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UND Student Body Profile 1997-1998

Enrollment Levels of Study New Students Degrees Awarded Racial/Ethnic
Marital Status Age Housing Geographic Origin Previous Enrollment
Based on the 1997 fall semester total enrollment of 10,395. The 788
students enrolled at UND-Williston and the 738 students at UND-Lake
Region are not included in these figures.

Enrollment    Men   Women   Number    Percent
On-Campus   5,257   5,106   10,363      99.7
Auditors        9      23       32       0.3
            _____   _____   ______     _____
 Total      5,266   5,129   10,395     100.0


Enrollment by College
(Date Established)          Men  Women     Total     Percent
Aerospace Sciences(1982)    840    168     1,008       9.7
Arts  & Sciences (1883)      950  1,046     1,996      19.2
Business  & Public
 Administration (1924)      784    488     1,272      12.3
Education  & Human
 Development (1883)         285    613       898       8.6
Engineering  & Mines (1901)  538    123       661       6.4
Fine Arts  & Comm. (1971)    185    262       447       4.3
Graduate School (1951)      646    778     1,424      13.7
Law (1899)                  116     74       190       1.8
Medicine  & Health Sciences -
 Undergraduate (1905)       244    524       768       7.4
Medicine - M.D. (1905)      130    101       231       2.2
Nursing (1959)               89    465       554       5.3
Undecided                   459    487       946       9.1
                          _____  _____    ______     _____
  Total                   5,266  5,129    10,395     100.0



Levels of Study*            Men  Women     Total    Percent**
Freshmen                  1,077    971     2,048      19.7
Sophomores                1,132  1,110     2,242      21.6
Juniors                     873    832     1,705      16.4
Seniors                   1,292  1,263     2,555      24.6
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Undergraduate Total       4,374  4,176     8,550      82.3
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 Full-Time                3,950  3,653     7,603      73.1
 Part-Time                  424    523       947       9.1
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Graduate Master's           475    535     1,010       9.7
 Full-Time                   95    180       275       2.6
 Part-Time                  380    355       735       7.1
Graduate Doctorate           91    127       218       2.1
 Full-Time                   33     50        83       0.8
 Part-Time                   58     77       135       1.3
Graduate Special             80    116       196       1.9
 Full-Time                    1      2         3       0.0
 Part-Time                   79    114       193       1.9
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Graduate Total              646    778     1,424      13.7
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Law                         116     74       190       1.8
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 Full-Time                  115     74       189       1.8
 Part-Time                    1      0         1       0.0
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Medicine - Full-Time        130    101       231       2.2
                          -----  -----    ------     -----
 Total                    5,266  5,129    10,395     100.0 
*  12 credits or more is considered full-time.
** Because of rounding, some may not add up to 100 percent.



New Students                Men   Women    Total    Percent
Beginning Freshmen          777     755    1,532      14.7
Transfer                    365     343      708       6.8
Graduate Students           164     197      361       3.5
Law Students                 38      29       67       0.6
Medical Students (M.D.)      29      31       60       0.6
                          -----   -----    -----     -----
 Total                    1,373   1,355    2,728      26.2



Overall Degrees and Students
Total number of degrees granted between 1889 
 (first commencement) and June 30, 1997           85,163
Total number of students matriculated between
 1883 (founding of UND) and end of Fall 1997
 registration                                    190,313

Degrees Awarded, July 1, 1996, to June 30, 1997
 Bachelor's           1,630    Specialist         2
 Master's               341    Law               74 
 Doctoral                47    Medicine          59
                                              -----
                                  Total       2,153



Racial/Ethnic*                       Men    Women    Total   Percent
American Indian/Alaskan Native       119     191       310      3.0
Black/Non-Hispanic American           64      30        94      0.9
Asian or Pacific Islander American    68      52       120      1.2
Hispanic American                     50      56       106      1.0
White/Non-Hispanic American        4,573   4,540     9,113     87.6
Non-Resident Alien                   212     180       392      3.8
Not Reported                         180      80       260      2.5
                                   -----   -----    ------    ----- 
Total                              5,266   5,129    10,395    100.0
*  Based on voluntary, student-reported data.




Marital Status                       Men   Women     Total Percent
Single                             5,036   4,456     9,492     91.3
Married                              230     673       903      8.7
                                   -----   -----    ------    -----
 Total                             5,266   5,129    10,395    100.0



Age                                  Men   Women     Total Percent
Under 18                              16     24         40     0.4
18-19                              1,246  1,367      2,613    25.2
20-21                              1,409  1,294      2,703    26.0
22-24                              1,278    980      2,258    21.7
25-29                                665    519      1,184    11.4
30-34                                258    288        546     5.3
35-39                                174    228        402     3.9
40-49                                162    338        500     4.8
50-64                                 48     80        128     1.2
65 and over                            3      5          8     0.0
Not Reported                           7      6         13     0.1
                                   -----  -----     ------   -----
 Total                             5,266  5,129     10,395   100.0

Average Age
Undergraduate Men    22.5          Law Men         27.8
Undergraduate Women  22.9          Law Women       28.2
Graduate Men         32.4          Medicine Men    27.5
Graduate Women       34.6          Medicine Women  27.4
Medicine Women       27.4



Housing                                         Total Percent**
University Housing                              3,701     35.6
 Residence Halls                                2,865     27.6
 Family Housing  & Single Student Apartments*      809      7.8
 Princeton Trailer Court                           27      0.3
Greek Housing***                                  606      5.8
 Fraternities                                     356      3.4
 Sororities                                       250      2.4
Off-Campus and Not Reported                     6,088     58.6
                                               ------    -----
 Total                                         10,395    100.0
*   Based on number of lease holders. In some cases, more than one UND
    student resides in a unit.
**  Because of rounding, some may not add up to 100 percent.
*** Not all Greek members live in chapter houses. Fraternity members
    number 660, sorority members 440, totaling 1,100, or 12.9 percent
    of the undergraduate student body.



Geographic Origin                               Total     Percent
North Dakota*                                   5,934       57.1
Other States                                    4,095       39.4
 Minnesota                                      2,549       24.5
Other Countries                                   366        3.5
 Canada                                           213        2.0
Total                                          10,395      100.0 
* Based on student's reported home address; 6,295 have qualified for
  North Dakota resident tuition status.



Previous Enrollments
1996 - 11,300  1990 - 11,885  1975 - 8,632 1960 - 4,491 1945 - 1,807
1995 - 11,512  1985 - 11,106  1970 - 8,129 1955 - 3,347 1940 - 1,757
1994 - 11,521  1980 - 10,217  1965 - 6,519 1950 - 2,653 1935 - 1,784
Highest Enrollment: 1992 --  12,438

Prepared by the UND Office of University Relations from information 
provided by the Office of Admissions and Records, the Housing Office, 
and the Coordinator of Greek Life.                             10/97
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