Fall 2009 Census Admissions Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo TOTAL APPLICATIONS Fall 1995 - Fall 2009 40,000 30,000 # of Applicants There were 37,999 total applications in Fall 2009, which is a decrease of 2.6% from last year. The number of total applications had increased from a low of 13,441 in Fall 1993 to a high of 39,026 in Fall 2008. Other New Post-Bacc/Grad 35,000 New Transfer First-Time Freshmen 25,000 Fall 2009 first-time freshmen (FTF) applications decreased by 1,863 (5.6%) from last year after climbing steadily since Fall 1993 to an all-time high in Fall 2008. This decrease is most likely due to the reduction of application fee waivers, limiting the number of campuses for which students can apply. 20,000 15,000 Fall 2009 new transfer applications have been up and down over the years. New transfer applications are up 16.4% from last year. 10,000 5,000 Fall 2009 new post-baccalaureate/graduate increased 13.1% from last year. 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 0 applications The “Other” group in the graph consists of non-degree-seeking students (e.g., exchange, faculty/staff waiver, transitory, etc.). Fall Term 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1st-Time Frosh 10,798 11,691 13,099 14,159 15,407 16,729 18,886 19,739 20,828 22,551 23,691 26,724 30,176 33,352 31,489 New Transfer 4,590 4,297 4,350 3,952 3,989 4,087 4,339 4,266 4,066 4,511 4,047 4,230 4,179 4,455 5,185 New PB/Grad 907 845 844 803 795 821 732 869 948 980 885 823 925 991 1,121 Other TOTAL 353 280 329 299 273 278 278 233 271 232 226 185 196 228 204 16,648 17,113 18,622 19,213 20,464 21,915 24,235 25,107 26,113 28,274 28,849 31,962 35,476 39,026 37,999 Accommodation Rates and Show Rates In Fall 2009, Cal Poly accommodated 37.3% of first-time freshmen (FTF) applicants. Of these 11,737 FTF accommodations, 33.3% enrolled, producing an entering FTF class of 3,908 students. After 10 years of declining yield, the Fall 2009 FTF yield of 33.3% is an increase over the 31.3% yield from the Fall 2008 FTF class. The College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences had the highest FTF accommodation rate (47.0%), as well as the highest FTF yield (53.3%). The College of Science and Math accommodated a high percentage of FTF (40.0%) but ended up enrolling only 23.1% of those selected. Conversely, the College of Architecture & Environmental Design only accommodated 21.6% of their FTF applicants but had 50.3% of their FTF accommodations enroll. Cal Poly accommodated 22.6% of Fall 2009 transfer applicants. Of the 1,174 new transfer accommodations, 61.0% enrolled, resulting in a Fall 2009 new transfer class of 716 students. First-Time Freshmen COLLEGE Applicants Accommodated Ag., Food & Env. Sciences 3,126 1,468 % Accommodated Enrolled 47.0% 783 Yield 53.3% Architecture & Env. Design 2,441 527 21.6% 265 50.3% Engineering 7,903 3,384 42.8% 1,126 33.3% Liberal Arts 7,237 2,234 30.9% 650 29.1% Orfalea College of Business 4,901 1,774 36.2% 540 30.4% Science and Math 5,881 2,350 40.0% 544 23.1% New Freshmen Total 31,489 11,737 37.3% 3,908 33.3% New Transfers COLLEGE Applicants Accommodated Ag., Food & Env. Sciences 673 283 % Accommodated Enrolled 42.1% Architecture & Env. Design 627 94 15.0% 71 75.5% Engineering 801 188 23.5% 120 63.8% Liberal Arts 62.7% 171 Yield 60.4% 1,506 212 14.1% 133 Orfalea College of Business 927 232 25.0% 134 57.8% Science and Math 651 165 25.3% 87 52.7% 5,185 1,174 22.6% 716 61.0% Transfer Total Post-Baccalaureate & Graduate Post-Baccalaureate Total Graduate Total Applicants Accommodated 114 87 % Accommodated Enrolled 76.3% 74 85.1% 1,007 552 54.8% 382 69.2% Institutional Planning & Analysis, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Ph.: (805) 756-2204 • Fax: (805) 756-2804 • http://www.ipa.calpoly.edu/ Yield Fall 2009 Census Admissions Page 2 ENROLLED NEW UNDERGRADUATES BY GENDER/ETHNICITY Outer Circle: First-Time Freshmen Inner Circle: New Transfers 12.7% Hispanic/Latino African American Native American Hawaiian/Pacific Isl 46.3% Asian American Wom en 55.6% 44.4% 11.2% 5.6% 6.0% 5.3% Multi?Racial Men 18.0% 0.6% 1.3% 0.4% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1% White 56.3% 0.6% 1.7% 4.4% Non?Resident Alien 53.7% Other/Unknown 0% 64.0% 11.2% 10% 20% 30% New Transfers 40% 50% 60% First?Time Freshmen As of Summer 2009, Cal Poly converted to the new federal standards for collecting and reporting ethnicity. As a result, comparisons to previous years are not possible. 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. ENROLLED NEW UNDERGRADUATES BY COLLEGE New First-Time Freshmen - Headcount Enrollment and Targets First Quarter Enrolled College Summer Fall Total FTF Enrolled 8 775 783 Ag, Food & Env. Sciences Architecture & Env. Design 5 260 265 Engineering 24 1,102 1,126 Liberal Arts 12 638 Orfalea College of Business 5 Science and Math New Freshmen Total % of Total % of Avg. HS Avg. SAT Target Target GPA Reading Avg. SAT ACT Math Composite 20.0% 712 110.0% 3.63 546 578 24.2 6.8% 240 110.4% 3.90 588 638 27.0 28.8% 1,151 97.8% 3.89 595 667 27.7 650 16.6% 511 127.2% 3.76 592 592 26.1 535 540 13.8% 480 112.5% 3.84 580 630 26.6 1 543 544 13.9% 484 112.4% 3.85 575 616 26.0 55 3,853 3,908 100.0% 3,578 109.2% 3.81 579 623 26.3 Cal Poly went over its Fall 2009 first-time freshman target by 9.2%, with an enrolled class of 3,908 students. The Fall 2009 FTF class had an average high school GPA of 3.81, an average SAT reading score of 579, and an average SAT math score of 623. Each of these averages is slightly higher than those of the Fall 2008 FTF class. Cal Poly exceeded its Fall 2009 new transfer target by 13.5%. The College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences enrolled the largest proportion of new transfers, with 23.9% of the 716 new transfers in Fall 2009. New Transfers - Headcount Enrollment and Targets College First Quarter Enrolled Total New Transfers Summer Fall Enrolled % of Total Target % of Target 115.5% Ag., Food & Env. Sciences 0 171 171 23.9% 148 Architecture & Env. Design 0 71 71 9.9% 71 100.0% Engineering 0 120 120 16.8% 111 108.1% Liberal Arts 0 133 133 18.6% 113 117.7% Orfalea College of Business 0 134 134 18.7% 120 111.7% Science and Math 0 87 87 12.2% 68 127.9% New Transfer Total 0 716 716 100.0% 631 113.5% Institutional Planning & Analysis, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Ph.: (805) 756-2204 • Fax: (805) 756-2804 • http://www.ipa.calpoly.edu/