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UND Student Body Profile 2016-2017

Enrollment

Men Women Total
7,678 (52%) 6,970 (48%) 14,648

College/Degree

Enrollment by College (date established) Men Women Total Percent
Aerospace Sciences (1982) 1,438 221 1,659 11.98%
Arts & Sciences 1,087 1,540 2,627 17.93%
Business & Public Administration 1,276 526 1,802 12.30%
Education & Human Development 198 518 716 4.89%
Engineering & Mines 1,582 266 1,848 12.62%
Graduate School 1,006 1,708 2,714 18.53%
Non-degree graduate 35 123 158 1.08%
Law 109 121 230 1.57%
Medicine & Health Sciences - Undergraduate 208 554 762 5.20%
Medicine & Health Sciences - Professional 157 134 291 1.99%
Nursing 131 857 988 6.74%
Honors only students 4 3 7 0.05%
Undeclared 236 202 438 2.99%
Non-degree undergraduate 350 277 627 4.28%
Total 7,678 6,970 14,648 100%

Level of Study

Levels of Study Men Women Total Percent
Freshman 1,553 1,104 2,639 18.02%
Sophomores 1,327 1,171 2,498 17.05%
Juniors 1,153 948 2,101 14.34%
Seniors 2,356 1,661 4,017 27.42%
Undergraduate Total * 6,371 4,884 11,255 76.83%
Full-time 4,745 4,082 8,827 60.26%
Part-time 1,626 802 2,428 16.57%
Graduate Total ** 1,041 1,831 2,872 19.61%
Full-time 471 758 1,229 8.40%
Part-time 570 1,073 1,643 11.21%
Law 109 121 230 1.57%
Medicine 157 134 291 1.99%
Total 7,678 6,970 14,648 100.0%

*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 1,008 920 1,928 56.05%
Transfer 428 394 822 23.90%
Graduate Students 185 339 524 15.23%
Law Students 43 45 88 2.56%
Medical Students (M.D.) 39 39 78 2.27%
Total 1,703 1,737 3,440 100.0%

*Fall 2016 First-time transfer students now include summer admits per new IPED's definition

Degrees and Students

Degrees Students
Degrees granted between 1889 (first commencement) and June 30, 2016 134,010
Students matriculated between 1883 founding of UND) and end of Fall 2016 registration 282,366

Degrees Awarded

From July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

Degree Number of Recipients
Certificates (< 2 yrs) 81
Bachelor's 2,115
Certificates (Post-Bach/Post-Mast) 86
Master's 740
Doctoral 134
Law 75
Medicine 73
Total 3,304

Race/Ethnicity 

Race/Ethnicity Men Women Total Percent
American Indian/Alaskan Native 85 135 220 1.50%
Asian 156 107 263 1.80%
Black/Non-Hispanic American 234 118 352 2.40%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 9 7 16 0.11%
Hispanic American 275 208 483 3.30%
White/Non-Hispanic American 5,817 5,723 11,540 78.78%
Two or More Races 249 191 440 3.00%
Non-Resident Alien 681 333 1,014 6.92%
Not Reported 172 148 320 2.18%
Total 7,678 6,970 14,648 100.00%

Age

Age Men Women Total Percent
Under 18 26 31 57 0.39%
18-19 1,642 1,670 3,312 22.61%
20-21 1,942 1,704 3,646 24.90%
22-24 1,745 1,327 3,072 20.97%
25-29 1,008 985 1,993 13.60%
30-34 586 463 1,049 7.16%
35-39 332 288 620 4.23%
40-49 283 338 621 4.24%
50-64 110 162 272 1.86%
65 and over 4 2 6 0.04%
Total 7,678 6,970 14,648 100.00%

Average Age

Average Age Men Women Total
Undergraduates 23 22 23
Graduates 33 32 33
Law 29 27 28
Medicine 26 26 26

Housing

Housing Total Percent
University Housing    
Residence Halls 2,696 18.41%
Family Housing & Single Student Apartments* 734 5.01%
Greek Housing**    
Fraternities 222 1.52%
Sororities 251 1.71%
Off-Campus and Not Reported 10,745 73.35%
Total 14,648 100.00%


* 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 5,086 34.72%
Other States 3,729 25.46%
Minnesota 4,934 33.68%
Other Countries 725 4.95%
Canada 174 1.19%
Total 14,648 100.00%

*residency for Table 2

Current and Select Previous Enrollments

  • 2015 - 14,951
  • 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: 10/2016

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