Thanks to the good work of Marcia Finch in ITR, we now have a statistical snapshot of the first-time, full-time undergraduates who chose to make Neumann their academic home this fall.
Finch presented the information to the campus community in a September 29 online meeting. Here are the highlights.
Overview
383 first-time students (largest group since 2022)
66% are first-generation college students
61% are Pell recipients
68% female and 32% male
41% Black, 36% White, and 13% Hispanic
63% from PA, 17% from DE, and 10% from NJ
73% are residents and 27% are commuters
Most Popular Majors
Nursing (28.2%)
Criminal Justice (7.6%)
Business Administration (6.8%)
Psychology (6.3%)
Sport Management (5.0%)
Educational Studies (5.0%)
Exploration Studies/Health Sciences (5.0%)
Health Sciences/Pre-Physical Therapy (4.7%)
All other shares are less than 3%
Trends and Trivia
24% come in with college credit (average is 14 credits)
The class includes students from Alaska (1), California (1), Tajikistan (1), and Uzbekistan (3)