Fall 2008 Enrollment Report Highlights:

• Calvin's 2008 fall enrollment, at 4,171, represents an decrease of 53 students from last year.
• Calvin welcomed a FTIAC (First Time in any College) class of 936 students, a decrease of 103 from last year.
• The retention rate of last years' FTIACS (those returning this fall), at 85.9%, dropped nearly three percentage points from last year.
• The six year graduation rate of the 2002 class of FTIACs is 75.4%, the second highest ever.
• The mean High School GPA of the entering class is 3.6, and the median ACT Composite score is 26.
• Just under one-half (47%) of Calvin students are members of the Christian Reformed Church.
• Calvin students come from 47 different states and over 40 different countries.
• Calvin's U.S. ethnic minority population stands at 268 (6.4%), the highest percentage ever.
• Some of Calvin's fastest growing programs are Accountancy, Biochemistry, Nursing, Physical Education, Spanish and Speech Pathology.

See the 2008 Fall Day 10 Report for details.

The Office of Institutional and Enrollment Research at Calvin carries out research, data analysis, and reporting to support institutional decision-making.