Student Body Profile Fall 2012
Student Headcount
- Approximately 16,800 students enrolled at UMSL in fall 2012
- 12,196 (72.9%) are on the main campus
- First time freshmen: 547
- Undergraduate students: 9,281 (76.1%) [on-campus]
- Graduate students: 2,747 (22.5%) [on-campus]
- Professional degree students: 168 (1.4%)
- 96.2% of students enrolled on the main campus identify as degree seeking
Degrees Conferred – July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012
- Baccalaureate degrees: 1,962
- Master’s degrees: 872
- Education specialist degrees: 30
- Doctoral degrees: 70
- Professional degrees: 47
- Graduate certificates: 96
Enrollment Status
- Freshmen full time: 97.6%
- Undergraduates full time: 64.2% [on-campus]
- Undergraduates part time: 35.8%[on-campus]
- Graduate students full time: 29.9% [on-campus]
- Graduates students part time: 79.1% [on-campus]
- Professional students full time: 100%
- All students, all UMSL locations full time: 42.3%
- All students, all UMSL locations part time: 57.7%
Credit Load
- Average freshmen credit load: 13.8 hours
- Average undergraduate credit load: 11.1 hours
- Average graduate student credit load: 6.0 hours
- Average professional degree credit load: 20.5 hours
Freshmen Characteristics
- 62.8% ranked in the top half of their high school class
- 71.0% of degree seeking first-time freshmen come from St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County
- 9.9% come from other Missouri areas
- 13.4% come from other states
- 5.7% come from other countries
The following data is from first-time, full-time freshmen from Missouri high schools
- Average core GPA: 3.286 on 4.0 scale
- Half had a core GPA ranging from 2.960 to 3.960
- Half had an ACT composite ranging from 22-27
Transfer Students
- 76.7% of new undergraduates enrolled at UMSL main campus are transfers
- Most come from a Missouri Community College, especially those in the St. Louis metro area
Gender
- Women: 59.6%
- Men: 40.4%
- Undergraduates: 56.7% Women
- Graduate students: 65.0% Women
- Professional degree seeking students: 61.9% Women
Age
- Average age: 27.5 [on campus]
- Average first-time freshmen age: 18.3
- Average undergraduate age: 25.9
- Half of undergraduates range from 21-28
- Average graduate student age: 32.1
- Average professional student age: 24.9
Ethnicity
- Caucasian: 75.3%
- African American: 16.4%
- Other: 8.3%
Financial Assistance
- Undergraduate students receiving some form of financial assistance: 76.7%
- Graduate students receiving some form of financial assistance: 60.5%
- Professional students receiving some form of financial assistance: 96.4%
Geographic Origin
- Students from the St. Louis metro area: 82.1% ( 84.9% of undergraduates, 76.3% of graduate students, 19.0% of professional students)
- Missouri residents on main campus: 87.5%
- Missouri residents – graduate students: 83.5%
- Missouri residents – professional students: 35.7%
- UMSL students come from 47 states, besides Missouri
- Most frequently represented states (besides Missouri): Illinois, Kansas, California, Texas, with Minnesota and Wisconsin tied.
- Non-immigrant international students: 570
- International students come from 71 countries.
- Most frequently represented countries: People’s Republic of China, South Korea, India, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam
Class Size/Faculty: Student Ratio
- Student to Faculty ratio: 18 to 1 (2011 data)
- Undergraduate classes enrolling 29 or fewer students: 71.6%
- Undergraduate classes enrolling 19 or fewer students: 46.2%