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2018-2019 Fact Book Office of Institutional Research and Assessment Office of Institutional Research and Assessment: Gary Fireman – Managing Editor Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Assessment Office of the Provost [email protected] Alex Baldwin – Editor Research Analyst for Institutional Research and Assessment Office of Institutional Research and Assessment [email protected] Joshua Holmes – Editor Enrollment Research Analyst for Institutional Research and Assessment Office of Institutional Research and Assessment [email protected] Graham Miller – Editor Associate Director for Institutional Research and Assessment Office of Institutional Research and Assessment [email protected] Nikki Tennessen – Editor Research Analyst for Institutional Research and Assessment Office of Institutional Research and Assessment [email protected] Sarah Hopkins – Copy Editor Graduate Fellow for Institutional Research and Assessment Office of Institutional Research and Assessment 2018-2019 Fact Book Table of Contents Section I: Admissions & New Student Profiles New Full-Time First-Time Freshmen Admissions Profile: Fall 2017 vs Fall 2018 .................................. 1-2 New Full-Time First-Time Freshmen Profile – Based on Enrolled School ............................................... 3 New Full-Time First-Time Freshmen Profile Trends 2013-2018 .......................................................... 4-5 New Full-Time First-Time Freshmen Yield by Admissions Rating: Fall 2014 to Fall 2018 ........................ 6 New Transfer Admissions Profile: Fall 2017 vs Fall 2018 ................................................................... 7-8 New Transfer Admissions Statistics: Fall 2015 to Fall 2018 ................................................................... 9 New Transfer Yield by Admissions Rating: Fall 2014 to Fall 2018 ........................................................ 10 New Graduate Admission Profile – Boston Campus ........................................................................... 11 Fall 2018 Final Admissions Report ............................................................................................... 12-20 Applications by Major New Freshmen and Transfers .................................................................... 21-26 Section II: Enrollment Fall 2018 Enrollment Facts ................................................................................................................ 27 Trends in Fall Enrollment 2004-2018 ................................................................................................. 28 Headcount by School and Level ........................................................................................................ 29 Fall 2018 Enrollment by Major/Department ................................................................................ 30-31 Table: STEM Undergraduate Student Enrollment: Fall 2005 to Fall 2018 ............................................ 32 Ethnic and International Enrollment by School and Gender ............................................................... 33 Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity – Fall 2014 to Fall 2018 ................................................ 34 Graduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity – Fall 2014 to Fall 2018 ........................................................ 35 Law School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity – Fall 2014 to Fall 2018 ...................................................... 36 International Student by Citizenship ............................................................................................ 37-38 New International Students by Citizenship .................................................................................. 39-40 Domestic Students by State: 2014 to 2018 ........................................................................................ 41 Students in Residence Halls Fall 2014 to Fall 2018 ............................................................................. 42 Fall 2018 Enrollment Report ....................................................................................................... 43-51 2018-2019 Fact Book Table of Contents Section III: Financial Aid & Tuition Fall 2018 Institutional Financial Aid Report ....................................................................................... 52 Financial Aid by Type – Fall Enrolled Students ................................................................................... 53 Full-Time Student New Enrolled Undergraduate Tuition Discounting Fall 2018 ............................. 54-55 Historical New Freshmen & Undergraduate Tuition Discount Rates ................................................... 56 Fall 2018 Grad Discount Rates by Degree Program ............................................................................ 57 Historical Graduate Tuition Discounting by Campus & School ...................................................... 58-59 Yearly Tuition for Full-time Students: 2008/09 to 2018/19 ................................................................ 60 Tuition per Credit for Part-time Students: 2008/09 to 2018/19 .......................................................... 61 Section IV: Faculty & Staff CAS Faculty Statistics – Fall 2018 ...................................................................................................... 62 SBS Faculty Statistics – Fall 2018 ....................................................................................................... 63 Law Faculty Statistics – Fall 2018 ...................................................................................................... 64 Total University Faculty Statistics – Fall 2018 .................................................................................... 65 Fall 2018 Faculty & Class Size Statistics from the Common Data Set .................................................. 66 Administrative Employees IPEDS Submission Fall 2017 & Fall 2018 .................................................... 67 Section V: Retention & Completions Boston Full-Time First-Time Freshman Retention Rate to 2nd Year Comparison ............................. 68-69 Boston Full-Time First-Time Freshman Retention Rate by Major Department Summary ..................... 70 Boston Full-Time First-Time New Freshmen Cohorts –University Persistence to Graduation .......... 71-72 Boston Full-Time New Transfer Cohorts – University Persistence to Graduation ................................ 73 Madrid Full-Time First-Time New Freshmen Cohort Persistence to Graduation ............................. 74-75 Boston Full-Time First-Time Freshman Graduation Rates by Major Department Summary ................. 76 Boston Full-Time First-Time Freshman Graduation Rates by Major Department – 4 Year ................... 77 Boston Full-Time First-Time Freshman Graduation Rates by Major Department – 5 Year ................... 78 Boston Full-Time First-Time Freshman Graduation Rates by Major Department – 6 Year ................... 79 Boston Full-Time First-Time Freshman Graduation Rates by Major Department – 8 Year ................... 80 Boston Public School First-Time Freshmen Retention Rate to 2nd Year ............................................... 81 2018-2019 Fact Book Table of Contents Section V: Retention & Completions (continued) Boston Public School First-Time Freshmen Graduation Rates Summary ............................................. 82 Boston Public School First-Time Freshmen Graduation Rates Selected Demographics ........................ 83 Academic Year Degrees Conferred 2017/18 ................................................................................. 84-85 Undergraduate Graduation numbers by Major: 2014/15 to 2017/18 ............................................ 86-87 STEM Completions by Department Summary: 2004/05 to 2017/18 ................................................... 88 Section I: Admissions & New Student Profiles NEW FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ADMISSION PROFILE - Boston Campus - Final Fall - October 15, 2018 - 2017 2018 Race/Ethnicity College of Arts & Sciences Applications 5564 5732 2017 2018 Acceptances 4595 4847 American Indian/Alaska Native 2 4 Enrolled 625 803 Asian 70 95 Black or African American 58 55 Sawyer Business School Applications 2533 2593 Hispanic/Latino 154 176 Acceptances 2170 2257 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 1 Enrolled 436 437 White 556 654 Unknown 27 35 Total New Freshmen Applications 8097 8325 2 or more races 24 46 Acceptances 6765 7104 International 170 174 Enrolled 1061 1240 TOTAL 1061 1240 % Students of Color 29% 30% Students who took AP/IB Courses 2017 2018 % International Students 16% 14% CAS 84 128 SBS 46 34 Overall 130 162 Age 2017 2018 Average Age 18 18 Range of Ages 17-25 16-30 Recruited Athletes 2017 2018 CAS 47 80 SBS 35 38 Gender 2017 2018 Overall 82 118 % Male 43% 41% % Female 57% 59% First Generation 2017 2018 SAT Scores CAS 239 307 SBS 161 134 Overall 400 441 2017 2018 Evidence Based Reading/Writing Mean 546 568 Suffolk Alumni Connection 2017 2018 Median 540 570 CAS 36 34 25%-75% percentile 500-600 520-620 SBS 25 20 Overall 61 54 Math Mean 537 555 Honors at Suffolk 2017 2018 Median 540 550 CAS 133 214 25%-75% percentile 500-580 510-600 SBS 75 92 Overall 208 306 Activity Interest* 2017 2018 Average ACT 2017 2018 Athletics 312 343 Mean 24 24 Community Service 388 443 Median 24 24 Fraternity/Sorority 143 149 25%-75% percentile 21-26 21-26 Internship 438 552 Leadership organizations 207 232 LGBTQ organizations 41 69 Graduate Study Interest 2017 2018
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