Western Carolina University

Name: Western Carolina University Common Data Set 2019-20
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2019-20

The 2019-20 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: Jul 27, 2020. Subscribe via RSS.

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SAT Composite

1030-1190

SAT Reading

510-610

§ 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 report232numbers from this report.

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	10469

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	1698

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	12167

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	32	141	177
Hispanic/Latino	179	760	764
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	102	519	546
White, non-Hispanic	1673	8140	8238
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	14	87	87
Asian, non-Hispanic	16	114	115
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	4	4
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	72	391	394
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	18	135	144
Total	2106	10291	10469

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	1879
Postbachelor's certificates	9
Master's degrees	417
Post-master's certificates	1
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	21
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	34
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	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	2015	Not reported
Final cohort	2015	13
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	150	20
Transfers out	Not reported	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	78.10%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 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	3076	4538	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	921	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	4	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	Yes	—	—	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	Yes	—	—	—
Application essay	—	Yes	—	—
Recommendations	—	Yes	—	—
Interview	—	—	Yes	—
Extracurricular activities	—	Yes	—	—
Talent or ability	—	Yes	—	—
Character and personal qualities	—	Yes	—	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	—	Yes
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	Yes	—	—
Level of applicant interest	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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	49	1039
ACT	59	1234

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	1030	Not reported	1190
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	510	Not reported	610
SAT math	510	590	Not reported
ACT composite	20	25	Not reported
ACT math	19	25	Not reported
ACT English	19	24	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class15

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class39

Percent in top half of high school graduating class78

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class22

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class4

Percent who had GPA of 4.05.5

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9918.9

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7422.1

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4921.6

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2417.6

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9914.1

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.2

Total100

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:65

Application closing date (fall): Month03

Application closing date (fall): Day01

Priority Date: Month11

Priority Date: Day15

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

Must reply by (date)X

Date: Month05

Date: Day01

Amount of housing deposit:150

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?No

If yes, maximum period of postponement:| | |

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No

Transfer Admission

4 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	1006	1263	Not reported	2269
Admitted	688	896	Not reported	1584
Enrolled	450	561	Not reported	1011

Other fields

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

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 Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

Fall Closing Date: Month06

Spring Closing Date: Month11

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day01

Spring Closing Date: Day15

Transfer Credit Policies

American Council on Education (ACE)Yes

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes

Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:Graduates of SOCM will receive additional credits towards an EMC degree

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)14%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)10%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18.0

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18.1

Average age of full-time students20.8

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22.5

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Information

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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	1000	1000
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	Not reported	Not reported
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

Credits per Term

Minimum2

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Financial Aid

7 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2018-2019 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$14,433,889

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$6,118,024

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,723,290

Total Scholarships/Grants$31,263,904

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$26,211,429

Federal Work-Study$608,216

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

Total Self-Help$26,819,645

Parent Loans$4,198,028

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0

Athletic Awards$1,697,141

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$12,798

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,069,461

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$734,995

Total Scholarships/Grants$1,993,557

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$9,306,306

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

Total Self-Help$9,306,306

Parent Loans$11,445,978

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0

Athletic Awards$1,323,820

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,109

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month03

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day01

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):04

If yes, starting date (Day):01

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

ArtX

AthleticsX

LeadershipX

Music/dramaX

State/district residencyX

AcademicsX

State/district residencyX

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:CDS-H Page 21 Common Data Set 2019-2020

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio17

based on ____ students2,019

and ____ faculty33

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

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	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	1.97%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.05%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	2.07%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.90%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	11.59%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	0.69%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	5.00%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.01%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.86%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.43%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.93%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.90%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.53%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	1.75%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.43%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.97%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	5.05%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	6.70%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	5.74%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	4.78%
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	5.48%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	16.64%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	18.93%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.59%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

Federal outcomes

The numbers, as published

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