Institutional Research
Bear Facts Fall 2009
Five Year Enrollment Trends by Student Classification
|
Fall Term |
%Change |
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|
Student Classification |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
1-Year |
5-Year |
|
Freshman |
3,673 |
3,585 |
2,925 |
3,142 |
2,753 |
-12.4% |
-25.0% |
|
Sophomore |
2,042 |
2,146 |
2,198 |
1,875 |
1,942 |
3.6% |
-4.9% |
|
Junior |
1,942 |
1,963 |
1,993 |
2,052 |
1,803 |
-12.1% |
-7.2% |
|
Senior |
1,991 |
2,243 |
2,439 |
2,434 |
2,533 |
4.1% |
27.2% |
|
Unclassified Undergraduate |
321 |
700 |
1,120 |
1,545 |
1,115 |
-27.8% |
247.4% |
|
Total Undergraduate |
9,969 |
10,637 |
10,675 |
11,048 |
10,146 |
-8.2% |
1.8% |
|
Graduate |
1,248 |
1,573 |
1,565 |
1,617 |
1,538 |
-4.9% |
23.2% |
|
Unclassified Graduate |
158 |
120 |
379 |
309 |
97 |
-68.6% |
-38.6% |
|
Total Graduate |
1,406 |
1,693 |
1,944 |
1,926 |
1,635 |
-15.1% |
16.3% |
|
Total UCA Enrollment |
11,375 |
12,330 |
12,619 |
12,974 |
11,781 |
-9.2% |
3.6% |
Five Year Enrollment Trends by Enrollment Status
|
Fall Term |
% Change |
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|
Enrollment Status |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
1-Year |
5-Year |
|
First-time Undergraduate |
2,503 |
2,371 |
1,793 |
2,111 |
1,777 |
-15.8% |
-29.0% |
|
Entering Transfer Undergraduate |
720 |
706 |
626 |
561 |
500 |
-10.9% |
-30.6% |
|
First-time Graduate |
686 |
779 |
1,020 |
592 |
432 |
-27.0% |
-37.0% |
|
Total First-time at UCA |
3,909 |
3,856 |
3,439 |
3,264 |
2,712 |
-16.9% |
-30.6% |
Five Year Trends – ACT Composite Averages
|
Fall Term |
% Change |
||||||
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
1-Year |
5-Year |
|
|
UCA |
23.1 |
23.3 |
23.3 |
23.4 |
23.6 |
0.9% |
2.2% |
|
Arkansas |
20.3 |
20.6 |
20.5 |
20.6 |
20.6 |
0.0% |
1.5% |
|
Nationals |
20.9 |
21.1 |
21.2 |
21.1 |
21.1 |
0.0% |
1.0% |
Summary:
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Total enrollment showed a 3.6% increase over Fall 2005.
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Total graduate level enrollment increased 16.3% over Fall 2005.
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Total undergraduate level enrollment increased 1.8% over Fall 2005.
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UCA’s Fall 2009 average ACT composite score for first-time entering undergraduate is 23.6. A 0.9% increase from Fall 2008 students.
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UCA's average ACT composite score for first-time entering undergraduate has increased 2.2% since Fall 2005.
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