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HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENTS. *Fall 2009 projection as of 5/29/09 **Summer 2009 as of 5/27/09. Comparison of Fall 2009 and Fall 2008 Enrollments At Corresponding Times of Registration ( as of 5/29/2009). Headcount Lower Division 181 increase Upper Division 57 increase
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HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENTS *Fall 2009 projection as of 5/29/09 **Summer 2009 as of 5/27/09
Comparison of Fall 2009 and Fall 2008 Enrollments At Corresponding Times of Registration ( as of 5/29/2009) • Headcount • Lower Division 181 increase • Upper Division 57 increase • Graduate 86 increase • FTE • Lower Division 39 increase • Upper Division 25 increase • Graduate 26 increase
New Scholarship Programs • Leadership Scholarship • Pays for tuition, fees, housing, books, meals • -Two students selected, 1 from Okaloosa County and 1 from Bay County • Top 5 Academic Scholarship • Students who rank 1-5 of the graduating class • -For Fall 2009, 125 students applied who meet the criteria with 80 indicating they will be attending • -For Fall 2008, when the scholarship was not available, 69 applied who would have met the criteria and 24 enrolled • Notes: • The two scholarship programs were approved by the BOT at the December 2008 meeting • Started advertising in high schools throughout Florida in January 2009, which was late for the 2009 admissions process • Very positive reaction from high schools in the Panhandle • Impact for Fall 2010 admissions cycle should be greater due to the longer length of advertising
Increased Recruiting Activities • Purchase of additional prospective student names • 37,041 purchased for Fall 2008 admissions • 65,523 purchased for Fall 2009 admissions • 115,347 purchased for Fall 2010 admissions • eMarketing • Doubled the number of emails and announcements to prospective students • Doubled the number of communications with admitted students • Visits to high schools • More visits to high schools from Pensacola to Tallahassee • More visits to high schools in region from Jacksonville to Orlando to Tampa/St. Petersburg
Increased Recruiting Activities – cont. 4. Alumni assisted admissions personnel at many college day/night programs • Admitted student receptions in Miami, Tallahassee, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Orlando, and Jacksonville • 106 students attended • 208 parents, high school counselors, and alumni attended • Increase the number of instant admission decision days at high schools • Mainly in high schools in the Panhandle • Some high school counselors have requested more than one day
Increased Recruiting Activities – cont. • Marketing campaign in Central Florida • Excellent comments from the public • Increased visibility • Send display posters to high schools in Florida • The above efforts have increased the visibility of UWF as indicated by: • The number of prospective students visiting campus has increased 25% • The number of prospective students attending open houses has increased by 30%