Ave. HS GPA: 75% have a 3.5 – 4.0 GPA• 40% were in upper 10% of HS Class
• 86.3% interested in Engineering & Science• 21.4% undecided on a specific Major
Demographics
• Women (23%)• Men (77%)
NOTE: In 2004-05, UMR will launch a new Women’s Leadership Institute
• Age: 18 years or less (97.4%)
• 77% Missouri• 22% out-of-state• 1% international
• 61% are 2nd generation college studentsNOTE: This is a 3% decrease over the 2003 class and 2% decrease over 2002 class
Academic Expectations• 32% plan to earn a graduate degree at UMR• 53% are likely to complete a graduate degree
• 69% plan to complete a BS in 4 years or less• 82% plan to Co-op or Intern
• 52% plan to study more than 11 hours per week at UMR• 73% studied less than 5 hours per week in high school
• 95% plan to earn a 3.0 or higher UMR GPA• 49% plan to earn a 3.5 or higher UMR GPA
• 92% plan to join a student organization
Decision Factors
• 79% UMR: 1st choice college to attend• 18% UMR: 2nd choice college to attend
• 71% became interested in UMR during Jr/Sr years in high school
• 87% Financial Aid/scholarships was important in deciding to attend UMR
• 78% the personalized attention they received from UMR was important in deciding to enroll
Financial Issues
• $67,000: approx. average UMR family income• 75% are receiving scholarships and financial aid• 26% qualify for Pell Grants
• 73% plan to work while enrolled at UMR
• 24% already have/carry a credit card– 45% have an existing monthly balance– 10 students have 4 or more credit cards – 5 have over $1000 of credit card debt before enrolling at UMR
Faculty/Student Relationships
• 92% plan to meet with faculty outside of the classroom/lab
• 53% feel faculty should be very involved in their career development
Computers• 89% plan to bring a PC to campus
– 68% will be new computers– 51% laptops– 2% Macintosh/Apple
• 45% spend more than 6 hours per week on the internet
• 12% spend more than 15 hours per week on the internet