<p>Thanks Atlanta! I love data 
Do you know when those sheets are published every year? Just wondering about the 2010-11 numbers…</p>
<p>Found those files on UA’s OIRA page. [Office</a> of Institutional Research & Assessment - OIRA](<a href=“http://oira.ua.edu/reports.html]Office”>http://oira.ua.edu/reports.html) Check out the “Common Data Set” and “Factbook” sections under “Reports” for a lot of great info. </p>
<p>There are many more files in these sections related to ACT averages, GPA’s of incoming freshman, admissions acceptance rates, number of applications, racial, gender makeup of student body, etc. UA seems to put the previous fall’s numbers up by Spring of each year. So you won’t see the numbers for this year’s coming Fall freshman class till next Spring.</p>
<p>^^^Great stuff, Atlanta68. Thank you.</p>
<p>Thank you, Atlanta68. I was hoping for a compilation for all freshman, but I can extrapolate that from Honors freshman data.</p>
<p>This is the type of data that should be more visible on the admissions website.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Here’s all freshmen by state of origin… [SAS</a> Output](<a href=“http://oira.ua.edu/webreport/enrollment2009/pages/f18.html]SAS”>http://oira.ua.edu/webreport/enrollment2009/pages/f18.html)</p>
<p>Here’s all students by state of origin… [SAS</a> Output](<a href=“http://oira.ua.edu/webreport/enrollment2009/pages/e10.html]SAS”>http://oira.ua.edu/webreport/enrollment2009/pages/e10.html)</p>
<p>Unfortunately, that Factbook honors freshmen link above has an error or two. SEA_Tide was an incoming honors freshman from Washington, and he’s not listed anywhere. So, I don’t know how that was compiled.</p>
<p>^^^I’m also not the only incoming honors freshman from WA, so I do question where they got the info for the honors freshman data.</p>
<p>In areas other than writing, I may not be not that “eloquent,” which is something I should work on to be successful in the business world. However, I do my best to be honest and to make people feel valued and respected. Sure, I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, but I have a hard time believing that it would be possible to be liked by everyone.</p>
<p>I really do challenge the idea that one has to fit a “rich, southern” stereotype to assimilate at UA. Most of the people I know do not fit that stereotype and still, they are having the time of their lives, however cliche that sounds. Is my life at UA perfect? Not by a long shot, but it is even better than I had originally hoped. I very much agree that UA is not for everybody, but it is a great choice for others. I find that the best way to deal with problems is to either confront them head on and see if you can work out a compromise or just respect that the problems are just bumps in the road of life and that you should still respect them. I’ll use school food for an example. While it is not high-quality, I’ve found it to be edible and worth eating since I already paid for it and had no chance of getting a refund. I ate at Lakeside over 300 times this past year and have tried just about everything they serve. I learned what I liked to eat there and filled my plate accordingly. By being friendly to the employees, I got both better food and better service. Is it my favorite dining establishment? No, but it’s quick, convenient, and of a reasonable cost.</p>
<p>If a person has a complaint about UA, feel free to contact the relevant party and explain your problem, preferably in a calm, friendly, and professional matter. Those of us on CC will also do our best to help you (take the recent housing threads for a good example). Echoing m2ck, there are times when the problem is at least partially the fault of the one complaining. I freely admit that with some of the things in my life that I have complained about, the problem had more to do with me than someone or something else. I apologize if something I have done in my life has caused somebody a problem or annoyance and highly suggest that they contact me personally about that issue. </p>
<p>All in all, I wish members of the UA family a Roll Tide! and for those that may end up at AU, a phrase that involves war and an eagle. For all others, have a great day.</p>
<p>Fennotype, actually, most of the files on that site are not just to describe the Honors students, but the entire student body. Look over the names of the individual files in the Factbook, and you will see what I am talking about. </p>
<p>In particular, notice the big improvement in avg. ACT scores for the entire freshman class from Fall of 2008 to 2009.</p>