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 Academic Affairs

 
 student to faculty ratio (link)    10 to 1
 average faculty salary    $94,187 (Fall 2008)
 percent minority faculty (link)    15.5% (full-time)
 GPA    3.21 (average for 2008-09 year)
 first to second year retention rate (link)    
 four-year/six-year graduation rate (link)    92.1% (four years) / 94.4% (six years)
   

 Admission and Financial Aid

 
 applications received (link)    4,494
 acceptance rate (link)    26.4%
 yield rate (link)    41.4%
 applications filed for need-based aid (link)    52%
 percent receiving need-based financial aid (link)    35%
 average aid package (link)    $24,121
 mean SAT scores - Critical Reading/Math (link)    678/681
 mean ACT score (link)    30
   
 Athletics  
 four-year/six-year athletic graduation rate (link)    92% (four years) / 93% (six years)
 academic progress rate (NCAA) (link)    96%
 intercollegiate participation (link)    21 sports at NCAA Division I level; 23% of students participate
 intramural participation (link)    9 intramural and 18 club sports; nearly 600 students participate
 PE course offering and participation    42 courses;
 25% of on-campus population participates in offered courses
   
 Business and Finance    
 operating budget    $93,004,264 (FY 09)
 net student cost as a percent of total educational cost    53%
 ratio of expendable resources to debt    9.88 to 1 (FY 08)
 composite financial index    20.41 (FY 08)
 endowment fund value  

 $380,330,852 (estimate as of June 20, 2009)

     
 College Relations    
 number of solicitable alumni    15,804 (FY 09)
 percent participation in annual fund (link)    61% (FY 08)
 funds raised through corporate, private, or grant gifts (link)    $41,473,360 (FY 08)
   
 Student Life  
 senior job placement rate (link)    89%
 community service participation rate (link)    90%
 on-campus residency (link)    91%
 student usage of counseling center (link)    20%
 crime statistics    detailed statistics are available here from the Office of Public Safety

For additional information, please contact the Office of Planning and Institutional Research.