Academic Enrichment
Overall Undergraduate Engagement
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2010-2011 (398) |
2011-2012 (1893) |
| Female | 259 (64%) | 1117 (59%) |
| Male | 144 (36%) | 784 (41%) |
| Freshmen | 93 (23%) | 746 (39%) |
| Sophomores | 39 (10%) | 94 (5%) |
| Juniors | 114 (28%) | 144 (8%) |
| Seniors | 152 (38%) | 909 (48%) |
| By College: | ||
| ADV** | 28 (7%) | 100 (5%) |
| BUS | 21 (5%) | 265 (14%) |
| EDU | 21 (5%) | 166 (9%) |
| EET | 22 (5%) | 190 (10%) |
| HHS | 75 (19%) | 381 (20%) |
| LAS | 231 (57%) | 696 (37%) |
| VPA | 5 (1%) | 102 (5%) |
**Academic Advising Center. Students are “attached” until they declare a major.
Research Rookies
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2010-2011 | 2011-2012 |
| Students | 17 | 40 |
| Departments | 12 | 23 |
| Colleges | 3 | 6 |
| Average GPA | 3.44 | 3.48 |
| Average ACT Score | 24 | 24 |
University Honors Program
New Honors Freshman
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Number of Honors Freshmen | 140 | 172 | 226** |
| Average ACT Score | 27.8 | 28.4 | 29 |
| Average High School GPA | 3.75 | 3.65 | 3.96 |
| % of Provisional Units*** | 53% | 64% | 29% |
**This is the largest freshman Honors class since 1987.
***A “provisional admit” is an Honors student who does not meet one of the program’s two freshman admissions criteria: 27 ACT and 3.75 GPA (or placement in the top 10% of the student’s high school graduating class)
New Honors Transfers
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2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Number of New Honors Transfers | 112 | 114 | 95 |
| Average transfer GPA | 3.68 | 3.57 | 3.66 |
Number of Students
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Total Students | 861 |
984 |
1,083 25.7% increase since 2010 10% increase since 2011 |
| Minority Students | 122 |
163 |
253 107% increase since 2010 55.2% increase since 2011 |
Themed Learning Communities
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2010-2011 | 2011-2012 |
| TLCs | 2 | 12 |
| Faculty | 6 | 34 |
| Peer Leaders | 0 | 9 |
| Students | 48 | 245 |
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