VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY

OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

ENROLLMENT UPDATEFall 2015
1500 N. Patterson St. Valdosta, GA 31698 Phone (229) 333-7831
http://www.valdosta.edu/administration/institutional-research

This information has been compiled by the Office of Institutional Research in an effort to provide useful and timely
information to the Valdosta State University community. This information will be updated each semester, upon the
availability of official data. Please contact the Office of Institutional Research with any questions regarding this.

Fall 2015 Enrollment

Total Enrollment, Fall 2011Fall 2015 Total Enrollment by Gender and Ethnicity, Fall 2015
Total Undergraduate Graduate
14,000
Ethnicity Female % of Female Male % of Male Total % of Total
13,089

12,000
12,515

American
11,885

14 0.2% 21 0.5% 35 0.3%

11,563

Indian/Alaskan Native
11,302
Number of Students Enrolled

10,000
10,728

Asian 130 1.9% 167 3.9% 297 2.6%

10,290

9,718

9,328

Black 2,409 34.4% 1,332 31.0% 3,741 33.1%

8,796

8,000
Hawaiian/Pacific
9 0.1% 4 0.1% 13 0.1%
6,000 Islander
Hispanic 330 4.7% 217 5.1% 547 4.8%
4,000 Multiracial 223 3.2% 131 3.1% 354 3.1%
Unknown 46 0.7% 50 1.2% 96 0.8%
2,000 White 3,850 54.9% 2,369 55.2% 6,219 55.0%
2,506
2,167

2,235
2,361

2,225

Total 7,011 100.0% 4,291 100.0% 11,302 100.0%

- Note: May not total 100% due to rounding.
Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015

Total Enrollment by 5 Largest Total Enrollment by Primary College, Fall 2015

Declared Primary Majors, Fall 2015

800
Business
700 Administration
Number of Students Enrolled

The Arts 12.8%

692 692
600 8.7%

500 583
Nursing & Health Arts and Sciences
400 479 Sciences 37.0%
9.5%
300 363
Education & Human
200 Services
32.1%
100
-
Nursing Biology Psychology Criminal Justice Communication Note: The College of Arts & Sciences includes undecided majors. Pre-business
Disorders students are included in Business Administration. Pre-nursing students are
included in Nursing & Health Sciences.

Total Enrollment of Georgia Counties with Total Enrollment by Residency, Fall 2015
Highest Enrollment by Gender, Fall 2015
Female Male
2,000
1,800
Number of Students Enrolled

1,600 712
1,400
1,200
1,000 Georgia
Other International
16.2% 2.7%
800 83.8% Other U.S.
States
600 13.5%
400 199 161
121 100
200
1,023 275 312 231 215
0
Lowndes Fulton Gwinnett Cobb Dekalb

Source: VSU OIR Analysis of ADC Enrollment, October 2015.

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Graduate Enrollment by Classification and Gender, Fall 2015 Graduate Enrollment by Primary College, Fall 2015

1,600 Female Male The Arts

Business
Administration
Nursing & 1.3%
368 4.2%
Health Sciences
1,400
2.2%
Number of Students Enrolled

Arts and
1,200 Sciences
13.4%
1,000

800

600 Education & Human

Services
199 79.0%
400
94
200 30
122 1,136 248 309
-
Post- Master Education Doctoral
Baccalaureate Specialist

Graduate Students by 5 Largest Primary Majors, Fall 2015

300
Number of Students Enrolled

250
256
200 236 234
221
150
148
100
50
0
Public Leadership Educational Library & Communication
Administration Leadership Information Disorders
Science

Undergraduate Enrollment by Class, Fall 2015 Undergraduate Enrollment by Primary College, Fall 2015
Female Male
2,500 Business
Administration
941
15.2%
969
2,000
833
Number of Students Enrolled

755 Arts and

The Arts
10.8% Sciences
1,500 43.7%

1,000 Nursing & Education &

Health Sciences Human
11.6% Services
18.7%
500

63
1,244 1,134 1,211 1,437 39
122
- 48
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Post- Other* Note: The College of Arts & Sciences includes undecided majors. Pre-
Baccalaureate business students are included in Business Administration. Pre-nursing
students are included in Nursing & Health Sciences.
* Includes Joint Enrolled, Transient, and Other.

Undergraduate Students by 5 Largest Declared Primary Majors,

Fall 2015
800
Number of Students Enrolled

700
600 677
638
500
529
400 465

300
289
200
100
0
Biology Nursing Psychology Criminal Justice Mass Media

Source: VSU OIR Analysis of ADC Enrollment, October 2015.

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First-Time Freshmen Enrollment, Fall 2011Fall 2015 First-Time Freshmen Enrollment by Gender and Ethnicity,
Fall 2015
3,000 Total Full Time Part Time
Ethnicity Female % of Female Male % of Male Total % of Total
American
2,500 1 0.1% 0 0.0% 1 0.1%
Indian/Alaskan Native
Number of Students Enrolled

Asian 5 0.6% 21 3.7% 26 1.9%

2,204
2,175

2,000
Black 283 34.4% 208 36.8% 491 35.4%
1,918
1,880

Hawaiian/Pacific
1,500 1,683 1 0.1% 1 0.2% 2 0.1%
1,649
Islander

1,555
1,524

1,387
Hispanic 61 7.4% 30 5.3% 91 6.6%

1,358
1,000 Multiracial 42 5.1% 25 4.4% 67 4.8%
Unknown 3 0.4% 5 0.9% 8 0.6%
500 White 426 51.8% 275 48.7% 701 50.5%
Total 822 100.0% 565 100.0% 1,387 100.0%
34

31

29
29

38

- Note: May not total 100% due to rounding.

Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015

First-Time Freshmen by 5 Largest Declared Primary Majors, Fall First-Time Freshmen Enrollment
2015 by Primary College, Fall 2015

180
Business
160
Administration
Number of Students Enrolled

161 155
140 11.5%
120 The Arts
100 9.5% Arts and
80 Sciences
82 45.3%
60 Nursing &
63 62 Health Sciences
40 19.4%
20
Education &
-
Human Services
Nursing Biology Psychology Engineering Studies Undeclared Business
14.2%
Administration

Note: The College of Arts & Sciences includes undecided majors. Pre-
business students are included in Business Administration. Pre-nursing
students are included in Nursing & Health Sciences.

First-Time Freshmen Enrollment of Georgia Counties with First-Time Freshmen Enrollment by Gender, Fall 2015
Highest Enrollment by Gender, Fall 2015

Female Male
180
160
Number of Students Enrolled

82
140
Male 565
120
100
80
23 Female 822
60 31 18
34
40
- 200 400 600 800 1,000
20 Number of Students Enrolled
75 57 45 55 29
0
Lowndes Gwinnett Henry Cobb Fulton

First-Time, Full-Time Freshman Profile

Average SAT Average ACT Average High School GPA
Critical Reading: 519 English: 21 3.21
Math: 500 Math: 20
Total: 1019 Composite: 22

Source: VSU OIR Analysis of ADC Enrollment, October 2015.

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Undergraduate Adult Learners by Classification and Gender, Undergraduate Adult Learners Enrollment by Primary
Fall 2015 College, Fall 2015
Female Male Business
700 Nursing & Health Administration
Sciences 3.9%

271 8.3%
600
Number of Students Enrolled

500

400 The Arts

22.0%
Arts and Sciences
300 147 55.3%

200
73 Education & Human
50 Services
100
61 10.5%
48 104 203 376 87 5
- 5
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Post- Other*
Baccalaureate

Undergraduate Adult Learner Students by 5 Largest Declared

Primary Majors, Fall 2015

250
Number of Students Enrolled

200 212

150

100 129
102 92
50 63

-
Organizational Criminal Justice Nursing Office Psychology
Leadership Administration &
Techonology

Total Enrollment for Distance Learning, Fall 2015

Not Fully
Online
Other
Not Online 19.6%
37.6% Fully
62.4%
Online
18.0%

Undergraduate Enrollment for Distance Learning, Fall 2015 Graduate Enrollment for Distance Learning, Fall 2015

Not Fully Fully

Online Online
Other 20.2% Other 51.3%
Not Online Not Online 68.9%
28.7%
71.3% 31.1% Not Fully
Fully Online Online
8.5%
17.6%

Source: VSU OIR Analysis of ADC Enrollment, October 2015.