Student Profile 1'978

Wright State University Dayton,

STUDENT PROFILE

FALL 1978

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY DAYTON, OHIO

Prepared by:

Office of Student Information Systems 148 Allyn Hall 513-873-2172 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Students By Classification and Entrance.... . 1

Students By College and Geographic Distribution. 2

Western Ohio Branch Campus . 3

Undergraduate By College . 4

Graduates and Professional By College.. 5

Enrollment By Credit Hour .. 6

Enrollment Fall 1977-1978 .. 7

Transfer Students and New Freshmen . 8

Residence Hall, W.P.A.F.B., Veterans, Expanded Horizons. . 9

Disabled Students ...... 10

Financial Aid Students 11

Bachelor Degrees Conferred . . 12

Master Degrees Conferred . 13 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY FALL QUARTER 1978

STUDENTS PERCENTAGE

Main Campus 13,493 94.6% Piqua Academic Center 90 .6% Western Ohio Branch 767 5.3%

Total University 14,261

Full Time 7,185 50.3% Part Time 7,076 49.7%

Men 6,819 47.8% Women 7,442 52.2% BY CLASSIFICATION

Freshmen 4,470 31.3% Sophomore 2,007 14.0% Junior 1,904 13.3% Senior 1,896 13.3% Unclassified 639 4.5%

Total Undergraduate 10,916 76.5% Graduate & Professional 3,345 23.4% BY ENTRANCE STATUS New Freshmen 1978 H.S. Graduate 1,559 10.9% Graduate Prior to 1978 595 4.2% New Graduate & Medical School Students 791 5.5% Continuing Students (attended Spring or Summer 1978) 8,469 59.3% Returning Students (attended prior to Spring or Summer 1978) 1,599 11.2% Transfer Students (attended another College or University) 1,248 8.7%

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STUDENTS PERCENTAGE

Business & Administration 1,853 12.9% Educat_ion 1 , 989 13.9% Liberal Arts 1,153 8.1% Science & Engineering 1,906 13.3% Nursing 734 5.1% Continuing Education 2,859 20.0% University Division 3,468 24.3% Medicine 157 1.1%

9, Graduate Studies 24 • 2 0 Associate Degree-WOBC 118 .8%

BY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

Ohio 13,912 Clark County 1,153 Greene County 3,016 Montgomery County 6,876 Foreign 76

BY RACE

Black 866 6.0% White 13,120 92.7% Other 215 1. 9%

BY AGE

Under 20 3,000 21.0% 20-22 3,446 24.1% 23-29 4,170 29.2% 30-39 2,436 17.1% 40-49 862 6.0% 50-59 306 2.1% 60-69 37 .2% 70-Up 3

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Married Students 5,299 37.1%

-2­ WESTERN OHIO BRANCH C.Pu"1PUS

Fall 1977 Fall 1978 Change 714 767 +53 7.4 %

Freshmen 438 Senior 59

Sophomore 122 Unclassified 48

Junior 55 Graduate 45

Continuing 342 New Freshmen (197 8 H.S. Grad) 1 03 Returning 109 New Freshmen Transfer 78 (Prior to 1978 H. S. Grad) 118

New Graduate Students 17

Full time 262

Part Time 505

Undergraduate Students

Associate Degree students 116

Bachelor Degree students 379

Non-Degree students 227

Associate Degrees granted 1977-78 118

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V\frig~~ut Staie Universuty · .Undergraduate by College Fall1978 9.7%

14.4% 8.1% 1,056 Science & Engineering

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. . I I TRANSFER STUDENTS FALL 1978

Freshmen 480 Juniors 194 Sophomores 233 Seniors 55 Unclassified 285

Full Time 494 Degree Students 741

Part Time 754 Non-Degree Stud~nts 507

Total 1,248

Sinclair 249 71 Ohio State 98 57 61 39

NE"v-7 FRESHMEN 1978 High School Graduates 1,559 Graduate prior to 1978 595 2,154 Degree Students 1,846 Non-Degree Students 308

HIGH SCHOOL ORIGIN (Too 10) Beavercreek 102 Fairmont West 45 Centerville 64 Northrnont 37 Fairborn Baker 42 Tecumseh 51 Fairborn Park Hills 55 Wayne 76 Fairmont East 50 Xenia 41

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Men 118 Minority Students 47 Women 204 International Students 6 322

'(:\7RIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE

Students from Wright Patterson Air Force Base attending under a fee reimbursement plan.

Military 279 Civilian 178 457 Attending Wright State for the first time 141

VETERANS

Students receiving Veterans educational benefits

Undergraduate Graduate Students Students Total Veterans 684 135 819 Servicemen · (active duty) 28 46 74 Rehabilitated Veteran 34 1 35 Wife or Child of Deceased Veteran 74 1 75 820 183 1,003 Veterans attending Wright State for the first time 153

EXPANDED HORIZONS

Expanded Horizons for Women is a program for women who have been away from school for a long time. The program is designed to offer support and to minimize the problems of transition into college life. The Women in the Expanded Horizons program range from 24-65 years old. They are married, single, widowed, divorced. Many have children and while some are homemakers, a large number are working outside of the home. Most see the program as a stepping­ stone to change - in their personal growth and/or career endeavors. Number of students enrolled in the program - - 75 -9­ DISABLED STUDENT POPULATION

The disabled student population receiving services for 1977-78 -was 306. This number reflects only those students requiring assistance and does not include students with disabilities as indicated on the admissions form who require only the accessible environment prov~ded . at Wright State University.

Final totals of students receiving services will be available at the end of the Fall Quarter.

STUDENT DATA 1977-78

Disability:

Visually impaired 23 Hearing/Speech 26 Learning Disabled 7 Orthopaedic 180 Other 70

Pre-service* 57 Temporary** 38

Graduated during 1977-78 32 Withdrew 17

Male 205 Female 101

*Pre-service are students who are in the process of completing their application to Wright State University. They have been interviewed and ne~d for service determined.

**Temporary are persons on Wright State University's campus who receive service due to a temporary ph~sical disability.

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The following information provides data on the major financial programs administered by the Office of Financial Aid for the 1977-78 academic year.

I. The number of students receiving financial a i d is 2794. This total does not include approximately 950 students who received short-term loans from ,khe Office of Financial Aid.

II. Breakdown of types of aid, number of recipients, and amounts awarded :

No. of Total Amount Average Amount Recipients Awarded of Award A. National Direct Student Loan 869 551,484 634 B. Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant 273 130,563 4 7 8 c. Basic Educational Opportunity Grant 1488 1,048,322 704 D. Ohio Instructional Grant 1354 424,614 314 E . College Work-Study* 1000 688 , 487 688 F. Wright State University Scholarship 129 73,167 567 G. Guaranteed Student Loan 230 287,000 1247

III. Breakdown of recipients by race

A. Blacks 518 B. Caucasian 2236 c. Oriental 26 D. Spanish 10 E. American Indian 4

VI. Breakdown of recipients by sex

A. Females 1594 B. Males 1200

v. ~reakdown of recipients by classification

A. Freshman 901 B. Sophomore 823 c. Junior 512 D. Senior 414 E . Graduate 137 F. Unclassified 7 TOTAL 2794

VI. Breakdown of recipients by full-time and half-time status

A. Number of full-time undergraduates 2390 B. Number of half-time undergraduates 267 c. Number of full-time graduates 96 D. Number of half-time graduates 41 *In addition, there are approximately 900 students working under the reg­ ular student payroll. -11­ '·

Wright State University Bachelors Degrees Conferred July 1, 1977 -June- 30, 1978.

20.9% .. Science & En_gineering 26.2% 227 Education 285

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22.1%) 24.7 Business & Adrnin!stration · Liberal Arts 240 268

\Vomen · ~J1en 537 TOTAL 1086 \//estern Ohio Branch Carnpus Associate Degrees 34

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-Business & Administration 116

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