Average ACT Score of FYE Students FYE students in Fall 1997 had an average ACT score of 23. The FYE students enrolled in Fall 1998 had an average ACT score of 21. The information reported here also includes unofficial spring retention rates. Population FTIC Population information from Preliminary Student Data Course Files, Office of Institutional Research. The average GPA for students in FYE does appear to mirror the FTIC population.
Slight variations do occur semester by semester.
GPA progression will continue to be studied long-term. For other related research, read the box below. Effects of an extended orientation program on personal resiliency and adjustment to college as it relates to academic performance and retention. Doctoral dissertation, Florida State University. The 1998 group was more ethnically diverse than the previous year.