Characteristics of Students Enrolled at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Fall 2012 Applications for Fall 2012 There were 45,796 total applications in Fall 2012, which is an increase of 10.9% from last year. Enrollment 6.2% from last year. The Fall 2012 FTF class quality continues to climb, with new recordhigh SAT and ACT averages. The average high school GPA is also a new record high. Fall 2012 first-time freshman (FTF) applications totaled 36,941, an increase of 3,940 (11.9%) from last year. In addition, Cal Poly has enrolled 13 National Hispanic Scholars and 7 National Merit ® Finalists. There were 3,591 early-decision applications for Fall 2012, of which 1,104 students were selected (30.7%) and 868 (78.6%) enrolled. New Enrolled First-Time Freshmen Fall 2012 new transfer applications increased to 7,529 from last year’s total of 6,834, an increase of 10.2% from last year. Fall 2012 new post-baccalaureate/ graduate applications decreased Average High School GPA 3.87 Average SAT Reading 596 Average SAT Math 635 Average ACT Composite 27.1 Academic Performance PostUndergraduate Baccalaureate Measure Graduate Average Fall Term Units 14.52 14.68 11.52 Average Cumulative GPA* 2.96 3.77 3.55 *Based on the student’s cumulative Cal Poly GPA, which does not include Fall 2012 grades. College Size College UnderGrad PostBacc Graduate Total Percent of Total Ag, Food & Env Sciences 3,644 — 84 3,728 20.0% Architecture & Env Design 1,453 — 80 1,533 8.2% Engineering 5,007 — 404 5,411 29.0% Liberal Arts 2,623 — 108 2,731 14.6% Orfalea Business 2,297 — 37 2,334 12.5% Science & Math 2,575 111 162 2,848 15.2% 81 13 — 94 0.5% 17,680 124 875 18,679 100.0% Other University Total Cal Poly enrolled 18,679 students in Fall  2012. Of these students, 17,680 (94.7%) were undergraduates, 124 (0.7%) were post-baccalaureate students, and 875 (4.7%) were graduate students. The Fall total enrollment of 18,679 is a decrease of 0.4% (83 students) from Fall 2011. Fall 2012 total headcount enrollment exceeded Cal Poly’s internal headcount target of 18,584 by 95  students. Fall 2012 undergraduate headcount was 144 students over Cal Poly’s internal undergraduate headcount target of 17,536. Fall 2012 post-baccalaureate headcount was 2 students over its internal target, and graduate enrollment fell short of its target by 51 students. Cal Poly enrolled a new first-time freshman class of 3,701 students in Fall 2012, which was 2.9% under Cal Poly’s internal FTF target of 3,812. The Fall 2012 new transfer class of 796 students was 25.8% higher than Cal Poly’s internal new transfer target of 633. The average load for all students in Fall 2012 was 14.38, with undergraduates carrying a load of 14.52, post-baccalaureate students carrying a load of 14.68, and graduate students carrying 11.52. This total student average load of 14.38 is up from last year’s load of 14.21 and is just below a high of 14.39 in Fall 2009. Institutional Planning and Analysis, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Phone (805) 756-2204 • Fax (805) 756-2804 • http://www.ipa.calpoly.edu/ Page 2 Fall 2012 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Institution of Origin (New Undergraduates) What institutions do new Cal Poly undergraduates come from? The top “feeder” schools for Fall 2012 new undergraduates are: First-Time Freshmen—High Schools Amador Valley High School (Pleasanton) Davis Senior High School Granite Bay High School San Luis Obispo High School Atascadero High School *St. Francis High School (Mountain View) San Ramon Valley High School (Danville) Monte Vista High School (Danville) Arroyo Grande High School Wilson High School (Long Beach) *De La Salle High School (Concord) Westview High School (San Diego) *Private School New Transfers—Colleges Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo) Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria) Ventura College Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill) Moorpark College Hartnell College (Salinas) Palomar College (San Marcos) Geographic Origin of New First-Time Freshmen Fall 2012 New FTF Enrollment by Geographic Region San Francisco Bay Area 27.3% Foreign Countries 0.8% Los Angeles Area 20.2% Other US States 13.8% Area Counties Central Coast Monterey, San Benito, SLO, Santa Barbara Los Angeles Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura San Francisco Bay Area Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, SF, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma San Joaquin Central Coast 8.3% Other CA Counties 5.8% Sacramento Area 8.2% San Joaquin Valley 6.8% San Diego 8.8% San Diego Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare San Diego El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento Area Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Other All other CA counties Study Abroad Total Outbound Students by Program Students Of Fall  2012 new first-time freshmen (FTF), 27.3% came from the San Francisco Bay area. Another 20.2% of Fall 2012 new FTF came from the Los Angeles area. The top “feeder” counties for Fall 2012 new FTF were Los Angeles (10.5%), San  Diego (8.8%), and Santa Clara (7.3%). The Central Coast area accounted for 8.3% of Fall 2012 new FTF, with 3.7% coming from San Luis Obispo County. Note: Based on county/state/country of residence at time of application International Students Comments Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, UK Cultural Experiences Abroad, Danish Institute for Study Abroad, GlobaLinks, University Studies Abroad Consortium (36 total country locations through partner abroad programs) Cal Poly International Exchanges 43 Cal Poly Partner Abroad Programs 207 CSU International Programs 57 11 Countries Extended Field Trips 28 CAED to Italy–12; CENG to China–3; OCOB to Germany–11; CLA to Ghana–2 Independent Study Programs 19 Non-Cal Poly study abroad programs Study Abroad Cal Poly-Led (Fall) 20 Cal Poly in Valladolid, Spain (fall term only) National Student Exchange (NSE) 16 200+ universities within the U.S., Canada, and our territories (Guam & Puerto Rico) National Student Exchange (NSE) 17 Cal Poly International Exchange Programs 46 200+ universities within the U.S., Canada, and our territories (Guam & Puerto Rico) Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, UK CSUIP and NSE-Canada 16 Inbound Exchange Students CSUIP–15; NSE-Canada–1 In Fall 2012, Cal Poly enrolled 208 international visa students, including 109 undergraduate students, 18 graduate students, 62 nondegree exchange students, and 19 nondegree students enrolled in self-funded programs. There were 41 total countries sending students to Cal Poly in Fall 2012. Country UG Brazil Germany South Korea China Japan Spain United Kingdom India Vietnam Sweden 1 0 16 13 10 0 3 4 10 3 PB/ NonGrad Degree Total 0 18 19 2 17 19 1 0 17 1 0 14 1 3 14 0 12 12 1 7 11 3 3 10 0 0 10 0 6 9 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Fall 2012 Page 3 Ethnic Origin Note: Student ethnic origin is self-reported. PostBaccalaureate Graduate 14 11.3% 109 12.5% 2 1.6% 10 1.1% 0 0.0% 6 0.7% 0 0.0% 2 0.2% 2 1.6% 91 10.4% 5 4.0% 49 5.6% 86 69.4% 514 58.7% 3 2.4% 22 2.5% 12 9.7% 72 8.2% 124 875 Undergraduate Ethnic Origin Hispanic/Latino 2,443 13.8% African American 123 0.7% Native American 52 0.3% Hawaiian/Pacific Isl 43 0.2% Asian American 1,942 11.0% Multi-Racial 1,035 5.9% White 10,919 61.8% Non-Resident Alien 263 1.5% Unknown/Other 860 4.9% Total Students 17,680 Total 2,566 13.7% 135 0.7% 58 0.3% 45 0.2% 2,035 10.9% 1,089 5.8% 11,519 61.7% 288 1.5% 944 5.1% 18,679 Student Age The average age of Fall 2012 undergraduates was 20.2, with 96.9% under the age of 25. Age UG Average Age 20.2 25 or Older 3.1% PB Grad 25.4 25.8 Total 30.6% 36.6% Of the Fall 2012 total student population, 13.7% identify themselves as Hispanic/Latino, and 10.9% identify themselves as Asian American. Under-represented minorities (URM) include students who self-report their race/ethnicity as Hispanic, Native American, African American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or multi-racial including at least one of those four groups. Cal Poly’s URM proportion of undergraduate enrollment for Fall 2012 is 17.2%, up from 16.2% last year. Note: As of Summer 2009, Cal Poly converted to the new federal standards for collecting and reporting ethnicity. Among the changes is a new option for students to identify themselves in multiple races. Because of the new “multi-racial” category, we no longer aggregate students into a “non-white” category. 20.5 4.9% Financial Aid Note: Based on students’ age at census date for Fall 2012 (10-8-12) Student Gender Fall 2012 Enrollment by Gender 44.8% UG 55.2% 73.4% PB Grad Total 0% There were 8,379  women (44.9%) and 10,300  men (55.1%) enrolled at Cal  Poly in Fall 2012. This was a 0.3% increase in the proportion of women from last year. 26.6% 41.7% 58.3% 44.9% 55.1% 50% Women 100% Men There were more women at the post-baccalaureate level than men. Of Fall 2012 post-baccalaureate students, 73.4% were female. However, at the graduate level, there were more men than women. Of Fall 2012 graduate students, 58.3% were male. Of the 18,762 total students enrolled in Fall 2011, 54.5% received some type of financial aid during 2011?12. Similarly, 53.7% of Fall 2011 undergraduates and 60.8% of Fall 2011 first-time freshmen received some form of financial aid in 2011-12. The amount of financial aid awarded in 2011-12 totaled over $136 million, an increase of 12.7% over 2010?11. Of the $136,432,822 total aid awarded, 68.2% came from federal funds, while 19.8% came from state funds and 6.3% came from institutional funds. Furthermore, 59.0% came in the form of loans, 31.5% in grants, and 6.4% came in the form of scholarships. Housing In Fall 2012, 36.5% of undergraduates lived in one of 28 dorms on campus. Almost all first-time freshmen (98.1%) lived on campus, even though Cal Poly does not require them to do so. In addition, 50.8% of Cal Poly sophomores lived on campus in Fall 2012. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Fall 2012 Page 4 Degrees Awarded The 3,897 bachelor’s degrees awarded in 2011-12 is a 6.0% decrease from last year’s total of 4,146 bachelor’s degrees awarded. The number of master’s degrees awarded in 2011-12 (527) was the same number College Bachelor’s Master’s Credential awarded as 2010-11. College Breakdown of Degrees Awarded in 2011-12 Bachelor’s Degrees Ag, Food & Env Sciences Architecture & Env Design Engineering Liberal Arts Orfalea Business Science & Math Other 19.7% 9.8% 26.1% 15.6% 13.8% 14.6% 0.4% Master’s Degrees Ag, Food & Env Sciences Architecture & Env Design Engineering Liberal Arts Orfalea Business Science & Math 6.5% 6.1% 48.6% 11.2% 9.9% 17.8% The College of Engineering awarded the most bachelor’s degrees among the colleges in 2011-12 with 1,017 (26.1%). The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts followed with 768 (19.7%) and 608 (15.6%) bachelor’s degrees awarded, respectively. Year Degrees Degrees Recommendations 2007-08 3,752 444 258 2008-09 3,905 393 262 2009-10 4,135 475 270 2010-11 4,146 527 212 2011-12 3,897 527 246 Almost half of the master’s degrees awarded were in the College of Engineering. Fields of Study Cal Poly offers 64 bachelor’s degree programs. The five with the highest enrollment for Fall 2012 are Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Agricultural Business, and Electrical Engineering. At the graduate level, Cal Poly offers 31 master’s degree programs. The six with the highest Fall 2012 enrollment (with ties for 2nd and 4th highest) are Education, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and City and Regional Planning. In addition to the degree programs, Cal Poly also offers a variety of minors and credential programs. Twelve bachelor’s and nine master’s programs are unique to Cal Poly among the California State University system campuses. Retention & Persistence to Graduation One-Year Retention Rate for First-Time Freshmen Fall 2004 Cohort 91.3% Fall 2005 Cohort Fall 2006 Cohort Fall 2007 Cohort Fall 2008 Cohort Fall 2009 Cohort Fall 2010 Cohort 90.8% 89.9% 89.2% 91.4% 91.3% 93.0% Fall 2011 Cohort 92.7% The Fall 2011 cohort’s one?year retention rate of 92.7% is a 0.3% decrease from last year’s all-time high. The six?year graduation rate for the Fall 2006 cohort is 73.4%, a 3.0% drop from last year’s highest point on record. This rate is 3.5% higher than the six-year rate for the Fall 1999 cohort and 14.9% higher than the six?year rate of 58.5% for the Fall 1990 cohort. Note: Cohorts used for retention and graduation rates are based on the federal “Student Right-to-Know Act” methodology, which is defined as any student entering post-secondary education for the first time in Fall term (or the preceding Summer term) who is enrolled as full?time in the Fall. Six-Year Graduation Rate for First-Time Freshmen Fall Cohort 1999 69.9% Fall Cohort 2000 Fall Cohort 2001 Fall Cohort 2002 Fall Cohort 2003 Fall Cohort 2004 Fall Cohort 2005 68.6% 69.1% 72.9% 74.4% 75.1% 76.4% Fall Cohort 2006 73.4% PolyView is a publication of Cal Poly’s Office of Institutional Planning & Analysis based on enrollment statistics for Fall quarter 2012. Institutional Planning and Analysis, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Phone (805) 756-2204 • Fax (805) 756-2804 • http://www.ipa.calpoly.edu/