USF Latinos AssociationMarch 21, 2007

Student Recruitment,

Retention/Success

& Financial Aid at USF

SUS Enrollment

9%

9%

12%

13%

13%

13%

10%

11%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

UF

UCF

FSU

USF

Black Hispanic

Undergraduate, Fall 2005

SUS New Minority StudentsNumber of Black and Hispanic SUS Applicants Making

1000 or More on the SAT

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Black

Hispanic

SUS Enrollment GoalsBy 2013, the SUS graduates should reflect the populations of Florida:

In 2005: Blacks 15% Hispanics 20% Asians 2% American Indians <1%

Source: Board of Governors SUS Strategic Plan and US Census Data for Florida

USF Minority Undergraduates

3,597 3,984 4,047 4,196 4,178

3,1203,421 3,427

3,672 3,998

1,680

1,833 1,811

354924

922

1,9461,878

630

430

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Non-Res Alien

Am Indian

USF Minority Graduate Students

480 543 525 537 631

518579 564 631

713301

345 287

713 950937

328

350759

808

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Am Indian

Non-Res Alien

Fall 2007 Freshman AdmitsTalent Indices

FTIC Freshman Admits as of March 12th

Quality Measures Fall 2007 Fall 2006 % Change

HSGPA >= 3.70 5,024 3,304 52%

SAT >= 1140 4,413 3,292 34%

ACT >= 25 2,814 1,877 50%

Rank Top 10% 2,879 2,094 37%

Fall 2007 Freshman AdmitsDiversity Indices

FTIC Freshman Admits as of March 12th

Race/Ethnicity Fall 2007 Fall 2006 % Change

American Indian 41 26 58%

Asian 609 535 14%

Black 687 571 20%

Hispanic 1,274 1,042 22%

Other 71 60 18%

Unknown 487 252 93%

White 5,011 4,204 19%

Fall 07 “Tradition of Excellence” Candidates

 Total

Applicants Admitted Pending

National Merit Semifinalists 90 83 7

National Achievement Semifinalists 28 27 1

National Hispanic Scholars 34 14 20

 TOTAL 152 124 28

Updated 01/03/07 by JRS

Recruitment Challenges & Initiatives

• Early Outreach– Campus visits in elementary & middle schools– Family engagement in college planning—finances– ENLACE, Project Thrust, Upward Bound, Venture Scholars

• Academic Preparation– High school or community college curricular alignment – Rigorous HS core curriculum (math/trig; science/physics)– Formal & regular collaboration with feeder high schools – Formal & regular collaboration with feeder FLCC & USF– Summer Bridge Programs—FSI & SSS

Recruitment Challenges & Initiatives

• New USF Admission Standards– Compatibility of applicant qualifications with USF standards– Establishing USF’s Image/Branding and regional & national reputation– Senior Search to target admissible candidates based on test scores—ACT & SAT– New publications and advertisements—some in Spanish– New USF Website more focused on prospective students needs– Broadened sophomore & junior search initiatives in 5 out of state markets

Recruitment Challenges & Initiatives

• Legal Boundaries– University of Michigan/Bollinger Supreme Court Decision: “pluralistic learning environment,” not “race targeted initiatives” – State of Florida rules, regulations and mandates– Designated 144 Title I and other economically disadvantaged FL public high schools as “targets” for outreach & access initiatives– Participate in College Board’s Diversity Collaborative Workshops

Recruitment Challenges & Initiatives

• Affordability– Value of a college education– Alternatives for paying for college– Limited need based aid – state and institutional – Established a University Scholarship Office– HS Financial Aid Night & College Goal Sunday– Doubled numbers of “History of Achievement” &

“Scholastic Achievement” scholarships offered to

FTIC and transfers

Recruitment Challenges & Initiatives

• Conversion & Yield Initiatives– Convert inquiries to complete applications; yield of admits to enrolled students.– Hire/promote key staff of color in Admission—

Goldsmith & Matos– “No fee” Priority Action Application (2nd year)– Need college & student services at THREE

Spring events, “Stampedes to Success” on Feb. 21; March 21; April 20

Issues in Financial Aidfrom the Spellings Report, 2006

1. “Financial aid system is confusing, complex, inefficient, duplicative, and frequently does not direct aid to students who truly need it.”

2. “The Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA is longer and more complicated than the federal tax return.”

Issues in Financial AidSpelling’s Report (cont.)

3. “Definitive information about freshmen year aid is not provided until the spring of the senior year of high school, which makes it hard for families to plan and discourages college attendance.”

4. “Unmet financial need is a growing problem for students from low-income families, who need the aid most.”

ISSUE #1

“Financial aid system is confusing, complex, inefficient,

duplicative, and frequently does not direct aid to students who

truly need it.”

Sources of Need and Merit Aid $92 million total in 2005/06 USF

$30$28

$25

$6

$3

$0.08

$ M

illi

on

s

State Merit

Inst Merit

Fed Need

State Need

Inst Need

Fed Merit

Need vs. Merit AidNeed=$34M and Merit=$58M in 2005-06

$0.08

$25

$30

$6

$28

$3

Need Merit

$ MillionsFederal

State

Institutional

ISSUE #4

“Unmet financial need is a growing problem for

students from low-income families, who need the aid

most.”

USF Cost of Attendancefor 2006-07

Undergraduate w/Parent

Graduate Student

$19,060

$34,700

$22,780

$10,010

Financial Need

Cost of Attendance (6 major USF Budgets)

- $$ Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

= $$ Financial need

- $$ USF financial aid package . $$ Unmet need

$98M UNMET NEED for 17,000+ USF studentsin 2005/06

Loans & Unmet Need$157 million total in 2005/06

$6

$10

$23

$43

$7$10

$21

$37

Frsh Soph Junior Senior

$ MillionsLoans

Unmet Need

Challenges in Financial Aid• Limited need-based aid, like federal Pell Grants & state

need-based grants

• Financial literacy of students/parents impacting perceived affordability and loan indebtedness

• Communicating eligibility requirements for over 1,500 financial aid programs at USF

• Multiple applications for financial aid & scholarships

• Decentralized scholarship awarding processes

• FGMG program administration

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