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Student Profile - Fall 2012

Please note that this page is updated annually in the month of December.

 

Enrollment


School Undergraduate Graduate Total

College of Arts and Sciences

        2,784    37
  2,821
Leavey School of Business         1,588   953   2,541
School of Engineering            878
  750
  1,628
School of Law              -   935
   935
School of Education and Counseling Psychology
             -   431    431
Jesuit School of Theology
             -   163    163
Fall 2012 Enrollment Total
        5,250
3,269 8,519
Summer 2012 Enrollment Total
        1,158
1,856 3,014

 

Freshman Class Profile

Fall 2012 - Class of 2016
Applications  14,339
Accepted   7,344
Enrolled   1,278


 

Enrolled Freshman

Middle 50% of Scores
GPA    
 3.64  (unweighted 4 point scale)          
SAT Critical Reading
 590 - 680
SAT math
 610 - 700
ACT Composite  27-31


Enrolled Freshmen Demographics


Religious background: Catholic
 52%
From Jesuit high schools  15%
From other Catholic high schools  24%
From private high schools (Non-Jesuit)  15%
From public high schools
 45%
From other high schools
   1%
Alumni ties  24%
Live in residence halls  95%
From California  59%         
From other states and countries
 41%
Number of states  36
Number of foreign countries  17


 

Transfers

Applied 1,143        
Accepted
   408
Enrolled
   149
Mean GPA (admitted)
  3.54


 

Student Statistics

Fall 2012
Gender  Undergraduate  Graduate
Men  2,634 (50%)  1,822  (56%)
Women  2,616 (50%)

 1,447  (44%)



 

Ethnicity


 Undergraduate  Graduate
American Indian or Alaskan Native 10 (<1%) 5 (<1%)
Asian
781 (15%) 1,161 (36%)
Black or African American
164 (3%) 67 (2%)
Hispanic of any race
954 (18%) 265 (8%)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
15 (<1%) 14 (<1%)
White 2,443 (47%) 1,199 (37%)
Two or more non-Hispanic races or ethnicities
342 (7%) 59 (2%)
Race and Ethnicity unknown
541 (10%) 499 (15%)

 



 

Other Statistics

Freshman retention rate  95%
Six-year graduation rate  86%
Live in residence halls  95% of undergraduates
Average class size  23
Classes with fewer than 30 students  71%
Student to faculty ratio  12:1



 

 

Student Costs

Undergraduate Program (2012-13)
Tuition and fees                   
 $40,572 per year
Room and board  $12,276 per year (varies)


 

Graduate Programs (2012-13)
Law School tuition  $1,456 per quarter unit    
MBA tuition  $   888 per quarter unit
Engineering tuition  $   805 per quarter unit
Counseling Psychology and Education tuition  $   497 per quarter unit   
Pastoral Ministries tuition  $   488 per quarter unit
Jesuit School of Theology tuition  $8,925 per semester (varies with program)


 

 

Financial Assistance

Undergraduate Students (2012-13)
Total scholarships/grants  $76,125,040
Total student loans  $31,545,081
Work Study  $  1,280,035
Receiving aid 82%


 

Graduate Students (2012-13)
Total scholarships/grants  $  3,198,479
Total student loans  $13,454,216
Work Study  $      20,000
Receiving aid  48%


 

Law Students (2012-13)
Total scholarships/grants  $  5,760,409
Total student loans  $33,804,405
Work study  $    196,067
Receiving aid  84%

 

Jesuit School of Theology (2012-13)
Total scholarships/grants  $652,215
Total student loans  $230,977
Receiving aid  33%


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