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• Student Profile Fall 2012

Student Profile Fall 2012

Student Profile Fall  2012

Student Profile Fall  2012

Student Headcount
Approximately 16,800 students were enrolled at UMSL in the Fall  2012 semester including  12,196 ( 72.9%) on the main campus in St. Louis County. The main campus enrollment included  547 first time freshmen,  9,281 ( 76.1%) undergraduates,  2,747 ( 22.5%) graduate students and  168 (1.4%) professional degree students.

Degrees Conferred
For the 12-month period from July 1,  2011 through June 30,  2012, UMSL conferred  3,077 degrees, including  1,962 baccalaureate degrees,  872 master's degrees,  30 education specialist degrees,  70 doctoral degrees, and  47 professional degrees (Doctor of Optometry). The University also conferred  96 graduate certificates in this period.

Enrollment Status
On the main campus, the majority of first-time freshmen ( 97.6%) were enrolled full-time, while  64.2% of all undergraduates were enrolled full-time and  35.8% part-time. Among graduate students,  29.9% enrolled full-time and  70.1% part-time. All professional degree (Optometry) students were enrolled full-time. At all locations where UMSL students were enrolled,  42.3% of students were enrolled full-time and  57.7% part-time.

Credit Load
The average credit load for first-time freshmen was  13.8 semester hours of credit, while all undergraduates, on average, enrolled in  11.1 semester hours of credit. The average number of credit hours for graduate students was  6.0, while professional degree students enrolled in  20.5 credit hours on average.

Freshmen Characteristics
Among entering first-time, full-time freshmen from Missouri high schools, the high school core grade point average (GPA) was  3.286 on a 4.0 scale. Half of these entering freshmen had a core high school GPA ranging from  2.960 to 3.690. Among first-time, full-time freshmen from Missouri high schools, half had ACT composite scores ranging from  22 to  27. More than one-half ( 62.8%) of first-time, full-time freshmen ranked in the upper half of their high school graduating class. The majority ( 71.0%) of degree-seeking first-time freshmen came from St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County with the remainder coming from other Missouri areas ( 9.9%) and other states ( 13.4%), and other countries ( 5.7%).

Transfer Students
The majority ( 76.7%) of new undergraduate students who enrolled at UMSL main campus in the Fall 2011 semester began their post-secondary education at another institution. Most of these transfer students began their post-secondary education at a Missouri Community college, especially those community colleges in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Average Grade Point Average of Enrolled Students
Among all undergraduates enrolled at UMSL in Fall  2012, the mean grade point average (GPA) was  2.966 on a 4.0 scale. Among all graduate students, this GPA was  3.710 and among professional degree students the GPA was  3.371. Among student earning a bachelor's degree from July 1,  2011 through June 30,  2012, the mean grade point average (GPA) was  3.148 at graduation. Of these graduates, half had a GPA ranging from  2.752 to  3.577.

Educational Goals
The vast majority ( 96.3%) of students enrolled on the main campus identified themselves as seeking a degree.

Gender
Of students enrolled at all locations,  59.6% were women and  40.4% were men. Of undergraduates enrolled on the main campus,  56.7% were women. Women comprised  65.0% of graduate students and  61.9% of professional degree students on the main campus.

Age
The average age of all students on campus was  27.5 years. The average age of first-time freshmen was  18.3 years. The average age of all undergraduates was 25.9 years, with half of all undergraduates ranging in age from 21 to 28. Graduate students were  32.1years of age on average, while professional (Optometry) students were  24.9 years of age on average.

Ethnicity
Among those students reporting their ethnic backgrounds,  75.3% of UMSL students were Caucasian. African-American students represented  16.4% of all students, with students from other ethnic groups representing  8.3% of all enrolled students.

Financial Assistance
Over seventy percent (76.7%) of all undergraduate students received one or more forms of financial assistance, while  60.5% of graduate students received such assistance. Virtually all ( 96.4%) of professional degree students received financial assistance.

Geographic Origin
Of students studying on the main campus,  82.1% are from the St. Louis metropolitan area, including  84.9% of undergraduate students. This figure is smaller ( 76.3%) for graduate students and for professional degree students ( 19.0%).

Among students enrolled on the main campus, 87.5% were Missouri residents. Among graduate students,  83.5% were Missouri residents, while  35.7% of professional degree students were from Missouri. UMSL students came from  47 states, excluding Missouri. The most frequently represented home states of UMSL students, besides Missouri, were Illinois, Kansas, California,   Texas, with Minnesota and Wisconsin tied. Among the 570 non-immigrant international students from  71 countries. The countries most frequently represented were, People's Republic of China, South Korea, India, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Class Size/Faculty: Student Ratio
More than two-thirds ( 71.6%) of undergraduate classes enrolled 29 or fewer students and more than  46.2% of the undergraduate classes enrolled 19 or fewer students. Among all classes offered on the main campus, the student to faculty ratio was  18:1 ( 2011 data).

Most Popular Majors
In the table below, the ten most popular majors and areas of study, on the basis of program enrollment, are listed in descending order beginning with the most popular.

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Last updated: 08/12/2013