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Freshmen Class Profile Fall 2004 – Opening Week

Freshmen Class Profile Fall 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

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Freshmen Class Profile Fall 2004 – Opening Week

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  1. 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

  2. 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 students NOTE: This is a 3% decrease over the 2003 class and 2% decrease over 2002 class

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

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