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Fall Term Enrollment
ItemFall 2000Fall 2001Fall 2002Fall 2003Fall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006Fall 2007Fall 2008Fall 2009
The Graduate School
Enrolled 7,809 8,020 9,469 10,065 10,919 10,995 10,907 10,731 10,772 10,567
  Post-Bac Cert 0 0% 1 0% 24 0% 54 1% 85 1% 101 1% 115 1% 41 0% 50 0% 45 0%
  Masters 3,945 51% 4,026 50% 4,608 49% 4,827 48% 5,146 47% 5,094 46% 5,039 46% 4,949 46% 4,962 46% 4,768 45%
  Post-Mast Cert 10 0% 13 0% 12 0% 19 0% 22 0% 18 0% 23 0% 36 0% 36 0% 44 0%
  Doctoral 3,854 49% 3,980 50% 4,821 51% 5,165 51% 5,666 52% 5,782 53% 5,729 53% 5,705 53% 5,724 53% 5,710 54%
  Male 3,727 48% 3,832 48% 4,503 48% 4,752 47% 5,167 47% 5,257 48% 5,212 48% 5,220 49% 5,271 49% 5,210 49%
  Female 4,065 52% 4,173 52% 4,946 52% 5,293 53% 5,720 52% 5,718 52% 5,675 52% 5,498 51% 5,485 51% 5,344 51%
  International 2,179 28% 2,385 30% 2,652 28% 2,652 26% 2,695 25% 2,637 24% 2,612 24% 2,617 24% 2,594 24% 2,577 24%
  Minority 569 7% 627 8% 772 8% 849 8% 1,008 9% 1,047 10% 1,062 10% 1,089 10% 1,099 10% 1,056 10%
  Parttime(<6cr) 1,612 21% 1,609 20% 2,618 28% 2,808 28% 3,426 31% 3,490 32% 3,386 31% 3,191 30% 3,077 29% 2,856 27%
  Fulltime 6,197 79% 6,411 80% 6,851 72% 7,257 72% 7,493 69% 7,505 68% 7,521 69% 7,540 70% 7,695 71% 7,711 73%
    Notes:
  • The above tables show how many degree-seeking students were enrolled in The Graduate School for the given Fall terms
  • For each category (e.g. Masters), the percentage shown is the percentage of the total enrollments for the group
  • Gender is self-reported and optional, so males+females may not equal the total
  • "International" means students who are not citizens or permanent residents
  • "Minority" includes citizens and permanent residents of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Chicano/Latino, and American Indian ethnicity
  • Ethnicity is self-reported
  • In Fall 1999 the University switched to a semester calendar
  • Source of the data is the Official Fall Registration Statistics (STIX) - see http://dw.umn.edu
 
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Fall Term Credit Load
ItemFall 2000Fall 2001Fall 2002Fall 2003Fall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006Fall 2007Fall 2008Fall 2009
The Graduate School
Enrolled 7,809 8,020 9,469 10,065 10,919 10,995 10,907 10,731 10,772 10,567
Average Credits 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.9
  zero credits 22 0% 27 0% 1,027 11% 1,325 13% 1,925 18% 2,120 19% 2,038 19% 1,892 18% 1,733 16% 1,578 15%
  0.1 - 2.999 624 8% 585 7% 519 5% 432 4% 400 4% 369 3% 323 3% 328 3% 332 3% 336 3%
  3.0 - 5.999 966 12% 997 12% 1,072 11% 1,051 10% 1,101 10% 1,001 9% 1,025 9% 971 9% 1,012 9% 942 9%
  6.0 - 8.999 2,429 31% 2,558 32% 2,696 28% 2,795 28% 2,931 27% 3,059 28% 2,995 27% 3,061 29% 3,165 29% 3,136 30%
  9.0 - 11.999 1,549 20% 1,738 22% 1,910 20% 1,892 19% 1,867 17% 1,827 17% 1,775 16% 1,872 17% 1,888 18% 1,783 17%
  12 or more 2,219 28% 2,115 26% 2,245 24% 2,570 26% 2,695 25% 2,619 24% 2,751 25% 2,607 24% 2,642 25% 2,792 26%
    Notes:
  • The above tables show the average credit load and distribution for degree-seeking students enrolled in The Graduate School for the given Fall terms
  • The full-time equivalency courses (i.e. 8333 and 8444) count as 6 credits
  • In Fall 1999 the University switched to a semester calendar; correspondingly, these data are either quarter credits or semester credits
  • Source of the data is the Official Fall Registration Statistics (STIX) - see http://dw.umn.edu
 
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Home Location, Enrolled Students
ItemFall 2000Fall 2001Fall 2002Fall 2003Fall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006Fall 2007Fall 2008Fall 2009
The Graduate School
Enrollment 7,809 8,020 9,469 10,065 10,919 10,995 10,907 10,731 10,772 10,567
  7 County Metro 2,115 27% 2,507 31% 3,113 33% 3,429 34% 3,782 35% 3,895 35% 3,885 36% 3,761 35% 3,750 35% 3,634 34%
  Other MN location 1,343 17% 1,220 15% 1,497 16% 1,546 15% 1,670 15% 1,636 15% 1,667 15% 1,618 15% 1,598 15% 1,474 14%
  WI,ND,SD,IA,NE 697 9% 758 9% 928 10% 1,033 10% 1,150 11% 1,166 11% 1,170 11% 1,165 11% 1,213 11% 1,215 11%
  Other US location 1,459 19% 1,485 19% 1,725 18% 1,866 19% 2,026 19% 2,033 18% 2,054 19% 2,032 19% 1,998 19% 2,007 19%
  Foreign country 1,855 24% 1,849 23% 2,063 22% 2,011 20% 2,062 19% 2,065 19% 2,082 19% 2,114 20% 2,174 20% 2,196 21%
  no data 340 4% 201 3% 143 2% 180 2% 229 2% 200 2% 49 0% 41 0% 39 0% 41 0%
    Notes:
  • The above tables show the home location for degree-seeking students enrolled in The Graduate School for the given Fall terms, based on their address at time of application
  • The "7 County Metro" area is Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Anoka, Dakota, Carver, and Scott counties in Minnesota
  • Source of the data is the Official Fall Registration Statistics (STIX) - see http://dw.umn.edu
 
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Age Distribution, Enrolled Students
ItemFall 2000Fall 2001Fall 2002Fall 2003Fall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006Fall 2007Fall 2008Fall 2009
The Graduate School
Enrolled 7,809 8,020 9,469 10,065 10,919 10,995 10,907 10,731 10,772 10,567
  less than 21 9 0% 8 0% 6 0% 5 0% 12 0% 9 0% 9 0% 12 0% 13 0% 13 0%
  21 - 25 2,354 30% 2,448 31% 2,820 30% 2,960 29% 2,933 27% 2,839 26% 2,844 26% 2,964 28% 3,128 29% 3,174 30%
  26 - 30 2,640 34% 2,669 33% 3,008 32% 3,256 32% 3,645 33% 3,758 34% 3,747 34% 3,619 34% 3,624 34% 3,617 34%
  31 - 35 1,227 16% 1,284 16% 1,624 17% 1,721 17% 1,922 18% 1,948 18% 1,883 17% 1,811 17% 1,745 16% 1,698 16%
  36 - 45 1,047 13% 1,056 13% 1,278 13% 1,354 13% 1,519 14% 1,500 14% 1,500 14% 1,435 13% 1,389 13% 1,284 12%
  over 45 530 7% 551 7% 728 8% 766 8% 886 8% 938 9% 920 8% 886 8% 863 8% 778 7%
    Notes:
  • The above tables show the age distribution for degree-seeking students enrolled in The Graduate School for the given Fall terms
  • Source of the data is the Official Fall Registration Statistics (STIX) - see http://dw.umn.edu
  • Age, in years, is as of the date the STIX file was created (generally the 10th day of the term)
 

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