Enrollment Update

November 16, 2010

Founded 1870 | Rolla, Missouri

Succeeding while Swimming Against the Tide:A Pipeline Enhancement Strategy

RECORD GROWTH DECLINING STEM INTEREST

Strategic Enrollment Management @ Missouri S&T

Enrollment

Total Enrollment Fall 2000 - 201056% Enrollment Growth: 2,580 Additional Students

TOTAL Enrollment 7,206 Undergraduate students 5,504

Graduate students 1,702

New freshman class* 1,170

New transfer class 388

Enrollment

* 24% of the 2010 Freshman Class attended at least one S&T Summer Camp Program

49% Increase in Undergraduates 53% Increase in Female Students 83% Increase in Graduate Students 124% Increase in URM Minority Students 88% Increase in African-American Students 43% Increase in Non-Engineering Majors

Since 2005, 60% of Growth due to Increased Retention Rates

24% Freshman attended a S&T Summer Program/Camp

66% Graduation Rate Achieved

2000-2010 Enrollment Change

Missouri S&T: 90% engineering, science & computing majors

19th in Nation for Largest Undergraduate Engineering Enrollment 17th in Nation for Number of Engineering Degrees Granted to African-Americans

19th in Nation for Number of BS Engineering Degrees Granted

Source: ASEE, Profiles of Engineering and Engineers Technology Colleges, 2010, www.asee.orghttp://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/college-profiles/2009-profile-engineering-statistics.pdf

High School Seniors: 72,467 High School Graduates: 61,752 ACT Testers/College Bound: 47,240 Any Engineering Interest (all testers): 1,768 Any Engineering Interest, (+21 testers): 1,256

(21 = MO average score / 50%) Engineering Interest, +24 comp. score: 961

(24 = UM minimum for auto admission) Missouri S&T Freshmen Engineering Enrollees: 681

Missouri’s 2008 student pipeline for engineering

SOURCES: MODESE 2009, ACT EIS 2008, PeopleSoft

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Total Enrollment

48 states & 52 nations

70% Missouri residents

10% minority students

9% international students

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Undergraduate Graduate

2003 $ 47,305 $ 52,744

2004 $ 46,567 $ 52,945

2005 $ 49,181 $ 53,042

2006 $ 51,059 $ 58,120

2007 $ 53,669 $ 62,751

2008 $ 55,975 $ 63,640

2009 $ 57,521 $ 67,567

2010 $ 57,800 $ 64,243

Reported Starting Salaries at Commencement

SOURCE: S&T COC Graduating Student Survey

Capacity Chancellor’s Charge: Assess whether the fall 2009 student population was at, below, or above the university’s capacity to provide each student with a quality education.

Fall 1981Total Students: 7,480

On-campus: 7,039

Distance/EEC: 441

Undergraduate: 6,313

Freshmen: 1,488

Graduate: 1,167

Fall 2010Total Students:

7,206

On-campus: 6,520

Distance/EEC: 686

Undergraduate:5,504

Freshmen: 1,170

Graduate: 1,702

7,000 in 2010 not the same 7,000 from 1981

Fall 2000Total Students:

4,626

On-campus: 4,393

Distance/EEC: 233

Undergraduate:3,698

Freshmen: 696

Graduate: 928

FALL 1999 FALL 2009 CHANGE PERCENT CHANGE

UG GRAD TOTAL UG GRAD TOTAL UG GRAD TOTAL UG GRAD TOTAL

Engineering 2,913 588 3,501 4,005 1,232 5,237 1,092 644 1,736 37% 110% 50%

Math & Science 535 162 697 588 228 816 53 67 120 10% 41% 17%

Business & Soc Sci 158 0 158 290 122 412 132 122 254 84% 100% 161%

Humanities 85 0 85 115 11 126 30 11 41 35% 100% 48%

Undec & Non Deg 191 83 274 207 16 223 16 -67 -51 8% -81% -19%

TOTAL 3,882 833 4,715 5,205 1,609 6,814 1,323 777 2,100 34% 93% 45%

Total Enrollment by Academic Grouping

http://enrollment.mst.edu/capacity

Collective Findings of Subcommittees and Data Reviews

“ …the university was very close to exceeding its overall capacity to provide all enrolled students with a quality education in the fall 2009 semester.”

Teaching Capacity Task Force Conclusion

Enrollment Diversity

Enrollment Diversity

Tight Markets for Minority & Female EngineersMissouri’s 2008 ACT Tested Seniors,

+24 ACT and Interested in Engineering

High School Senior Cohort: 72,467 High School Graduates: 61,752 All Engineering Interest, +24 comp. score: 961

(24 = UM minimum for auto admission)

Female Engineering, +24 comp. score: 176 African-Amer Engineering, +24 comp. score: 21 Asian-Amer Engineering, +24 comp. score: 25 Native Amer Engineering, +24 comp. score: 7 Hispanic Engineering, +24 comp. score: 24

Enrollment by Academic Area – African American Undergraduates 2010

73%

S&T’s Underrepresented Minority (URM) Student Outreach

Red pins represent prospective URM students whose contact information was purchased by S&T AdmissionsPurple-shaded areas represent

areas targeted for URM recruitment

Access to Success

GOAL: By 2015, increase the low-income Pell Grant and under-represented minority students by 50%

2015 Strategic Plan Targets:Enrollment by Ethnicity

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Total On-Campus Underrepresented Minority Enrollment (Undergraduate, 2000-2010)

Diversity Scholarships reduced from $4k/year to $1k/year due to decreased corporate support

Recruitment

Challenge: changes in the college-bound student markets

I. The Midwest and Northeast will experience a 4% to 10% decline in high school graduates between 2009 – 2014 (WICHE 2008)

II. Profile of college-bound students is rapidly becoming more ethnically diverse and female dominant (NCES, WICHE, ACT, College Board)

III. The number of students interested in engineering, computer science, and natural science degrees has declined to record lows (ACT, CIRP)

IV. More full-time college freshmen are choosing to start at two-year colleges (IPED, MODHE)

V. More students are enrolling in more than one college at a time (National Student Clearinghouse)

VI. Future student market growth will include more students requiring financial aid and loans to complete a degree (WICHE 2008)

VII. Less students are attending their first-choice college or university (CIRP, Post Secondary EDUCATION)

New Student Enrollments

New Freshmen Enrollments by Ethnicity

New Transfer Enrollments by Ethnicity

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Inquiries8,361 8,456 9,629 11,427 11,514 11,510Applicants 1,898 1,984 2,305 2,260 2,515

2,693Admits 1,809 1,870 2,154 2,088 2,343 2,479Enrollees 865 950 1,040 1,031 1,105

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% Admits Enrolled 48% 51% 48% 49% 47%47%% Inquiries Enrolled 10% 11% 11% 9% 10%10%

Domestic Overall Freshmen Enrollment Yield Funnel FS2005-FS2010

Name Change

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Applicants 174 232 291 290 346 415

Admits 133 184 223 210 267 326 Enrollees 54 90 94 94 111

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% Admits Enrolled 41% 49% 42% 45% 42% 41%

Domestic Under-represented Freshmen Enrollment Yield Funnel FS2005-FS2010

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Applicants 126 115 151 162 182 205

Admits 88 76 92 95 119 139Enrollees 32 44 38 51 53

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Domestic African American Freshmen Enrollment Yield Funnel FS2005-FS2010

Retention

Undergraduate Graduate

2003 $ 47,305 $ 52,744

2004 $ 46,567 $ 52,945

2005 $ 49,181 $ 53,042

2006 $ 51,059 $ 58,120

2007 $ 53,669 $ 62,751

2008 $ 55,975 $ 63,640

2009 $ 57,521 $ 67,567

2010 $ 57,800 $ 64,243

Reported Starting Salaries at Commencement

SOURCE: S&T COC Graduating Student Survey

Graduates

Student Success:Freshman Retention & Graduation

African American Student Success:Freshman Retention & Graduation

International Enrollment

International Student Enrollment

Students and Alumni fromOver 70 Countries

149 Students from China, fall 2010

Strategic Partnerships in China2+2 Dual Degree and Exchange Programs

1. Beijing Institute of Technology - BIT

2. Dalian University of Technology - DUT

3. Harbin Institute of Technology - HIT

4. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology – HKUST

5. China Northeast Petroleum University - NEPU

6. China University of Petroleum - CUP

7. Shenzhen University8. Tongji University - Tongji9. Xian University of Science and

Technology - XUST10.Xian Technological University -

XTU

Student Pipeline Challenges

•Multi-Race•Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander•Ethnicity Not Specified

Challenge: changes in the college-bound student markets

I. The Midwest and Northeast will experience a 4% to 10% decline in high school graduates between 2009 – 2014 (WICHE 2008)

II. Profile of college-bound students is rapidly becoming more ethnically diverse and female dominant (NCES, WICHE, ACT, College Board)

III. The number of students interested in engineering, computer science, and natural science degrees has declined to record lows (ACT, CIRP)

IV. More full-time college freshmen are choosing to start at two-year colleges (IPED, MODHE)

V. More students are enrolling in more than one college at a time (National Student Clearinghouse)

VI. Future student market growth will include more students requiring financial aid and loans to complete a degree (WICHE 2008)

VII. Less students are attending their first-choice college or university (CIRP, Post Secondary EDUCATION)

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Source: Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2006-07

Projected change in high school graduates 2007-2017

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WICHE, 2008

National vs. Regional Trends

Changes in Race/Ethnicity: US

SOURCE: WICHE, 2008

2012-2016, Missouri will have 2,400 to 4,000 fewer high school graduates each year

SOURCE: ACT, EIS 2008

> 5%

Weak Student Interest in STEM

Pre-College & Summer ProgramsOver 25 STEM programs for students and teachers grades 1-12

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Summer 2011 dates available online after Feb. 1

More Information: http://enrollment.mst.edu

November 16, 2010

Founded 1870 | Rolla, Missouri