Facts at a Glance - Winter 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: 17,079
Graduates: 3,688
Total: 20,767
   
Full-time: 17,363
Part-time: 3,404
Continuing Education:
(included in total)
730

Enrollment by School or College

School or College Name Enrollment Number Percentage
Architecture & Allied Arts: 1,547 7.4%
Arts & Sciences: 11,620 56.0%
Business Administration: 3,157 15.2%
Education: 1,242 6.0%
Journalism: 1,460 7.0%
Law: 558 2.7%
Music: 435 2.1%
Interdisciplinary Studies: 73 0.4%
Unclassified or Nonmatriculated: 675 3.3%

Sex

Student Level Male Female
Undergraduates: 8,413 (49.3%) 8,666 (50.7%)
Graduates: 1,756 (47.6%) 1,932 (52.4%)
Total: 10,169 (49.0%) 10,598 (51.0%)

Age

Student Level Median
Undergraduates: 20.7
Graduates: 28.0
Freshmen: 18.9
All: 21.4

Residency

Residency Status Number Percentage
Oregon Residents: 13,387 64.5%
Nonresidents: 7,380 35.5%

Ethnic Identity

Ethnic Identities Number
Ethnic Minorities 3,220 (15.5%)
Asian, Pacific Islander: 1,299
African-American: 350
Hispanic: 787
Native American: 230
Multi-ethnic: 554
White, non-Hispanic: 15,178
International: 1,224
Unknown: 1,145

Geographic Origin

Location Number   Location Number
Alaska: 153   Central, NE: 352
Arizona: 116   Central, SE: 67
California: 2,736   Central, NW: 239
Colorado: 325   Central, SW: 157
Hawaii: 241   Mid-Atlantic: 191
Idaho: 164   New England: 179
Montana: 80   South Atlantic: 254
Nevada: 111   Other US: 7
New Mexico: 59   Other countries: 1,441
Oregon: 12,887      
Utah: 89      
Washington: 882      
Wyoming: 37      

International Students

Enrollment: 1,224 (5.9%)
Number of countries represented: 85
Ten countries with greatest enrollment: China, Republic of Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia,Canada, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, United Kingdom

Previous Attendance

New: 611
Continuing or returning: 20,156

Majors

This term matriculated students are pursuing degrees in 140 different majors. Among Freshmen, 33.2% have not declared a major.

For undergraduates, the most popular majors are:

Major Percentage
Pre-Business Administration: 11.5%
Psychology: 5.9%
Pre-Journalism: 5.3%
Business Administration: 4.3%
Political Science: 3.8%

Degrees Conferred Fall 2008

Type Number
Baccalaureate: 440
Masters: 101
Doctoral: 42
Certificates: 19

Course Enrollment by Headcount

Category Number
Total: 79,297
Undergraduate: 66,829
Graduate: 11,590
Community Education: 878
Continuing Education:1 3,729
1 Included in total (first row)

Course Enrollment by Credit Hours

Category Number
Total: 283,139
Full-Time Equivalency: 19,844
000-399 Courses: 197,927
400-499 Courses: 45,539
500+ Courses: 39,673
Continuing Education:2 13,526
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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