Fall 2005 Enrollment Information

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Here is some information on our Fall 2005 recruitment efforts.

FRESHMEN ENROLLED - 3,654 (fourth best class in University history)
TRANSFERS ENROLLED - 675 (fifth best class in University history)
TOTAL NEW ENROLLED - 4,329 (Third highest fall cohort)
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FRESHMEN AVG. GPA - 3.25 ('04 - 3.22, '03 - 3.17, '02 - 3.17)
AVG. ACT 21.9 ('04 - 21.9, '03 - 21.6, '02 - 21.5)
ACT 30 and above - 182 ('03 - 175) Highest in BGSU history
ACT 30+/SAT 1300+ (unduplicated) - 234 ('04 - 212, '03 - 149, '02-126)

Freshmen African-American enrollment at the university has doubled in 3 years to 444. Recruitment of students of color (Hispanic-American, African-American, Native-American, Asian, Pacific Islander, and others) accounted for 699 new students (19.13%).

We had 487 students from out-of-state enroll. The state of Michigan lead the way with 235 students. Thanks to SW-MI Falcon for his efforts up north for us.

One thing for you out-of-state alums to remember is that your child can go to BGSU for in-state tuition rates. That's a savings of over $7,000.

Our retention of last years freshmen class was 79.1% (the highest retention rate since 1992-93).

Lots of great things happened enrollment wise and we have lots of opportunities for you to get involved this year!

If you have a high school sophomore, junior, or senior, here are some dates to remember:

OCTOBER 29 and DECEMBER 3 - Preview Days (8:30 AM - 2:00 PM)
FEBRUARY 20, 2006 - Presidents' Day

If you have a high school senior, now is the time to apply for admission. If your son or daughter has not recieved their BGSU application yet, contact the Office of Admissions toll-free at (866) CHOOSE-BGSU (246-6732) and we can get an application in the mail today. Or they can apply on-line at www.bgsu.edu and click on the FUTURE STUDENT link to get to the on-line application web site.

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Student recruiting falls short of target at University of Toledo

By KIM BATES
BLADE STAFF WRITER

Enrollment at the University of Toledo has decreased from last fall despite large-scale efforts over the past year — mainly through recruitment and millions of dollars put toward scholarships — to attract more students to campus.

As of yesterday, the university’s enrollment was at 19,201, a 1.5 percent drop of nearly 300 students from the previous year. The figure also fell significantly short of fall, 2003, enrollment of 20,594, which leaders had set as a necessary financial goal when producing a budget that was approved in July.

At the area’s two other largest institutions, Bowling Green State University and Owens Community College, growth in enrollment was reported, but with the overall gains slight. Record enrollment was reached again at both schools.

At UT, the decrease will have financial implications, though exact numbers aren’t yet known. Contingency plans will be discussed in upcoming weeks, UT Provost Alan Goodridge said.

“It’s going to be a significant difference in revenue from what we projected,” Mr. Goodridge said.

But the provost noted that the university saw growth of 0.9 percent in its graduate school — which wasn’t anticipated in the budget — as well as only a 0.3 percent decrease in its full-time equivalency rate that calculates credit hours taken per student, a figure leaders place more emphasis on because it directly affects the budget.

The provost said leaders also expect an increase in its average score among students directly from high school on the American College Testing college entrance and placement exam.

At BGSU, fall enrollment of 21,071 rose by 0.5 percent from 20,975 last year. The figure includes a larger increase of 3.5 percent at its Firelands branch campus, which topped for the first time the 2,000-student mark to a record of 2,055 students, a 69-student increase.

Other highlights included a jump in the retention rate and more out-of-state students, in particular from Michigan. Out of 3,654 freshmen, 19.1 percent were students of color, up from 13.4 percent the previous year, said Gary Swegan, director of admissions. This was something President Sidney Ribeau highlighted during an address to faculty last month.

There was a drop of nearly 200 students, though, in the freshman class, said William Knight, director of institutional research.

At Owens, which has campuses in Perrysburg Township and Findlay, enrollment jumped by 1.22 percent from last fall, with 20,406 students compared to 20,160. Officials had anticipated an enrollment increase this year in Findlay, where a new campus opened last month. There were 144 more students enrolled there, up from 2,664 last fall.

Bill Ivoska, vice president of student services, said there were other notable increases at Owens as well, namely 31 percent more students taking online classes. In addition, he pointed to a 41 percent overall increase in the number of black freshmen students, with the bigger jump occurring among black males.

“I’ve never seen such a startling increase in one particular racial or ethnic group,” Mr. Ivoska said.

Record enrollment growth also was reported at Lourdes College in Sylvania and the Toledo campus of Mercy College of Northwest Ohio.

As of yesterday, Lourdes had enrolled 1,887 students, with the previous enrollment record at 1,659 more than a decade ago in the fall of 1994. Enrollment compared to last fall has jumped by 21 percent.

Mercy has 674 students, an increase of 14 percent, leaders there said.

As for UT, decreasing enrollment is something that worries administrators and students.

“It actually concerns me. I know a lot of people on campus are concerned,” said Tom Crawford, president of student government. “It’s kind of perplexing, where are these leaks [of students]?”

As to enrollment, which affects the budget, student leaders have announced plans to conduct their own review of UT’s budget and provide recommendations about it to leaders next spring.

Mr. Crawford pointed to concerns over the cost of tuition, something that can affect enrollment numbers.

“We just want to take a holistic approach. Even if it’s 100 bucks, is this $100 worth it?” he said of the upcoming review. “I’m really optimistic that something good comes of it.”

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Yet another example of how that over rated commuter college on Bancroft should be upgraded and turned into BGSU Northern Campus.

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A wealth of info there, Transfer. Thanks so much for the update. Sounds like BGSU is doing an awesome job attracting quality students.

I had a Frosh GPA of 3.22 back in 1986. Maybe I can talk Mrs. Freak into letting me get another degree. Another 4 years at BG....