Top 10 Knights

1. Top 10 Knights Dr. Gordon Chavis Associate Vice President Enrollment Services Student Development and Enrollment Services University of Central Florida

2. The Top 10 Knights InitiativeHow it began… • President’s retreat-January 2013 • UCF Enrollment projections discussed • The next 5 years; expected growth? • WICHE data; demographic shifts in Florida • Retention and Graduation data? • Overview and goals

3. Projection Details-DRAFT • .

4. Demographic shifts • By 2020; Florida • Non-minority population will decrease by 24% • Latino/Hispanic population will increase by 33% • Asian population will increase by 45% • African American population will remain steady

5. Retention and Graduation Rates

6. Top 10% students have good first-year retention, even those with lower SAT scores

7. Top 10% students from high schools with lower grad rates are retained better than Lower 90% students

8. UG Enrollment objectives • Support Student Success • Increase FTIC retention and SCH; • Attract the best and brightest students; • Continue to provide access to an affordable education; • Support the “brand proposition” that UCF- Stands for Opportunity; • Increase student quality and continue to build reputation

9. Initiative Goals • Reduce anxiety and provide certainty to Florida students and families about the admissions process at UCF • Provide opportunity and access to a quality education for Florida residents • Reward academic achievement and recognize that strong performance in a strong academic curriculum in HS—best predictor of success at UCF • Recent Hiss study

10. UCF Top 10 Knights Guaranteed Admission!! • Florida HS students • Top 10% of HS grad class • If no rank, 3.9+gpa • Meet certain SAT or ACT score • Min. SAT 1010 (CR+M) or 1500 (+W) or 21 ACT • Have strong academic core • Application deadline-December 31st • Summer-fall-spring admission

11. Top 10 Knights The next phase in the development and refinement of our enrollment goals are: • Promote access and opportunity • Increase SCH production by increasing enrollment

12. Benefits • Universitycommitment: • Development of Scholarship support; capital campaign--$500m/$50m • Student Development and Enrollment Services commitment: • Focus on Student Success for an effective transition to UCF • First Year Experience programs; get engaged • Orientation • LINK Program • Sophomore Center; accelerated credit students-40% • Student Academic Resource Center • Workshops; services for academic support

13. SDES-Live the UCF Experience“successful start-great finish!” • Guaranteed living on campus if you apply by May 1, 2014 • Continue your academic excellence by living on campus: • Retention: • 3.5% higher on campus • 6.2 % higher if one participates in an LLC • Graduation Rates: • 13 % higher if one lives on campus for one year • 20 % higher if one lives on campus for two years • Living on-campus provides unmatched university connections through community programming and staff support • Enhanced safety and security with 24 hour, 7 days a week staff availability • 15 Living-Learning Communities (LLC) that further enhance opportunities for learning with faculty and peers

14. Comments and reactions • Students, parents and our guidance counseling communities have reacted very favorably • Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald have lauded the initiative as another UCF “bold stroke…one that sisters universities in Florida should take notes”

15. Thank you Questions?Gordon.Chavis@ucf.edu GO KNIGHTS!!