Research Notes
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| Volume 13, Number 2 |
February, 1999 |
FALL 1998 ON-CAMPUS ENROLLMENT SUMMARY
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On-campus headcount
enrollment increased to 14,414 in Fall 1998, up 700 students (5.1%) from 13,714 in Fall
1997. This was the largest on-campus enrollment ever. Enrollment in Fall 1998 included
13,280 full-time and 1,134 part-time students, of which 13,225 were undergraduates, 723
were graduate students, and 466 were special students enrolled in regular credit courses.
There was an increase of 673 full-time and an increase of 27 part-time students from Fall
1997. Full-time undergraduate enrollment increased by 627 (5.2%). There were 2,973
entering class students, down from 3,062 in Fall 1997. Undergraduate transfers increased
from 547 in Fall 1997 to 587 in Fall 1998. The number of enrolled students returning
increased, with 9,250 full-time undergraduates returning in Fall 1998, up from 8,567
returning in Fall 1997 and 7,344 in Fall 1996.
Applications for admission as entering class
students decreased 6.1% to 13,157 in Fall 1998 from 14,005 in Fall 1997. Overall, the
University accepted 7,818 (59.4%) of its applicants for the entering class, up from 7,688
(54.9%) in Fall 1997. The yield rate (the percentage of those offered admission who
accepted the offer and enrolled) decreased slightly from 39.8% in Fall 1997 to 38.0% in
Fall 1998. The percentage of Virginia applicants accepted increased slightly from 61.7% in
Fall 1997 to 62.0% in Fall 1998. The yield rate for Virginia applicants decreased from
45.3% in Fall 1997 to 43.6% in Fall 1998. The percentage of out-of-state applicants
accepted increased from 46.9% in Fall 1997 to 56.0% in Fall 1998, while the out-of-state
yield decreased from 31.4% in Fall 1997 to 30.0% in Fall 1998. The percentage of non-white
entering class students in Fall 1998 was 11.7%, down from 13.9% in 1997. The number of
African-American entering class students in Fall 1998 was 152, down 25 students from Fall
1997. In-state African-American entering class students decreased from 159 to 135.
American-Indians were the only minority ethnic group that did increase.
Mean SAT scores, using the current
re-centered values,
for entering class students in Fall 1998 were 585 verbal, 590 math, and 1,175 composite.
The 1998 composite is one point higher than the composite of 1,174 for Fall 1997. The 1997
national average SAT composite score was 1,017, while the average for Virginia was 1,006.
The percentage of males in the undergraduate student body (43.5%)
decreased from Fall 1997 (44.5%). The percentage of entering class students from
out-of-state increased from 31.1% in Fall 1997 to 32.2% in Fall 1998. In-state entering
class students decreased by 96 while out-of-state entering class students increased by
seven. Out-of-state students accounted for 30.2% of JMU's total on-campus enrollment in
Fall 1998, compared with 30.7% in Fall 1997.
Graduate enrollment decreased from 743 in Fall 1997 to 723 in Fall
1998. Full-time graduate enrollment increased from 396 in Fall 1997 to 409 in Fall 1998.
Graduate students account for 5.0% of on-campus enrollment, down from 5.4% in Fall 1997.
Ten-year summary tables appear on the reverse side of this page. More
detailed enrollment tables will be published in the 1998-99 James Madison University Statistical
Summary. Copies of the Statistical Summary are placed on reserve in Carrier
Library. Also, the Statistical Summary will be available through the Internet on
the Campus Wide Information System. |
TABLE 1
Total Fall On-Campus Headcount Enrollment
1989-1998 |
| Fall |
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
Special |
Total |
| 1989 |
9,557 |
628 |
524 |
10,709 |
| 1990 |
9,680 |
713 |
618 |
11,011 |
| 1991 |
9,946 |
766 |
552 |
11,264 |
| 1992 |
9,787 |
815 |
601 |
11,203 |
| 1993 |
9,927 |
811 |
616 |
11,354 |
| 1994 |
10,152 |
795 |
592 |
11,539 |
| 1995 |
10,503 |
859 |
565 |
11,927 |
| 1996 |
11,643 |
759 |
561 |
12,963 |
| 1997 |
12.551 |
743 |
420 |
13,714 |
| 1998 |
13,225 |
723 |
466 |
14,414 |
TABLE
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Entering Class Acceptances and SAT Scores
1989-1998 |
| Fall |
Applied |
Accepted |
Enrolled |
Percent
Accepted |
Mean SAT
Composite
(Re-centered) |
| 1989 |
12,061 |
4,332 |
1,923 |
35.9 |
1,183 |
| 1990 |
11,198 |
4,845 |
1,912 |
43.3 |
1,179 |
| 1991 |
11,726 |
5,225 |
2,123 |
44.6 |
1,187 |
| 1992 |
11,832 |
5,201 |
2,042 |
44.0 |
1,187 |
| 1993 |
11,223 |
5,285 |
2,082 |
47.1 |
1,192 |
| 1994 |
11,712 |
6,167 |
2,289 |
52.7 |
1,192 |
| 1995 |
12,314 |
6,989 |
2,539 |
56.8 |
1,179 |
| 1996 |
13,322 |
8,434 |
3,258 |
63.3 |
1,172 |
| 1997 |
14,005 |
7,688 |
3,062 |
54.9 |
1,174 |
| 1998 |
13,157 |
7,818 |
2,973 |
59.4 |
1,175 |
TABLE
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Entering Class Enrollment by Ethnic Origin
1989-1998 |
| Fall |
African-
American |
American-
Indian |
Hispanic |
Asian-
American |
White |
Non-
Resident
Alien |
Total |
| 1989 |
247 |
0 |
19 |
54 |
1,597 |
6 |
1,923 |
| 1990 |
223 |
4 |
18 |
57 |
1,598 |
12 |
1,912 |
| 1991 |
211 |
3 |
22 |
66 |
1,807 |
14 |
2,123 |
| 1992 |
187 |
2 |
26 |
80 |
1,734 |
13 |
2,042 |
| 1993 |
167 |
5 |
29 |
70 |
1,790 |
21 |
2,082 |
| 1994 |
167 |
4 |
34 |
95 |
1,963 |
26 |
2,289 |
| 1995 |
160 |
7 |
41 |
111 |
2,183 |
37 |
2,539 |
| 1996 |
133 |
11 |
52 |
137 |
2,890 |
35 |
3,258 |
| 1997 |
177 |
3 |
63 |
145 |
2,636 |
38 |
3,062 |
| 1998 |
152 |
7 |
34 |
115 |
2,624 |
41 |
2,973 |
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