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                                                       xx
% 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