Who Are Penn Students?

INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

Context

Fall 2016 Enrollment Total = 24,960

Undergraduate 11,716Traditional Undergraduate 10,258Other Undergraduate 1,458

Graduate 13,244Research Master 127Professional Master 6,694PhD 3,100Professional Doctorate 2,743Other Doctorate 580

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Fall Cohort 2016in Context

Undergraduate 11,716Traditional Undergraduate 10,258Other Undergraduate 1,458

Graduate 13,288Research Master 127Professional Master 6,694PhD 3,100Professional Doctorate 2,743Other Doctorate 580

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Fall Cohort 2016in Context

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Undergraduate 11,716Traditional Undergraduate 10,258

First-Time Undergraduates 2,486First-Time, Full-Time Undergraduate Cohort 2,428

Introducing Penn’s Traditional Undergraduates

Approximately 75% of entering 1st year students say Penn is their 1st choice institution(Survey of New Students)

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Traditional Undergraduates want to be here

Over 45% of traditional undergraduate 1st year students at Penn are 500 miles or more from home

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First year students are often far very far from friends and family for the first time

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All 50 states are represented in the traditional undergraduate population

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110 foreign countries are represented in the traditional undergraduate population

Among incoming 1st year students: (SNS)

• 1 in 5 report a native language other than English

• Nearly a quarter report speaking a mix of English and another language at home—another 14% report speaking a language other than English almost exclusively while at home

• 1 out of 3 report becoming fluent in a language other than English while in high school

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Traditional Undergraduate Students: Demographic Background & Characteristics

52%48%FemaleMale

Fall Cohortby Gender

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312

507

557

1,052

- 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200

International

URM

Asian-American / Pacific Islander

White / Other / Unknown

12.9%

20.9%

22.9%

43.3%

Fall Cohortby Race/Ethnicity Category

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1,338

239

303

250

298

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

No Need

Lower Need

Moderate Need

High Need

Very High Need

55.1%

9.8%

12.5%

10.3%

12.3%

Fall Cohortby Financial Aid / Need Level Status

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50.1%

46.0%

43.6%

37.6%

15.4%

22.9%

31.0%

24.1%

20.8%

17.1%

9.2%

17.6%

27.1%

35.6%

57.4%

17.8%

5.4%

5.3%

6.0%

10.1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

No Need

Lower Need

Moderate Need

High Need

Very High Need

White /Other / Unknown Asian-American / Pacific Islander URM International

Financially needy students are more diverse, but all race/ethnicity groups are represented at each need level

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4%8%

28%

46%

14%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

6%8%

17%

28%

40%

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Traditional Undergraduate Students: Demographic Background & Characteristics

Self-Reported Social Class Growing Up Versus Student’s Best Approximation of Parental Gross Income (Senior Survey)

3%

15%

82%

One or both deceased

Both alive, divorced, or living apart

Both alive and living together

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Fall Cohort (CIRP Survey) by Parental Marital Status

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Fall Cohort (SNS) by Parental Education Level

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2% 5% 1% 5%

22%

64%

1%0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

No High SchoolDiploma

High SchoolDiploma orEquivalent

Post-SecondarySchool, otherthan College

Some College, orAssociate's

Degree

Bachelor'sDegree

Graduate orProfessional

Degree

Unsure / Don'tKnow

Highest Level of Education Completed by either Parent

12-13% of Penn Undergraduates report being 1st-Generation College students

Responses to the Enrolled Student Survey and the Senior Survey indicate that 6-10% of traditional undergraduates identify as gay/lesbian, bisexual, unsure, or other.

When asked about sexual orientation, incoming 1st year students report the following (Survey of New Students):

2% gay/lesbian 2% bisexual2% unsure1% other

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Traditional Undergraduate Students: Demographic Background & Characteristics

7%

33%30%

12%

2%

16%

Very Liberal Liberal Moderate Conservative VeryConservative

Somethingelse / not

sure

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2%

2%

2%

4%

6%

9%

10%

11%

15%

19%

21%

Muslim

Buddhist

Other

Hindu

Spiritual

Other Christian

Atheist

Protestant

Jewish

None

Roman Catholic

0% 10% 20%

Religious Background and Political AffiliationIncoming 1st year students

Academic Background

99% of entering 1st year students report a B+ or better average in high school (Survey of New Students)

97% of entering 1st year students believe they are “above average” or in the “highest 10%” of their peers with respect to academic ability, and 95% believe they are “above average” or in the “highest 10%” of their peers with respect to drive to achieve (CIRP)

67% of entering 1st year students took 5 or more AP courses in high school. 64% took five or more AP exams(Survey of New Students)

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Traditional Undergraduate Students: Demographic Background & Characteristics

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Undergraduate students arrive with great capacity, but differing academic experiences

3%

18% 21%

58%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

None 1-5 6-10 11 or more

How many works of literature did you read in English during your high

school experience?(Survey of New Students)

25%

44%

14% 17%

None 1-5 6-10 11 or more

How many long (i.e., 15 pages or more) papers did you write in English during your high school experience?

(Survey of New Students)

During the first year of study, 35% of students work for pay at least one term; this percentage is 66% among students who identify as working-class and low-income (Senior Survey)

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Traditional Undergraduate Students: Academics, Student Life, and Activities

Academic Outcomes

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Penn seniors (Senior Survey) report high levels of satisfaction with their overall academic experience:

• 87% Overall• 81% URM• 80% Low Income and Working Class backgrounds

They are also very likely to encourage high school students similar to themselves (i.e. similar background, ability, interests, temperament) to attend Penn:

• 77% Overall• 72% URM students• 75% Low Income and Working Class backgrounds

Traditional Undergraduate Students: Outcomes

EndThank You!

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