Western Carolina University

Name: Western Carolina University Common Data Set 2012-13
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2012-13

The 2012-13 Common Data Set for Western Carolina University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jun 7, 2013. Subscribe via RSS.

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Enrolled

SAT Math

480-570

ACT Composite

20-24

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$49,458

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

60%

6-year completion

Average net price

$13,315

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$21,868

federal loans only

The numbers, as published

§ This report249numbers from this report.

General Information

4 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Billy

Last Name:Hutchings

Title:Social Research Assistant

Office:Office of Planning and Effectiveness

Phone:828-227-2413

Email Address:wshutchings@email.wcu.edu

Address Information

Main Phone Number (Area Code)828

Main Phone Number:227-7211

WWW Home Page Address:www.wcu.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):828

Admissions Phone Number:227-7371

Admissions Email Address:admiss@email.wcu.edu/196.asp

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	7979

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	1629

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	9608

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	18	51	81
Hispanic/Latino	64	260	261
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	104	530	540
White, non-Hispanic	1256	6479	6611
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	7	68	71
Asian, non-Hispanic	24	92	95
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	1	8	8
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	78	224	224
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	8	84	88
Total	1560	7796	7979

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	1783
Postbachelor's certificates	4
Master's degrees	587
Post-master's certificates	6
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	5
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	0
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	2008	12
Did not persist	12	13
Final cohort	2008	14
Completed program in less than two years	15	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	16	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	17	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	18	Not reported
Transfers out	19	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	73.7%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	7
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,011

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,012

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled73

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units20

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab3

Foreign language2

Social studies2

History1

Academic electives4

Total academic units24

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab3

Foreign language2

Social studies2

History1

Academic electives8

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	88	1355
ACT	17	261

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT math	480	Not reported	570
ACT composite	20	Not reported	24
ACT math	19	Not reported	25
ACT English	19	Not reported	24
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Yes

Amount of application fee:55

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:_______

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	826	1002	Not reported	1828
Admitted	576	734	Not reported	1310
Enrolled	397	398	Not reported	795

Application for Admission

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of All

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementRequired of All

InterviewRequired of All

Standardized test scoresRequired of All

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required of All

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Common Data Set 2012-2013

Fall Closing Date: Month06

Spring Closing Date: Month11

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day01

Spring Closing Date: Day15

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

Computer literacyX

English (including composition)X

HistoryX

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

2 TABLES

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Television stationX

Housing

Apartments for married studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Fraternity/sorority housingX

Theme housingX

Wellness housingX

Annual Expenses

5 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:http://collegeportraits.org/NC/WCU/estimator

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	13266	13266
Tuition: in-district	3669	3669
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	2810	2810
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

Public Tuition

All Institutions Expenses

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	781	781	781
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	1010	1010	1635
Other expenses	1666	1666	1666

Financial Aid

5 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	36	202	45
Average institutional non-need grant	3071	2127	533
Athletic grant recipients	72	269	1
Average athletic grant	9802	9735	4933

Reporting Year

Academic Year2012-2013 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$12,749,850

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$4,262,278

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,203,927

Total Scholarships/Grants$27,427,183

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$22,757,512

Federal Work-Study$568,104

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,548,678

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$15,155

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$557,193

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$551,122

Total Scholarships/Grants$1,689,768

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$7,802,823

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,074,939

Institutional Aid

Job skillsX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Common Data Set 2012-2013

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

2 TABLES

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio15.1

based on ____ students33

and ____ faculty67

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	Not reported	29
10-19 students	Not reported	83
20-29 students	Not reported	Not reported
30-39 students	Not reported	25
40-49 students	Not reported	3
50-99 students	Not reported	Not reported
100+ students	Not reported	0
Total	Not reported	142

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

2 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Natural resources and conservation	1.74%	Not reported	3%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Communication/journalism	3.31%	Not reported	9%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.62%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	20.75%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	0.62%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	5.72%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.79%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	2.24%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.39%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.75%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.35%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	2.75%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.29%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.19%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	4.04%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	9.09%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	3.53%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	5.16%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	3.81%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	14.13%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	11.83%
History	Not reported	Not reported	2.41%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Federal outcomes

The numbers, as published

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