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Autumn 2009 UW Tacoma Freshman Fast Facts

First-year Freshman Class

A first-year student is a student who has completed less than the equivalent of one full year of undergraduate work; that is, less than 45 quarter hours.

 
First-year Freshman Population : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
New* 205 75.9
Continuing 65 24.1
Former 0 0
Total Students 270 100.0

*NOTE: 180 new freshmen are TCORE students
First-year Freshman Attendance : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Full-time students 249 92.2
Part-time students 21 7.8
 
First-year Freshman Academic Profile : Autumn 2009
Maximum Minimum Average
High School GPA 4.00 2.12 3.22
SAT Math Scores 750 280 503.16
SAT Verbal Scores 750 240 485.26
SAT Combined Scores 1420 660 988.42
ACT Scores 29 11 20.55
 
First-year Freshman Gender : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Female 148 54.8
Male 122 45.2
 
First-year Freshman Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
African American / Black 30 11.1
American Indian / Native American 3 1.1
Asian American 77 28.5
Caucasian / White 114 42.2
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 .7
Hispanic / Latino 34 12.6
Not Indicated 10 3.7
 
First-year Freshman Age : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
17 And Under 3 1.1
18 - 20 250 92.6
21 - 24 10 3.7
25 - 29 4 1.5
30 - 39 1 .4
40 - 49 2 .7
Average Age 19
Youngest Age 17
Oldest Age 43
 
Education Level of Parents/Guardians
of First-year Freshmen : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Some School 18 7.6
High School Graduate 45 19.0
Some College 50 21.1
2 Year College 30 12.7
4 Year College 58 24.5
Post Graduate 36 15.2
 
First-year Freshman Resident Status : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Resident 239 88.5
Resident Immigrant 25 9.3
Nonresident Citizen 6 2.2
 
Top Four Counties of Residence of
First-year Freshmen : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Pierce 191 70.7
King 65 24.1
Thurston 6 2.2
Kitsap 4 1.5
 
Top High School Cities for
First-year Freshmen : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Tacoma 78 28.9
Federal Way 22 8.1
South Hill 17 6.3
University Place 16 5.9
Aubum 15 5.6
Puyallup 11 4.1
Gig Harbor 9 3.3
Kent 9 3.3
Seattle 9 3.3
Bonney Lake 8 3.0
Sumner 8 3.0
 
Top High Schools for
First-year Freshmen : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Emerald Ridge High School 17 6.3
Curtis Senior High School 16 5.9
Todd Beamer High School 14 5.2
Clover Park High School 13 4.8
Fife Senior High School 11 4.1
Lincoln Senior High School 9 3.3
Bonney Lake High School 8 3.0
Henry Foss High School 8 3.0
Sumner High School 8 3.0
Gov J. R. Rogers High School 7 2.6
Mt. Tahoma High School 7 2.6

First-time Freshman Applicants

A first-time student (undergraduate) is one who has no prior post secondary experience attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate level, including students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term, and students who entered with advanced standing (college credits earned before graduation from high school).

 
First-time Freshman Population : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Freshmen 181 85.8
Sophomores 18 8.5
Juniors 12 5.7
Total Students 211 100.0
 
First-time Freshman Attendance : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Full-time students 200 94.8
Part-time students 11 5.2
 
First-time Freshman Academic Profile : Autumn 2009
Maximum Minimum Average
High School GPA 4.0 2.12 3.30
SAT Math Scores 800 300 516.23
SAT Verbal Scores 800 240 496.58
SAT Combined Scores 1570 670 1012.81
ACT Scores 30 11 21.05
 
First-time Freshman Gender : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Female 115 54.5
Male 96 45.5
 
First-time Freshman Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
African American / Black 18 8.5
American Indian / Native American 4 1.9
Asian American 56 26.5
Caucasian / White 96 45.5
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 .95
Hispanic / Latino 23 10.9
Not Indicated 12 5.7
 
First-time Freshman Age : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
17 And Under 4 1.9
18 - 20 205 97.2
21 - 24 2 .9
Average Age 18
Youngest Age 16
Oldest Age 24
 
Education Level of Parents/Guardians
of First-time Freshmen: Autumn 2009
Count Percent
No School 1 .5
Some School 10 4.8
High School Graduate 43 20.8
Some College 41 19.8
2 Year College 29 14.0
4 Year College 52 25.1
Post Graduate 31 15.0
 
First-time Freshman Resident Status : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Resident 190 90.0
Resident Immigrant 16 7.6
Nonresident Citizen 5 2.4
 
Top Four Counties of Residence of
First-time Freshmen : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Pierce 135 64.0
King 61 28.9
Thurston 4 1.9
Kitsap 3 1.4
 
Top High School Cities for
First-time Freshmen : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Tacoma 55 27.2
Federal Way 20 9.9
Auburn 16 7.9
Puyallup 15 7.4
South Hill 14 6.9
University Place 11 5.4
Kent 9 4.5
Seattle 9 4.5
Bonney Lake 7 3.5
Sumner 7 3.5
Buckley 6 3.0
 
Top High Schools for
First-time Freshmen : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Emerald Ridge High School 14 6.9
Todd Beamer High School 12 5.9
Curtis Senior High School 11 5.4
Fife Senior High School 10 5.0
Puyallup Senior High School 9 4.4
Thomas Jefferson High School 9 4.4
Lincoln Senior High School 8 3.5
Bonnie Lake High School 7 3.0
Stadium High School 7 3.0
Sumner High School 7 3.0

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