Entering Freshman Report Fall 2017 Executive Summary: The 11,900 total applicants set a new five year high Although the number of accepted students increased, the acceptance rate decreased, along with the enrolled yield For example, 80% of applications were admitted, but of those admitted, 19% enrolled SAT average remains above the National and State average, and after a downward trend at CofC, increased sharply in 2017, concurrent with a change in SAT test methodology Out-of-state enrollment percentages rose slightly after a steady decline, as the in-state decreased slightly to 56% Female enrollment continues to surpass male enrollment with a ratio of 68% females Entering freshman headcount had trended upward over the last 4 years, but decreased in 2017 to 1,840 Some of this decline may be attributed to the number of students admitted to the Charleston Bridge Program, as these students are not official CofC students at the time of enrollment in the program The percentage of student athletes within the class rose to 6% Freshman living in College housing remains relatively stable at Greek life participation has decreased over the last two years with approximately 19% of degree-seeking undergraduates participating African-American enrollments declined from the previous two years, showing 7%, and underrepresented minorities make up 19% of the 2017 Freshman enrollment Students from New Jersey make up of the freshman class, with 87 students Charleston remains the largest county for SC enrollments at 179, topping out number two Greenville at 101 Students from Wando High School have the highest enrollment numbers from South Carolina with 58, more than doubling the second leading school, James Island Charter Average credit hour load has remained slightly above 15 for five years Average high school GPA for registered freshman has remained steady, and the percentage who graduated in their high school top tenth percentile has increased to 22% Total provisional freshman has dropped by 216 students since 2016; this decline may be attributed to the number of students admitted to the Charleston Bridge Program, as these students would have previously been classified as provisional First-time, first-year students entering as a Sophomore or Junior has decreased Enrollments for the Honors College remain fairly steady over the five-year trend, with 193 enrollments for 2017 Percentage of state scholarship recipients has increased for the LIFE and Palmetto Fellows, but decreased for the Hope scholarship; 93% of eligible students received state scholarship For merit scholarships, the tuition percent for both in-state and out-of-state for Fall 2017 was lower than previous years Biology leads the top five intended majors at 1 of the class 1 Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Information Management
Entering Freshman Report Fall 2017 Glossary Application Yield: Number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full or part-time) Page 3 Geographic Application Yield: Application yield by in-state and out-of-state Average SAT: Average includes all regularly and provisionally admitted freshmen Age Distribution: Age distribution table In State Vs Out of State: Percentage of first-time, first-year degree seeking freshman Headcount / Gender: Total headcount for first-time, first year (freshman) Percentage of male versus female freshman Student Athletes: Number of student athletes with total percentage of freshman class Page 4 College Housing: Percentage of freshman living in College owned, operated, or affiliated housing Greek Life: Percent of freshman who join fraternities or sororities Race / Ethnicity: Distribution table of race / ethnicity Top Contributing States: Top ten contributing states with enrollment count Page 5 Top SC Counties: Top ten contributing South Carolina counties with enrollment count Average Credit Hour Load: Average number of credits taken for first-time, first year freshman Top SC High Schools: Table of South Carolina High Schools who contributed at least 16 freshman Merit Scholarship & Abatement: Scholarship and abatement yield including number accepted, average amount, and total amount awarded High School Class - GPA & Rank: Average High School GPA Percent of all degree seeking, first time, first year students who ranked in the top tenth of their graduating class Page 6 Regular Vs Provisional: Break down of students who are classified as regular or provisional Entering Freshman Classification: Entering freshman classification (freshman, sophomore, or junior) Honors College: Enrollment counts for the Honors College State Scholarship Recipients: Break down of LIFE, Hope, and Palmetto Fellows scholarship recipients Intended Major: Top five intended majors 2 Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Information Management
11200 9200 7200 5200 3200 1200 APPLICATION YIELD Total Applications % Enrolled 11533 11179 11722 72% 8331 78% 8722 77% 9043 % Admitted 10828 84% 9110 2 2 2 26% 11900 80% 9574 19% GEOGRAPHIC APPLICATION YIELD Out-of-State ------------------------------- In-State -------------------------------------- Applied Admitted Inquired 22556 20082 Enrolled Out-of-State 6633 57% 5710 86% 786 14% In-State 5094 42% 3722 73% 1032 28% Non-Citizen 173 1% 142 82% 22 1 * Permanent residents reported as US 1200 1150 1100 1050 1000 950 900 850 800 AVERAGE SAT 1161 1064 1060 CofC National SC * In 2016 there was a change in SAT test methodology AGE DISTRIBUTION 2016 2017 Under 18 48 2% 32 2% 18-19 2288 97% 1788 97% 20-21 13 1% 17 1% 22-24 0 0% 3 02% 25+ 0 0% 0 0% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% IN-STATE VS OUT-OF-STATE 53% 47% 5 56% 58% 4 44% 56% 41% 43% In State Out of State * Permanent residents reported as US ** Based on geographic residency 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2116 HEADCOUNT 2166 2237 67% 67% 68% 2349 67% 33% 33% 32% 33% 1840 68% 32% * Male Female * Headcount does not include 208 students admitted to the new Charleston Bridge Program 3 Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Information Management
STUDENT ATHLETES COLLEGE HOUSING GREEK LIFE 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 6% 4% 114 114 104 97 99 6% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 91% 90% 88% 87% 86% 90% 88% 21% 27% 23% 23% 23% 23% 22% 23% 16% 12% Total Athletes Percent Athletes Class Total 8 Women who join sororities Men who join fraternities RACE / ETHNICITY 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 African American 128 60% 132 61% 167 7 203 86% 126 68% American Indian/Alaskan 4 02% 4 02% 4 02% 10 04% 6 03% Asian 47 22% 28 13% 44 20% 64 27% 41 22% Hispanic 99 47% 100 46% 115 51% 126 54% 105 57% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3 01% 1 00% 1 00% 6 03% 6 03% Non-Resident Alien 19 09% 12 06% 17 08% 16 07% 22 12% Two or More Races 76 36% 92 42% 93 42% 72 31% 69 38% Unknown/Unreported 17 08% 4 02% 7 03% 26 11% 35 19% White 1723 814% 1793 828% 1789 800% 1826 777% 1430 777% Underrepresented Minority** 357 169% 357 16 424 190% 481 20 353 192% ** URM - Includes African American, American India/Alaskan, Asian, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races 4 Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Information Management
TOP CONTRIBUTING STATES TOP SC COUNTIES State Enrollment % County Enrollment % South Carolina 1,032 56% Charleston 179 10% New Jersey 87 Greenville 101 North Carolina 78 4% York 81 4% Massachusetts 66 4% Richland 72 4% Maryland 61 3% Dorchester 65 4% New York 60 3% Berkeley 53 3% Virginia 57 3% Lexington 53 3% Connecticut 52 3% Spartanburg 50 3% Georgia 49 3% Beaufort 49 3% Pennsylvania 45 2% Florence 32 2% 16 155 15 145 14 AVERAGE CREDIT HOUR LOAD 1512 1518 1520 1525 1537 TOP SC HIGH SCHOOLS MERIT SCHOLARSHIP & ABATEMENT YIELD In-State Out-of-State In-State Out-of-State In-State Out-of-State High School Enrollment Merit Scholarships 215 179 245 147 183 135 Wando 58 Average Scholarship $4,865 $877 $5,160 $942 $4,892 $761 James Island Charter 24 Total Scholarship $1,045,906 $157,000 $1,264,250 $138,500 $895,250 $102,750 Socastee 23 Abatements Full NA 48 NA 50 NA 27 Clover 22 Partial NA 131 NA 97 NA 108 Fort Mill 21 Total NA 179 NA 147 NA 135 Hilton Head 18 Full (Avg) NA $17,544 NA $18,158 NA $18,388 Ashley Ridge 17 Partial (Avg) NA $8,126 NA $4,753 NA $5,847 Charleston County School of the Arts 17 Sum NA $1,906,612 NA $1,368,900 NA $1,127,976 Fort Dorchester 17 Average Total Award $4,865 $11,529 $5,160 $10,254 $4,892 $9,116 Myrtle Beach 17 Average Award to Summerville 16 Tuition Percent 4 41% 4 3 41% 30% 2015* *as of 9/2015 2016** **as of 7/2016 2017*** ***as of 10/2017 5 Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Information Management
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS GPA & RANK REGULAR VS PROVISIONAL ENTERING FRESHMAN CLASSIFICATION 40 38 36 34 32 30 39 39 39 39 39 30% 2 20% 1 10% 0% 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 44 152 260 225 214 1796 1941 1902 2089 2085 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Fresh 2017 2078 2136 2233 1748 Soph 85 79 93 102 85 Junior 14 9 8 14 7 Average GPA Top 10% Regular Provisional 250 200 150 100 50 0 HONORS COLLEGE ENROLLMENT 171 215 204 194 193 STATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS TOP 5 INTENDED MAJORS 2016 Count / % Eligible % 2017 % Of Class LIFE 886 67% 62% Biology 1 Hope 275 21% 19% Business Administration 11% Palmetto Fellows 168 13% 12% Psychology Communication 7% 4% 2017 ** Pre-Official Marketing 3% LIFE 748 74% 69% Hope 117 12% 11% Palmetto Fellows 141 14% 13% 6 Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Information Management