Profile of the New American University October 2007

Arizona State University University Student Initiatives, 2007

Profile of theNew American University

October 2007


Public High School Graduates Projected Percent Change, 2001-02 to 2017-18

-11% and higher decline 0% to -10% decline 1% to 10% increase11% to 25% increase26% to 50% increaseOver 51% increase

Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projection of High School Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity, 1998-2018, (2003)


New School Growth in Arizona

Over the past five years…

– 35 new public high schools (grades 9-12) have been constructed

– 41,152 additional students have enrolled in these schools

Source: Arizona Department of Education, September 2007


Arizona Public High School Graduates

31,130

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

55,000

60,000

65,000

70,000

75,000

1987

-88

1989

-90

1991

-92

1993

-94

1995

-96

1997

-98

1999

-00

2001

-02

2003

-04

2005

-06

2007

-08

2009

-10

2011

-12

2013

-14

2015

-16

2017

-18

63,663

80,274

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007

80,000


Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income, and Race/Ethnicity,1998-2018, (2003)

Arizona Public High School Graduates


• 47% of all children in Arizona live in low-income families

• 68% of Latino children in Arizona live in low-income families

Source: National Center for Children in Poverty (2007) - Available at: http://nccp.org/state_detail_demographic_AZ.htmll

47%

53%

32%

68%

Arizona Low-Income Families


0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08

Efforts to Influence the Pipeline

• $105 million total university gift-aid (need and merit-based), a record level

• $35.1 million dedicated to need-based gift aid– 350% increase in

university need-based gift aid since FY03

– 76% since FY04– 52% increase since FY05

Need-based gift aid, in millions

Source: Student Financial Assistance Office


First-time Freshmen from Arizona Families with Low Income

0

100

200

300

400

500

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

818% growth from 2002 to 2007

49 67

205

*288

* ASU Advantage Program began in 2005. Income eligibility rose to $25,000 in 2007.


450419


1209

1517 14431644

1764

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2003-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

46% growth from 02-03 to 06-07


Freshman Pell Grant Recipients


$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

0 -$20,000

$20,000 -$34,999

$35,000 -$49,999

$50,000 -$64,999

$65,000 -$79,999

$80,000 -$119,999

$120,000+

Family Income

Aid Package

Gif t A id

Institutional Aid

Financial Aid Awarded by Income LevelArizona Full-Time Undergraduate Students, 2006-2007

Source: Student Financial Assistance Office Data based on students who completed FAFSA.


Total includes students who did not report their ethnicity

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

No. Students Receiving Aid

% of Student Enrollment







African American 591 37% 621 37% 670 38% 822 44%

American Indian 511 43% 509 39% 571 40% 691 52%

Asian American 794 36% 841 38% 933 40% 1139 45%

Hispanic 2,246 37% 2,367 38% 2,744 41% 3277 46%

White 8,237 29% 8,724 30% 9,850 34% 11,053 37%

Total 12,826 31% 13,592 32% 15,447 35% 17,688 39%

Average Award $2,985 $3,458 $3,648 $3,641


Arizona Undergraduate StudentsReceiving Institutional Aid


Total includes students who did not report their ethnicity

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07









African American 1,128 72% 1,187 72% 1,268 72% 1,295 69%

American Indian 965 81% 955 73% 1,160 81% 1,045 78%

Asian American 1,284 58% 1,341 60% 1,417 60% 1,480 59%

Hispanic 3,916 65% 4,160 66% 4,451 67% 4,644 65%

White 15,215 54% 15,878 55% 16,532 56% 16,531 55%

Total 23,332 57% 24,528 58% 25,986 59% 26,028 57%

Average Award $7,721 $7,794 $7,973 $7,965


Arizona Undergraduate StudentsReceiving Financial Aid


Projected Increases in ASU Enrollment

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

55,000

60,000

65,000

70,000

75,000

80,000

85,000

90,000

95,000

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Source: Institutional Analysis

Fall 2007 = 64,394


51481

51234

49171

51612

48901

4735945693

44126

40,00041,00042,00043,00044,00045,00046,00047,00048,00049,00050,00051,00052,00053,00054,00055,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007



Tempe Campus EnrollmentFall 2000 – Fall 2007


8664

82117348

7734

710566305804

5325

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007



West Campus EnrollmentFall 2000 – Fall 2007


19392403

3126

3551

4865

3983

6545

8752

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007



Polytechnic Campus EnrollmentFall 2000 – Fall 2007


Downtown Phoenix Campus EnrollmentFall 2006 – Fall 2007

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

12,000

13,000

14,000

15,000

2006 2007 2010 2015 2020


6,5956,251

15,000



5257

4999

59686117

6820

6586

7647

8467

7719

90529274

5395

53745531

48954668

47435181

4628

506349105506

3,500

4,500

5,500

6,500

7,500

8,500

9,500

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Freshmen Transfer

76% increase

in freshmen

since 1997

36% increase

in freshmen

since 2002


New Undergraduate EnrollmentFall 1997 – Fall 2007


Fall 2007 Freshman Class

• Largest class in ASU’s history – 9,274; a 2.5% increase from the Fall 2006 class, a 36% increase since 2002 and a 76% increase since 1997.

• Thirty-three percent of the freshman class from Arizona are minority students (121% increase since 1997).

• More than 1,800 President and Provost Scholars, 30% of the freshmen from Arizona, are part of this year’s class, reflecting a 12% increase from Fall 2006.

• 265 National Scholars: 148 National Merit Scholars, (an increase of 41% since 2002), 52 from Arizona; 10 Flinn Scholars, 111 National Hispanic Scholars (an increase of 164% since 2002), 29 from Arizona.



Arizona Freshman Scholar ProfileFall 2002 – Fall 2007

Arizona Freshmen Fall 2002

Fall 2003

Fall2004

Fall2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

President/Provost Scholars 928 1091 1367 1566 1615 1809

Percent of Students in Top 5% 16.8% 17.6% 17.8% 19.5% 19.5% 17.0%





President/Provost Scholarships

1809

16151566

1367

1091

924

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007




National Scholars

230

265

214

135142

52

40

65

90

115

140

165

190

215

240

265

290

1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007


National Scholars include National Merit, Achievement, and Hispanic Scholars



Total Enrolled 9,274

Mean SAT Combined Score 1077

Mean ACT Composite Score 23.0

Mean High School GPA 3.34

National Merit Scholars 148

National Hispanic Scholars 111

% Minority (Total) 29.4%

% Minority of AZ Residents 32.5%


Fall 2007 Freshman Profile


ASU U of A

Total Number 9,274 6,569

Mean SAT Combined Score 1077 1102

Mean ACT Composite Score 23.0 23.5

Mean High School GPA 3.34 3.31

National Merit Scholars 148 68

National Hispanic Scholars 111 79

Flinn Scholars 10 9

% Minority (total) 29.4% 30.1%

% Minority of AZ Residents 32.5% 36.8%

% Female 52.4% 53.5%

% Resident of State 65.0% 63.0%Source: Institutional Analysis

Fall 2007 Freshman Profile


491 478568 562 631 667

365 420435

456482 516

372 369382

409448 473

295 308

339349

407 395

624 668 763 855829

889

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Top 25%

Top 20%

Top 15%

Top 10%

Top 5%


The Best of Arizona at ASU Fall 2002 – Fall 2007


1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

National Merit New Freshmen

48 132 119 112 105 173 162 155 188 148*

National Merit

Total Enrollment164 255 299 345 379 441 482 532 607 583

National HispanicNew Freshmen

5 10 12 23 42 40 69 72 87 111

National Hispanic

Total Enrollment6 15 24 39 75 97 153 175 227 291

National Scholar Enrollment TrendsFall 1998 – Fall 2007

* Does not include 2 awarded but deferred scholarshipsSource: Student Financial Assistance Office


Barrett Honors College Fall 2007 Student Profile

Source: Barrett Honors College

Freshman Profile

All Student Profile

Enrollment 677 2,766

Average SAT 1322 1316

Average ACT 29 29

% Minority 27.9% 22.8%

% Female 53.6% 53.9%

% Arizona resident 70.0% 70.0%


132

148

248

120

129 16

7199

273

431

435

672

1114

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Fall 1997 Fall 2002 Fall 2007

AfricanAmerican

AmericanIndian

AsianAmerican

Hispanic

88%

39%

117%

156%


Ten-Year Growth

Arizona Minority Freshman Enrollment Fall 1997 – Fall 2007


1128 14

61

2105

807

942

1137

1688 20

74

2749

3980

5056

7311

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Fall 1997 Fall 2002 Fall 2007

AfricanAmerican

AmericanIndian

AsianAmerican

Hispanic

87%

41%

Ten-Year Growth

84%

63%


Minority Undergraduate EnrollmentFall 1997 – Fall 2007


0

5,000

10,000

15,000

1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007

Undergraduate Graduate

9,59410,589

12,68713,933

15,44168% increase since 1997


9,215

ASU Minority EnrollmentFall 1997 – Fall 2007


Summary

• Unprecedented growth in the next 12 years

• Building capacity to respond

• Central focus: Excellence at every level –Regional, National, World Class

• Hallmark: The Highest Quality, Most Accessible Public University


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