STUDENT PROFILE
# of degree-seeking undergraduates                 7,006
% male/female                                                        47/53
% African-American                                                5
% American Indian or Alaska Native                   1
% Asian or Pacific Islander                                   1
% Hispanic                                                               1
% White                                                                     85
% International                                                         5
% Pell grant recipients                                           27
Distinguished first-generation and minority alumni Kevin Martin, professional basketball player; Joyce Dugan, first woman chief, Eastern Band – Cherokee Indians 

 

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                                         494
full-time minority faculty                                          42
student-faculty ratio                                                 13:1
average class-size                                                  13
% first-year retention rate                                       67
% graduation rate (6 yr)                                          47
Popular majors Elementary Education, Marketing, Nursing

 

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% fresh.)                               45 (95)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations Organization of Ebony Students, Cultures in Asia, Black Theater Ensemble, International Club, La Voz Latina, National Pan-Hellenic Council (Historical African American Fraternities & Sororities), Native American Student Awareness Society, Di Ga Li I, Western’s B.E.S.T. (Black Educational Support Team), Black Student Fellowship

Athletics NCAA Division I, Southern Conference(football I-AA); baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cross country, football, m/w golf, m/w track and field (indoor and outdoor), w soccer, w tennis, volleyball More on Athletics...

 

ADMISSIONS
# of applicants                                                          4,792
% accepted                                                               68
# of first-year students enrolled                            1,259
SAT Critical Reading range                                   450-550
SAT Math range                                                        470-560
SAT Writing                                                                430-530
ACT range                                                                  18-23
average HS GPA                                                       3.35
Deadlines
early action                                                                 10/15
early decision                                                            10/15
regular decision                                                        4/1
application fee (online)                                            $40 ($0)
fee waiver for applicants with financial need       yes

 

COST & AID
tuition in-state                                                            $2,078
tuition out-of-state                                                     $11,661
room & board                                                             $5,462
total need-based institutional
     scholarships/ grants                                           $1,927,126
% of students apply for
   need-based aid                                                      69
% of students receive aid                                        97
% receiving need-based
   scholarship/ grant aid                                           96
% receiving aid whose need was
   fully met                                                                    58
average aid package                                                $8,114
average student loan debt
     upon graduation                                                   $11,285