The University of Wisconsin System Informational Memorandum UW System New Freshman Headcount Enrollment Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 Highlights Wisconsin resident new freshman applicants for Fall 2017: Admission rate... 93% Yield rate... 74% Percentage of Fall 2017 UW System new freshmen who: are Wisconsin residents... 74% are women... 54% are underrepresented minority students... 14% are first-generation college students... 37% were 19 and under... 97% were full-time students... 97% scored above the national ACT average score of 21... 67% were in the top quartile of their high school classes... 43% enrolled with sophomore or higher class standing... 8% required math remediation... 19% required English remediation... 6% The University of Wisconsin System Office of Policy Analysis and Research https://www.wisconsin.edu/education-reports-statistics/ March 2018 1534 Van Hise Hall 1220 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706 (608) 262-6441
APPLICATION AND ADMISSION In fall 2017, 74,647 individuals applied to UW institutions as new freshmen. Among these individuals, 66,095 applicants submitted the required documents and fee to complete an application and 52,257 were admitted to at least one UW institution. A total of 28,995 new freshmen enrolled in the UW System in fall 2017. The total number of new freshman applicants with a completed application for fall 2017 has increased 16.8 percent (9,524 applicants) from fall 2007. The systemwide admission rate declined 6.8 percentage points from ten years ago while the number of admitted students increased 7.5 percent (3,639). The systemwide yield rate decreased 7.5 percentage points. See Appendix A for details. Resident Status The number of Wisconsin resident new freshman applicants decreased over the last few years while the number of non-resident applicants increased (Table 1). In fall 2017, 31,443 Wisconsin resident new freshman applicants completed an application, down from 34,773 in fall 2007. The number of non-resident applicants who completed an application was 26,870, nearly twice the number that applied for admission in fall 2007. As a result, the proportion of non-resident applicants increased while the proportion of Wisconsin resident applicants decreased. See Appendix A for details of UW System new freshman applicants, admissions, and enrollment by resident status over the last ten years. The admission rates and yield rates for Wisconsin resident new freshman applicants were fairly stable over the last decade and remained the highest among all applicant groups. In fall 2017, Wisconsin resident new freshman applicants had an admission rate of 92.9 percent and a yield rate of 73.6 percent. Non-resident new freshman applicants had the lowest admission and yield rates among all applicant groups. See Appendix B for applications, admissions, and enrollment by resident status and UW institution in fall 2017. Fall 2007 Fall 2012 Fall 2017 Table 1 UW System New Freshman Applicants, Admissions, and Enrollment by Resident Status Applicants Admitted Enrolled Total Completed % % WI Resident 37,025 34,773 32,813 94.4% 24,732 75.4% Non-Resident 16,190 14,188 9,879 69.6% 3,070 31.1% Reciprocity 8,072 7,610 5,926 77.9% 2,850 48.1% Total 61,287 56,571 48,618 85.9% 30,652 63.0% WI Resident 35,670 32,526 30,295 93.1% 23,076 76.2% Non-Resident 23,063 17,880 12,452 69.6% 3,855 31.0% Reciprocity 8,309 7,326 5,820 79.4% 3,063 52.6% Total 67,042 57,732 48,567 84.1% 29,994 61.8% WI Resident 34,395 31,443 29,200 92.9% 21,483 73.6% Non-Resident 31,578 26,870 16,942 63.1% 4,451 26.3% Reciprocity 8,674 7,782 6,115 78.6% 3,061 50.1% Total 74,647 66,095 52,257 79.1% 28,995 55.5% Reciprocity includes Minnesota reciprocity students. The admission rate is based on completed applications. Informational Memorandum Page 1
Gender Female applicants comprised 52.8 percent (34,888) of the new freshman applicants with a completed application in fall 2017, while 47.2 percent (31,207) were male applicants (Table 2). In 2007, 2012, and 2017, female applicants maintained a higher admission rate while admitted males maintained a higher yield rate. The admission and yield rates for both males and females in fall 2017 declined from both ten and five years ago. See Appendix C for applications, admissions, and enrollment by gender and UW institution. Table 2 UW System New Freshman Applicants, Admissions, and Enrollment by Gender Fall 2007 Fall 2012 Fall 2017 Applicants Admitted Enrolled Total Completed % % Female 32,551 30,098 26,277 87.3% 16,321 62.1% Male 28,736 26,473 22,341 84.4% 14,331 64.1% Total 61,287 56,571 48,618 85.9% 30,652 63.0% Female 34,964 30,477 26,243 86.1% 16,003 61.0% Male 32,078 27,255 22,324 81.9% 13,991 62.7% Total 67,042 57,732 48,567 84.1% 29,994 61.8% Female 39,277 34,888 28,560 81.9% 15,664 54.8% Male 35,370 31,207 23,697 75.9% 13,331 56.3% Total 74,647 66,095 52,257 79.1% 28,995 55.5% Underrepresented Minority (URM) Status The proportion of underrepresented minority (URM) applicants with a completed application increased from 9.0 percent to 15.5 percent while the proportion of non-urm applicants with a completed application decreased from 87.1 percent to 74.4 percent from ten years ago (Table 3). The number of international applicants with a completed application, 6,682 for fall 2017, has more than tripled since fall 2007. Compared with non-urm applicants, URM applicants had lower completion, admission, and yield rates in fall 2012 and 2017. See Appendix D for applications, admissions, and enrollment by race/ethnicity and UW institution. Fall 2007 Fall 2012 Fall 2017 Table 3 UW System New Freshman Applicants, Admissions, and Enrollment by Underrepresented Minority (URM) Status Applicants Admitted Enrolled Total Completed % % URM 6,323 5,090 4,478 88.0% 2,666 59.5% Non-URM 52,202 49,287 42,742 86.7% 27,447 64.2% International 2,762 2,194 1,398 63.7% 539 38.6% Total 61,287 56,571 48,618 85.9% 30,652 63.0% URM 10,094 7,850 6,022 76.7% 3,561 59.1% Non-URM 50,947 45,573 39,933 87.6% 25,537 63.9% International 6,001 4,309 2,612 60.6% 896 34.3% Total 67,042 57,732 48,567 84.1% 29,994 61.8% URM 12,943 10,240 8,012 78.2% 4,134 51.6% Non-URM 53,676 49,173 41,250 83.9% 24,055 58.3% International 8,028 6,682 2,995 44.8% 806 26.9% Total 74,647 66,095 52,257 79.1% 28,995 55.5% Underrepresented minority (URM) students include those who indicated African American, American Indian, Hispanic/Latino(a), or Southeast Asian alone or in combination with other race/ethnicities. Informational Memorandum Page 2
ENROLLMENT Headcount In fall 2017, 28,995 new freshmen enrolled at a UW System institution, a slight increase of 247 enrollments from fall 2016. This is a decrease of 999 students (3.3%) from fall 2012 and a decrease of 1,657 (5.4%) from ten years ago. Gains in enrollment, from fall 2012 to fall 2017, at Madison (330), Eau Claire (279), La Crosse (222), River Falls (206), Green Bay (54), and Stout (30) were outweighed by enrollment declines at UW Colleges (959), Platteville (328), Oshkosh (322), Milwaukee (259), Whitewater (154), Stevens Point (77), and Superior (21). New freshman enrollment at Parkside remained flat from fall 2012 to fall 2017. UW-Madison, UW Colleges, and UW-Milwaukee enroll 45.2 percent of new freshman in the UW System, with over one in every five new freshman enrollments occurring at UW-Madison. In fall 2017, the new freshman proportion of total institutional headcount enrollment ranged from 10.9 percent at UW-Oshkosh to 28.2 percent at UW Colleges. See Appendix E for new freshman enrollment by UW institution from fall 1976 to fall 2017. Table 4 UW System New Freshman Fall Headcount by Institution 2007 2012 2017 % of UWS NF Enroll % of Inst. Enroll % of UWS NF Enroll % of Inst. Enroll UW-Madison 5,994 19.6% 14.4% 6,279 20.9% 14.8% 6,609 22.8% 15.2% UW-Milwaukee 4,598 15.0% 15.7% 3,492 11.6% 12.0% 3,233 11.2% 12.7% UW-Eau Claire 2,034 6.6% 18.7% 2,073 6.9% 18.8% 2,352 8.1% 21.7% UW-Green Bay 1,003 3.3% 16.4% 921 3.1% 13.6% 975 3.4% 13.6% UW-La Crosse 1,754 5.7% 17.6% 1,897 6.3% 18.3% 2,119 7.3% 20.1% UW-Oshkosh 1,760 5.7% 13.8% 1,841 6.1% 13.6% 1,519 5.2% 10.9% UW-Parkside 951 3.1% 19.0% 712 2.4% 14.9% 712 2.5% 16.5% UW-Platteville 1,546 5.0% 21.5% 1,754 5.8% 20.2% 1,426 4.9% 16.7% UW-River Falls 1,287 4.2% 19.9% 1,119 3.7% 17.4% 1,325 4.6% 21.7% UW-Stevens Point 1,624 5.3% 17.8% 1,637 5.5% 16.9% 1,560 5.4% 19.0% UW-Stout 1,498 4.9% 17.7% 1,498 5.0% 16.2% 1,528 5.3% 16.3% UW-Superior 350 1.1% 12.7% 366 1.2% 13.6% 345 1.2% 13.3% UW-Whitewater 2,063 6.7% 19.2% 2,168 7.2% 18.0% 2,014 6.9% 16.2% UW Colleges 4,190 13.7% 32.2% 4,237 14.1% 30.0% 3,278 11.3% 28.2% Total 30,652 100% 17.7% 29,994 100% 16.6% 28,995 100% 16.6% % of UWS NF Enroll % of Inst. Enroll Informational Memorandum Page 3
DEMOGRAPHICS Resident Status In fall 2017, 74.1 percent (21,483) of new freshmen were Wisconsin residents, 15.2 percent (4,417) were nonresident new freshmen, and the remaining 10.7 percent (3,095) were enrolled under the Minnesota or Michigan reciprocity agreements (Table 5). Non-resident students include those enrolled in special tuition programs. In fall 2017, 843 new freshman enrolled in the Midwest Student Exchange Program, 289 enrolled in UW-Platteville s Tri- State Initiative, 27 enrolled in the Return to Wisconsin program, and 31 enrolled in the Veterans Choice program. Combined, these programs accounted for 26.9 percent of non-resident new freshman enrollments in fall 2017. Table 5 UW System New Freshmen by Resident Status and Institution Fall 2017 WI Resident Non-Resident Reciprocity Total % % % UW-Madison 3,737 56.5% 2,275 34.4% 597 9.0% 6,609 UW-Milwaukee 2,724 84.3% 444 13.7% 65 2.0% 3,233 UW-Eau Claire 1,546 65.7% 89 3.8% 717 30.5% 2,352 UW-Green Bay 884 90.7% 73 7.5% 18 1.8% 975 UW-La Crosse 1,747 82.4% 78 3.7% 294 13.9% 2,119 UW-Oshkosh 1,353 89.1% 156 10.3% 10 0.7% 1,519 UW-Parkside 599 84.1% 109 15.3% 4 0.6% 712 UW-Platteville 1,081 75.8% 327 22.9% 18 1.3% 1,426 UW-River Falls 634 47.8% 57 4.3% 634 47.8% 1,325 UW-Stevens Point 1,311 84.0% 190 12.2% 59 3.8% 1,560 UW-Stout 944 61.8% 84 5.5% 500 32.7% 1,528 UW-Superior 160 46.4% 60 17.4% 125 36.2% 345 UW-Whitewater 1,662 82.5% 334 16.6% 18 0.9% 2,014 UW Colleges 3,101 94.6% 141 4.3% 36 1.1% 3,278 Total 21,483 74.1% 4,417 15.2% 3,095 10.7% 28,995 Reciprocity includes Minnesota and Michigan reciprocity students. The proportion of non-resident new freshmen has increased, reaching 15.2 percent in fall 2017, while the share of Wisconsin resident new freshman has decreased over the last ten years, in part due to the declining number of Wisconsin high school graduates (Table 6). More information on high school graduates can be found through the 2017-2026 Wisconsin High School Graduate Projections prepared by UW-Madison s Applied Population Laboratory (https://www.wisconsin.edu/education-reports-statistics/reports-by-topic/wisconsin-high-school-graduate-projections/). Table 6 UW System New Freshmen by Resident Status Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 WI Resident Non-Resident Reciprocity Total % % % 2007 24,732 80.7% 3,039 9.9% 2,881 9.4% 30,652 2008 24,542 80.9% 2,842 9.4% 2,945 9.7% 30,329 2009 24,531 80.9% 2,816 9.3% 2,991 9.9% 30,338 2010 24,149 79.8% 3,104 10.3% 3,004 9.9% 30,257 2011 23,734 79.4% 3,073 10.3% 3,081 10.3% 29,888 2012 23,076 76.9% 3,821 12.7% 3,097 10.3% 29,994 2013 22,747 77.0% 3,809 12.9% 2,980 10.1% 29,536 2014 22,289 76.6% 3,891 13.4% 2,923 10.0% 29,103 2015 22,019 75.3% 4,247 14.5% 2,994 10.2% 29,260 2016 21,396 74.4% 4,295 14.9% 3,057 10.6% 28,748 2017 21,483 74.1% 4,417 15.2% 3,095 10.7% 28,995 Informational Memorandum Page 4
Gender Female students comprised 54.0 percent of the new freshman class in fall 2017, while 46.0 percent were male students (Table 7). The percentage of female students ranged from 34.3 percent at UW-Platteville to 66.7 percent at UW-Green Bay. Table 7 UW System New Freshmen by Gender and Institution Fall 2017 Female Male Total % % UW-Madison 3,522 53.3% 3,087 46.7% 6,609 UW-Milwaukee 1,755 54.3% 1,478 45.7% 3,233 UW-Eau Claire 1,500 63.8% 852 36.2% 2,352 UW-Green Bay 650 66.7% 325 33.3% 975 UW-La Crosse 1,265 59.7% 854 40.3% 2,119 UW-Oshkosh 955 62.9% 564 37.1% 1,519 UW-Parkside 374 52.5% 338 47.5% 712 UW-Platteville 489 34.3% 937 65.7% 1,426 UW-River Falls 842 63.5% 483 36.5% 1,325 UW-Stevens Point 828 53.1% 732 46.9% 1,560 UW-Stout 631 41.3% 897 58.7% 1,528 UW-Superior 192 55.7% 153 44.3% 345 UW-Whitewater 954 47.4% 1,060 52.6% 2,014 UW Colleges 1,707 52.1% 1,571 47.9% 3,278 Total 15,664 54.0% 13,331 46.0% 28,995 Figure 1 shows the trend in new freshman enrollment by gender from fall 2007 to fall 2017. The gender gap between female and male students declined from 2007 to 2010, but has since widened after 2014. Female students have made up the majority of the UW System new freshman class since 1976. Figure 1 UW System New Freshmen by Gender Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 Informational Memorandum Page 5
Race and Ethnicity In fall 2017, underrepresented minority (URM) students made up 14.3 percent (4,134) of the new freshman class, while 83.0 percent (24,055) of the incoming class were non-urm students. International students comprised 2.8 percent of fall 2017 new freshmen (Table 8). The proportion of URM new freshmen ranged from 6.7 percent at UW-La Crosse to 30.8 percent at UW-Parkside. Table 8 UW System New Freshmen by Race/Ethnicity and Institution Fall 2017 MSN MIL EAU GBY LAC OSH PKS PLT RVF STP STO SUP WTW UWC Total AA 123 213 21 29 9 50 62 35 27 39 35 3 99 118 863 % 1.9% 6.6% 0.9% 3.0% 0.4% 3.3% 8.7% 2.5% 2.0% 2.5% 2.3% 0.9% 4.9% 3.6% 3.0% HL 384 440 86 62 66 101 132 67 49 64 52 10 142 318 1,973 % 5.8% 13.6% 3.7% 6.4% 3.1% 6.6% 18.5% 4.7% 3.7% 4.1% 3.4% 2.9% 7.1% 9.7% 6.8% AI 18 12 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 7 4 7 8 19 88 % 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 2.0% 0.4% 0.6% 0.3% SA 110 113 31 26 26 52 2 6 26 27 39 2 18 79 557 % 1.7% 3.5% 1.3% 2.7% 1.2% 3.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2.0% 1.7% 2.6% 0.6% 0.9% 2.4% 1.9% TMR- 80 114 48 32 38 23 22 18 25 39 37 13 59 105 653 URM % 1.2% 3.5% 2.0% 3.3% 1.8% 1.5% 3.1% 1.3% 1.9% 2.5% 2.4% 3.8% 2.9% 3.2% 2.3% URM 715 892 187 152 141 228 219 128 129 176 167 35 326 639 4,134 % 10.8% 27.6% 8.0% 15.6% 6.7% 15.0% 30.8% 9.0% 9.7% 11.3% 10.9% 10.1% 16.2% 19.5% 14.3% HPI 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 0 2 3 22 % 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% OA 333 103 25 11 23 6 24 10 15 14 14 1 22 21 622 % 5.0% 3.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 0.4% 3.4% 0.7% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 0.3% 1.1% 0.6% 2.1% TMR- Non- 111 49 25 5 20 11 15 6 5 9 6 2 15 29 308 URM % 1.7% 1.5% 1.1% 0.5% 0.9% 0.7% 2.1% 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 1.1% White 4,736 2,130 2,098 798 1,927 1,265 440 1,254 1,170 1,333 1,332 260 1,640 2,517 22,900 % 71.7% 65.9% 89.2% 81.8% 90.9% 83.3% 61.8% 87.9% 88.3% 85.4% 87.2% 75.4% 81.4% 76.8% 79.0% UNK 160 6 2 0 0 3 0 7 1 5 1 1 0 17 203 % 2.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.5% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.5% 0.7% INTL 549 52 15 9 8 5 14 18 3 21 5 46 9 52 806 % 8.3% 1.6% 0.6% 0.9% 0.4% 0.3% 2.0% 1.3% 0.2% 1.3% 0.3% 13.3% 0.4% 1.6% 2.8% Total 6,609 3,233 2,352 975 2,119 1,519 712 1,426 1,325 1,560 1,528 345 2,014 3,278 28,995 % 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Underrepresented minority (URM) students include those who indicated African American, American Indian, Hispanic/Latino(a), or Southeast Asian alone or in combination with other race/ethnicities. AA (African American), HL (Hispanic/Latino(a)), AI (American Indian), SA (Southeast Asian), TMR-URM (Students identifying as two or more races, one of which is an underrepresented minority group), URM (Underrepresented Minority), HPI (Hawaiian/Pacific Islander), OA (Other Asian), TMR-Non-URM (Students identifying as two or more races, none of which is an underrepresented minority group), UNK (Students whose race/ethnicity is unknown), INTL (International Students). Informational Memorandum Page 6
The number and proportion of URM new freshmen both reached record highs in fall 2017, surpassing the prior record set in fall 2015. Among URM students, Hispanic/Latino(a) students were the largest group (1,973 or 6.8%), followed by African American students (863 or 3.0%). Hispanic/Latino(a) new-freshman enrollments have steadily increased over the past ten years. The number and share of international students declined for the first time since fall 2013. Beginning in fall 2008 new freshmen were able to specify more than one race/ethnicity and Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, previously classified under the Other Asian category, were given a separate race/ethnicity category. AA HL AI SA TMR-URM URM HPI OA TMR- Non-URM White UNK INTL Total Table 9 UW System New Freshmen by Race/Ethnicity Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 1,005 911 906 920 967 866 900 979 944 857 863 % 3.3% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 2.9% 3.0% 3.4% 3.2% 3.0% 3.0% 839 916 1,042 1,175 1,324 1,391 1,483 1,663 1,756 1,821 1,973 % 2.7% 3.0% 3.4% 3.9% 4.4% 4.6% 5.0% 5.7% 6.0% 6.3% 6.8% 256 206 127 120 111 107 104 90 89 69 88 % 0.8% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 566 600 637 696 695 667 664 626 583 499 557 % 1.8% 2.0% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.0% 1.7% 1.9% 234 391 458 524 530 592 584 642 692 653 % 0 0 0 1.8% 1.8% 2.0% 2.0% 2.2% 2.4% 2.3% 2,666 2,867 3,103 3,369 3,621 3,561 3,743 3,942 4,014 3,938 4,134 % 8.7% 9.5% 10.2% 11.1% 12.1% 11.9% 12.7% 13.5% 13.7% 13.7% 14.3% 42 31 38 22 30 32 21 21 21 22 % 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 605 414 412 423 479 458 500 549 540 577 622 % 2.0% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 1.9% 1.8% 2.0% 2.1% 79 158 190 218 230 233 334 506 324 308 % 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 1.1% 1.7% 1.1% 1.1% 26,32 25,80 25,66 25,53 24,98 24,78 24,27 23,47 23,31 22,98 22,90 8 3 5 9 3 9 7 3 2 9 0 % 85.9% 85.1% 84.6% 84.4% 83.6% 82.6% 82.2% 80.7% 79.7% 80.0% 79.0% 514 573 423 72 48 30 33 47 51 31 203 % 1.7% 1.9% 1.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.7% 539 551 546 626 517 896 718 737 816 868 806 % 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 2.1% 1.7% 3.0% 2.4% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0% 2.8% 30,65 30,32 30,33 30,25 29,88 29,99 29,53 29,10 29,26 28,74 28,99 2 9 8 7 8 4 6 3 0 8 5 % 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% AA (African American), HL (Hispanic/Latino(a)), AI (American Indian), SA (Southeast Asian), TMR-URM (Students identifying as two or more races, one of which is an underrepresented minority group), URM (Underrepresented Minority), HPI (Hawaiian/Pacific Islander), OA (Other Asian), TMR-Non-URM (Students identifying as two or more races, none of which is an underrepresented minority group), UNK (Students whose race/ethnicity is unknown), INTL (International Students). Informational Memorandum Page 7
First-Generation College Students Students are identified as first-generation college students if neither parent earned a four-year college/university degree. In fall 2017, 36.5 percent (10,578) of new freshmen were first-generation college students (Table 10). UW Colleges (1,851), UW-Milwaukee (1,333), and UW-Madison (1,135) enrolled the largest number of firstgeneration new freshmen. UW Colleges had the highest proportion of first-generation college students (56.5%) in its new freshman class, followed by UW-Parkside (55.5%). Despite enrolling the third-highest number of firstgeneration new freshman, UW-Madison had the lowest proportion (17.2%). Table 10 UW System First-Generation New Freshmen by Resident Status and Institution Fall 2017 WI Resident Non-Resident Reciprocity Total % of WI Res % of Non- Res % of Recip % UW-Madison 765 20.5% 319 14.0% 51 8.5% 1,135 17.2% UW-Milwaukee 1,176 43.2% 148 33.3% 9 13.8% 1,333 41.2% UW-Eau Claire 515 33.3% 22 24.7% 181 25.2% 718 30.5% UW-Green Bay 430 48.6% 35 47.9% 4 22.2% 469 48.1% UW-La Crosse 525 30.1% 15 19.2% 71 24.1% 611 28.8% UW-Oshkosh 613 45.3% 57 36.5% 3 30.0% 673 44.3% UW-Parkside 338 56.4% 55 50.5% 2 50.0% 395 55.5% UW-Platteville 451 41.7% 116 35.5% 10 55.6% 577 40.5% UW-River Falls 307 48.4% 20 35.1% 259 40.9% 586 44.2% UW-Stevens Point 630 48.1% 58 30.5% 13 22.0% 701 44.9% UW-Stout 383 40.6% 18 21.4% 145 29.0% 546 35.7% UW-Superior 94 58.8% 6 10.0% 54 43.2% 154 44.6% UW-Whitewater 717 43.1% 111 33.2% 1 5.6% 829 41.2% UW Colleges 1,772 57.1% 58 41.1% 21 58.3% 1,851 56.5% Total 8,716 40.6% 1,038 23.5% 824 26.6% 10,578 36.5% The UW System began to collect first-generation information for new students who enrolled in fall 2009. The share of new freshmen who were first-generation college students was highest at 43.5 percent in 2010 and has since declined to 36.5 percent in fall 2017 (Table 11). While the proportion of Wisconsin residents who are first-generation students has steadily declined from the fall of 2010, it still remains the subgroup with the largest share of firstgeneration students. In fall 2017, first-generation new freshmen comprised 40.6 percent of all Wisconsin resident new freshmen. This proportion was 23.5 percent for non-residents and 26.6 percent for Minnesota or Michigan reciprocity students. Table 11 UW System First-Generation New Freshmen by Resident Status and Institution Fall 2009 to Fall 2017 WI Resident Non-Resident Reciprocity Total % of WI Res % of Non- Res % of Recip % 2009 11,587 47.2% 545 19.4% 873 29.2% 13,005 42.9% 2010 11,642 48.2% 602 19.4% 904 30.1% 13,148 43.5% 2011 11,336 47.8% 677 22.0% 948 30.8% 12,961 43.4% 2012 10,472 45.4% 777 20.3% 898 29.0% 12,147 40.5% 2013 10,233 45.0% 826 21.7% 849 28.5% 11,908 40.3% 2014 9,884 44.3% 905 23.3% 797 27.3% 11,586 39.8% 2015 9,322 42.3% 911 21.5% 805 26.9% 11,038 37.7% 2016 8,775 41.0% 972 22.6% 814 26.6% 10,561 36.7% 2017 8,716 40.6% 1,038 23.5% 824 26.6% 10,578 36.5% Informational Memorandum Page 8
Age UW System new freshmen age 19 and under made up the majority of new freshmen at 97.2 percent. The percentage of new freshmen age 20 and over was 2.8 percent (803 enrollments) for the UW System as a whole and ranged from 0.6 percent at UW-Eau Claire and UW-La Crosse to 9.3 percent at UW-Superior (Table 12). UW Colleges represented over one-third (289 enrollments or 36.0%) of UW System s 803 new-freshman enrollments aged 20 and up. Table 12 UW System New Freshmen by Age Group and Institution Fall 2017 19 and Under 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 and Over Total % % % % UW-Madison 6,566 99.3% 42 0.6% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 6,609 UW-Milwaukee 3,126 96.7% 85 2.6% 18 0.6% 4 0.1% 3,233 UW-Eau Claire 2,337 99.4% 14 0.6% 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 2,352 UW-Green Bay 945 96.9% 21 2.2% 7 0.7% 2 0.2% 975 UW-La Crosse 2,107 99.4% 12 0.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2,119 UW-Oshkosh 1,494 98.4% 19 1.3% 6 0.4% 0 0.0% 1,519 UW-Parkside 657 92.3% 36 5.1% 12 1.7% 7 1.0% 712 UW-Platteville 1,398 98.0% 20 1.4% 2 0.1% 6 0.4% 1,426 UW-River Falls 1,295 97.7% 26 2.0% 2 0.2% 2 0.2% 1,325 UW-Stevens Point 1,505 96.5% 49 3.1% 6 0.4% 0 0.0% 1,560 UW-Stout 1,484 97.1% 38 2.5% 3 0.2% 3 0.2% 1,528 UW-Superior 313 90.7% 24 7.0% 6 1.7% 2 0.6% 345 UW-Whitewater 1,976 98.1% 25 1.2% 10 0.5% 3 0.1% 2,014 UW Colleges 2,989 91.2% 203 6.2% 62 1.9% 24 0.7% 3,278 Total 28,192 97.2% 614 2.1% 136 0.5% 53 0.2% 28,995 The proportion of UW System new freshmen aged 19 and under grew one-tenth of a percentage point to 97.2 percent in fall of 2017 to become the largest value for this share in the past ten years. The share of enrollments for new freshman aged 20 to 24, 25 to 34, and 35 and over, remained near their respective fall 2016 proportions (Table 13). Table 13 UW System New Freshmen by Age Group Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 19 and Under 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 and Over Total % % % % 2007 29,196 95.2% 914 3.0% 373 1.2% 169 0.6% 30,652 2008 29,015 95.7% 808 2.7% 361 1.2% 145 0.5% 30,329 2009 28,846 95.1% 902 3.0% 402 1.3% 188 0.6% 30,338 2010 28,641 94.7% 1,026 3.4% 424 1.4% 166 0.5% 30,257 2011 28,390 95.0% 906 3.0% 401 1.3% 191 0.6% 29,888 2012 28,556 95.2% 903 3.0% 357 1.2% 178 0.6% 29,994 2013 28,344 96.0% 803 2.7% 270 0.9% 119 0.4% 29,536 2014 27,895 95.8% 884 3.0% 245 0.8% 79 0.3% 29,103 2015 28,224 96.5% 801 2.7% 175 0.6% 60 0.2% 29,260 2016 27,924 97.1% 643 2.2% 126 0.4% 55 0.2% 28,748 2017 28,192 97.2% 614 2.1% 136 0.5% 53 0.2% 28,995 Informational Memorandum Page 9
Full-Time Status The vast majority of UW new freshmen in fall 2017 (96.6%) were full-time students with a credit load of 12 or more credits (Table 14). UW Colleges had the highest proportion of part-time new freshmen (17.5%) and these 573 newfreshman enrollments account for 58.6 percent of the system s part-time new freshman enrollments. Table 14 UW System New Freshmen by Full-Time/Part-Time Status and Institution Fall 2017 Full-Time Part-Time Total % % UW-Madison 6,597 99.8% 12 0.2% 6,609 UW-Milwaukee 3,190 98.7% 43 1.3% 3,233 UW-Eau Claire 2,343 99.6% 9 0.4% 2,352 UW-Green Bay 911 93.4% 64 6.6% 975 UW-La Crosse 2,114 99.8% 5 0.2% 2,119 UW-Oshkosh 1,501 98.8% 18 1.2% 1,519 UW-Parkside 673 94.5% 39 5.5% 712 UW-Platteville 1,412 99.0% 14 1.0% 1,426 UW-River Falls 1,195 90.2% 130 9.8% 1,325 UW-Stevens Point 1,535 98.4% 25 1.6% 1,560 UW-Stout 1,502 98.3% 26 1.7% 1,528 UW-Superior 340 98.6% 5 1.4% 345 UW-Whitewater 2,000 99.3% 14 0.7% 2,014 UW Colleges 2,705 82.5% 573 17.5% 3,278 Total 28,018 96.6% 977 3.4% 28,995 The percentage of UW System full-time new freshmen remained steady over the past ten years (Table 15). The proportion of full-time new freshmen in fall 2009, 97.2 percent, was the highest in the past ten years, while the lowest proportion of this group for the past ten years was 96.5 percent in 2011. Table 15 UW System New Freshmen by Full-Time/Part-Time Status Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 Full-Time Part-Time Total % % 2007 29,641 96.7% 1,011 3.3% 30,652 2008 29,371 96.8% 958 3.2% 30,329 2009 29,479 97.2% 859 2.8% 30,338 2010 29,259 96.7% 998 3.3% 30,257 2011 28,854 96.5% 1,034 3.5% 29,888 2012 28,989 96.6% 1,005 3.4% 29,994 2013 28,656 97.0% 880 3.0% 29,536 2014 28,177 96.8% 926 3.2% 29,103 2015 28,315 96.8% 945 3.2% 29,260 2016 27,766 96.6% 982 3.4% 28,748 2017 28,018 96.6% 977 3.4% 28,995 Informational Memorandum Page 10
EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION ACT Scores Table 16 shows the average ACT composite scores for new freshmen by UW institution from fall 2007 to fall 2017. The average ACT composite score of fall 2017 new freshmen ranged from 28.8 at UW-Madison to 20.4 at UW Colleges. Of the 1,499 (5.2%) UW System new freshmen who did not provide an ACT score, 917 (3.2%) instead provided SAT scores. Some students (481 or 1.7% of new freshman enrollments) provided both ACT and SAT scores. The UW System new freshman average ACT composite score of 23.8 is 2.8 test points higher than the national average of 21.0. Since 2007, the average ACT composite score of UW System new freshmen has ranged from 2.0 to 3.0 test points above the national average. In fall 2017, 66.9 percent of UW System new freshmen scored above the national average. Table 16 UW System New Freshman Average ACT Composite Score by Institution and National Average ACT Composite Score Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UW-Madison 27.9 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.1 28.5 28.7 28.7 28.8 UW-Milwaukee 22.0 22.1 21.9 21.9 21.9 22.1 21.9 21.9 22.2 22.3 22.4 UW-Eau Claire 24.5 24.6 24.5 24.4 24.3 24.3 24.1 24.0 24.0 23.9 23.8 UW-Green Bay 22.5 22.5 22.4 22.9 22.9 22.6 22.9 22.7 23.1 22.6 22.4 UW-La Crosse 24.7 24.9 24.9 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.6 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.6 UW-Oshkosh 22.5 22.4 22.2 22.4 22.4 22.3 22.5 22.3 22.2 22.3 22.3 UW-Parkside 20.2 20.1 20.5 20.8 20.8 21.3 21.1 21.2 20.8 20.9 20.9 UW-Platteville 22.2 22.3 22.5 22.8 22.8 22.8 23.2 23.4 23.3 23.3 23.4 UW-River Falls 21.9 22.2 22.0 22.3 22.3 22.5 22.4 22.6 22.4 22.6 22.4 UW-Stevens Point 22.8 23.0 23.2 23.3 23.3 23.3 22.8 22.8 22.4 22.5 22.3 UW-Stout 21.4 21.2 21.6 21.8 21.8 22.1 22.1 22.4 22.2 22.2 22.1 UW-Superior 22.0 21.8 22.0 22.0 22.1 21.6 22.0 21.5 21.3 21.8 21.1 UW-Whitewater 22.2 22.0 22.4 22.3 22.3 22.1 22.2 22.5 22.6 22.4 22.2 UW Colleges 20.4 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.5 20.6 20.4 20.4 UW System 23.2 23.3 23.3 23.5 23.5 23.6 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.8 23.8 National Average 21.2 21.1 21.1 21 21.1 21.1 20.9 21.0 21.0 20.8 21.0 Excludes students who did not provide an ACT score. Informational Memorandum Page 11
High School Rank In fall 2017, 43.3 percent of UW System new freshmen graduated from high school in the top 25 percent of their high school class (Table 17). Over three-fourths (76.7%) of new freshmen graduated in the top half of their high school class. See Appendix F for new freshman average high school percentile rank by UW institution from fall 1976 to fall 2017. Table 17 UW System New Freshmen by High School Rank and Institution Fall 2017 Top Quartile 2nd Quartile Top Half 3rd Quartile Bottom Quartile % % % % % UW-Madison 2,440 88.3% 306 11.1% 2,746 99.4% 14 0.5% 2 0.1% UW-Milwaukee 591 30.0% 728 36.9% 1,319 66.9% 552 28.0% 100 5.1% UW-Eau Claire 731 46.8% 680 43.6% 1,411 90.4% 147 9.4% 3 0.2% UW-La Crosse 842 57.6% 550 37.6% 1,392 95.1% 70 4.8% 1 0.1% UW-Oshkosh 385 33.6% 498 43.5% 883 77.1% 244 21.3% 19 1.7% UW-Parkside 175 35.9% 180 37.0% 355 72.9% 106 21.8% 26 5.3% UW-Platteville 361 35.4% 403 39.5% 764 75.0% 210 20.6% 45 4.4% UW-River Falls 320 34.0% 374 39.7% 694 73.7% 226 24.0% 22 2.3% UW-Stevens Point 383 34.0% 400 35.5% 783 69.4% 270 23.9% 75 6.6% UW-Stout 311 30.6% 340 33.5% 651 64.1% 303 29.9% 61 6.0% UW-Superior 56 25.9% 67 31.0% 123 56.9% 63 29.2% 30 13.9% UW-Whitewater 423 31.4% 559 41.5% 982 72.9% 318 23.6% 47 3.5% UW Colleges 370 18.4% 618 30.8% 988 49.2% 652 32.5% 369 18.4% Total 7,388 43.3% 5,703 33.4% 13,091 76.7% 3,175 18.6% 800 4.7% Excludes students for whom a high school rank was not provided. High school rank information is not shown for UW-Green Bay as they do not collect high school rank from applicants. The percentage of UW System new freshmen graduating in the top 25 percent of their high school class decreased slightly compared to the prior fall, to 43.3 percent in fall 2017 (Table 18). For UW institutions that collect high school rank, the proportion of new freshmen for whom a high school rank was not provided increased from 18.5 percent in fall 2007 to 41.1 percent in fall 2017. Table 18 UW System New Freshmen by High School Rank Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 Top Quartile 2nd Quartile Top Half 3rd Quartile Bottom Quartile Total % % % % % 2007 11,125 44.5% 8,294 33.2% 19,419 77.7% 4,358 17.4% 1,205 4.8% 24,982 2008 10,873 44.4% 8,218 33.6% 19,091 78.0% 4,308 17.6% 1,088 4.4% 24,487 2009 10,707 44.3% 8,146 33.7% 18,853 78.0% 4,188 17.3% 1,116 4.6% 24,157 2010 10,354 44.1% 7,783 33.2% 18,137 77.3% 4,193 17.9% 1,138 4.8% 23,468 2011 9,895 44.8% 7,311 33.1% 17,206 78.0% 3,814 17.3% 1,044 4.7% 22,064 2012 9,490 45.4% 6,778 32.4% 16,268 77.9% 3,713 17.8% 910 4.4% 20,891 2013 8,531 43.9% 6,393 32.9% 14,924 76.8% 3,606 18.6% 909 4.7% 19,439 2014 8,475 42.9% 6,569 33.2% 15,044 76.1% 3,731 18.9% 993 5.0% 19,768 2015 7,979 42.2% 6,273 33.2% 14,252 75.5% 3,675 19.5% 960 5.1% 18,887 2016 7,804 43.5% 6,003 33.4% 13,807 76.9% 3,316 18.5% 830 4.6% 17,953 2017 7,388 43.3% 5,703 33.4% 13,091 76.7% 3,175 18.6% 800 4.7% 17,066 Excludes students for whom a high school rank was not provided. Informational Memorandum Page 12
Class Standing Many new freshmen enter a UW institution with Advanced Placement credits, with credits earned through the institution s placement testing process, or with college credits they earned while in high school. Some new freshmen have sufficient credits from these sources to qualify for sophomore or higher class standing. In fall 2017, the majority of UW System new freshmen (92.0%) enrolled with a class standing of freshman, while 8.0 percent entered with a sophomore or higher class standing (Table 19). UW-Madison had the largest proportion of new freshmen who entered with a sophomore or higher class standing (25.5%), accounting for 72.3 percent of the UW system total. Other institutions share of new freshman with sophomore or higher class standing ranged from 0.8 percent at UW Colleges to 6.4 percent at UW Superior. Table 19 UW System New Freshmen by Class Standing and Institution Fall 2017 Freshman Standing Sophomore or Higher Class Standing Total % % UW-Madison 4,927 74.5% 1,682 25.5% 6,609 UW-Milwaukee 3,145 97.3% 88 2.7% 3,233 UW-Eau Claire 2,233 94.9% 119 5.1% 2,352 UW-Green Bay 929 95.3% 46 4.7% 975 UW-La Crosse 2,026 95.6% 93 4.4% 2,119 UW-Oshkosh 1,481 97.5% 38 2.5% 1,519 UW-Parkside 684 96.1% 28 3.9% 712 UW-Platteville 1,394 97.8% 32 2.2% 1,426 UW-River Falls 1,278 96.5% 47 3.5% 1,325 UW-Stevens Point 1,534 98.3% 26 1.7% 1,560 UW-Stout 1,489 97.4% 39 2.6% 1,528 UW-Superior 323 93.6% 22 6.4% 345 UW-Whitewater 1,972 97.9% 42 2.1% 2,014 UW Colleges 3,253 99.2% 25 0.8% 3,278 Total 26,668 92.0% 2,327 8.0% 28,995 Class standing is based on the total number of degree credits; its requirements vary by UW institution. The number and proportion of UW System new freshmen enrolled with sophomore or higher class standing has been increasing since fall 2007 (Table 20). In fall 2007, 2.5 percent (780 enrollments) of UW System new freshmen entered with a sophomore or higher class standing; this proportion is 8.0 percent (2,327 enrollments) for fall 2017. Table 20 UW System New Freshmen by Class Standing Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 Freshman Standing Sophomore or Higher Class Standing Total % % 2007 29,872 97.5% 780 2.5% 30,652 2008 29,439 97.1% 890 2.9% 30,329 2009 29,373 96.8% 965 3.2% 30,338 2010 29,161 96.4% 1,096 3.6% 30,257 2011 28,636 95.8% 1,252 4.2% 29,888 2012 28,518 95.1% 1,476 4.9% 29,994 2013 27,966 94.7% 1,570 5.3% 29,536 2014 27,258 93.7% 1,845 6.3% 29,103 2015 27,110 92.7% 2,150 7.3% 29,260 2016 26,514 92.2% 2,234 7.8% 28,748 2017 26,668 92.0% 2,327 8.0% 28,995 Informational Memorandum Page 13
Remediation Table 21 shows the proportion of fall 2017 new freshmen who were placed into math or English remediation. In fall 2017, 19.0 percent of UW new freshmen were placed into math remediation and 6.3 percent were placed into English remediation. UW-Parkside had the highest proportion of its new freshmen requiring math remediation (47.2%) while UW-Superior had the highest proportion of its new freshmen requiring English remediation (24.9%). Table 21 UW System New Freshmen Placed into Math/English Remediation by Institution Fall 2017 Placed into Math Remediation Placed into English Remediation % % UW-Madison 15 0.2% N/A N/A UW-Milwaukee 882 27.3% 117 3.6% UW-Eau Claire 678 28.8% N/A N/A UW-Green Bay 205 21.0% 124 12.7% UW-La Crosse 39 1.8% 34 1.6% UW-Oshkosh 637 41.9% 86 5.7% UW-Parkside 336 47.2% N/A N/A UW-Platteville 395 27.7% N/A N/A UW-River Falls 110 8.3% 189 14.3% UW-Stevens Point 185 11.9% N/A N/A UW-Stout 255 16.7% 254 16.6% UW-Superior 127 36.8% 86 24.9% UW-Whitewater 519 25.8% 147 7.3% UW Colleges 1,121 34.2% 794 24.2% Total 5,504 19.0% 1,831 6.3% Remediation requirements vary by UW institution. UW-Madison, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Parkside, UW-Platteville and UW-Stevens Point do not identify students needing English remediation and do not offer courses that are specifically intended for remedial English. The proportion of UW new freshmen placed into math remediation increased 1.7 percentage points, reaching 19.0 percent in fall 2017 (Table 22). The proportion of UW new freshmen placed into English remediation increased from 6.0 percent in fall 2016 to 6.3 percent in fall 2017. Table 22 UW System New Freshmen Placed into Math/English Remediation Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 Placed into Math Remediation Placed into English Remediation % % 2007 6,525 21.3% 2,062 6.7% 2008 6,547 21.6% 2,512 8.3% 2009 6,517 21.5% 2,624 8.6% 2010 6,438 21.3% 2,388 7.9% 2011 6,263 21.0% 2,347 7.9% 2012 6,221 20.7% 2,965 9.9% 2013 6,082 20.6% 2,725 9.2% 2014 5,478 18.8% 2,438 8.4% 2015 5,126 17.5% 1,792 6.1% 2016 4,985 17.3% 1,722 6.0% 2017 5,504 19.0% 1,831 6.3% In fall 2017, UW System implemented common cut score placement for placing students out of remedial math and into credit-bearing coursework. For more detail, including campus specific implementation plans, visit https://www.wisconsin.edu/developmental-remedial-education/ Informational Memorandum Page 14
Applicants with Completed Applications Admitted % Admitted Enrolled % Enrolled Appendix A UW System New Freshman Applicants, Admissions, and Enrollment by Resident Status, Fall 2007 to Fall 2017 Reciprocity includes Minnesota reciprocity students. The admission rate is based on completed applications. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 WI Resident 37,025 36,670 39,759 36,799 37,015 35,670 34,677 33,862 34,025 33,505 34,395 Non-Resident 16,190 17,169 18,048 18,370 21,826 23,063 25,773 25,922 28,494 29,119 31,578 Reciprocity 8,072 7,987 8,632 8,423 8,519 8,309 8,271 7,812 8,752 8,424 8,674 Total 61,287 61,826 66,439 63,592 67,360 67,042 68,721 67,596 71,271 71,048 74,647 WI Resident 34,773 34,342 35,830 33,593 33,363 32,526 31,532 31,178 31,307 30,727 31,443 Non-Resident 14,188 14,835 14,723 14,736 15,711 17,880 19,762 20,654 23,114 23,719 26,870 Reciprocity 7,610 7,454 7,853 7,686 7,245 7,326 7,309 7,047 7,730 7,450 7,782 Total 56,571 56,631 58,406 56,015 56,319 57,732 58,603 58,879 62,151 61,896 66,095 WI Resident 32,813 32,301 33,117 31,366 31,084 30,295 29,642 29,304 29,143 28,606 29,200 Non-Resident 9,879 9,236 10,184 10,323 10,882 12,452 12,425 11,877 14,302 15,538 16,942 Reciprocity 5,926 5,867 6,086 6,124 6,061 5,820 5,802 5,549 6,082 5,990 6,115 Total 48,618 47,404 49,387 47,813 48,027 48,567 47,869 46,730 49,527 50,134 52,257 WI Resident 94.4% 94.1% 92.4% 93.4% 93.2% 93.1% 94.0% 94.0% 93.1% 93.1% 92.9% Non-Resident 69.6% 62.3% 69.2% 70.1% 69.3% 69.6% 62.9% 57.5% 61.9% 65.5% 63.1% Reciprocity 77.9% 78.7% 77.5% 79.7% 83.7% 79.4% 79.4% 78.7% 78.7% 80.4% 78.6% Total 85.9% 83.7% 84.6% 85.4% 85.3% 84.1% 81.7% 79.4% 79.7% 81.0% 79.1% WI Resident 24,732 24,542 24,531 24,149 23,734 23,076 22,747 22,289 22,019 21,396 21,483 Non-Resident 3,070 2,870 2,848 3,130 3,112 3,855 3,845 3,933 4,281 4,312 4,451 Reciprocity 2,850 2,917 2,959 2,978 3,042 3,063 2,944 2,881 2,960 3,040 3,061 Total 30,652 30,329 30,338 30,257 29,888 29,994 29,536 29,103 29,260 28,748 28,995 WI Resident 75.4% 76.0% 74.1% 77.0% 76.4% 76.2% 76.7% 76.1% 76.1% 74.8% 73.6% Non-Resident 31.1% 31.1% 28.0% 30.3% 28.6% 31.0% 30.9% 33.1% 33.1% 27.8% 26.3% Reciprocity 48.1% 49.7% 48.6% 48.6% 50.2% 52.6% 50.7% 51.9% 51.9% 50.8% 50.1% Total 63.0% 64.0% 61.4% 63.3% 62.2% 61.8% 61.7% 62.3% 62.3% 57.3% 55.5% Informational Memorandum Page 15
Appendix B UW System New Freshman Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment by Resident Status and Institution, Fall 2017 MSN MIL EAU GBY LAC OSH PKS PLT RVF STP STO SUP WTW UWC WI Resident 8,312 7,706 4,163 2,331 5,277 5,357 1,771 2,576 1,457 2,981 1,919 544 5,164 5,408 Non-Resident 24,141 2,292 463 320 484 1044 512 1035 242 509 284 294 1522 459 Applications Reciprocity 3,143 234 2,155 54 962 56 19 65 1,751 165 1,057 396 59 19 Total 35,596 10,232 6,781 2,705 6,723 6,457 2,302 3,676 3,450 3,655 3,260 1,234 6,745 5,886 WI Resident 7,540 6,516 3,739 1,823 4,790 4,371 1,391 2,210 1,273 2,689 1,763 474 4,440 4,352 Completed Non-Resident 21,205 1,799 308 184 388 766 338 766 152 423 232 215 1221 330 Applications Reciprocity 2,858 184 1,938 38 855 45 14 56 1,518 153 938 302 45 14 Total 31,603 8,499 5,985 2,045 6,033 5,182 1,743 3,032 2,943 3,265 2,933 991 5,706 4,696 WI Resident 5,915 5,679 3,261 1,821 3,956 3,464 1,111 2,141 1,128 2,504 1,708 445 3,671 4,335 Admitted Non-Resident 11,717 1,567 244 184 301 576 277 735 130 400 225 208 1037 328 Reciprocity 1,521 170 1,626 38 676 34 11 54 1,313 150 909 287 37 14 Total 19,153 7,416 5,131 2,043 4,933 4,074 1,399 2,930 2,571 3,054 2,842 940 4,745 4,677 WI Resident 78% 87% 87% 100% 83% 79% 80% 97% 89% 93% 97% 94% 83% 100% % Admitted Non-Resident 55% 87% 79% 100% 78% 75% 82% 96% 86% 95% 97% 97% 85% 99% Reciprocity 53% 92% 84% 100% 79% 76% 79% 96% 86% 98% 97% 95% 82% 100% Total 61% 87% 86% 100% 82% 79% 80% 97% 87% 94% 97% 95% 83% 100% WI Resident 63% 48% 47% 49% 44% 39% 54% 50% 56% 52% 55% 36% 45% 72% % Enrolled Non-Resident 19% 28% 36% 40% 26% 27% 39% 44% 45% 48% 37% 29% 32% 53% Reciprocity 39% 38% 44% 47% 43% 29% 36% 33% 48% 39% 55% 44% 49% 21% Total 35% 44% 46% 48% 43% 37% 51% 49% 52% 51% 54% 37% 42% 70% Reciprocity includes Minnesota reciprocity students. The admission rate is based on completed applications. Applications and admissions include students who applied and/or were admitted to multiple UW institutions. Therefore, the totals derived by aggregating institution values in Appendices B, C, and D will not match the UW System totals reported in Tables 1, 2, 3, and Appendix A due to duplication. Applications Completed Applications Appendix C UW System New Freshman Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment by Gender and Institution, Fall 2017 MSN MIL EAU GBY LAC OSH PKS PLT RVF STP STO SUP WTW UWC Female 18,006 5,741 4,280 1,760 3,959 3,890 1,304 1,390 2,131 1,983 1,476 709 3,369 3,235 Male 17,590 4,491 2,501 945 2,764 2,567 998 2,286 1,319 1,672 1,784 525 3,376 2,651 Total 35,596 10,232 6,781 2,705 6,723 6,457 2,302 3,676 3,450 3,655 3,260 1,234 6,745 5,886 Female 16,085 4,731 3,787 1,360 3,566 3,140 968 1,112 1,843 1,791 1,326 576 2,796 2,530 Male 15,518 3,768 2,198 685 2,467 2,042 775 1,920 1,100 1,474 1,607 415 2,910 2,166 Total 31,603 8,499 5,985 2,045 6,033 5,182 1,743 3,032 2,943 3,265 2,933 991 5,706 4,696 Female 10,320 4,194 3,354 1,360 3,026 2,538 769 1,068 1,646 1,689 1,289 547 2,366 2,522 Admitted Male 8,833 3,222 1,777 683 1,907 1,536 630 1,862 925 1,365 1,553 393 2,379 2,155 Total 19,153 7,416 5,131 2,043 4,933 4,074 1,399 2,930 2,571 3,054 2,842 940 4,745 4,677 Female 64% 89% 89% 100% 85% 81% 79% 96% 89% 94% 97% 95% 85% 100% % Admitted Male 57% 86% 81% 100% 77% 75% 81% 97% 84% 93% 97% 95% 82% 99% Total 61% 87% 86% 100% 82% 79% 80% 97% 87% 94% 97% 95% 83% 100% Female 34% 42% 45% 48% 42% 38% 49% 46% 51% 49% 49% 35% 40% 68% % Enrolled Male 35% 46% 48% 48% 45% 37% 54% 50% 52% 54% 58% 39% 45% 73% Total 35% 44% 46% 48% 43% 37% 51% 49% 52% 51% 54% 37% 42% 70% The admission rate is based on completed applications. Applications and admissions include students who applied and/or were admitted to multiple UW institutions. Therefore, the totals derived by aggregating institution values in Appendices B, C, and D will not match the UW System totals reported in Tables 1, 2, 3, and Appendix A due to duplication. Informational Memorandum Page 16
Appendix D UW System New Freshman Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Institution, Fall 2017 MSN MIL EAU GBY LAC OSH PKS PLT RVF STP STO SUP WTW UWC AA 1,011 1,249 145 174 107 628 495 198 174 225 144 46 680 414 HL 2,587 1,715 312 244 303 654 501 246 191 211 152 39 716 616 AI 60 38 21 24 12 37 5 6 14 17 15 21 24 30 SA 383 381 150 83 94 251 32 19 136 82 92 14 91 164 Admitted Completed Applications Applications TMR-URM 452 383 167 115 142 197 98 73 97 88 86 43 196 198 URM 4,493 3,766 795 640 658 1,767 1,131 542 612 623 489 163 1,707 1,422 HPI 19 8 5 3 4 8 1 3 4 3 6 0 6 8 OA 2,333 310 89 40 93 71 68 45 69 38 32 15 108 66 TMR-Non- URM 663 135 81 27 63 48 30 28 26 24 25 6 57 48 White 19,893 5,760 5,755 1,958 5,864 4,472 1,032 2,935 2,708 2,933 2,669 844 4,794 4,189 Unknown 1,018 23 3 2 10 45 4 37 2 32 7 2 7 149 International 7,177 230 53 35 31 46 36 86 29 2 32 204 66 4 Total 35,596 10,232 6,781 2,705 6,723 6,457 2,302 3,676 3,450 3,655 3,260 1,234 6,745 5,886 AA 695 848 68 64 45 443 317 111 123 153 113 27 479 219 HL 2,119 1,377 244 151 219 450 387 183 147 187 128 28 561 488 AI 44 28 9 11 6 24 5 4 10 14 11 15 18 23 SA 300 313 114 58 71 189 21 16 116 70 82 11 72 131 TMR-URM 355 301 137 70 120 139 65 48 81 74 71 33 161 153 URM 3,513 2,867 572 354 461 1,245 795 362 477 498 405 114 1,291 1,014 HPI 17 5 3 0 3 4 0 3 3 2 6 0 6 7 OA 2,129 264 80 32 79 62 55 35 58 35 28 12 90 45 TMR-Non- URM 631 117 70 16 60 38 29 23 21 22 22 5 51 37 White 18,199 5,106 5,226 1,621 5,406 3,767 842 2,557 2,371 2,682 2,445 714 4,219 3,497 Unknown 945 9 2 0 5 32 1 21 2 24 6 2 6 94 International 6,169 131 32 22 19 34 21 31 11 2 21 144 43 2 Total 31,603 8,499 5,985 2,045 6,033 5,182 1,743 3,032 2,943 3,265 2,933 991 5,706 4,696 AA 398 540 43 64 30 203 170 78 68 104 97 21 257 215 HL 1,386 1,098 203 151 174 329 294 172 123 167 124 27 413 485 AI 27 22 8 11 4 14 4 4 5 12 10 13 14 23 SA 197 262 93 58 56 155 13 16 95 60 81 11 57 131 TMR-URM 236 231 107 70 92 95 44 46 58 68 66 26 123 152 URM 2,244 2,153 454 354 356 796 525 316 349 411 378 98 864 1,006 HPI 10 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 2 6 0 4 7 OA 1,385 237 70 32 67 48 46 35 44 33 27 12 79 44 TMR-Non- URM 440 110 61 16 55 29 27 23 19 22 22 4 43 37 White 11,926 4,779 4,512 1,619 4,428 3,151 782 2,502 2,144 2,569 2,384 684 3,709 3,487 Unknown 646 8 2 0 5 18 0 21 2 15 6 2 4 94 International 2,502 126 30 22 19 30 19 30 11 2 19 140 42 2 Total 19,153 7,416 5,131 2,043 4,933 4,074 1,399 2,930 2,571 3,054 2,842 940 4,745 4,677 Informational Memorandum Page 17
Appendix D (Continued) UW System New Freshman Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Institution, Fall 2017 MSN MIL EAU GBY LAC OSH PKS PLT RVF STP STO SUP WTW UWC AA 57% 64% 63% 100% 67% 46% 54% 70% 55% 68% 86% 78% 54% 98% HL 65% 80% 83% 100% 79% 73% 76% 94% 84% 89% 97% 96% 74% 99% AI 61% 79% 89% 100% 67% 58% 80% 100% 50% 86% 91% 87% 78% 100% SA 66% 84% 82% 100% 79% 82% 62% 100% 82% 86% 99% 100% 79% 100% TMR-URM 66% 77% 78% 100% 77% 68% 68% 96% 72% 92% 93% 79% 76% 99% % Admitted URM 64% 75% 79% 100% 77% 64% 66% 87% 73% 83% 93% 86% 67% 99% HPI 59% 60% 67% - 100% 50% - 100% 67% 100% 100% - 67% 100% OA 65% 90% 88% 100% 85% 77% 84% 100% 76% 94% 96% 100% 88% 98% TMR-Non- URM 70% 94% 87% 100% 92% 76% 93% 100% 90% 100% 100% 80% 84% 100% White 66% 94% 86% 100% 82% 84% 93% 98% 90% 96% 98% 96% 88% 100% Unknown 68% 89% 100% - 100% 56% 0% 100% 100% 63% 100% 100% 67% 100% International 41% 96% 94% 100% 100% 88% 90% 97% 100% 100% 90% 97% 98% 100% Total 61% 87% 86% 100% 82% 79% 80% 97% 87% 94% 97% 95% 83% 100% AA 31% 39% 49% 45% 30% 25% 36% 45% 40% 38% 36% 14% 39% 55% HL 28% 40% 42% 41% 38% 31% 45% 39% 40% 38% 42% 37% 34% 66% AI 67% 55% 13% 27% 50% 14% 25% 50% 40% 58% 40% 54% 57% 83% SA 56% 43% 33% 45% 46% 34% 15% 38% 27% 45% 48% 18% 32% 60% TMR-URM 34% 49% 45% 46% 41% 24% 50% 39% 43% 57% 56% 50% 48% 69% % Enrolled URM 32% 41% 41% 43% 40% 29% 42% 41% 37% 43% 44% 36% 38% 64% HPI 50% 33% - - - 50% - 100% 100% 100% 50% - 50% 43% OA 24% 43% 36% 34% 34% 13% 52% 29% 34% 42% 52% 8% 28% 48% TMR-Non- URM 25% 45% 41% 31% 36% 38% 56% 26% 26% 41% 27% 50% 35% 78% White 40% 45% 46% 49% 44% 40% 56% 50% 55% 52% 56% 38% 44% 72% Unknown 25% 75% 100% - - 17% - 33% 50% 33% 17% 50% - 18% International 22% 41% 50% 41% 42% 17% 74% 60% 27% N/A 26% 33% 21% N/A Total 35% 44% 46% 48% 43% 37% 51% 49% 52% 51% 54% 37% 42% 70% AA (African American), HL (Hispanic/Latino(a)), AI (American Indian), SA (Southeast Asian), TMR-URM (Students identifying as two or more races, one of which is an underrepresented minority group), URM (Underrepresented Minority), HPI (Hawaiian/Pacific Islander), OA (Other Asian), TMR-Non-URM (Students identifying as two or more races, none of which is an underrepresented minority group). Applications and admissions include students who applied and/or were admitted to multiple UW institutions. The admission rate is based on completed applications. Applications and admissions include students who applied and/or were admitted to multiple UW institutions. Therefore, the totals derived by aggregating institution values in Appendices B, C, and D will not match the UW System totals reported in Tables 1, 2, 3, and Appendix A due to duplication. Informational Memorandum Page 18
Appendix E UW System New Freshman Headcount by Institution Fall 1976 to Fall 2017 MSN MIL EAU GBY LAC OSH PKS PLT RVF STP STO SUP WTW UWC Total 1976 3,918 2,994 2,245 560 1,884 1,709 784 1,150 1,264 1,913 1,279 485 1,915 3,158 25,258 1977 4,217 2,741 2,623 563 2,140 1,666 783 1,154 1,154 2,053 1,291 553 1,826 3,293 26,057 1978 4,683 3,165 2,555 597 2,057 1,752 909 1,040 1,199 1,960 1,414 465 1,773 2,991 26,560 1979 4,836 2,833 2,695 677 2,176 1,851 1,009 1,107 1,245 1,970 1,407 425 2,026 3,104 27,361 1980 5,021 2,845 2,737 789 2,053 1,807 1,056 1,227 1,317 2,021 1,507 446 2,165 3,461 28,452 1981 4,683 2,808 2,441 773 2,040 2,004 1,045 1,297 1,294 1,966 1,375 404 2,195 3,505 27,830 1982 4,797 2,684 2,494 714 1,928 1,797 954 1,246 1,116 1,712 1,380 382 2,082 3,606 26,892 1983 5,110 2,847 2,475 693 2,028 1,771 1,075 1,201 1,082 1,727 1,374 347 2,135 3,872 27,737 1984 5,490 2,866 2,355 708 2,072 1,869 871 1,062 1,103 1,798 1,388 321 2,189 3,660 27,752 1985 5,687 2,749 2,387 811 2,131 1,804 817 1,176 1,001 1,911 1,436 333 2,254 3,481 27,978 1986 5,383 2,679 2,472 696 2,114 1,947 886 1,127 1,145 1,838 1,419 368 2,136 3,738 27,948 1987 5,181 2,391 2,320 817 1,977 1,857 753 1,156 1,052 1,691 1,404 375 2,152 3,780 26,906 1988 5,934 2,649 2,278 862 1,890 1,837 942 1,059 1,048 1,705 1,361 412 1,898 4,241 28,116 1989 4,993 2,466 1,934 782 1,690 1,730 760 995 957 1,693 1,143 414 1,836 3,663 25,056 1990 4,699 2,450 1,736 746 1,622 1,608 785 943 940 1,581 1,130 346 1,953 3,570 24,109 1991 4,642 2,157 1,792 829 1,655 1,455 761 1,027 1,054 1,503 1,177 478 1,819 3,374 23,723 1992 4,416 1,882 1,869 816 1,495 1,492 769 910 1,026 1,398 1,000 363 1,785 3,454 22,675 1993 4,631 1,930 1,956 770 1,702 1,514 783 950 846 1,375 1,030 345 1,846 3,531 23,209 1994 4,681 1,806 2,088 883 1,504 1,393 770 958 1,004 1,384 1,075 285 1,704 3,125 22,660 1995 5,164 1,988 2,038 848 1,747 1,523 744 948 968 1,505 1,144 306 1,900 2,954 23,777 1996 5,455 2,253 2,048 1,027 1,735 1,559 686 965 1,161 1,586 1,287 324 1,842 2,839 24,767 1997 5,880 2,481 2,171 953 1,706 1,758 819 998 1,152 1,551 1,250 352 1,914 2,916 25,901 1998 5,596 2,700 2,156 1,035 1,744 1,923 883 1,122 1,207 1,517 1,345 396 1,931 3,503 27,058 1999 5,664 2,938 2,016 934 1,638 1,852 889 1,138 1,127 1,500 1,324 432 1,907 3,764 27,123 2000 5,736 2,979 2,094 996 1,614 1,652 823 1,003 1,126 1,530 1,322 422 2,077 3,964 27,338 2001 6,095 3,035 2,136 920 1,599 1,871 926 1,094 1,117 1,518 1,289 351 1,895 4,154 28,000 2002 5,514 3,314 2,057 917 1,557 1,811 832 1,126 1,060 1,476 1,312 314 2,035 4,141 27,466 2003 5,579 3,856 1,877 971 1,510 1,786 976 1,136 1,228 1,513 1,280 345 1,833 4,397 28,287 2004 5,641 3,823 2,034 998 1,546 1,729 985 1,202 1,212 1,536 1,292 347 1,762 4,305 28,412 2005 6,141 4,345 2,069 925 1,758 1,638 878 1,246 1,209 1,534 1,708 346 1,712 4,126 29,635 2006 5,643 4,090 2,026 1,028 1,752 1,765 907 1,439 1,296 1,650 1,516 312 1,805 4,113 29,342 2007 5,994 4,598 2,034 1,003 1,754 1,760 951 1,546 1,287 1,624 1,498 350 2,063 4,190 30,652 2008 5,773 4,118 2,059 1,017 1,785 1,843 929 1,554 1,345 1,632 1,644 312 2,154 4,164 30,329 2009 5,680 4,151 2,015 1,049 1,828 1,907 890 1,633 1,336 1,645 1,541 369 1,953 4,341 30,338 2010 5,927 3,827 2,072 906 1,840 1,861 805 1,604 1,245 1,661 1,596 380 2,044 4,489 30,257 2011 5,828 3,746 1,953 910 1,978 1,872 766 1,721 1,234 1,613 1,476 352 2,006 4,433 29,888 2012 6,279 3,492 2,073 921 1,897 1,841 712 1,754 1,119 1,637 1,498 366 2,168 4,237 29,994 2013 6,339 3,303 2,017 809 2,005 1,748 762 1,646 1,071 1,636 1,573 325 2,108 4,194 29,536 2014 6,264 3,454 2,100 770 1,986 1,709 630 1,705 1,015 1,631 1,469 330 2,151 3,889 29,103 2015 6,269 3,315 2,239 789 2,071 1,572 620 1,621 1,066 1,792 1,575 366 2,189 3,776 29,260 2016 6,430 3,118 2,318 872 2,093 1,501 666 1,561 1,219 1,591 1,588 376 2,220 3,195 28,748 2017 6,609 3,233 2,352 975 2,119 1,519 712 1,426 1,325 1,560 1,528 345 2,014 3,278 28,995 Informational Memorandum Page 19