POLITICAL SCIENCE THOMAS W. AND ROBIN W. EDWARDS COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS FACT BOOK Fall 2013
POLITICAL SCIENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS Fall and Spring Enrollment Trends... 163 Summer Enrollment Trends... 164 Fall Enrollment Trends by Race... 165 Fall Enrollment Trends by Gender... 166 Fall Enrollment Trends by Class Level... 167 Residency Classification of Students for Fee Payment Purposes... 168 Geographic Distribution by State... 169 Geographic Distribution by Country... 170 Migration of Transfer Students to Coastal Carolina University... 171 First-Time Full-Time Freshmen SAT Scores... 172 First-Time Full-Time Freshmen ACT Scores... 173 First-Time Full-Time Freshmen High School GPA... 174 First-Time Full-Time Freshmen Retention... 175 First-Time Full-Time Transfer Retention... 176 161
Fall and Spring Semester Enrollment Trends 2004-2013 Fall Semester Spring Semester Year Headcount Year Headcount 2004 174 2005 171 2005 197 2006 176 2006 187 2007 178 2007 191 2008 186 2008 212 2009 199 2009 225 2010 212 2010 223 2011 211 2011 233 2012 219 2012 215 2013 181 2013 190 250 200 Headcount 150 100 50 0 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 Fall Semester Spring Semester 163
Summer Semesters Enrollment Trends 2004-2013 May Summer I Summer II Semester Semester Semester Total Year # Students # Students # Students # Students 2004 23 30 28 81 2005 27 17 20 64 2006 17 21 20 58 2007 21 24 21 66 2008 16 18 18 52 2009 19 22 23 64 2010 19 30 29 78 2011 20 22 21 63 2012 18 30 21 69 2013 17 21 16 54 30 25 20 Headcount 15 10 5 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 May Summer I Summer II 164
Fall Enrollment Trends By Race Fall Semesters 2004-2013 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009* 2010 2011 2012 2013 # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % ETHNICITY Hispanic/Latino 5 2.9% 4 2.0% 2 1.1% 2 1.0% 6 2.8% 10 4.4% 7 3.1% 8 3.4% 6 2.8% 9 4.7% RACE American Indian/Alaskan 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.5% 2 0.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.4% 2 0.9% 2 1.1% Asian 2 1.1% 2 1.0% 1 0.5% 2 1.0% 1 0.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.5% 0 0.0% Black/African American 20 11.5% 26 13.2% 30 16.0% 29 15.2% 32 15.1% 37 16.4% 51 22.9% 63 27.0% 67 31.2% 53 27.9% Native Hawaiian/Pacific 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.5% White 145 83.3% 161 81.7% 152 81.3% 154 80.6% 163 76.9% 168 74.7% 157 70.4% 153 65.7% 127 59.1% 111 58.4% Two or More Races 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 3 1.3% 5 2.2% 4 1.7% 7 3.3% 7 3.7% Non-Resident Alien 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.5% 0 0.0% 3 1.4% 3 1.3% 2 0.9% 4 1.7% 5 2.3% 6 3.2% Unknown 2 1.1% 4 2.0% 1 0.5% 3 1.6% 5 2.4% 4 1.8% 1 0.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.5% TOTAL 174 100.0% 197 100.0% 187 100.0% 191 100.0% 212 100.0% 225 100.0% 223 100.0% 233 100.0% 215 100.0% 190 100.0% *Note: Institutions required to use new Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) racial/ethnic categories for reporting. 165 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% Percent of Students* 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Hispanic/Latino American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian Black/African American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Two or More Races Non Resident Alien Unknown *excludes White
Enrollment Trends by Gender Fall Semesters 2004-2013 Male Female Year # % # % Total 2004 105 60.3% 69 39.7% 174 2005 118 59.9% 79 40.1% 197 2006 102 54.5% 85 45.5% 187 2007 103 53.9% 88 46.1% 191 2008 120 56.6% 92 43.4% 212 2009 123 54.7% 102 45.3% 225 2010 122 54.7% 101 45.3% 223 2011 126 54.1% 107 45.9% 233 2012 121 56.3% 94 43.7% 215 2013 112 58.9% 78 41.1% 190 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% Percent of Students 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Male Female 166
Enrollment Trends by Class Level Fall Semesters 2004-2013 Year Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Total 2004 53 38 54 29 174 2005 54 52 47 44 197 2006 51 47 41 48 187 2007 43 49 54 45 191 2008 56 59 48 49 212 2009 55 59 57 54 225 2010 57 41 60 65 223 2011 66 58 43 66 233 2012 59 53 57 46 215 2013 40 43 50 57 190 70 60 50 Headcount 40 30 20 10 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior 167
Residency Classification of Students For Fee Payment Purposes* Fall Semesters 2004-2013 In-State Out-of-State Year # % # % Total 2004 118 67.8% 56 32.2% 174 2005 140 71.1% 57 28.9% 197 2006 138 73.8% 49 26.2% 187 2007 147 77.0% 44 23.0% 191 2008 162 76.4% 50 23.6% 212 2009 161 71.6% 64 28.4% 225 2010 173 77.6% 50 22.4% 223 2011 188 80.7% 45 19.3% 233 2012 166 77.2% 49 22.8% 215 2013 142 74.7% 48 25.3% 190 *Residency classification for fee payment purposes is defined by South Carolina statute. 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% Percent of Students 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 In-State Out-of-State 168
Geographic Distribution of Enrollment by State Fall Semesters 2009-2013 State 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 South Carolina 134 135 153 139 123 New Jersey 12 12 11 19 16 Virginia 17 15 14 9 11 North Carolina 6 4 4 6 7 New York 14 12 9 5 5 Massachusetts 2 2 4 3 4 Pennsylvania 8 9 8 5 4 Maryland 9 11 12 9 3 Connecticut 2 2 3 3 2 Delaware 0 0 1 2 2 Other States 18 19 10 10 6 140 120 100 80 Headcount 60 40 123 20 0 16 11 7 5 4 4 3 2 2 SC NJ VA NC NY MA PA MD CT DE Fall 2013 169
Geographic Distribution of Enrollment by Country Fall Semesters 2009-2013 Country 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Russia 1 0 2 2 3 Israel 0 0 0 1 1 Italy 0 0 0 1 1 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 1 United Kingdom 1 1 1 0 1 Greece 1 1 0 0 0 Other Countries 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3 1.3% 2 0.9% 4 1.7% 5 2.3% 7 3.7% 170
Transfers From: Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts Migration of Transfer Students to Coastal Carolina University Fall Semesters 2009-2013 2009 2010 2011 2012 The Citadel 0 0 0 0 0 Clemson University 0 0 0 0 0 College of Charleston 1 1 0 0 1 Francis Marion University 0 0 2 1 0 Lander University 0 0 0 0 0 S.C. State University 0 0 1 0 1 USC-Columbia 1 0 0 0 0 USC-Aiken 0 0 0 0 0 USC-Beaufort 0 0 0 0 0 USC-Upstate 0 0 0 0 0 Winthrop University 1 0 0 0 0 Medical University of South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 Two-year USC Campuses 0 0 0 0 0 Horry-Georgetown Technical College 11 3 6 3 2 Other SC Technical Colleges 0 0 2 2 1 Private Senior Institutions 2 1 0 5 1 Private Two-year Colleges 0 0 0 0 0 Total SC Transfers 16 5 11 11 6 Out-of-State Colleges 14 13 7 8 3 Foreign Colleges 0 0 0 0 0 Total Transfers 30 18 18 19 9 2013 171
First-Time Full-Time Freshmen SAT Scores Fall Semesters 2008-2013 In-State Out-of-State Year N Mean Min Max N Mean Min Max 2008 23 1010 890 1200 11 1040 920 1110 2009 11 997 860 1160 14 990 830 1160 2010 14 956 800 1190 8 1041 900 1290 2011 18 1039 870 1340 15 1053 890 1300 2012 12 964 850 1240 11 999 870 1270 2013 14 984 860 1200 9 1017 900 1220 Average SAT Score 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1040 1041 1039 1053 1010 997 990 964 999 1017 956 984 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 In-State Out-of-State Fall 2013 SAT Total Score In-State Out-of-State <800 0 0 800-899 3 0 900-999 7 5 1000-1099 0 3 1100-1199 3 0 1200-1299 >1299 Total 1 1 0 0 14 9 172
First-Time Full-Time Freshmen ACT Scores Fall Semesters 2008-2013 In-State Year N Mean Min Max N Out-of-State Mean Min Max 2008 6 20.0 18 22 4 21.3 18 23 2009 8 20.3 17 27 0 N/A N/A N/A 2010 15 19.6 16 27 4 21.3 19 26 2011 11 18.6 17 23 0 N/A N/A N/A 2012 10 20.2 18 27 4 21.5 19 25 2013 8 19.8 17 26 0 N/A N/A N/A Average ACT Scores 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 21.3 21.3 21.5 20.0 20.3 20.2 19.6 19.8 18.6 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 In-State Out-of-State ACT Total Score < 18 18 19 20 21 22 > 22 Total Fall 2013 In-State Out-of-State 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 173
First-Time Full-Time Freshmen High School GPA Fall Semesters 2008-2013 In-State Out-of-State Year N Mean Min Max N Mean Min Max 2008 27 3.32 2.63 4.27 11 3.33 2.49 4.08 2009 19 3.53 2.62 4.70 14 2.94 2.50 3.37 2010 29 3.54 2.80 4.24 12 3.23 2.40 4.03 2011 29 3.42 2.72 4.24 14 3.35 2.38 4.46 2012 22 3.46 2.79 4.35 15 3.04 2.35 4.08 2013 22 3.70 2.92 4.52 9 3.24 2.48 4.39 Average High School GPA 4.00 3.75 3.50 3.25 3.00 2.75 2.50 2.25 2.00 1.75 1.50 1.25 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00 3.70 3.53 3.54 3.42 3.46 3.32 3.33 3.35 3.23 3.24 3.04 2.94 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 In-State Out-of-State Fall 2013 SAT Total Score In-State Out-of-State < 1.75 0 0 1.75-1.99 0 0 2.00-2.49 0 1 2.50-2.99 1 3 3.00-3.49 6 2 >= 3.50 15 3 Total 22 9 174
First-Time Full-Time Freshmen Retention Fall Semester 2007-2013 # New Full-time PSCI Freshmen 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 28 39 33 42 44 37 31 Returned 2nd Year 20 71.4% 29 74.4% 19 57.6% 24 57.1% 33 75.0% 21 56.8% Returned 3rd Year 14 50.0% 26 66.7% 15 45.5% 23 54.8% 27 61.4% Returned 4th Year 14 50.0% 26 66.7% 13 39.4% 19 45.2% 175 AFTER 4TH YEAR Graduated 11 39.3% 15 38.5% 8 Returned 3 10.7% 7 17.9% 5 Total Retention 14 50.0% 22 56.4% 13 AFTER 5TH YEAR 24.2% 15.2% 39.4% Graduated 13 46.4% 21 Returned 1 3.6% 3 Total Retention 14 50.0% 24 AFTER 6TH YEAR Graduated 13 46.4% Returned 1 3.6% Total Retention 14 50.0% 53.8% 7.7% 61.5% Six-year Graduation Rates Cohort Percent 2003 25.8% 2004 50.0% 2005 37.5% 2006 46.9% 2007 46.4%
New Transfer Retention Fall Semester 2007-2013 # New Full-time PSCI Transfers 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 17 24 25 16 18 17 9 AFTER 1ST YEAR Graduated 1 5.9% 2 8.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Returned 11 64.7% 16 66.7% 20 80.0% 12 75.0% 14 77.8% 14 Total Retention 12 70.6% 18 75.0% 20 80.0% 12 75.0% 14 77.8% 14 0.0% 82.4% 82.4% AFTER 2ND YEAR Graduated 4 23.5% 6 25.0% 5 20.0% 2 12.5% 5 27.8% Returned 7 41.2% 12 50.0% 15 60.0% 11 68.8% 9 50.0% Total Retention 11 64.7% 18 75.0% 20 80.0% 13 81.3% 14 77.8% AFTER 3RD YEAR 176 Graduated 6 35.3% 14 58.3% 16 64.0% 11 68.8% Six-year Graduation Rates Returned 5 29.4% 4 16.7% 1 4.0% 1 6.3% Cohort Percent Total Retention 11 64.7% 18 75.0% 17 68.0% 12 75.0% 2003 46.2% AFTER 4TH YEAR Graduated 10 58.8% 16 66.7% 16 64.0% 2004 2005 46.7% 62.5% Returned 1 5.9% 2 8.3% 0 0.0% 2006 42.9% Total Retention 11 64.7% 18 75.0% 16 64.0% 2007 64.7% AFTER 5TH YEAR Graduated 10 58.8% 18 75.0% Returned 1 5.9% 0 0.0% Total Retention 11 64.7% 18 75.0% AFTER 5TH YEAR Graduated 11 64.7% Returned 0 0.0% Total Retention 11 64.7%