Student Profile Fall 2008
Student
Headcount
Approximately 15,700 students were enrolled at UMSL in the
Fall 2008 semester ncluding 11,910 (78.4%) on the main campus in St. Louis
County. The main campus enrollment included 479 first time freshmen,
8,907 (74.7%) undergraduates, 2,831 (23.8%) graduate students and 178 (1.5%)
professional degree students.
Degrees Conferred
For the 12-month period from
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, UMSL conferred 2,937 degrees,
including 2,016 baccalaureate degrees, 729 master's degrees, 28 education specialist degrees, 61 doctoral
degrees, and 38 professional degrees (Doctor of Optometry). The University
also conferred 64 graduate certificates in this period.
Enrollment Status
On the main campus, the majority
of first-time freshmen (92.0%) were enrolled full-time, while 64.3% of all
undergraduates were enrolled full-time and 35.7% part-time. Among graduate
students, 26.3% enrolled full-time and 73.7% part-time. All professional
degree (Optometry) students were enrolled full-time. At all locations
where UMSL students were enrolled, 42.7% of students were enrolled
full-time and 57.3% part-time.
Credit Load
The average credit load for
first-time freshmen was 13.1 semester hours of credit, while all undergraduates,
on average, enrolled in 11.0 semester hours of credit. The average number
of credit hours for graduate students was 6.1, while professional degree students
enrolled in 20.0 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 3.157 on a 4.0 scale. Half of these entering freshmen
had a core high school GPA ranging from 2.810 to 3.580. Among first-time,
full-time freshmen from Missouri high schools, half had ACT composite scores
ranging from 21 to 26. More than three-fourths (85%) of first-time, full-time
freshmen ranked in the upper half of their high school graduating class. The
majority (76.5%) 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 (7.4%) and other states
(16.1%).
Transfer Students
The majority (79.4%) of
new undergraduate students who enrolled at UMSL main campus in the
Fall 2008 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 2008, the mean grade point average (GPA) was 3.009
on a 4.0 scale. Among all graduate students, this GPA was 3.748 and
among professional degree students the GPA was 3.322. Among student
earning a bachelor's degree from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, the mean
grade point average (GPA) was 3.099 at graduation. Of these graduates,
half had a GPA ranging from 2.697 to 3.521.
Educational Goals
The vast majority (96.6%)
of students enrolled on the main campus identified themselves as seeking a
degree.
Gender
Of students enrolled at all
locations, 65.4% were women and 34.6% were men. Of undergraduates enrolled
on the main campus, 57.2% were women. Women comprised 66.8% of graduate
students and 55.6% of professional degree students on the main campus.
Age
The average age of all students
on campus was 27.3 years. The average age of first-time freshmen was
18.6 years. The average age of all undergraduates was 25.5 years, with
half of all undergraduates ranging in age from 21 to 27. Graduate students
were 32.9 years of age on average, while professional (Optometry) students
were 25.1 years of age on average.
Ethnicity
Among those students reporting
their ethnic backgrounds, 78.5% of UMSL students were Caucasian. African-American
students represented 16.2% of all students, with students from other ethnic
groups representing 5.3% of all enrolled students.
Financial Assistance
Over seventy percent
(74.7%) of all undergraduate students received one or more forms of financial
assistance, while 62.3% of graduate students received such assistance. All professional degree students received financial assistance.
Geographic Origin
Of students studying on the
main campus, 84.2% are from the St. Louis metropolitan area, including 87.5%
of undergraduate students. This figure is smaller (77.1%) for graduate
students and for professional degree students (34.8%).
Among students enrolled on the main campus, 88% were Missouri residents. Among graduate students, 83.4% were Missouri residents, while 50.3% of professional degree students were from Missouri. UMSL students came from 46 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The most frequently represented home states of UMSL students, besides Missouri, were Illinois, Kansas, Texas, Indiana, and Tennessee. Among the 535 non-immigrant international students from 76 countries, the countries most frequently represented were India, People's Republic of China, South Korea, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand.
Class Size/Faculty:
Student Ratio
More than two-thirds (70.9%)
of undergraduate classes enrolled 29 or fewer students and more than 44.4%
of the undergraduate classes enrolled 19 or fewer students. Among all
classes offered on the main campus, the student to faculty ratio was 16:1 (2008 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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