Fact Sheet 2011
STUDENTS CHARACTERISTICS |
|
| Total Enrollment |
| Total Enrollment |
1,404 |
| FTES Enrollment |
1,339.6 |
| Student-Faculty Ratio |
12.4:1 |
| Average Class Size |
13 |
| Classes with fewer than 15 students |
53% |
| Classes with 15 - 25 students |
45% |
| Racial & International Diversity |
35.2% |
| Day Program Enrollment |
| Day Student Enrollment |
1,220 |
| Day FTES |
1,238.7 |
| Full-Time |
1,210 |
| % Full-time |
99% |
| % Female |
62% |
| % Residential |
69% |
| % White |
64.1% |
| % Black |
23.7% |
| % Other Minority & International |
12.2% |
| Average Age |
20.7 |
| Day Program Enrollment by Region |
| Virginia |
72.8% |
| Northeast |
10.7% |
| South (excluding VA) |
13.5% |
| Midwest |
0.8% |
| West |
1.3% |
| Represents: 31 States & U.S. Territories, & 5 foreign countries |
| New Freshmen |
|
| Enrollment |
439 |
| % Female |
64% |
| % White |
56.5% |
| % Black |
27.2% |
| % Other Minority & International |
16.3% |
| % Residential |
85% |
| % Out-of-State |
32.3% |
| Retention and Graduation |
| First-year Retention Rate |
64.4% |
| Four-year Graduation Rate |
37.4% |
| Six-year Graduation Rate |
48.4% |
FACULTY & RESOURCES |
| Full-time Faculty |
|
Professors |
36 |
Associate Professors |
25 |
Assistant Professors |
25 |
Instructors |
1 |
| Total F/T Teaching Faculty |
87 |
| Part-time Teaching Faculty |
45 |
| Total Faculty Headcount |
132 |
| Total F/T Equivalent Faculty |
107.8 |
| Professional Librarians |
3 |
| Classes taught by F/TFaculty |
82% |
| Average Class Size |
13 |
| Student/Faculty Ratio |
12.4:1 |
| |
| Endowment (as of 6/30/11) |
$53,285,000 |
| Operating Budget FY 2011-12 |
$33,974,082 |
| Financial Aid 2010 - 2011 |
| Students Receiving Aid |
95% |
| Average Financial Award |
$19,972 |
| Average Loan |
$9,053 |
| Average Grant |
$15,508 |
|
| Number of Buildings |
39 |
| Number of Student Accommodations |
850 |
| % Housing Units Wired for High Speed Internet Access |
100% |
|
Alumni
|
| Living Alumni (as of 6/30/2010) |
8,064 |
| Virginia |
5,255 |
| Hampton Roads |
3,990 |
| Rest of Virginia |
1,265 |
| Other States/Countries |
2,809 |
| Carnegie Classifications |
| BASIC - BAC/A&S : Baccalaureate Colleges/ Arts & Sciences |
| Undergraduate Instruction Program: A&S + PROF/NGC : A&S + professions, no graduate coexistence |
| Top Declared Majors - Day Students |
| Business |
11.8% |
| Biology |
9.8% |
| Criminal Justice |
8.4% |
| Education |
7.3% |
| Communications |
5.9% |
| Psychology |
5.7% |
| Recreation and Leisure Studies |
5.5% |
| Adult Studies Program Enrollment |
| Adult Studies Enrollment |
184 |
| Adult Studies FTES |
101.1 |
| Part Time Enrollment |
141 |
| % Female |
75% |
| % White |
69.3% |
| % Black |
23.3% |
| % Other Minority & International |
7.4% |
| Average Age |
37.8 |
| New Transfers (Day Program) |
| Enrollment |
77 |
| % Female |
62.3% |
| % White |
60.3% |
| % Black |
21.9% |
| % Other Minority & International |
17.8% |
| % Virginia Residents |
85.7% |
| Freshman Statistics |
|
| SAT Scores: 25th - 75th Percentiles |
| 25th Percentile |
870 |
| 75th Percentile |
1080 |
| High School Grades |
|
| Average GPA |
3.189 |
| 3.0 GPA or Above |
61% |
| Middle 50% Band |
2.8 - 3.6 |
| Class Rank |
|
| Top 10% |
14% |
| Top 25% |
40% |
| Top 50% |
74% |
| Full-time Faculty Demographics |
| Female |
41 |
| % Female |
47% |
| Male |
46 |
| Faculty who are Minority |
9 |
| % who are Minority |
10.3% |
| Faculty Holding Terminal Degrees |
| Doctorate |
84% |
| Terminal Masters Degrees |
6% |
| Total |
90% |
|
|
| 2011-12 Tuition and Fees |
|
| Tuition and Fees |
$29,680 |
| Room & Board |
$7,988 |
|
|
Library Resources |
| Books |
132,514 |
| E-Books |
59,354 |
| Print Journals |
231 |
| Electronic Journals |
37,416 |
| Microfilm/Microfiche Materials |
15,953 |
| Audio/Video Materials |
3,599 |
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- Virginia Wesleyan College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the baccalaureate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4501 for questions about the status of Virginia Wesleyan College.
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- The program in Recreation and Leisure Studies is accredited by the National Recreation and Park Association Council on Accreditation (22377 Belmont Ridge Rd., Ashburn, VA 20148, Telephone: 800.626.6772).
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- The programs in Education are approved by the State Board of Education of Virginia.
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Information is accurate as of November 18, 2011.
