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