John O’Brien, MnSCU System Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic & Student Affairs This presentation provides a portrait of the students served by the MnSCU system.

1. An Overview of Our Students
Board of Trustees Academic and Student Affairs Committee
October 23, 2013
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator.

2. Outline
 Who are our students?
 Demographic diversity
 Academic diversity
 How do they finance their education?
 Predictors of headcount
 Questions and discussion
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3. Who are our students?
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator.

4. Snapshot of 2013 demographic diversity
 58% of students are in Greater Minnesota
 23% are students of color: 61,500
 39% are 25 or older (average age is 26)
 55% are female
 38% are Pell-eligible (103,000)
 20% are first generation (54,000)
(56% by the federal definition)
 54% are from underrepresented
groups (144,000)
 10,650 are veterans
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5. Figure 1: Educating Minnesota
Twin Cities,
114,983, 42%
Central, 33,703,
12%
Northeast, 18,997,
7%
Southwest, 37,251,
Southeast, 26,164,
14%
10%
Total Credit Headcount = 272,509 fiscal year 2013
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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Northwest, 41,411,
15%

6. Figure 2: Total headcount continued to grow through
fiscal year 2013
500,000
423,172
400,000
368,759
373,820
381,442
433,532
239,337
238,657
242,356
249,949
200,000
135,163
2005 2006
Credit
2007
129,422
275,738
272,509
155,546
160,643
2011 2012
Total
2013
279,299
259,285
163,887
139,086
433,152
389,527
276,964
300,000
431,284
420,889
156,568
139,578
141,590
100,000
0
Fiscal Year
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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2008 2009
Non-Credit
2010

7. Predictors of student headcount
 The number of high school graduates
 Adult population aged 24 to 34
 Minnesota’s unemployment rate
 Minnesota per capita income
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8. Figure 3: Racial Ethnic diversity
White, 72.7%
Other, 4.7%
Am. Indian, 0.9%
Asian & PI, 4.5%
Black, 9.5%
Hispanic, 4.2%
Two or more, 3.5%
Total Credit Headcount = 272,509
fiscal year 2013
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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9. Figure 4: Students of color comprise an increasing
percentage of our students
30%
Percent Students of Color
26.3%
22.6%
21.6%
20%
18.3%
16.7%
14.0%
13.9%
11.0%
8.4%
10%
0%
Colleges
2005
Universities
2009
Total
2013
Students of Color: 2005 = 33,606 2013 = 61,575 Increase = 83.3%
Other Students: 2005 = 205,737 2013 = 210,934 Increase = 2.5%
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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10. Figure 5: Significantly more students are low income
(eligible for Pell grants)
50%
Percent Pell Eligible Students
42.3%
38.1%
40%
30%
25.3%
28.4%
27.6%
23.6%
20.0%
20%
24.9%
18.9%
10%
0%
Colleges
2005
Universities
2009
Total
2013
Pell Eligible Students: 2005 = 56,408 2013 = 103,805 Increase = 84.0%
Other Students: 2005 = 182,929 2013 = 168,704 Decrease = -7.8%
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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11. Figure 6: Increasing percentage of our students are
from groups underrepresented in college
57.7%
Percent Underrepresented Students
60%
52.8%
46.3%
48.5%
41.7%
43.2%
44.1%
36.7%
40%
34.6%
20%
0%
Colleges
2005
Universities
2009
Total
2013
Underrepresented Students: 2005 = 103,451 2013 = 143,945 Increase = 39.1%
All Students: 2005 = 135,886 2013 = 128,564 Decrease = -5.4%
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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12. Figure 7: Age diversity
25 - 34, 22.7%
35 and over,
16.2%
Unknown, 0.6%
19 - 24, 41.4%
18 or less, 19.2%
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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Total Credit Headcount = 272,509
fiscal year 2013

14. Our students’ academic diversity
 High school students, high school graduates, graduate students,
adult learners, workers and professionals
 58% of college and 34% of university students enroll on a part-time
basis
 54% of college and 34% of
university first-time students
take developmental courses
 38% of college and 11% of
university first-time students
take developmental math
courses
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15. Figure 8: Diversity of enrollment status
Transfer
Undergrad, 37.8%
Other Undergrad,
10.6%
Graduate, 3.2%
High School,
10.4%
First Time
Undergrad, 38.0%
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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Total Credit Headcount = 272,509
fiscal year 2013

16. Figure 9: Increasing percentage of students enroll
on a part-time basis
60%
57.5%
Percent Part-Time Students
50.9%
53.1%
49.6%
43.0%
45.2%
40%
34.2%
28.7%
30.6%
20%
0%
Colleges
Fall 2004
Universities
Fall 2008
Total
Fall 2012
Part-time Students: 2005 = 75,734 2013 = 101,079 Increase = 33.5%
Full-time Students: 2005 = 100,582 2013 = 102,609 Increase = 2.0%
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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17. Figure 10: Many of our first-time students take
developmental courses in their first two years
60%
54.0%
45%
38.4%
38.7%
28.0%
30%
25.9%
22.2%
17.3%
13.6%
15%
13.8%
11.0%
3.1%
0.0%
0%
Colleges
Any Dev.
Dev. Math
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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Universities
Dev. Reading
Total
Dev. Writing

18. How our students finance their education
 52% of our students who apply for financial aid are considered to
be independent of their parents
 62% of all students receive some form of financial aid
 44% receive grants
 9% receive scholarships
 44% take out student loans
 3% receive work-study awards
or student employment
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19. Figure 11: More students are eligible for and receiving
financial aid
70%
62.5%
60%
55.5%
52.8%
50%
44.2%
40%
43.5%
36.9%
33.7%
34.0% 34.2%
30%
20%
8.9%
10%
10.3%
8.6%
4.3% 3.8% 3.4%
0%
Any Aid
Grants
2005
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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2009
Scholarships
Loans
2012
Work Study

20. Figure 12: Our students are receiving increasing amounts
of financial aid
$9,000
$8,042
$7,302
$6,752
$6,000
$6,605
$5,225
$5,066
$3,682
$3,123
$3,000
$2,220
$2,529
$1,302
$1,638
$1,495
$1,872
$2,189
$0
All Types
Grants
2005
Source: System Office Research, Planning and Policy
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2009
Scholarships
Loans
2012
Work Study

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22. Figure 13: Debt of MnSCU Graduates
Compared to their counterparts at other higher education institutions,
MnSCU students graduate with less or no debt.
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23. Questions and
Discussion
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24. Possible Discussion Topics
 Implications of a more diverse student body on:
 Instructional and support programs on campus
 Resource requirements
 Achievement of persistence and completion improvement goals
 Expectations regarding the continuation of these trends in the
future
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25. ASA Proposed Board Agenda Items for FY14
November 2013
 Amendment to Policy 3.8 Student Complaints and Grievances (1st Reading)
 Mesabi Range: Proposed Name Change
 Update on Itasca Workforce Alignment Workgroup
 Pine Technical – Mission Approval (1st Reading)
January 2014
 Amendment to Policy 3.8 Student Complaints and Grievances (2nd Reading)
 Amendment to Policy 3.36 Academic Programs(1st Reading)
 Meeting the Baccalaureate Needs of the Twin Cities Metro Area
 Pine Technical – Mission Approval (2nd Reading)
 Joint with Finance: 2016 Capital Budget and 2015 Revenue Fund Guidelines
(1st Reading)
 Joint with Diversity: Closing the Achievement Gap – Annual Update on
Persistence and Completion
 E-Education Strategy
March 2014
 Joint with ASA /?: Study Session: Impact of E-Learning on the Enrollment and
Retention of Underrepresented Student *Bold indicates action item
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26. April 2014
 Amendment to Policy 3.36 Academic Programs (2nd Reading)
 Amendment to Policy 3.15 Advanced Placement Credit (1st Reading)
 Amendment to Policy 3.16 International Baccalaureate (1st Reading)
 Amendment to Policy 3.35 Credit for Prior Learning (1st Reading)
 Progress on Performance Measures to Receive 5% of FY15 Appropriation
 Study Session: Transfer
May 2014
 Amendment to Policy 3.21 Undergraduate Course Credit Transfer (1st Reading)
 Amendment to Policy 3.37 Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (1st Reading)
 Amendment to Policy 3.15 Advanced Placement Credit (2nd Reading)
 Amendment to Policy 3.16 International Baccalaureate (2nd Reading)
 Amendment to Policy 3.35 Credit for Prior Learning (2nd Reading)
 Annual Report on Program Inventory
 Measuring Student Success
 Placeholder: Work in Support of Charting the Future
June 2014
 Amendment to Policy 3.21 Undergraduate Course Credit Transfer (2nd Reading)
 Amendment to Policy 3.37 Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (2nd Reading)
 Placeholder: Work in Support of Charting the Future