Fall 2017 Enrollment Highlights

INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS

IUPUI Faculty Council – September 5, 2017

New Beginners and External Transfers

IUPUI Indianapolis Includes Part-Time and Full-Time

Image Description: Bar graph showing new beginners and external transfers from Fall 2008 to Fall 2017. Significant data points include:

• Highest number of new beginners in Fall 2017: 3,820
• Lowest number of new beginners in Fall 2008: 1,610
• Highest number of new external transfers in Fall 2017: 1,326
• Lowest number of new external transfers in Fall 2016: 1,266

Class of 2021 (New Beginners)

• Largest incoming class in history
• Most ethnically/racially diverse class
• Better prepared academically
• Expected to be engaged in and outside of the classroom
• Many are first-generation college students
• Committed to their majors and academic goals
• Attempting more credit hours
• Concerned about ability to finance college education
• Committed to earning degree at IUPUI
• Majority plan to engage in High-Impact Practices (service learning/community service, undergraduate research, and internships)

Average High School GPA

Image Description: Line graph showing average high school GPA of new beginners from Fall 2008 to Fall 2017. Notable data points include:

• Lowest average GPA in Fall 2008: 3.24
• Highest average GPA in Fall 2017: 3.47

Student Enrollment

IUPUI Indianapolis Includes Part-Time and Full-Time, 2017 Total = 28,294

Total Enrollment IUPUI IN and CO = 29,791

Image Description: Bar graph showing student enrollment by category (Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional) from Fall 2009 to Fall 2017. Key data points include:

• Highest undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2013: 20,798
• Lowest undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2017: 20,179
• Consistent graduate enrollment around 5,000 to 5,500
• Professional enrollment stable around 2,800

Undergraduates 2017

IUPUI Indianapolis Only

• 28% Transfer Students
• 29% First Generation Students
• 23% URM (Underrepresented minority)
• 17% 25 years of age or older
• 16% attend classes part-time
• 95% Indiana Residents
• 56% Female
• 4% International Students

URM - Underrepresented minority includes African American, Native American, Latino/a, Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races.

Total IUPUI International Enrollment by Level

Image Description: Line graph showing total IUPUI international enrollment by level from Fall 2007 to Fall 2017. Key data points include:

• Consistent increase in total international enrollment from 1,128 in Fall 2007 to 2,087 in Fall 2017
• Highest undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2017: 868
• Highest graduate enrollment in Fall 2017: 1,112

International student definition = all students meeting IPEDs nonresident alien definition, i.e., do not hold a permanent US immigration status/includes DACA

Fall 2017 International Enrollment Highlights

• Another record year of international enrollment:
  • Indianapolis and Columbus total = 2,087 (up 2%)
  • 945 undergraduates (up 4%, +36)
  • 1,142 graduate/professional (up 0.4%, +4)
  • Top countries: India = 639 (31%), Saudi = 385 (18%), China = 322 (15%)
  • Indianapolis only = 2,047 (up 1.8%)
  • New degree-seeking undergrads = 219 (exceeds prior record of 197 in 2015)
• 7.2% of total Indianapolis enrollment
• Overall new enrollment even with Fall 2016
  • New undergraduate transfers increased 56% (+33)
  • New doctoral students increased 41% (+16)
  • New masters students down 18% (-48)

One-Year Retention

2008 - 2016

Image Description: Line graph showing one-year retention rates from 2008 to 2016. Notable trends include:

• Overall retention rate increased from 73.6% in 2008 to 75.5% in 2016
• Retention rate for African American students fluctuated, with a significant dip in 2013 to 61.2%
• Retention rate for Latinx students varied, peaking at 77.4% in 2015

First-Time, Full-Time Beginners IUPUI Indianapolis Retained Any IU Campus

Questions?

Contact Dr. Boyd A. Bradshaw, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Enrollment Officer

Email: bobradsh@iupui.edu