1. Enrollment Update November 16, 2010 Founded 1870 | Rolla, Missouri

2. Succeeding while Swimming Against the Tide: A Pipeline Enhancement Strategy RECORD GROWTHDECLINING STEM INTEREST Strategic Enrollment Management @ Missouri S&T

3. Enrollment

4. Total Enrollment Fall 2000 - 2010 56% Enrollment Growth: 2,580 Additional Students

5. TOTAL Enrollment7,206  Undergraduate students 5,504  Graduate students1,702  New freshman class* 1,170  New transfer class 388 Enrollment * 24% of the 2010 Freshman Class attended at least one S&T Summer Camp Program

6.  49% Increase in Undergraduates  53% Increase in Female Students  83% Increase in Graduate Students  124% Increase in URM Minority Students  88% Increase in African-American Students  43% Increase in Non-Engineering Majors  Since 2005, 60% of Growth due to Increased Retention Rates  24% Freshman attended a S&T Summer Program/Camp  66% Graduation Rate Achieved 2000-2010 Enrollment Change

7. Missouri S&T: 90% engineering, science & computing majors 19 th in Nation for Largest Undergraduate Engineering Enrollment 17 th in Nation for Number of Engineering Degrees Granted to African-Americans 19 th in Nation for Number of BS Engineering Degrees Granted

8. Source: ASEE, Profiles of Engineering and Engineers Technology Colleges, 2010, www.asee.orgwww.asee.org http://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/college-profiles/2009-profile-engineering-statistics.pdf

9.  High School Seniors:72,467  High School Graduates:61,752  ACT Testers/College Bound: 47,240  Any Engineering Interest (all testers):1,768  Any Engineering Interest, (+21 testers):1,256 (21 = MO average score / 50%)  Engineering Interest, +24 comp. score: 961 (24 = UM minimum for auto admission)  Missouri S&T Freshmen Engineering Enrollees: 681 Missouri’s 2008 student pipeline for engineering SOURCES: MODESE 2009, ACT EIS 2008, PeopleSoft

10. Fall 2010 43 8 4 3 2 4 3 29 41 19 5 56 128 36 29 4,901 54 8 125 7 4 20 459 28 20 34 20 18 1625 7 24 12 3 22 3 2 6 17 4 4 12 Total Enrollment  48 states & 52 nations  70% Missouri residents  10% minority students  9% international students DC 1 4 Students’ Home States 1 2

11. UndergraduateGraduate 2003 $ 47,305 $ 52,744 2004 $ 46,567 $ 52,945 2005 $ 49,181 $ 53,042 2006 $ 51,059 $ 58,120 2007 $ 53,669 $ 62,751 2008 $ 55,975 $ 63,640 2009 $ 57,521 $ 67,567 2010 $ 57,800 $ 64,243 Reported Starting Salaries at Commencement SOURCE: S&T COC Graduating Student Survey

12. Capacity Chancellor’s Charge: Assess whether the fall 2009 student population was at, below, or above the university’s capacity to provide each student with a quality education.

13. Fall 1981 Total Students:7,480 On-campus: 7,039 Distance/EEC: 441 Undergraduate:6,313 Freshmen:1,488 Graduate:1,167 Fall 2010 Total Students:7,206 On-campus: 6,520 Distance/EEC: 686 Undergraduate:5,504 Freshmen:1,170 Graduate:1,702 7,000 in 2010 not the same 7,000 from 1981 Fall 2000 Total Students:4,626 On-campus: 4,393 Distance/EEC: 233 Undergraduate:3,698 Freshmen: 696 Graduate: 928

14. FALL 1999FALL 2009CHANGEPERCENT CHANGE UGGRADTOTALUGGRADTOTALUGGRADTOTALUGGRADTOTAL Engineering2,9135883,5014,0051,2325,2371,0926441,73637%110%50% Math & Science535162697588228816536712010%41%17% Business & Soc Sci1580 29012241213212225484%100%161% Humanities850 1151112630114135%100%48% Undec & Non Deg191832742071622316-67-518%-81%-19% TOTAL3,8828334,7155,2051,6096,8141,3237772,10034%93%45% Total Enrollment by Academic Grouping

15. http://enrollment.mst.edu/capacity

16. Collective Findings of Subcommittees and Data Reviews

17.  “ …the university was very close to exceeding its overall capacity to provide all enrolled students with a quality education in the fall 2009 semester.” Teaching Capacity Task Force Conclusion

18. Enrollment Diversity

20. Tight Markets for Minority & Female Engineers Missouri’s 2008 ACT Tested Seniors, +24 ACT and Interested in Engineering  High School Senior Cohort:72,467  High School Graduates:61,752  All Engineering Interest, +24 comp. score: 961 (24 = UM minimum for auto admission)  Female Engineering, +24 comp. score: 176  African-Amer Engineering, +24 comp. score: 21  Asian-Amer Engineering, +24 comp. score: 25  Native Amer Engineering, +24 comp. score: 7  Hispanic Engineering, +24 comp. score: 24

21. Enrollment by Academic Area – African American Undergraduates 2010 73%

22. S&T’s Underrepresented Minority (URM) Student Outreach Red pins represent prospective URM students whose contact information was purchased by S&T Admissions Purple-shaded areas represent areas targeted for URM recruitment

23. Access to Success GOAL: By 2015, increase the low-income Pell Grant and under-represented minority students by 50%

24. 2015 Strategic Plan Targets: Enrollment by Ethnicity TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT

25. Total On-Campus Minority Enrollment (2000-2010)

26. Total On-Campus Underrepresented Minority Enrollment (Undergraduate, 2000-2010) Diversity Scholarships reduced from $4k/year to $1k/year due to decreased corporate support

27. Recruitment

28. Challenge: changes in the college-bound student markets I.The Midwest and Northeast will experience a 4% to 10% decline in high school graduates between 2009 – 2014 (WICHE 2008) II.Profile of college-bound students is rapidly becoming more ethnically diverse and female dominant (NCES, WICHE, ACT, College Board) III.The number of students interested in engineering, computer science, and natural science degrees has declined to record lows (ACT, CIRP) IV.More full-time college freshmen are choosing to start at two-year colleges (IPED, MODHE) V.More students are enrolling in more than one college at a time (National Student Clearinghouse) VI.Future student market growth will include more students requiring financial aid and loans to complete a degree (WICHE 2008) VII.Less students are attending their first-choice college or university (CIRP, Post Secondary EDUCATION)

29. New Student Enrollments

30. New Freshmen Enrollments by Ethnicity

31. New Transfer Enrollments by Ethnicity

32. 200520062007200820092010 Inquiries8,3618,4569,629 11,427 11,51411,510 Applicants1,8981,9842,3052,2602,5152,693 Admits1,8091,8702,1542,0882,3432,479 Enrollees 865 9501,0401,0311,1051,155 % Admits Enrolled 48% 51% 48% 49% 47%47% % Inquiries Enrolled 10% 11% 11% 9% 10%10% Domestic Overall Freshmen Enrollment Yield Funnel FS2005-FS2010 Name Change

33. 200520062007200820092010 Applicants 174 232 291 290 346 415 Admits 133 184 223 210 267 326 Enrollees 54 90 94 94 111 135 % Admits Enrolled 41% 49% 42% 45% 42% 41% Domestic Under-represented Freshmen Enrollment Yield Funnel FS2005-FS2010

34. 200520062007200820092010 Applicants 126 115 151 162 182 205 Admits 88 76 92 95 119 139 Enrollees 32 44 38 51 53 48 % Admits Enrolled 36% 58% 41%54% 44% 34% Domestic African American Freshmen Enrollment Yield Funnel FS2005-FS2010

35. Retention

36. UndergraduateGraduate 2003 $ 47,305 $ 52,744 2004 $ 46,567 $ 52,945 2005 $ 49,181 $ 53,042 2006 $ 51,059 $ 58,120 2007 $ 53,669 $ 62,751 2008 $ 55,975 $ 63,640 2009 $ 57,521 $ 67,567 2010 $ 57,800 $ 64,243 Reported Starting Salaries at Commencement SOURCE: S&T COC Graduating Student Survey

37. Graduates

38. Student Success: Freshman Retention & Graduation

39. African American Student Success: Freshman Retention & Graduation

40. International Enrollment

41. International Student Enrollment

42. Students and Alumni from Over 70 Countries 149 Students from China, fall 2010

43. Strategic Partnerships in China 2+2 Dual Degree and Exchange Programs 1.Beijing Institute of Technology - BIT 2.Dalian University of Technology - DUT 3.Harbin Institute of Technology - HIT 4.Hong Kong University of Science and Technology – HKUST 5.China Northeast Petroleum University - NEPU 6.China University of Petroleum - CUP 7.Shenzhen University 8.Tongji University - Tongji 9.Xian University of Science and Technology - XUST 10.Xian Technological University - XTU

44. Student Pipeline Challenges Multi-Race Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Ethnicity Not Specified

45. Challenge: changes in the college-bound student markets I.The Midwest and Northeast will experience a 4% to 10% decline in high school graduates between 2009 – 2014 (WICHE 2008) II.Profile of college-bound students is rapidly becoming more ethnically diverse and female dominant (NCES, WICHE, ACT, College Board) III.The number of students interested in engineering, computer science, and natural science degrees has declined to record lows (ACT, CIRP) IV.More full-time college freshmen are choosing to start at two-year colleges (IPED, MODHE) V.More students are enrolling in more than one college at a time (National Student Clearinghouse) VI.Future student market growth will include more students requiring financial aid and loans to complete a degree (WICHE 2008) VII.Less students are attending their first-choice college or university (CIRP, Post Secondary EDUCATION)

46. +1 -15 +4 -5 +21 -14 +13 +53 +27 -9 +27 -23 +1 +16 -8 -2 -3 +22 +14 -4 -2 -6 -3 +2 -7 +10 -6 +2 0 0 -12 -6 +1 +9 -3 -31 -6 -8 -14 -19 -17 -14 Source: Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2006-07 Projected change in high school graduates 2007-2017 > 20% +11% to +20% 0% to +10% Decreases +1 +10

47. WICHE, 2008 National vs. Regional Trends

48. Changes in Race/Ethnicity: US SOURCE: WICHE, 2008

49. 2012-2016, Missouri will have 2,400 to 4,000 fewer high school graduates each year

50. SOURCE: ACT, EIS 2008 > 5% Weak Student Interest in STEM

51. Pre-College & Summer Programs Over 25 STEM programs for students and teachers grades 1-12 Learn More summer.mst.edu Programs by Grade Level 123456789101112 College Freshmen Camp Invention Aerospace Camp Robotics Camp Missouri Academy for Youth Advancement (MAYA) It's A Girl Thing! Summer Solutions for Girls Summer Research Experience Summer Research Academy Summer Transportation Institute Business Tech Week Jackling Introduction to Engineering Minority Introduction to Technology & Engineering Nuclear Engineering Camps C.H.I.P. Computing Camp Materials Camp Explosives Camp Hit the Ground Running Summer 2011 dates available online after Feb. 1

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