Characteristics of PSU Students, Fall 2011

Compiled by: David Burgess, Associate Director

Office of Institutional Research and Planning

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Fall 2011 Total Enrollment--InloadTotal Headcount: 25,883

20,835 Undergraduate Students

5,048 Graduate Students

1st Time Freshmen 1,336 (5.2%)

New Transfer Students 2,921 (11.3%)

New Graduate Students 1,685 (6.5%)

Other New Students* 713 (2.8%)

Returning Students 19,228 (74.3%)

* Post-bac UG

PSU Student Profile--Fall 2011

Average Age

28

Residency – (fee basis)

In-state 20,993 81.1%

Out-of-state 4,890 18.9%

46.1% 53.9%

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PSU Student Profile--Fall 2011

White, Non-Hispanic

66%

Declined to Respond/Other

4% International Student

7%

Asian/Pacific Islander

8%Black, Non-Hispanic

3%Hispanic

7%Native

American2%

Multiple Ethnic/race

3%

Ethnic Minorities

23%

Ethnic Background

Undergraduate Head Count

20,835

80.5% of Total Enrollment

Undergraduate Profile--Fall 2011Average Age

27

47.4%52.6%

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Undergraduate Profile--Fall 2011

White, Non-Hispanic

65%

Declined to Respond/Other

4%International

Student6%

Asian/Pacific Islander

9%

Black, Non-Hispanic

3%Hispanic

8%

Native American

2%Multiple Ethnic/race

4%

Ethnic Minorities

25%

Ethnic Background

Undergraduate Profile--Fall 2011

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Residency (fee basis)

Non-Resident 3,508 16.8%

Resident 17,327 83.2%

Undergraduate Profile--Fall 2011

Full-time = 12 or

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65.8%34.2%

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Enrollment Status

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% of total undergraduates

Top 10 Undergraduate Majors - Fall 2011

Graduate Head Count

5,048

19.5% of Total Enrollment

Graduate Student Profile--Fall 2011

Average Age

33

59.0%

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Graduate Student Profile--Fall 2011

White, Non-Hispanic

69%

Declined to Respond/Other

4%International

Student10%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5%

Black, Non-Hispanic

3%Hispanic

6%

Native American

1%Multiple Ethnic/race

1%

Ethnic Minorities

16%

Ethnic Background

Graduate Student Profile--Fall 2011

7.1%

7.9%

12.4%

72.5%

Post-Bacc.

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Student Level

Graduate Student Profile--Fall 2011

Full-time = 9 or more credit

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Graduate Student Profile--Fall 2011

1st Time Freshmen Head Count

1,336

5.2% of Total Enrollment

1st Time Freshmen--Fall 2011

Average Age

18.9

57.7%

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42.3%

Residency - (fee basis)

In-state 1,008 75.4%

Out-of-state 328 24.6%

1st Time Freshmen--Fall 2011

White, Non-Hispanic

55%

Declined to Respond/Other

2%

International Student

5%

Asian/Pacific Islander

13%

Black, Non-Hispanic

4%Hispanic12%

Native American

1%Multiple

Ethnic/race8%

Ethnic Minorities

38%

Ethnic Background

1st Time Freshmen--Fall 2011

• 51% from high schools within the Tri-county area

• 19% from high schools in other Oregon counties

• 27% from out-of-state (5.2% international)

• 2.8% GED

1st Time Freshmen--Fall 2011

Mean High School GPA

3.38

FT = 12 or more credit hours

PT = 11 or less credit hours

Mean Composite SAT Score

1030

Enrollment Status

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1st Time FreshmenFall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall2011

Head Count 1642 1699 1663 1432 1336

Average Age 19 19 19 19 19

Ethnic Minorities 25.3% 24.7% 26.0% 33.0% 37.6%

Asian/Pacific Islander 12.2% 11.4% 12.6% 13.3% 13.2%

Black, Non-Hispanic 4.2% 2.5% 3.5% 3.6% 3.9%

Hispanic 5.8% 7.4% 6.4% 10.3% 11.5%

Native American 0.9% 0.9% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3%

Multiple Ethnicity 2.2% 2.5% 2.1% 4.3% 7.7%

High School GPA 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.35 3.38

Combined SAT 1046 1040 1042 1038 1030

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First Year Retention Rates of Freshman Full-time Freshman by Cohort Year

6th Year Graduation

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New UG Transfer Head Count

2,921

11.3% of Total Enrollment

New Transfer Students--Fall 2011

Average Age

26.1

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New Transfer Students--Fall 2011

White, Non-Hispanic

69%

Declined to Respond/Other

4% International Student

3%Asian/Pacific Islander

5%Black, Non-Hispanic

3%

Hispanic10%

Native American

2%Multiple Ethnic/race

4%

Ethnic Minorities24%

Ethnic Background

New Transfer Students -- Fall 2011

• 62% from Oregon community colleges

• 25% from out-of-state schools

• 8% from other Oregon University System schools

• 2% from private Oregon schools

• 2% Other

New Transfer Students--Fall 2011

Mean Transfer GPA

3.04

Enrollment Status

Full-Time 70%

Part-Time 30%

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Fall 2011 Transfer Students from Oregon Community Colleges

Cntl Oregon CC -ORE

271%

Chemeketa CC, 97, 6%Lane CC

503%

Other Oregon CC744%

Mt Hood CC23313%

Clackamas CC18810%

Portland CC114163%

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• Office of Institutional Research and Planning

• M329 Smith Memorial Student Union

• Portland, Oregon 97207-0751

• 503.725.3432• http://www.oirp.pdx.edu

• Kathi A. Ketcheson, Director

• David Burgess, Associate Director

• Lina Lu, Institutional Research Analyst

• Indradip Ghosh , Graduate Research Assistant

• Magdelena Gianola, Graduate Research Assistant