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A Profile of UNCW Students and Student Life

Division of Student Affairs

Creating Experiences for Life

December 2014

Dear Colleagues:

This is the fifth edition of this publication that was developed to share information about our students with the UNCW community. The Division of Student Affairs and Institutional Research collect a wealth of data each year about our students and their involvement, but it is difficult to find avenues to share this information with the larger campus community. Therefore, we have decided to produce this publication for UNCW faculty, staff, and administrators.

The data reported in this publication come from individual departments within the Division of Student Affairs, as well as Academic Affairs. This publication is a summary of a large number of assessments, including user data from specific programs and services, participant evaluations, and admissions and registration data.

Please let us know if you feel this publication will be helpful in your work with students, how it might be improved, and how you might like to receive this information in the future. For additional information on any of the topics included in this report, please contact Dr. Andrew Mauk, Director of Student Affairs Assessment, Research, and Planning at 962.7512, or email him at mauka@uncw.edu.

UNCW faculty, staff, and administrators all contribute to the achievement of our students, and we hope that the publication of the enclosed information can help all of us better serve our students and better understand “students @ UNCW.”

Sincerely,

Patricia L. Leonard

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Enrollment, Fall 2014 Total Undergraduates ................................. 12,952 Total Graduates ............................................ 1,618 Total Headcount ......................................... 14,570 Females ......................................................... 62.1% Out-Of-State Students …............................... 14.3% Non-Traditional Aged Undergrads (25+) ......14.4% Transfer Students .......................................... 31.7%

Race/Ethnicity of Students White Students…………………………………79.3% African-American Students……………………..5.5% Hispanic Students…………………………….…6.3% Asian/Pacific Islander Students…………………2.1% American Indian Students………………………0.4% Multi-Racial……………………………………. 2.9% International……………………………………. 0.6%

Composition of Total Undergraduate

Population

Freshmen Students, Fall 2014 Average Freshman SAT ............................... …1191 Average Freshman High School GPA ................ 4.1 UNCW was their first or second choice ......... 91.7%

Freshmen Orientation, Fall 2014 • 99% of students who attended orientation at

UNCW reported that they understand that academics should be their highest priority.

• 98% of students indicated that they felt better about UNCW because they attended orientation.

• 96% of students agreed that the University Studies and academic policies were explained clearly to them.

Tuition/Fees • The estimated cost of attendance for an

undergraduate in-state student for 2014-2015 is $21,308. The estimated cost for an out-of-state student is $35,336.

• Undergraduate tuition and fees for in-state students total $6,392. Estimated cost for Room and Board is $9,124.

• Undergraduate tuition and fees for out-of-state students is $20,420.

• Tuition and fees for graduate students is $6,529 for in-state students and $18,464 for out-of-state students.

Academic Life Average Cumulative GPA, Spring 2013

• Of the fall 2013 freshman class, 84.4% returned to

UNCW for their sophomore year. This first-year retention rates are higher than both the national average and the average rate for all students at North Carolina institutions of higher education.

Seniors, 4141

Juniors, 3352

Sophomores, 2539

Freshmen, 2655

Special, 160

Isaac Bear Early

College HS, 105

3.26

3.68

2.99

3.10

3.03

Intl' Students

Honor Students

Off Campus

On campus

All Students

Fall2008

Fall2009

Fall2010

Fall2011

Fall2012

Fall2013

84.7% 86.4% 85.6% 85.8% 86.4%

84.4%

First-Year Retention

• For the most recent data reported, 52.5% of Fall 2010 undergraduate students graduated within their first four-years at UNCW. 70.5% of the Fall 2008 cohort graduated within six years. Both of these rates are near the top of all institutions within the state of North Carolina.

• During 2013-2014, UNCW students participated in over 2,000 applied-learning experiences (Internships and Directed Individual Study projects) for academic credit.

• In 2013-2014, 1,312 students registered with the Disability Resource Center seeking accommodations for the following:

• During 2013-2014, the University Learning Center

served 37% of UNCW’s student population. Each of these students utilized one of our services, on average six times, and this accumulated to a total of 4,820 students making 29,916 visits at the University Learning Center for the academic year.

o Testing Services administered 4,203 tests in

2013-2014. This number included 340 paper-based tests and over 1,731 computer-based tests, primarily with the ETS computer-based program.

o GRE, PRAXIS, CLEP, and NET/TEAS were the most requested computer-based tests.

o Proctoring services for distance education examinations continued to increase.

o A partnership with Marine Corp Base-Camp LeJeune provides the opportunity to open an on-base Testing Center offering computer-based CLEP testing and proctoring services for distance education examinations. Between UNCW Campus and the MCB-CL, there were 418 CLEP tests, 1,143 proctored exams, and 92 DSST exams administered during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Student Housing • 4,202 students began the Fall 2014 semester living

on-campus. This represents 32% of all UNCW undergraduates.

• 90% of Fall 2014’s entering freshmen (1941 out of 2159) resided in on-campus housing.

• The majority (86%) of on-campus students are 20 years of age or younger.

• The Resident Assistant-to-student ratio is 1 RA for every 52 students.

Campus Recreation • The Student Recreation Center traffic was

approximately 416,530 visits for 2013-2014, with 12,222 total users of the facility, of which 86% were students.

• The Sport Clubs Program had 30 active clubs and 1,453 participants.

• There were 6,252 participants in Intramurals on 572 teams during 2013-2014.

• A total of 25,050 participated in group exercise classes.

• A total of 33,582 participated in aquatic programs in 2013-2014, a 355% increase from the previous year.

Student Involvement • In a typical week, approximately 1,000 students

use the Involvement Center, a resource area for student-organization members and those seeking involvement opportunities.

• 285 student organizations are registered with the Campus Activities and Involvement Center.

Learning disabilities,

20%

Sensory impairments (visual and

hearing), 5%

Psychological disorders,

11%

Mobility impairment,

7%

Attention deficit

disorder, 45%

Other impairments,

11%

StudentsVisits

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• At UNCW, 1,433 students (12.1% of the total undergraduate population) participate in fraternity and sorority life. Twenty-eight chapters completed approximately 23,000 combined hours of community service.

• Students were involved in 176 ACE Programs. • Arts and Programs provides the campus with rich

and diverse cultural-arts events each year, including world-class performances of theater, music, dance, and lectures by some of the most accomplished people today. The Arts in Action Performance Series had over 4,600 students in attendance for the wide variety of performances in 2013-2014 and the Leadership Lecture Series drew 2,193 students for 3 world renowned speakers.

• During the 2013-2014 academic year, Lumina Theater attracted an attendance of 20,525 patrons for film-related events.

• The Summer at the Dub series sponsors a number of events over the summer in arts and entertainment, recreation and leisure, and sports. A number of these events offer free admission for students.

• The Seahawk newspaper has been serving the UNC Wilmington community since 1948. It was redesigned this year, and circulates 2,000 print copies per issue.

• Atlantis, a magazine of literature and the arts, publishes three times a year. Atlantis is a 2010 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medalist publication.

• TealTV is a television network led by UNCW students. TealTV airs a campus news program, “Seahawk Central News” and a sports program, “Seahawk Central Sports.” During the 2013-2014 year, TealTV also added three new programs, incuding an entertainment show, “The Seahawk Scoop,” a budget show, “So Squawking Broke,” and a game show, “Seahawk Showdown”. TealTV also aired an original, eight-part comedy sitcom, “Newsless.” TealTV can be viewed on TimeWarner Cable channel 5 via UNCW-TV.

• Student Media Sales & Marketing is a team of students providing advertising sales, design assistance and publicity.

• Flicker Film Society founded in 2004, and is a group of talented, motivated students who produce original films from start to finish. The Flicker Film

Society annually hosts the 48-hour video race and the Reel Teal Film Festival.

• Hawkstream Radio was approved for funding permanently at the beginning of the 2013-2014 year.

Student Leadership and Engagement • The Office of Student Leadership & Engagement

provides leadership-development programs, such as the Seahawk Leadership Conference and The LeaderShape Institute; as well as community-service programs such as American Red Cross Blood Drives, Adopt-A-Family Thanksgiving program, the annual Halloween Carnival for local children, the Young at Heart Social, and Fall and Spring Break service trips.

• 1,192 UNCW students completed 5,444 hours of community service with the Office of Student Leadership & Engagement during the 2013-2014 academic year.

• 670 students participated in a leadership program. • 450 students earned Leadership UNCW

certificates during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Student Mental and Physical Health • There were 13,707 medical visits in 2013-2014. This

represents an 11% decrease since the previous year, likely due to the lack of a flu season.

• There were 4,294 prescriptions to students in 2013-2014. This represents a 19% decrease since the previous year.

• In the academic year 2013-2014, Abrons Student Health Center held 259 Health Promotion programs and 386 Individual Nutrition Consults reaching a total of 19,933 students.

• The Counseling Center scheduled more than 3,368 appointments for students during 2013-2014. The most common presenting concerns are Anxiety, Stress, and Depression.

• Preventive outreach programs provided information and programming on psychologically related topics for over 5,000 individuals within the campus community. This represents almost 36% of the student population.

• Campus consultation services continued to be highly

utilized by parents and the campus community. • InHarmony, the Center’s mind-body initiative

continues to develop and expand available programs. Meditation, mindfulness, and stress reduction are among the programs provided.

• The Counseling Center is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)

Violence Prevention and Response • Sexual assault and relationship violence are the most

underreported crimes. Nationally, it is estimated that 25% of women will be the victim of an attempted or completed sexual assault before they are 24 years old. Estimates of violence in college-dating relationships range from 25% to 50%. In one study, 13% of college women experienced stalking in a seven-month period.

• In 2013-2014, CARE provided a total of 994 hours of direct service, including confidential consultations on issues of relationship violence, sexual assault, stalking, or harassment. Additionally, in 2013-2014, CARE presented 251 programs in classes, to student groups, for faculty and staff, and to the general UNCW or Wilmington community.

Student Use of Alcohol/Drugs • Alcohol is the primary drug of abuse among students

at UNCW, like most other campuses. 85.31% of students have used alcohol in the last 12 months and 44.98% of students have engaged in high-risk or binge drinking (defined at five or more drinks in one sitting) in the last two weeks. 17.99% have engaged

in binge-drinking three or more times in the past two weeks.

• Marijuana is the most common illicit drug. 21.63% of UNCW students have used marijuana in the last 30 days.

• Prescription drug abuse has emerged as the next most common drug of abuse. Drugs of concern include Xanax, Adderall and Ritalin, and prescription painkillers like Oxycontin, Percocet, or Demerol. 20.69% of UNCW students have used a prescription drug not prescribed to them in the last 30 days.

• Only 22.7% of UNCW students have used tobacco in the last month, including 8.25% who smoke every day or almost every day. However, 3 in 5 of the current smokers reported that they would like to stop smoking now, with 74% wanting to quit before graduation.

• The number one walk-in issue in the CROSSROADS office was for self-help, including recovery. The second most common reason was a desire to quit smoking.

• CROSSROADS, UNCW’s Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Program, offers confidential consultation to students, faculty, parents and the community and delivers programs throughout the year in classrooms, to student groups and to the UNCW campus in general.

Conduct System • During the 2013-2014 academic year, the Office of

the Dean of Students adjudicated 1,271 conduct cases. Conduct sanctions included: written reprimand (446), disciplinary probation (251), and suspension from the university (37) among other sanctions.

• Alleged possession or use of alcohol accounted for 48.4% of all student conduct cases. Less than 10% involved the possession or use of marijuana or other drugs.

• There were 139 cases of reported academic dishonesty: 84 for cheating and 55 for plagiarism. Of these cases, 105 of the 139 students were found to be responsible for their offense.

200 243 305

Total # of Crisis Walk-Ins

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Careers & Employment • Students met with career counselors for over 3,677

individual sessions during 2013-2014. • Of the students who evaluated the Career Express

service, the average response was 3.87 with 1 being ‘Strongly Disagree’ and 4 being ‘Strongly Agree’ for the statement, “My counselor helped me meet my career or job search needs.”

• Last year, the Career Center presented more than 445 career programs in classes and student-organization meetings, and sponsored 26 outreach programs, reaching over 12,000 students.

• Virtual career services continue to be very popular with UNCW students, with 585,392 individual Career Center web pages viewed.

• During 2013-2014, 5,000 internships and jobs were posted for students in UNCW’s online job listing program, SeaWork. Within SeaWork, students had access to 500,000 job and internship listings.

Where UNCW Undergraduates Are Now UNCW graduates are surveyed approximately five months after their graduation to identify their first destination. A summary of the data for May 2012

through May 2013 is below.

Division of Student Affairs Abrons Student Health Center Campus Life Campus Recreation Career Center Counseling Center CROSSROADS & CARE Disability Resource Center Housing & Residence Life Office of the Dean of Students Student Leadership & Engagement Student Life Assessment, Research and Planning Transition Programs University Learning Center University Testing Services Student Employees Work Assist ...................... 907 Work Study......................... 23 Graduate Assistants …....... 34 Total ................................ 964 Total Employees Professional ..................... 111 Administrative .................. 51 Total ............................... 162 Division Budget Auxiliaries........................ 65% Student Fees ..................... 24% State ................................. 11% Total .............................. 100%

Facilities DePaolo Hall Warwick Center Burney Center Fisher Student Center Fisher University Union Student Recreation Center Housing and Residence Life

Cornerstone Honors House International House Belk Hall Galloway Hall Hewlett Hall Graham Hall Apts. A-M Schwartz Hall Suites O-U Seahawk Landing Seahawk Village Seahawk Crossing Housing & Residence Life Office

64.50%

12.40%

12.15%

4.35%

0.90%

Employed

Attending Grad School/Professional School

Seeking Employment

Seeking Admission to GradSchool

Other

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Division of Student Affairs “Creating Experiences for Life

For additional information on any of the topics included in this report, please contact the

Office of Student Affairs Assessment, Research, & Planning

910-962-7512.