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UND Student Body Profile 2015-2016

UND Student Body Profile 2015-16

Enrollment

Men Women Total
7,885 (52.7%) 7,066 (47.3%) 14,951

College/Degree

Enrollment by College  Men Women Total Percent
Aerospace Sciences 1,283 131 1,414 9.46%
Arts & Sciences 1,247 1,660 2,907 19.44%
Business & Public Administration 1,228 528 1,756 11.75%
Education & Human Development 219 464 683 4.57%
Engineering & Mines 1,596 245 1,841 12.31%
Graduate School 998 1,719 2,717 18.17%
Non-degree graduate 49 96 145 0.97%
Law 117 105 222 1.48%
Medicine & Health Sciences - Undergraduate 245 577 822 5.50%
Medicine & Health Sciences - Professional 164 126 290 1.94%
Nursing 156 930 1,086 7.26%
Honors only students 3 5 8 0.05%
Undeclared 272 226 498 3.33%
Non-degree undergraduate 308 254 562 3.76%
Total 7,885 7,066 14,951 100.00%

Level of Study

Levels of Study Men Women Total Percent
Freshman 1,550 1,104 2,654 17.75%
Sophomores 1,424 1,1169 2,593 17.34%
Juniors 1,211 964 2,175 14.55%
Seniors 2,372 1,783 4,155 27.79%
Undergraduate Total * 6,557 5,020 11,577 77.43%
Full-time 4,929 4,191 9,120 61.00%
Part-time 1,628 829 2,457 16.43%
Graduate Total ** 1,047 1,815 2,862 19.14%
Full-time 492 745 1,237 8.27%
Part-time 555 1,070 1,625 10.87%
Law 117 105 222 1.48%
Medicine 164 126 290 1.94%
Total 7,885 7,066 14,951 100.00%

*12 credits or more is considered full-time
**9 credits or more is considered full-time

Student Type

New Students Men Women Total Percent
Beginning Freshman 976 924 1,900 56.85%
Transfer 409 297 706 21.13%
Graduate Students 227 348 575 17.21%
Law Students 44 39 83 2.48%
Medical Students (M.D.) 40 38 78 2.33%
Total 1,696 1,646 3,342 100.00%

Degrees and Students

Degrees Students
Degrees granted between 1889 (first commencement) and June 30, 2015 130,706
Students matriculated between 1883 founding of UND) and end of Fall 2015 registration 277,926

Degrees Awarded

From July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015

Degree Number of Recipients
Certificates (< 2 yrs) 68
Bachelor's 1,948
Certificates (Post-Bach/Post-Mast) 78
Master's 747
Doctoral 133
Law 80
Medicine 55
Total 3,109

Race/Ethnicity 

Race/Ethnicity Men Women Total Percent
American Indian/Alaskan Native 90 146 236 1.58%
Asian 151 91 242 1.62%
Black/Non-Hispanic American 243 130 373 2.49%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 10 6 16 0.11%
Hispanic American 258 182 440 2.94%
White/Non-Hispanic American 6,020 5,769 11,789 78.85%
Two or More Races 221 220 441 2.95%
Non-Resident Alien 676 341 1,017 6.80%
Not Reported 216 181 397 2.66%
Total 7,885 7,066 14,951 100.00%

* Some numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Age

Age Men Women Total Percent
Under 18 27 37 64 0.43%
18-19 1,682 1,669 3,351 22.41%
20-21 2,098 1,728 3,826 25.59%
22-24 1,717 1,426 3,143 21.02%
25-29 1,039 942 1,981 13.25%
30-34 586 500 1,086 7.26%
35-39 339 281 620 4.15%
40-49 280 311 591 3.95%
50-64 112 170 282 1.89%
65 and over 5 2 7 0.05%
Total 7,885 7,066 14,951 100.00%

Average Age

Average Age Men Women Total
Undergraduates 23.31 22.36 22.84
Graduates 33.02 32.53 32.78
Law 28.61 27.30 27.96
Medicine 26.06 25.78 25.92

Housing

Housing Total Percent
University Housing    
Residence Halls* 2,843 19.02%
Family Housing & Single Student Apartments** 715 4.78%
Greek Housing**    
Fraternities 215 1.44%
Sororities 256 1.71%
Off-Campus and Not Reported 10,922 73.05%
Total 14,951 100.00%

* University Place has been added to the Residence Hall Total, beginning in 2015.

** Based on number of lease holders. In some cases, more than one UND student resides in a unit.

*** Not all Greek members live in chapter houses. Fraternity members number 758, sorority members 670, totaling 1,428, or 9.6 percent of the undergraduate student body.

Geographic Origin

Geographic Origin* Total Percent
North Dakota 5,324 37.03%
Other States 3,611 22.20%
Minnesota 5,113 34.39%
Other Countries 727 4.92%
Canada 176 1.19%
Total 14,951 100.00%

*residency for Table 2

Current and Select Previous Enrollments

  • 2014 - 14,906
  • 2013 - 15,143
  • 2012 - 15,250
  • 2011 - 14,697
  • 2010 - 14,194
  • 2009 - 13,172
  • 2005 - 12,954
  • 2000 - 11,031
  • 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
  • 1940 - 1,757
  • 1930 - 1,765
  • 1920 - 1,124
  • 1910 - 490
  • 1900 - 124
  • 1890 - 24
  • 1885 - 8

Prepared by the Division of University & Public Affairs from information provided by Institutional Research, the Housing Office, and the coordinator of Greek life.

Last Updated: 10/2015

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