A snapshot of UWG

Fall 2002

Fall 2002 Snapshot

9,675 headcount

7,449 FTE (69.7%)

79% undergraduate

21% graduate

Fall 2002 Snaphsot

74.2% are white

22.2% are African American

63.5% are female

Average age 22.5

7,663 Undergraduates

78% are age 22 or younger.

88% are age 25 or younger.

82% are full-time students.

29% live on campus.

about 60% live on campus their freshman year

30-37% live in off-campus student housing.

30-37% live at home.

7,663 Undergraduates

Primary Service44%

Metro Atlanta30%

Out of Country1%

Carroll County15%

Out of State3%

Other Georgia Counties

7%

2,012 Graduate Students

Average age 36.3

82% are over age 25.

48% over age 30

10% are full-time (12 or more hours)

2,012 Graduate Students

Carroll County12%

Primary Service47%

Metro Atlanta33%

Other Georgia Counties

2%

Out of State4%

Out of Country2%

USG/UWG Market Trends

New FreshmenNew TransfersNew Graduate Students

New Freshmen - USG

In 1998, the USG enrolled 30,093 new freshmen.

In 2002, the USG enrolled 34,721 new freshmen.

An increase of 4,628 new freshmen (15.28%).

New Freshmen - USG

1998 - 70.73% of new beginning freshmen in the USG were enrolled in 4/+year institutions.

2002 - 66.63% of new beginning freshmen in the USG were enrolled in 4/+year institutions. (-4.1%).

UWG’s “market share” of new freshmen

1998, UWG enrolled 5.63% of all new beginning freshmen in the USG.

In 2002, UWG enrolled 4.71% of all new beginning freshmen in the USG.

Moved from 4th to 6th in the USG

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New Transfer Students-USG

In 1998, the USG enrolled 9,270 new transfer students.

In 2002, the USG enrolled 11,021 new transfer students.

An increase of 1,751 (18.89%)

New Transfer students - UWG

UWG transfer students increased by 76

UWG “market share” decreased by 0.17%

Stayed in 7th place

New Graduate Students-USG

In 1998, USG enrolled 6,548 new graduate students.

In 2002, USG enrolled 8,103 new graduate students (a 23.7% increase).

New Graduate Students-UWG

In 1998, UWG enrolled 466 (7.11%) of all new USG graduate students.

In 2002, UWG enrolled 405 (5%) of all USG new graduate students.

Moved from 4th to 6th in the USG.

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Demographic shifts?

Georgia State: multiracial 3.9% to 10.4%Clayton: African American 31.4% to

43.3% Kennesaw & UWG slight increases in AA

students (3% each)Georgia State’s average age decreased

by a full year. (& GCSU by almost a year)

UWG’s Overall market share of 4-year institutions

Headcount: 1998 - 5.52% of USG 2002 - 5.45%

FTE: 1998 - 5.03% 2002 - 6.06%