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UND Student Body Profile 1998-1999

Enrollment Enrollment by College Levels of Study New Students Overall Degrees and Students Degrees Awarded
Race/Ethnicity Marital Status Age Housing Geographic Origin Previous Enrollment
Based on the 1998 fall semester total enrollment of 10,392. The 674
students enrolled at UND-Williston and the 826 students at UND-Lake
Region are not included in these figures.

Enrollment	M(%)	W(%)	Men	Women	Number	Percent
On-Campus			5,201	5,168	10,369	99.8
Auditors			7	16	23	0.2
	Total	50.1	49.9	5,208	5,184	10,392	100.0



Enrollment by College
	(Date Established)		Men	Women	Total	Percent
Aerospace Sciences (1982)		875	147	1,022	9.8
Arts & Sciences (1883)			920	1,002	1,922	18.5
Business & Public
	Administration (1924)		842	546	1,388	13.3
Education & Human
	Development (1883)		251	648	899	8.7
Engineering & Mines (1901)		524	115	639	6.1
Fine Arts & Communication (1971)	190	275	465	4.5
Graduate School (1951)			632	827	1,459	14.0
Law (1899)				125	81	206	2.0
Medicine & Health Sciences -
	Undergraduate (1905)		204	480	684	6.6
Medicine - M.D. (1905)			125	103	228	2.2
Nursing (1959)				73	475	548	5.3
Undecided				447	485	932	9.0
	Total				5,208	5,184	10,392	100.0 
	





Levels of Study*	Men	Women	Total	Percent**
Freshmen		1,091	943	2,034	19.6
Sophomores		1,088	1,050	2,138	20.5
Juniors			867	899	1,766	17.0
Seniors			1,280	1,281	2,561	24.6
Undergraduate Total	4,326	4,173	8,499	81.7
	Full-Time	3,839	3,687	7,526	72.4
	Part-Time	487	486	973	9.3
Graduate Master’s	441	554	995	9.6
	Full-Time	109	151	260	2.5
	Part-Time	332	403	735	7.1
Graduate Doctorate	88	115	203	2.0
	Full-Time	27	35	62	0.6
	Part-Time	61	80	141	1.4
Graduate Special	103	158	261	2.5
	Full-Time	0	1	1	0.0
	Part-Time	103	157	260	2.5
Graduate Total	
	Full-Time	136	187	323	3.1
	Part-Time	496	640	1,136	10.9
Graduate Total		632	827	1,459	14.0
Law			125	81	206	2.0
	Full-Time	124	81	205	2.0
	Part-Time	1	0	1	0.0
Medicine - Full-Time	125	103	228	2.2
	Total		5,208	5,184	10,392	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	768	733	1,501	14.4
Transfer		389	327	716	6.9
Graduate Students	192	200	392	3.8
Law Students		45	31	76	0.7
Medical Students (M.D.)	32	27	59	0.6
	Total		1,426	1,318	2,744	26.4
	



Overall Degrees and Students			
Total number of degrees granted between 1889 (first
	commencement) and June 30, 1998			87,319
Total number of students matriculated between
	1883 (founding of UND) and end of Fall 1998
	registration					193,755


Degrees Awarded, July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998

	Bachelor’s	1,607
	Master’s	392
	Doctoral	40
	Specialist	4
	Law		58
	Medicine	55
		Total	2,156





Race/Ethnicity*				Men	Women	Total	Percent
American Indian/Alaskan Native		119	212	331	3.2
Black/Non-Hispanic American		68	25	93	0.9
Asian or Pacific Islander American	61	54	115	1.1
Hispanic American			48	54	102	1.0
White/Non-Hispanic American		4,544	4,598	9,142	88.0
Non-Resident Alien			209	181	390	3.7
Not Reported				159	60	219	2.1
			Total		5,208	5,184	10,392	100.0 
*  Based on voluntary, student-reported data.




Marital Status		Men	Women	Total	Percent
Single			5,017	4,578	9,595	92.3
Married			191	606	797	7.7
	Total		5,208	5,184	10,392	100.0





Age		Men	Women	Total	Percent
Under 18	12	20	32	0.3
18-19		1,220	1,324	2,544	24.5
20-21		1,391	1,385	2,776	26.7
22-24		1,291	990	2,281	22.0
25-29		661	519	1,180	11.4
30-34		228	240	468	4.5
35-39		154	239	393	3.8
40-49		176	377	553	5.3
50-64		65	84	149	1.4
65 and over	1	4	5	0.0
Not Reported	9	2	11	0.1
	Total	5,208	5,184	10,392	100.0
	


Average Age
Undergraduate Men	22.5
Undergraduate Women	22.9
Graduate Men		33.2
Graduate Women		35.2
Law Men			28.1
Law Women		27.6
Medicine Men		27.3
Medicine Women		27.1




Housing							Total	Percent**
University Housing					3,467	33.3
	Residence Halls					2,622	25.2
	Family Housing & Single Student Apartments*	817  	7.8
	Princeton Trailer Court				28   	0.3
Greek Housing***					575	5.5
	Fraternities					325	3.1
	Sororities					250	2.4
Off-Campus and Not Reported				6,350	61.1
	Total						10,392	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 640, sorority members 470, totaling 1,110, or 13.1 percent of the
undergraduate student body.



	Geographic Origin			Total	Percent
North Dakota*					5,887	56.6
Other States					4,142	39.9
	Minnesota				2,585	25.0
Other Countries					363	3.5
	Canada					203	2.0
Total       					10,392	100.0 
*	Based on student’s reported home address; 6,291 (60.5%) have
qualified for North Dakota resident tuition status.

Previous Enrollments
1997 - 10,395
1996 - 11,300
1995 - 11,512

1990 - 11,885
1985 - 11,106
1980 - 10,217

1975 - 8,632
1970 - 8,129
1965 - 6,519

1960 - 4,491
1955 - 3,347
1950 - 2,653

1945 - 1,807
1940 - 1,757
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.				10/98
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