new faculty orientation a profile of eastern students august 27, 2012
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New Faculty Orientation
A Profile of Eastern StudentsAugust 27, 2012
Enrollment
Fall 2011 EnrollmentOTotal 5586OFull-Time Undergraduate4447OPart-Time Undergraduate
899OGraduate 240
DemographicsO Students from 27 states including
Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, and the other 5 New England states
O Students from 23 foreign nationsO 165 of the 169 towns in ConnecticutO Female to Male ratio:
53%:47%O Student of Color Population 20%
Incoming Freshman Class Fall 2012
O Average GPA 3.03 (4.0 scale)O 30% are ranked in the top quarter of their
high school classO 71% are ranked in the top half of their
high school classO Middle 50th percentile CR SAT
460-550O Middle 50th percentile Math SAT
470-560O Middle 50th percentile ACT Composite
19-24
Special CohortsO Honors ProgramO STEP/CAP ProgramO Dual Enrollment ProgramO SPOA
Honors ProgramO 25 Honors students selected each
yearO Fall 2012 students admitted to
programO Average class rank Top 8% O Average CR/Math SAT 1246
O ProgramO 2 Honors classes each yearO Senior thesisO Merit Scholarship
STEP/CAP ProgramO First generation college studentsO Low-income families
O ProgramO Six week residential academic
summer programO Intensive classes designed to
improve math, writing, study and public speaking skills
Dual Enrollment Progam
O HistoryO 10-15 students selected from
Hartford Public and Manchester High Schools
O ProgramO Partnership with QVCCO One class at EasternO Transition to full-time Eastern
students in spring
SPOAO Summer Proof of AbilityO HistoryO Program
O 5 credits over the summerO 11 credits or less in fallO Transition to full-time status in
spring
