Enrollment Statistics

1999-2000 

From Fall 1986 to Fall 1999 the number of CoE undergraduate candidates increased from 986 to 1563 (58.5%). During this same time period, graduate enrollments rose from 433 to 655 (51.3%). (We did see a small drop of 3.7% in undergraduate and 7.4% in graduate enrollments in Fall 1999 compared to Fall 1998.) The CoE continued to attract more women than men. During 1999-2000, 25% of undergraduates were men and 75% were women. The breakdown was similar for graduate candidates: 29% were men and 71% were women. As in the past, the College of Education remained the college with the largest percentage of parttime graduate candidates: 62% (406) of candidates were enrolled part-time and 38% (249) of candidates were enrolled full-time.

2000-2001

The College of Education continues to attract bright and capable candidates. The ACT score for entering freshmen in the CoE decreased slightly from an average composite of 19.8 in 1988 to an average composite of 19.7 in 2000 (compared to a university-wide figure of 20.85). The Crimson Scholars Program is a university honors program that recognizes candidates with a cumulative GPA over 3.5. The number of Crimson Scholars in the CoE has increased from 77 in Fall 1987 to 227 in Fall 2000. In addition, the number of entering freshmen grew by 53% from 102 freshmen in Fall 1988 to 156 in Fall 2000. The percentage of non-majority undergraduate candidates rose from 30.4% in Spring 1989 to 53.0% in Spring 2001. During the Fall 2000 semester 65 undergraduates received a Bachelor of Science in Education with an average GPA of 3.422.

From Fall 1986 to Fall 2000 the number of CoE undergraduate candidates increased from 986 to 1494 (52%). During this same time period, graduate enrollments rose from 433 to 611 (41%). Furthermore, the CoE continued to attract more women than men. During 2000-2001, 24% of undergraduates were men and 76% were women. The breakdown was similar for graduate candidates: 28% were men and 72% were women. As in the past, the College of Education remained the college with the largest percentage of part-time graduate candidates: 62% (378) of candidates were enrolled part-time and 38% (233) of candidates were enrolled full-time.