Who Are the Students at Austin Peay?

1. Who Are the Students at Austin Peay? September 2013 Institutional Research & Effectiveness

2. Who am I, the average student at Austin Peay? Let’s look at my profile.

3. As of Fall 2012, I am one of 10,597 students attending Austin Peay State University.

4. Undergraduate Students by Classification • Freshmen - 28.9% • Sophomores – 20.5% • Juniors – 19.6% • Seniors – 28.3% • Undergraduate Special – 1.7% Fall 2012

5. Student Enrollment I am: 25 years old Female60% White66% Full Time72% From Montgomery County 53% Not Academically Deficient52% Fall 2012

6. Undergraduate Age Distribution Mode: 19 years old Mean: 25 years old Minimum: 16 years old Maximum: 81 years old Fall 2012

7. New Freshmen HS GPA: 3.2 APSU GPA: 2.6 ACT Composite: 22.0 ACT English: 22.3 ACT Math: 20.4 Fall 2012

8. New Freshmen I will take 14 credit hours my first Fall semester, which means I will need to study 28 to 42 hours each week. Fall 2012

9. Undergraduate Profile I am not associated with the military. Of 9,735 UG students: 1,637 Active Duty Military and Veterans 446 Family Members 21% Military Associated Fall 2012

10. Undergraduate Profile Am I a Non-Traditional/Transfer Student? 53% Headcount 48% Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Fall 2012

11. Transfer Students • 9% of our undergraduates were new transfers • Top 5 transfer institutions for 2012 • Hopkinsville Community College • Nashville State Community College • Volunteer State Community College • Jackson State Community College • University of Tennessee Chattanooga Fall 2012

12. Undergraduate Profile Undergraduates taking courses: On Main Campus 76% FCC 10% Online 48% Main Campus Only 46% FCC Only 4% Online Only 14% Fall 2012

13. How Often Do They Change Majors? Fall 2012

14. Financial Aid Of all undergraduates enrolled fall 2011, • 84% received grants or scholarships • 53% received Pell grant • 60% received Federal Student Loans

15. Loan Distribution of Graduates Who Started at APSU

16. Student Engagement How do our students compare to our THEC Peers in their opinions of the quality of relationships on campus?

17. Peer Group THEC Comparison Group Augusta State University Tennessee State University University of Central Arkansas University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University of Tennessee at Martin Western Kentucky University

18. Compared to Our THEC Peers: Relationships with other students: Freshmen are more satisfied Seniors are as satisfied 2012

19. Compared to Our THEC Peers: • Relationships with faculty members: Freshmen are as satisfied Seniors are as satisfied 2012

20. Compared to Our THEC Peers • Relationships with administrative personnel and offices: Freshmen are as satisfied Seniors are more satisfied 2012

21. How do our students compare to our THEC Peers in their time usage?

22. Defining the Freshmen First-time, full-time freshmen • Fall 2006: 86% of all First Time Freshmen n= 1210 First Time, Full Time Freshmen • Fall 2012: 78% of all First Time Freshmenn= 1182 First Time, Full Time Freshmen

23. Success Rates • Retention Rate 2006: 65.8% 2011: 66.9% • Graduation Rate 2002: 32.6% 2006: 37.4%

24. Student SuccessTHEC Funding Formula Students Accumulating 24 hrs Students Accumulating 48 hrs Students Accumulating 72 hrs Bachelors and Associates Degrees Masters/Ed Specialist Degrees Research and Service Transfers Out with 12 hrs Degrees per 100 FTE Six-Year Graduation Rate Quality Assurance (Performance Funding)

25. Student Success at APSU

26. Graduates There were 1,718 students who graduated in 2012-13 with an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree. Not out of high school, not transfer: 16% Right out of high school: 37% Transfer students: 47%

27. Graduates How long did the students in the 2012-13 graduating class take to graduate? For the Bachelor Degree: Not out of high school, not transfer: 6.8 Years Right out of high school: 5.3 Years Transfer students: 4 Years

28. Data Sources • Spring 2012 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) • IPEDS Spring 2013 submission • Austin Peay data