IU is RED HOT

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Did you know??

• The Kelley School was ranked 10th best in the
  nation overall and No. 4 among public schools,
  BusinessWeek (2006)
• The Hottest Big State School in 2006, Newsweek
  magazine
• One of the top 50 places to live in the nation,
  Kiplinger, 2006
• Among Americas top 5 Most Entrepreneurial
  Campuses, Forbes (2005)
• No. 6 college sports town, Sports Illustrated on
  Campus (2003)
• One of the countrys top 10 places for campus
  culture, USA Today
• Among the top 25 American Research Universities,
  University Performance Report

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Can I major in Underwater Archaeology at IU?

• Yes, or music theatre or peace studies or
  digital game design. Our Individualized Major
  Program lets you create your own program of
  study.

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I heard that Batman graduated from IU. Is that
true?

• No, Batman is a make-believe cartoon character
  who did not pursue higher education. However,
  Michael Uslan, Oscar-winning producer of the
  Batman movies (most recently Batman Begins) and
  Constantine, is an IU graduate and recently gave
  the commencement speech for the class of 2006!

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Is it true that IUs new super computer is faster
than a speeding bullet?

• Hard to say. What we do know is that its very,
  very fast!! In fact its the nations fastest and
  one of the most powerful in the world!
• The IBM computer is capable of performing more
  than 20.4 trillion numerical operations per
  second.

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Can I study beetles at IU?

• Yes. Try a course in biology or animal behavior
  to find out more about the life of beetles.

How about The Beatles?
Them too. IU professor and rock historian Glenn
Gass offered the nations first for-credit
history of rock and roll class at the IU School
of Music. Professor Gass also teaches an overseas
study summer program titled The Beatles in
London.
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Overview

• Office of Admissions
• Outreach
• Fall 2005 2006
• Alumni outreach and recruitment

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Office of Admissions

• Freshmen transfer domestic international
  admission, graduate international processing
• Changes and challenges in how we operate
• To recruit, enroll, and retain a qualified,
  diverse class that will become alumni (donors)
• Enrollment goals and priorities
• High ability, diversity, international, and
  transfer students
• Recruitment (outreach)
• Ongoing and in multiple forms

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Outreach Activities

• The numbers May 2005 to May 2006
• Admissions Office
• 52,324 phone calls answered by admission
  assistants
• 19,288 calls to our scheduling department
• 10,285 students on campus for admission
  information sessions (May 05- 262/May 06- 537)
• 20,255 students families on campus tours (May
  05- 508/May 06- 733)
• 180 students participating in our Host Program
  (overnight visit program) from 31 states
• High ability
• New position to coordinate outreach
• Additional communications including a new
  brochure
• Diversity
• Approximately 700 students/families attending 6
  specific programs for students of color
• Call-a-thons to 675 students in the fall/spring
• New initiative to identify top Indiana juniors
  for specific outreach

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Outreach Activities Continued

• International
• Increased freshmen and transfer applications by
  18 and admissions by 10 for a possible record
  high
• New position to coordinate recruitment
• Reduced response time for inquiries and
  applications
• More personalized communication
• Participated in College Fairs in India, Malaysia,
  Thailand, and Singapore
• Partnered with Alumni in 17 countries to
  coordinate 20 yield events for admitted freshmen,
  transfer, and graduate students
• Transfer
• Targeted communication and personal contact to
  potential transfer students.
• Applications up 16-17
• Top 5 transfer feeder schools Ivy Tech
  Bloomington, Vincennes, Purdue, Ball State,
  University of Southern Indiana
• Hoosier Link initiative with Bloomington Ivy Tech

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Outreach Activities Continued

• Yield
• Admission spring yield events for admitted
  students and families in the following areas
• St Louis, Evansville, Northwest Indiana, greater
  New York, South Bend, Ft Wayne, greater Chicago,
  New Albany, and Indianapolis
• Events were also hosted by Kelley and students
  and families were invited to some Alumni
  Association events which President Herbert
  attended (Washington, D.C. Cincinnati, OH, and
  Dallas, TX)
• Visits, College Fairs, and Previews
• Admission directors visited 471 high schools in
  and out of state
• Attended 385 College Fairs (Alumni assisted with
  217 of these)
• Held 40 Previews- 19 in state 21 out of state
• Communications
• Specific communications (emails, postcards, and
  letters) to targeted groups of juniors, senior
  prospects/admits and parents, with additional
  communications to students of color, high ability
  students, and international students
• More than 600,000 individual communications sent

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How it all comes together

• A recap of fall 2005 freshmen
• More than 22,000 applications received (highest
  to date)
• 6,945 new freshmen (2nd largest class)
• 67 resident/33 non resident
• 12 students of color (highest in history)
• 4 international
• 56 in top ¼ of graduating class
• 3.4 average GPA
• Critical Reading/Math SAT for admitted fall
  freshmen 1160, for Hutton Honors College 1319
• Fall 2006 possibilities
• 25,000 applications
• A class between 6,800 and 7,000
• A possible slight shift to more non residents
• Applications for students above a 1300 (Critical
  Reading and Math) increased by 6 and admits by
  6
• Critical Reading and Math for admitted fall
  freshmen 1167
• Strong diversity but with possible slight decline
  in African American
• Expecting students from Anchorage, AK to
  Charleston, WV and literally from around the world

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How it all comes together continued

• It takes a village to raise a child and also a
  university to bring in a class
• Campus partnerships with all academic units,
  programs, and service areas
• Use of targeted scholarships including new
  scholarships for merit and need, several through
  IU Foundation efforts
• Selective Scholarship Applications for our 4
  largest scholarship programs
• Alumni involvement

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Role of Alumni

• 185/40/4
• 50-55/30-35
• 27/17
• 340
• Other efforts

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New Admission Standards

• Whats changed what hasnt?

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Finally

• Amazing things are continuing to happen on campus
• New Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Roger
  Thompson, starting in July
• New Direct Admit programs for School of
  Journalism and School of Education total is now
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• New recognitions one of the top 30 public
  Universities for Jewish life
• Continuing to enroll and graduate outstanding
  students who love their Indiana University
  experience