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Virginia Wesleyan College Fact Sheet 2003

Information is accurate as of September, 2003.

STUDENTS
Total Enrollment Fall 2003 1429
FTE overall 1234
Fall Athletes 101 or 7.1%
International Student 10 or 0.71%
White/Non-Hispanic 1124 or 78.7%
Black/Non-Hispanic 190 or 13.3%
Hispanic 51 or 3.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 25 or 1.7%
American Indian 11 or 0.77%
% Female/Male 68/32
% Resident/Commuter 44/56

 

Top five Declared Majors

 
LAMP (Business) 16%
PIDM (Education) 8.6%
Communications 6.6%
Criminal Justice 6.3%
Biology 5.1%

 

Day Program

1155
FTE Day 1134
For Credit 1135
Full Time 1124
% Female/Male 65/35
% Resident/Commuter 55/45
» Average Age 21

 

Adult Studies Program

274
FTE ASP 99
For Credit 262
Part Time 262
% Female/Male 79/21
» Average Age 37

New Students 535

Freshmen

356
% Female/Male 63/37
White 78.4%
Black 12.2%
Hispanic 4%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7%
American Indian 0.85%
Unknown 2.8%
Resident 79.8%
Commuter 20.2%
   

Mean/Median Scores

 
SAT Verbal 499/490
SAT Math 495/490
SAT Total 994/990
Middle 50% SAT 890-1070
   

Class Rank Percentiles

 
top 10% 9%
top 25% 24%
top 50% 49.6%
   

High School Grades

 
Average GPA 2.96
3.0 GPA or above 44.6%
Middle 50% band 2.58-3.36
   

Five most popular major interests

 
LAMP (Business) 15%
PIDME (Elementary Ed.) 11%
Criminal Justice 10%
Chemistry/Biology 8.5%
Communications 8%
   

Transfers

94
% Female/Male 72/28
White 74.4%
Black 14.4%
Hispanic 5.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.3%
American Indian 0%
Unknown 2.2%

 

Adult Studies

72
% Female/Male 72/28

 

Enrollment by Region

Virginia 66%
Northeast 29%
South 2%
Midwest 1%
Southwest 0.2%
Northwest 0%


FACULTY
Faculty by Rank
Regular 74
Professor 34
Assoc. Professor 15
Asst. Professor 22
Instructor 3
Visiting 3
Librarians 3

 
Faculty by Gender
Female 44%
Male 56%

 
Faculty holding terminal degrees 82%

 
FINANCES
Private Support
Total Donations $15,184,101
Operating Support $1,179,527
Alumni $75,754

 
Endowment $32.2M
Represents increase of 67% from last year

 
Operating Budget $29,738,000
Fiscal Year 2002-2003

 
Tuition and Fees
Tuition $19,200
Room and Board $6,150

 
Financial Assistance 2002 - 2003
Students receiving aid 81%
Average Financial Award $13,187
Average grant $5,362
Average Loan $7,306
Average work study $756

 
ALUMNI
Living Graduates (as of Fall 2003) 5976
Virginia 3869
Hampton Roads 2942
Rest of Virginia 927
Other States 2059
Foreign 48

 
2002 Graduates
Jobs Secured
Prior to graduation 34%
3 mos. post grad 83%

 
2003 Graduates
Day Students
Average Age at graduation 26
Female 70%
Male 30%
 

ASP Students

Average Age at graduation 40
Female 76%
Male 24%

 
PHYSICAL FACILITIES
» Physical Facilities
Number of Buildings 34
Usable Space 504,044 ft2

 
LIBRARY INFORMATION
Endowment more than $325,000

 

Printed Resources

Bound Periodicals 15,379
Unbound Periodicals 1726
Books 115,000
E-Books 36,000
Journal Subscriptions 800+
Electronic Journals 12,000+
Microfilm Reels 15,817