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Enrollment Data

FACT SHEET 2010 

APPLICANTS

First-time Freshmen
Completed Applications  4263
Accepted Applications  1669
Enrolled Applicants  1070
Acceptance Rate  39 %
Applicant Yield  64 %
(Source:  Federal IPED Report and Common Data Set)

Transfers
Completed Applications  2573
Accepted Applications  1020
Enrolled Applicants  777
Acceptance Rate  40 %
Applicant Yield  76 %
(Source:  Common Data Set)   

ENROLLMENT

Enrollment Status
Full-Time 7,331 71 %
Part-Time 3,055 29 %

Level
Undergraduate 10,166 98 %
Graduate   220 2 %

Degree
Associate 4,528 44 %
Bachelor 3,513 34 %
Master's 220 2 %
Certificate 36
Non-matriculated 2,089 20 %

School
Art & Design  3,969 38 %
Business & Technology 4,063 39 %
Liberal Arts  45 0 %
Non-matriculated  2,089 20 %
Graduate  220 2 %

Total Headcount 10,413

(Source:  SIRIS)

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS 

Race/Ethnicity (percent of known race)
American Indian or Alaskan 14 .02 %
Asian 995 11.6 %
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 57 .7 %
Black 757 8.8 %
White 5,083 59.1 %
Hispanic 1,421 16.5 %
Multi-Racial 277 3.2 %
Total Reported 8,604 100.0 %
0
Non-Resident Aliens 1,201
Unknown 581
Total 10,386
Percent Reporting a Race 83 %
(Source:  SIRIS)

Gender
Male 1,601 15 %
Female 8,785 85 %
Total 10,386

(Source:  SIRIS)

Residency Status
New York City 4,289 41 %
New York State 2,397 23 %
Out of State 3,700 36 %
Total 10,386

(Source:  SIRIS)

Age in 2010
19 and under 1,954 19 %
20-21 2,737 26 %
22-24  2,181 21 %
25-29   1,753 17 %
30-34 800 8 %
35 and over 961 9 %
Unknown - 0 %
10,386

(Source:  SIRIS)

Permanent Residence Address, All Students   
New York City     
  Bronx 325 3 %
  Brooklyn  1433 14 %
  Manhattan 1508 15 %
  Queens 1173  11 %
  Staten Island 224 2 %
  Total 4,663 45 %
New York State, not NYC 2,431 23 %
Out-of-State, US
  Connecticut 158 2 %
  New Jersey 1010 10 %
  Pennsylvania 216 2 %
  Other State 1128 11%
  Total 2,512 24 %
International 724 7 %
Unknown 56
Total 10,386

(Source:  SIRIS)

Permanent Residence Address, First-time Freshman Degree-Seekers 
New York City
  Bronx 29 0 %
  Brooklyn 56 1 %
  Manhattan 39 0 %
  Queens 78 1 %
  Staten Island 34 0 %
  Total 236 2 %
New York State, not NYC 357 3 %
Out-of-State, US
  Connecticut 30 0 %
  New Jersey 158 2 %
  Pennsylvania 47 0 %
  Other State 169 2 %
  Total 404 4 %
International 73 1 %
Unknown
Total 1,070

(Source: SIRIS)

DEGREES AWARDED - July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010

Associate 2,076
  BS 771
  BFA 546
Bachelor 1,317
  MPS 30
  MA 45
Master's 75
Certificates 65
Total 3,533

(Source: Federal IPED Report)

GRADUATION RATE

Entering Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004
3 Year Rate 57 % 56 % 56 %
4 Year Rate 52 % 52 % 64 %

(Source: Federal IPED Report)

FIRST-YEAR STUDENT RETENTION RATE

Entering Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009
Retention Rate 85 % 86 % 87 %

(Source: Common Data Set)

CLASS SIZE

Students per class Courses % of courses
2-9 58 2 %
10-19 862 35 %
20-29 1536 62 %
30-39 4 0 %
40 and above 0 0 %
2460 100 %

(Source: Common Data Set)

STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO

Student to Faculty Ratio 17 to 1

(Source: Common Data Set)