Facts at a Glance - Fall Term 2008, Fourth Week


“Facts at a Glance” is a synopsis of the Profile of Students at the University of Oregon, a fact book produced by the Office of the Registrar each fall, winter and spring term.

Enrollment

Student Level Enrollment Number
Undergraduates: 17,628
Graduates: 3,879
Total: 21,507
   
Full-time: 17,866
Part-time: 3,641
Continuing Education:
(included in total)
901

Enrollment by School or College

School or College Name Enrollment Number Percentage
Architecture & Allied Arts: 1,579 7.3%
Arts & Sciences: 12,087 56.2%
Business Administration: 3,241 15.1%
Education: 1,259 5.9%
Journalism: 1,489 6.9%
Law: 569 2.6%
Music: 454 2.1%
Interdisciplinary Studies: 66 0.3%
Unclassified or Nonmatriculated: 763 3.5%

Sex

Student Level Male Female
Undergraduates: 8,686 (49.3%) 8,942 (50.7%)
Graduates: 1,804 (46.5%) 2,075 (53.5%)
Total: 10,490 (48.8%) 11,017 (51.2%)

Age

Student Level Median
Undergraduates: 20.5
Graduates: 27.9
Freshmen: 18.8
All: 21.2

Ethnic Identity

Ethnic Identities Number
Ethnic Minorities 3,308 (15.4%)
Asian, Pacific Islander: 1,329
African-American: 368
Hispanic: 796
Native American: 246
Multi-ethnic: 569
International: 1,222
Unknown: 1,194

Residency

Residency Status Number Percentage
Oregon Residents: 13,881 64.5%
Nonresidents: 7,626 35.5%

Geographic Origin

Location Number   Location Number
Alaska: 160   Central, NE: 368
Arizona: 119   Central, SE: 69
California: 2,837   Central, NW: 249
Colorado: 336   Central, SW: 163
Hawaii: 250   Mid-Atlantic: 201
Idaho: 176   New England: 183
Montana: 80   South Atlantic: 269
Nevada: 111   Other US: 10
New Mexico: 59   Other countries: 1,436
Oregon: 13,378      
Utah: 91      
Washington: 924      
Wyoming: 38      

International Students

Enrollment: 1,222 (5.7%)
Number of countries represented: 83
Ten countries with greatest enrollment: Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Canada, India, Thailand, Germany, Hong Kong

Entering Freshmen

Gender Number
Male: 2,067
Female: 2,150
Total: 4,217
High School mean grade point average: 3.48
SAT mean score (verbal + math): 1,103

Previous Attendance

New: 6,729
Continuing or returning: 14,778

Majors

This term matriculated students are pursuing degrees in 133 different majors. Among Freshmen, 34.3% have not declared a major.

For undergraduates, the most popular majors are:

Major Percentage
Pre-Business Administration: 11.8%
Psychology: 6.0%
Pre-Journalism: 5.5%
Business Administration: 3.9%
Political Science: 3.7%

Degrees Conferred 2007-2008

Type Number
Baccalaureate: 3,691
Masters: 834
Doctoral: 336
Certificates: 299

Course Enrollment by Headcount

Category Number
Total: 82,148
Undergraduate: 68,877
Graduate: 12,223
Community Education: 1,048
Continuing Education:1 3,886
1 Included in total (first row)

Course Enrollment by Credit Hours

Category Number
Total: 294,963
Full-Time Equivalency: 20,672
000-399 Courses: 210,758
400-499 Courses: 42,520
500+ Courses: 41,685
Continuing Education:2 17,786
1 FTE calculation: Credit taken by undergraduate students is divided by 15. Credit taken by masters, post-baccalaureate graduate, and on admitted graduate students is divided by 12; credit taken by doctoral students is divided by 9; credit taken by law students is divided by 14.
2 Continuing Education included in total (first row)

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