Facts at a Glance - Spring Term 2009, 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: 16,639
Graduates: 3,574
Total: 20,213
   
Full-time: 16,463
Part-time: 3,750
Continuing Education:
(included in total)
770

Enrollment by School or College

School or College Name Enrollment Number Percentage
Architecture & Allied Arts: 1,502 7.4%
Arts & Sciences: 11,313 56.0%
Business Administration: 3,070 15.2%
Education: 1,211 6.0%
Journalism: 1,450 7.2%
Law: 558 2.8%
Music: 427 2.1%
Interdisciplinary Studies: 69 0.3%
Unclassified or Nonmatriculated: 613 3.0%

Sex

Student Level Male Female
Undergraduates: 8,223 (49.4%) 8,416 (50.6%)
Graduates: 1,688 (47.2%) 1,886 (52.8%)
Total: 9,911 (49.0%) 10,302 (51.0%)

Age

Student Level Median
Undergraduates: 20.9
Graduates: 28.2
Freshmen: 19.2
All: 21.5

Residency

Residency Status Number Percentage
Oregon Residents: 12,991 64.3%
Nonresidents: 7,222 35.7%

Ethnic Identity

Ethnic Identities Number
Ethnic Minorities 3,220 (15.5%)
Asian, Pacific Islander: 1,271
African-American: 337
Hispanic: 763
Native American: 225
Multi-ethnic: 547
White, non-Hispanic: 14,712
International: 1,242
Unknown: 1,116

Geographic Origin

Location Number   Location Number
Alaska: 143   Central, NE: 341
Arizona: 109   Central, SE: 66
California: 2,650   Central, NW: 231
Colorado: 322   Central, SW: 152
Hawaii: 233   Mid-Atlantic: 183
Idaho: 158   New England: 173
Montana: 80   South Atlantic: 246
Nevada: 106   Other US: 7
New Mexico: 56   Other countries: 1,458
Oregon: 12,502      
Utah: 88      
Washington: 874      
Wyoming: 35      

International Students

Enrollment: 1,242 (6.1%)
Number of countries represented: 83
Ten countries with greatest enrollment: China, Republic of Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Canada, India, Hong Kong, Thailand, Germany

Previous Attendance

New: 405
Continuing or returning: 19,808

Majors

This term matriculated students are pursuing degrees in 141 different majors. Among Freshmen, 33.2% have not declared a major.

For undergraduates, the most popular majors are:

Major Percentage
Pre-Business Administration: 10.6%
Psychology: 5.9%
Pre-Journalism: 5.1%
Business Administration: 4.9%
Political Science: 4.1%

Degrees Conferred Winter 2009

Type Number
Baccalaureate: 406
Masters: 67
Doctoral: 18
Certificates: 19

Course Enrollment by Headcount

Category Number
Total: 76,139
Undergraduate: 64,411
Graduate: 10,895
Community Education: 833
Continuing Education:1 4,108
1 Included in total (first row)

Course Enrollment by Credit Hours

Category Number
Total: 271,845
Full-Time Equivalency: 19,060
000-399 Courses: 183,904
400-499 Courses: 49,404
500+ Courses: 38,537
Continuing Education:2 15,736
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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