Enrollment Report Fall 2020
November 20, 2020 Chris Treadway, Ed.D. Senior Director of Research and Policy [email protected] Enrollment Report Fall 2020 1 Disclaimer: The 2020 data provided in this report are derived primarily from the Fall Census data collection. All Fall 2020 data are considered preliminary at the time of report publication and are subject to change based on final review and acceptance of campus file submissions.
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 2 National Enrollment Trends
All Sectors 4-Year Public 4-Year Private Nonprofit 4-Year For-Profit 2-Year Public 4.0%
0.0%
Fall 2017 -4.0% Spring 2018 Fall 2018 Spring 2019 -8.0% Fall 2019 WV 4-Year Public Spring 2020 -12.0% 4.0%
-16.0% 0.0%
-20.0% -4.0%
Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 3 WV High School Graduate Projections
2020-21 to 2029-30 Academic Years
According to WICHE, the number of graduates produced by public and private high schools in West Virginia will reach a ten-year low of 16,693 in 2027.
20,000 17,417 17,576 17,516 17,383 17,221 17,189 17,123 16,693 16,855 16,842
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 4 College-Going Rate Among Recent West Virginia Public High School Graduates
100% 90% 80% 70%
60% 55.7% 54.9% 53.3% 52.9% 50.6% 51.0% 51.6% 51.0% 50.0% 50.5% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
High School Graduation Year
The college-going rate is now derived from the P-20 data system. Therefore values may differ slightly from those provided in previous editions of the fall enrollment reports.
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 5 Student Persistence and Completion For Students Enrolled at a West Virginia Public Institution in the Fall Semester
The table below shows the percentage of all students enrolled in the fall semester who returned to any West Virginia public two- or four-year institution the following fall, those who graduated and did not return, and those for whom no subsequent enrollment or graduation record was found. Dual Enrollment high school students are excluded.
Source: HEPC End-of-Term graduation data and Fall Census enrollment data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 6 Credit Headcount Enrollment Total Headcount Enrollment: 59,387 Headcount decreased 4.4 percent since Fall 2019 and 8.0 percent since Fall 2016.
70,000 64,577 64,478 62,651 62,145 59,387 60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 7 Credit Headcount Enrollment
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 8 Fall 2020 Headcount Enrollment Shifts Between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020
-4,000 -3,000 -2,000 -1,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
Total Headcount Enrollment -2,758
High School Dual Enrollment -1,217
Total Excluding Dual Enrollment -1,541
First-Time Freshmen -564
Undergraduate Students -1,493
Graduate Students 111
Female -431 Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students Male -1,110
In-State -1,013
Out-of-State -528
International -453
Transfer to Two-Year -255
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 9 Headcount Enrollment Shifts Between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 10 Transfers from Four-Year to Two-Year Institutions Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students This chart shows the number of associate- and bachelor’s degree-seeking students who transferred to a two-year institution the following year. Year labels reflect the year a student transferred to a two-year institution. For example, 2020 data reflect the number of degree-seeking students attending a four-year institution in the 2019- 20 academic year who transferred to a two-year institution in the fall semester of the 2020-21 year. Dual enrollment students are excluded.
500 424 399 411 400 390
300 255
200
100
0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 11 Transfers from Four-Year to Two-Year Institutions Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students This table shows the number of associate- and bachelor’s degree-seeking students who transferred to a two-year institution the following year. Year labels reflect the year a student transferred to a two-year institution. For example, 2020 data reflect the number of degree-seeking students attending a four-year institution in the 2019-20 academic year who transferred to a two-year institution in the fall semester of the 2020-21 year. Dual enrollment students are excluded.
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 12 High School Dual Enrollment Headcount Total Dual Enrollment Headcount: 5,381 Dual Enrollment Headcount has decreased 18.4 percent since Fall 2019 and increased by 31.3 percent since Fall 2016.
7,000 6,598
6,000 5,378 5,381 5,000 4,716 4,099 4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 13 High School Dual Enrollment Headcount
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 14 Dual Enrollment College Matriculation
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 15 Credit Headcount Enrollment Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Total Headcount Enrollment: 54,006 Headcount decreased 2.8 percent since Fall 2019 and 10.7 percent since Fall 2016.
70,000 60,478 59,762 57,273 60,000 55,547 54,006 50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 16 Credit Headcount Enrollment Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 17 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment FTE Enrollment: 52,565 FTE enrollment decreased 3.0 percent since Fall 2019, and 8.8 percent since Fall 2016.
70,000 57,609 60,000 57,243 55,095 54,202 52,565 50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 18 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 19 First-Time Freshmen Headcount Enrollment First-Time Freshmen Enrollment: 9,868 First-Time Freshmen Enrollment decreased 5.4 percent from Fall 2019, and 12.5 percent from Fall 2016.
12,000 11,283 11,260 10,503 10,432 9,868 10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 20 First-Time Freshmen Headcount Enrollment
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 21 Undergraduate Headcount Enrollment Age Under 25, Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Total Undergraduate Enrollment (Under 25): 38,245 Traditional-aged undergraduate enrollment decreased 1.7 percent from Fall 2019 and 8.5 percent from Fall 2016. 50,000 41,815 41,716 39,935 40,000 38,924 38,245
30,000
20,000
10,000
0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 22 Undergraduate Headcount Enrollment Age Under 25, Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 23 Undergraduate Headcount Enrollment Age 25 or Older
Total Undergraduate Enrollment Age 25 or Older: 4,579 Adult undergraduate enrollment decreased 15.1 percent from Fall 2019, and 32.0 percent from Fall 2016.
8,000 6,737 6,457 6,002 6,000 5,393 4,579 4,000
2,000
0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 24 Undergraduate Headcount Enrollment Age 25 or Older
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 25 Credit Headcount Enrollment by Gender Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Total Credit Enrollment (Female): 29,798; Total Credit Enrollment (Male): 24,208
Female credit enrollment decreased 1.4 percent from Fall 2019 and 6.1 percent from Fall 2016. Male credit enrollment decreased by 4.4 percent from Fall 2019 and 15.8 percent from Fall 2016
40,000 31,742 31,571 30,792 28,736 30,229 29,798 30,000 28,191 26,481 25,318 24,208 20,000
10,000
0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Female Male Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 26 Female Credit Headcount Enrollment Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 27 Male Credit Headcount Enrollment Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 28 In-State Headcount Enrollment Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Total In-State Headcount Enrollment: 33,013 In-state headcount enrollment decreased 3.0 percent from Fall 2019 and 11.8 percent from Fall 2016.
40,000 37,417 36,823 35,335 34,026 33,013 30,000
20,000
10,000
0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 29 In-State Headcount Enrollment Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 30 Out-of-State Headcount Enrollment Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students Total Out-of-State Headcount Enrollment: 20,993 Out-of-state headcount enrollment decreased 2.5 percent from Fall 2019, and 9.0 percent from Fall 2016.
25,000 23,061 22,939 21,938 21,521 20,993 20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 31 Out-of-State Headcount Enrollment Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 32 Headcount Enrollment by Residency Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Bluefield State College 85.0% 15.0% Concord University 78.6% 21.4% Fairmont State University 88.5% 11.5% Glenville State College 80.2% 19.8% Marshall University 75.6% 24.4% Potomac State College of WVU 78.7% 21.3% Shepherd University 63.9% 36.1% West Liberty University 61.5% 38.5% West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine 20.6% 79.4% West Virginia State University 74.4% 25.6% West Virginia University 46.2% 53.8% WVU Institute of Technology 82.4% 17.6% Four-Year System Total 64.3% 35.7%
In-State Out-of-State Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 33 International Student Headcount Enrollment Excluding Dual Enrollment High School Students
Source: HEPC Fall Census Data
Enrollment Report Fall 2020 34 HEPC System Summary
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 35 Bluefield State College
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 36 Concord University
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 37 Fairmont State University
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 38 Glenville State College
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 39 Marshall University
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 40 Potomac State College of WVU
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 41 Shepherd University
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 42 West Liberty University
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 43 WV School of Osteopathic Medicine
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 44 West Virginia State University
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 45 West Virginia University
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 46 WVU Institute of Technology
Retention Data Source: HEPC Fall End-of-Term Data Enrollment Data Source: HEPC Fall Census Data Enrollment Report Fall 2020 47 For additional information, contact:
Dr. Chris Treadway Senior Director of Research and Policy
[email protected] (304) 558-1112 x269
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