FALL ENROLLMENT
Office of Budget, Planning and Analysis
REPORT 2014
Page 2 Fall Enrollment Report: 2014
Office of Budget, Planning and Analysis
4070 Faculty Admin Bldg (313) 577-2001
Published: October 2014
Table of Contents
Dashboard ........................................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary of Changes from Fall 2013 to Fall 2014 ............................................ 5 Total Fall Enrollment .......................................................................................................... 6 Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College ......................................................... 6 Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity .................................................................................... 7 Enrollment by Age ..................................................................................................... 7 Enrollment by Geographic Origin .............................................................................. 8 Fall 2010 to 2014 Total Enrollment by Time Status Comparison ............................... 9 Enrollment by Level ................................................................................................... 9 Undergraduate Fall Enrollment ....................................................................................... 10 Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College ....................................................... 10 Student Credit Hour Load Distribution ..................................................................... 10 Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity .................................................................................. 11 Enrollment by Age ................................................................................................... 11 Enrollment by Geographic Origin ............................................................................ 12 Fall 2010 to 2014 Enrollment by Time Status Comparison ...................................... 13 FTIAC Admissions Profile ....................................................................................... 13 FTIAC Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College .......................................... 13 Fall 2010 to 2014 FTIAC Credit Hour Comparison ................................................. 14 FTIAC Student Credit Hour Load Distribution ......................................................... 14 FTIAC Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity ...................................................................... 15 FTIAC Enrollment by Age ....................................................................................... 15 FTIAC Enrollment by Geographic Origin ................................................................ 16 Fall 2010 to 2014 FTIAC Enrollment by Time Status Comparison ......................... 17 FTIAC High School Grade Point Average ............................................................... 17 FTIAC ACT Composite Scores ................................................................................. 18 Top Feeder High Schools .......................................................................................... 18 Transfer Top Feeder Schools ..................................................................................... 19 Transfer Admissions Profile ...................................................................................... 19 Transfer Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College ........................................ 19 Transfer Enrollment by Age ...................................................................................... 20 Fall 2010 to 2014 Transfer Enrollment by Time Status Comparison ........................ 20 Transfer Enrollment by Geographic Origin ............................................................... 21 Fall 2010 to 2014 Transfer Credit Hours Comparison .............................................. 22 Transfer Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity ..................................................................... 22 Tri-County Full-Time Freshman One Year Retention .............................................. 23 Full-Time Freshman One Year Retention by ACT Composite Score ...................... 23 Full-Time Freshman Multi-Year Retention by Cohort ............................................. 24 Full-Time Freshman Multi-Year Graduation Rates .................................................. 24 Full-Time Freshman Four-Year Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity ...................... 25 Full-Time Freshman Five-Year Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity ....................... 25 Full-Time Freshman Six-Year Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity ......................... 25 Freshman to Sophomore Retention Rates—Michigan Public Universities ............... 26 FTIAC Class Profile .................................................................................................. 26 Number of Degrees and Certificates Granted by Type .............................................. 27 Type of Awards and Degrees Granted by Gender and Ethnicity, 2013-14 ............... 27 Undergraduate Degrees Granted by Race/Ethnicity Comparison .............................. 28 Graduate Degrees Granted by Race/Ethnicity Comparison ....................................... 28 Graduate Fall Enrollment ................................................................................................ 29 Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College ....................................................... 29 Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity .................................................................................. 30
Fall Enrollment Report: 2014 Page 3
About this Report:: This report summarizes fall enrollment for Wayne State University. This report uses data from the university’s fall census as compiled by the Office of Budget, Planning and Analysis.
Table of Contents—Continued Enrollment by Age .................................................................................................... 30 Fall 2010 to 2014 Enrollment by Time Status Comparison ....................................... 31 Graduate Admissions Profile ..................................................................................... 31 Graduate Student Credit Hour Load Distribution ...................................................... 31 Graduate Enrollment by Geographic Origin .............................................................. 32 Professional Fall Enrollment ........................................................................................... 33 Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College ....................................................... 33 Fall 2012 to 2014 Student Comparison ..................................................................... 33 Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity ................................................................................... 34 Enrollment by Age .................................................................................................... 34 Fall 2010 to 2014 Enrollment by Time Status Comparison ....................................... 35 Professional Admissions Profile ................................................................................ 35 Enrollment by Geographic Origin ............................................................................. 36 Historical Fall Enrollment Total Enrollment by School/College ......................................................................... 37 Total Enrollment Credit Hours by School/College .................................................... 37 Total Enrollment by Geographic Origin .................................................................... 38 Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity .......................................................................... 38 Total Enrollment by Time Status ............................................................................... 39 Total Enrollment by Age ........................................................................................... 39 Definitions ........................................................................................................................ 40
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Dashboard
Minorities include American Indi-ans or Alaskan Natives, Asians, Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics of any race, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Is-lander, and Two or more races.
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Prior Year Five Year Best
Improved from prior year 1 Year Retention Rates
Worse than prior year but within 2% 76.9% 77.2%
Worse than 2% of prior year 75.7%
One Yr % Change Five Year Worst -1.6% 74.8%
2 Year Retention Rates
Fall Enrollment 64.6% 65.7%
27,897 30,510 65.7%
27,578 1.7% 58.4%
-1.1% 27,578
Undergraduate Students 4 Yr Graduation Rates
18,602 20,108 10.6% 11.2%
18,347 10.5%
-1.4% 18,347 -0.9% 9.7%
Graduate Students 6 Yr Graduation Rates
7,216 8,187 28.1% 32.3%
7,201 32.3%
-0.2% 7,201 14.9% 26.2%
Professional Students FTIAC Selectivity
2,079 2,215 76.2% 86.4%
2,030 77.3%
-2.4% 2,030 1.4% 75.5%
International Students FTIAC Yield (Enro lle d/ Admitte d)
1,877 2,275 24.7% 33.8%
2,275 23.3%
21.2% 1,610 -5.7% 23.3%
Diversity (% minorities of total) Graduate Selectivity
32.0% 35.6% 31.2% 43.8%
31.6% 32.7%
-1.2% 31.6% 4.9% 29.5%
Admissions
Retention
Student Body
Graduation
Fall Enrollment Report: 2014 Page 5
Executive Summary of Changes From Fall 2013 to Fall 2014
Note: Enrollments have been adjusted to remove students who withdrew during open registration.
Headcount enrollment change
Total headcount decreased by 319 students (-1.1%).
Undergraduate headcount decreased by 255 students (-1.4%).
Graduate level headcount decreased by 15 students (-0.2%).
Professional level headcount decreased by 49 students (-2.0%).
Credit hour enrollment change
Total credit hours decreased by 1,570 credits (-0.5%).
Undergraduate credit hours decreased by 1,692 credits (-0.8%).
Graduate level credit hours increased by 441 credits (0.9%).
Professional level credit hours decreased by 318 credits (-0.8%).
First Time in Any College (FTIAC) undergraduate headcount increased by 28 (1.3%) students and 516 (1.8%) credit hours.
Transfer undergraduate enrollment headcount increased by 41 (2.2%) and 499 credit hours (2.4%).
Minority total enrollment headcount decreased 210 (-2.4%).
Total international enrollment headcount increased by 398 students (17.5%).
The average ACT composite score for incoming FTIACs was 23.1 and high school grade point was 3.28.
The full-time FTIAC (degree-seeking) one year retention (freshman returning a second year) decreased from 76.9% to 75.7%.
The four-year graduation rate was 13.0% for the fall 2010 cohort.
The five-year graduation rate was 25.4% for the fall 2009 cohort.
The six-year graduation rate was 33.8% for the fall 2008 cohort.
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Total Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 Total Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College
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School/College of Student Headcount Number Percent Hours Number Percent
School of Business Administration 2,971 -85 -2.8% 28,280 -358 -1.2%
College of Education 2,836 -160 -5.3% 23,553 -1,106 -4.5%
College of Engineering 3,115 462 17.4% 30,742 5,215 20.4%
Fine, Performing & Comm. Arts 2,190 -108 -4.7% 23,959 -929 -3.7%
Library & Information Science 492 6 1.2% 2,858 -80 -2.7%
Liberal Arts & Sciences 11,422 -385 -3.3% 124,507 -4,034 -3.1%
Law School 444 -60 -11.9% 5,643 -708 -11.1%
School of Medicine 1,618 -15 -0.9% 32,277 82 0.3%
College of Nursing 596 2 0.3% 5,626 67 1.2%
Pharmacy and Health Sciences 965 -10 -1.0% 11,979 22 0.2%
School of Social Work 929 34 3.8% 11,047 259 2.4%
Grand Total 27,578 -319 -1.1% 300,469 -1,570 -0.5%
The fall 2014 total enrollment headcount decreased from the fall 2013 count of 27,897. This represents a decline of 1.14 percent. Total credit hours decreased by 1,570 or 0.5 percent. Eighty eight percent of Wayne State students were Michigan residents. Seventy eight percent of WSU’s students came from the Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county areas. Since 2006, the demographic for student residency has remained approximately 90 percent for Michigan residents. The portion of students that are full-time has increased 0.8% in the past five years. The average credit hour load for undergraduates is 11.4, graduate students 7.4, Law students 13.0, Medical students 24.0, and Pharmacy students 13.4.
Key Enrollment Changes Headcount -319 -1.1%
Credit hours -1,570 -0.5%
*Graduate School enrollment has been moved to other schools and colleges, depending on student major.
Total Fall Enrollment Page 7
Fall 2014 Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Fall 2014 Total Enrollment by Age
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Page 8 Total Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 Total Enrollment by Geographic Origin
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Michigan Residents Detroit 3,010
Wayne County-excl Detroit 7,919
Oakland County 5,922
Macomb County 4,763
Other Counties 2,709
Non-Residents—Domestic
Ohio 121
Illinois 96
California 92
Other States 671
Non Residents—International Canada 573 India 523
China 280
Other International 899
Michigan Total Students 24,323
Total Non-Residents—Domestic 980
Total Non-Residents—International 2,275
Total Fall Enrollment Page 9
Fall 2010 to 2014 Total Enrollment by Time Status Comparison
Fall 2014 Enrollment by Level
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Undergraduate Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 Undergraduate Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College
Fall 2014 Undergraduate Student Credit Hour Load Distribution
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School/College of Student Headcount Number Percent Hours Number Percent
School of Business Administration 2,365 2 0.1% 25,012 203 0.8%
College of Education 1,269 -141 -10.0% 13,992 -1,404 -9.1%
College of Engineering 1,912 278 17.0% 22,509 3,763 20.1%
Fine, Performing & Comm. Arts 1,951 -108 -5.2% 22,430 -943 -4.0%
Liberal Arts & Sciences 10,060 -316 -3.0% 114,901 -3,568 -3.0%
College of Nursing 272 23 9.2% 3,609 176 5.1%
Pharmacy and Health Sciences 251 -5 -2.0% 3,329 -77 -2.3%
School of Social Work 267 12 4.7% 3,420 158 4.8%
Grand Total 18,347 -255 -1.4% 209,202 -1,692 -0.8%
Key Enrollment Changes Undergraduate headcount -255 -1.4% Undergraduate credit hours -1,692 -0.8% FTIAC headcount 28 1.3% FTIAC credit hours 516 1.8% Transfer headcount 41 2.2% Transfer credit hours 499 2.4%
The undergraduate fall enrollment headcount and credit hour totals declined since fall 2013, while FTIAC and transfers increased. Continuing under-graduate students decreased. The largest class of bachelor’s degree recipients since 1990-91 graduat-ed this past year. The fall 2014 average undergraduate credit hour load increased from 11.3 to 11.4. The percent of undergraduates full time remained about the same, from 65.7% to 65.6%.
Undergraduate Fall Enrollment Page 11
Fall 2014 Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Fall 2014 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age
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Fall 2014 Undergraduate Enrollment by Geographic Origin
Michigan Residents Detroit 2,665
Wayne County-excl Detroit 5,723
Oakland County 3,807
Macomb County 3,681
Other Counties 1,406
Non-Residents—Domestic
Ohio 43
New York 29
Illinois 20
Other States 171
Non-Residents—International Canada 316 Brazil 260
Saudi Arabia 79
Other International 147
Michigan Total Students 17,282
Total Non-Residents—Domestic 263
Total Non-Residents—International 802
Undergraduate Fall Enrollment Page 13
Fall 2014 FTIAC Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College
Fall 2010 to Fall 2014 Undergraduate Enrollment by Time Status Comparison
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FTIAC Fall 2014 1 Year %
Change
Applicants 12,199 5.9%
Admitted 9,433 7.4%
Enrolled 2,195 1.3%
Selectivity: Admits to Applicants 77.3% 1.4%
Yield: Enrolled to Admits 23.3% -5.7%
1 Year Change Credit 1 Year Change
School/College of Student Headcount Number Percent Hours Number Percent
School of Business Administration 136 -13 -8.7% 1,898 -115 -5.7%
College of Education 50 -5 -9.1% 671 -42 -5.9%
College of Engineering 278 55 24.7% 3,790 781 26.0%
Fine, Performing & Comm. Arts 209 -7 -3.2% 2,903 -59 -2.0%
Liberal Arts & Sciences 1,522 -2 -0.1% 20,641 -49 -0.2%
Grand Total 2,195 28 1.3% 29,903 516 1.8%
Page 14 Undergraduate Fall Enrollment
Fall 2010 to Fall 2014 FTIAC Credit Hour Comparison
Fall 2014 FTIAC Student Credit Hour Load Distribution
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0.5% of enrollment 3.8% of enrollment 95.7% of enrollment (full-time)
Average Credit Load—13.6
Fall 2010 Credit Hours
Fall 2014 Credit Hours
5 Year Change
5 Year % Change
School of Business 2,268 1,898 -370 -16.3%
College of Education 1,291 671 -620 -48.0%
College of Engineering 1,843 3,790 1,947 105.6%
Fine, Performing & Comm. Arts 3,076 2,903 -173 -5.6%
Liberal Arts & Sciences 26,406 20,641 -5,765 -21.8%
TOTAL 34,884 29,903 -4,981 -14.3%
School/College
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Fall 2014 FTIAC Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Fall 2014 FTIAC Enrollment by Age
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Page 16 Undergraduate Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 FTIAC Enrollment by Geographic Origin
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Michigan Residents Detroit 264
Wayne County-excl Detroit 768
Oakland County 442
Macomb County 399
Other Counties 208
Michigan Total Students 2,081
Non-Residents—Domestic
Ohio 11
Illinois 7
Other States 31
Total Non-Residents—Domestic 49
Non-Residents—International
Canada 55
Great Britain 4
Other International 6
Total Non-Residents—International 65
Undergraduate Fall Enrollment Page 17
Fall 2010 to Fall 2014 FTIAC Enrollment by Time Status Comparison
Fall 2014 FTIAC High School Grade Point Average FT
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Fall 2014 Percentiles: 25th: 2.9 50th: 3.3 75th: 3.7 Fall 2014 Average: 3.3
Page 18 Undergraduate Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 Top Feeder High Schools*
Top Ten Feeder Schools City Fall 2014
Headcount 1 Yr % Change
Fordson High School Dearborn 83 22.1%
Cass Technical High School Detroit 64 -19.0%
Dearborn High School Dearborn 57 58.3%
Warren Mott Senior High School Warren 49 48.5%
Crestwood High School Dearborn Heights 40 14.3%
Renaissance High School Detroit 35 75.0%
Adlai E Stevenson High School Sterling Heights 34 9.7%
West Bloomfield High School West Bloomfield 33 50.0%
Grosse Pointe South High School Gross Pointe Farms 31 55.0%
Plymouth High School Canton 30 25.0%
FT
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Average ACT Composite: 23.1
Fall 2014 FTIAC ACT Composite Scores
2014 25th 50th 75th
Percentile Percentile Percentile
ACT Composite 20 23 26
*Fall 2014 headcount includes only FTIACs who graduated high school within 1 year of Fall 2014 census date.
Undergraduate Fall Enrollment Page 19
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Fall 2014 Transfer Feeder Schools
Fall 2014 Transfer Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College
Transfers Fall 2014 1 Year % Change
Applications 4,445 -1.7% Admitted 4,044 3.0% Enrolled 1,924 2.2% Selectivity: Admits to Applicants 91.0% 4.8% Yield: Enrolled to Admits 48.0% -0.8%
Fall 2014 Transfer Admissions Profile
Top Feeder Community Colleges Fall 2013 Fall 2014 1 Year % Macomb CC 322 324 0.6%
Henry Ford CC 231 255 10.4% Wayne County CC 176 187 6.3% Schoolcraft CC 140 134 -4.3%
Top Feeder Four Year Institutions Fall 2013 Fall 2014 1 Year % Change
Oakland University 43 35 -18.6% Eastern Michigan University 23 33 43.5% University of Michigan - Dearborn 29 32 10.3% Central Michigan University 30 31 3.3% Michigan State University 28 27 -3.6%
Oakland CC 294 281 -4.4%
1 Year Change Credit 1 Year Change
School/College of Student Headcount Number Percent Hours Number Percent
School of Business Administration 281 34 13.8% 2,960 261 9.7%
College of Education 142 20 16.4% 1,594 179 12.7%
College of Engineering 217 29 15.4% 2,334 280 13.6%
Fine, Performing & Comm. Arts 197 -21 -9.6% 2,268 -122 -5.1%
Liberal Arts & Sciences 970 -27 -2.7% 10,978 -184 -1.6%
Grand Total 1,924 41 2.2% 21,738 499 2.3%
College of Nursing 51 16 45.7% 678 157 30.1%
Pharmacy and Health Sciences 40 3 8.1% 600 91 17.9%
School of Social Work 26 -13 -33.3% 326 -163 -33.3%
Page 20 Undergraduate Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 Transfer Enrollment by Age
Fall 2010 to 2014 Transfer Enrollment by Time Status Comparison
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Fall 2014 Transfer Enrollment by Geographic Origin
Michigan
Detroit 261
Wayne County-excl Detroit 594
Oakland County 398
Macomb County 411
Other Counties 173
Michigan Total Students 1,837
Non-Residents—Domestic
New York 8
Ohio 5
Other States 34
Total Non-Residents—Domestic 50
Non-Residents—International
Canada 24
Lebanon 5
Other International 6
Total Non-Residents—International 37
Illinois 3
Saudi Arabia 2
Page 22 Undergraduate Fall Enrollment
Fall 2010 to 2014 Transfer Credit Hours Comparison
Fall 2014 Transfer Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
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Fall 2010 Credit Hours
Fall 2014 Credit Hours
5 Year Change
5 Year % Change
School of Business 1,935 2,960 1,025 53.0%
College of Engineering 1,346 2,334 988 73.4%
Fine, Performing & Comm. Arts 2,491 2,268 -223 -9.0%
Liberal Arts & Sciences 11,700 10,978 -722 -6.2%
School of Social Work 441 326 -115 -26.1%
TOTAL 20,778 21,738 960 4.6%
School/College
College of Nursing 412 678 266 64.6%
Pharmacy & Health Sciences 539 600 61 11.3%
College of Education 1,914 1,594 -320 -16.7%
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Average Fall 2013 Freshman Cohort One Year Retention—75.7%
Fall Full-time Freshman One Year Retention by ACT Composite Score
Tri-County Fall Full-time Freshman One Year Retention
Fall 2013 Cohort Scored < than 18: 9.4% Scored 18-24: 57.2% Scored 25+: 33.4%
Page 24 Undergraduate Fall Enrollment
Fall Full-time Freshmen Multi-Year Retention Rates by Cohort
Fall Full-time Freshmen Multi-Year Graduation Rates
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Fall Full-time Freshmen Multi-Year Retention Rates by Cohort
% Continuing to Second Yr
% Continuing to Third Yr
% Continuing to Fourth Yr
% Continuing to Fifth Yr
% Continuing to Sixth Yr
Fall 2007 70% 55% 49% 34% 19%
Fall 2008 76% 59% 51% 35% 20%
Fall 2009 77% 58% 50% 36% 20%
Fall 2010 77% 59% 52% 37%
Fall 2011 75% 65% 58%
Fall 2012 77% 66%
Fall 2006 69% 52% 46% 34% 21%
Fall 2013 76%
Undergraduate Fall Enrollment Page 25
Fall Full-time Freshmen Four-Year Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity
Fall Full-time Freshmen Five-Year Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity
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Page 26 Undergraduate Fall Enrollment G
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University of Michigan‐Ann Arbor 97%
Michigan State University 91%
Michigan Technological University 83%
Grand Valley State University 82%
University of Michigan‐Dearborn 82%
Central Michigan University 76%
Eastern Michigan University 75%
Wayne State University 75%
University of Michigan‐Flint 74%
Western Michigan University 73%
Northern Michigan University 72%
Ferris State University 70%
Lake Superior State University 70%
Oakland University 70%
Saginaw Valley State University 70%
Wayne State University—2017 GOAL 83%
Freshman to Soph. Retention Rates—Michigan Public Universities (Fall 2011 Cohort)
Source: IPEDS
Cohort Headcount* Avg Comp ACT HS GPA
Fall 2006 2,816 20.2 3.08
Fall 2007 3,096 20.7 3.12
Fall 2008 2,797 20.4 3.13
Fall 2011 2,414 22.0 3.27
Fall 2012 2,334 22.2 3.27
Fall 2013 2,159 22.8 3.22
Fall 2014 2,195 23.1 3.28
Fall 2009 2,957 20.5 3.13
Fall 2010 2,613 21.0 3.18
FTIAC Class Profile
Includes part time FTIACs. Excludes students who joined the military, went on church missions, or have passed away.
Undergraduate and Graduate Fall Enrollment Page 27
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Number of Degrees and Certificates Granted by Type
Type of Awards and Degrees Granted by Gender and Ethnicity, 2013-14
Gender Baccalaureate Master's
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Practice Certificates Total
Female 1,762 1,305 411 161 3,639
Male 1,285 695 396 44 2,420
Ethnicity
2 or More Races 63 31 7 6 107
American Indian or Alaskan Native 8 6 2 1 17
Asian 225 103 107 6 441
Black or African American 572 267 47 47 933
Hispanic or Latino 89 48 9 3 149
Native Hawaiian or other P.I. 1 1
Non-Resident Alien 72 230 107 8 417
Unknown 200 118 31 12 361
White 1,817 1,197 497 122 3,633
Total 3,047 2,000 807 205 6,059
Page 28 Undergraduate and Graduate Fall Enrollment
Undergraduate Degrees Granted by Race/Ethnicity Comparison
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Graduate Degrees Granted by Race/Ethnicity Comparison
2,635 Total 3,047 Total
2,978 Total 2,807 Total
Bachelor’s degree only. Does not include certificates.
Masters and Doctoral –Research and Professional Practice only. Does not include certificates.
* The race/ethnicity reporting changed in fall 2010 to add the categories “Two or more races” & “Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander”.
Graduate Level Students Class Head 1 Year Change Credit 1 Year Change
School/College of Student Level Count # % Hours # %
School of Business Administration Masters 592 -84 -12.4% 3,159 -538 -14.6%
Doctorate 14 -3 -17.6% 109 -23 -17.1%
School of Business Administration Total 606 -87 -12.6% 3,268 -561 -14.6%
College of Education Masters 1,311 -15 -1.1% 8,051 233 3.0%
Doctorate 256 -4 -1.5% 1,510 66 4.6%
College of Education Total 1,567 -19 -1.2% 9,561 299 3.2%
College of Engineering Masters 897 192 27.2% 6,281 1,331 26.9%
Doctorate 306 -8 -2.5% 1,952 121 6.6%
College of Engineering Total 1,203 184 18.1% 8,233 1,452 21.4%
Fine, Performing & Comm. Arts Masters 187 5 2.7% 1,277 68 5.6%
Doctorate 52 -5 -8.8% 252 -54 -17.7%
Fine, Performing & Comm. Arts Total 239 0 0.0% 1,529 14 0.9%
Library & Information Science Masters 492 6 1.2% 2,858 -80 -2.7%
Liberal Arts & Sciences* Masters 625 -18 -2.8% 4,352 -237 -5.2%
Doctorate 737 -51 -6.5% 5,255 -229 -4.2%
Liberal Arts & Sciences Total 1,362 -69 -4.8% 9,606 -466 -4.6%
Law School Masters 22 7 46.7% 169 93 122.4%
School of Medicine* Masters 254 -4 -1.6% 1,907 -57 -2.9%
Doctorate 144 -12 -7.7% 1,039 -130 -11.1%
School of Medicine Total 398 -16 -3.9% 2,945 -186 -5.9%
College of Nursing Masters 199 -39 -16.4% 1,135 -289 -20.3%
Doctorate 125 18 16.8% 882 180 25.7%
College of Nursing Total 324 -21 -6.1% 2,017 -109 -5.1%
Pharmacy and Health Sciences Masters 175 -7 -3.8% 1,596 -20 -1.2%
Doctorate 151 -15 -9.0% 1,839 -96 -5.0%
Pharmacy and Health Sciences Total 326 -22 -6.3% 3,435 -116 -3.3%
Social Work Masters 646 26 4.2% 7,509 105 1.4%
Doctorate 16 -4 -20.0% 118 -4 -3.3%
Social Work Total 662 22 3.4% 7,627 101 1.3%
Masters Total 5,400 69 1.3% 38,292 608 1.6%
Doctorate Total 1,801 -84 -4.5% 12,954 -168 -1.3%
Grand Total 7,201 -15 -0.2% 51,246 441 0.9%
Graduate Fall Enrollment Page 29
Graduate Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 Graduate Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College
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*Graduate School enrollment has been moved to other schools and colleges, depending on student major. Graduate Level Pharmacy excludes Doctorate of Pharmacy.
The Graduate level headcount for fall 2014 decreased from fall 2013 levels by 0.2% and credit hours increased by 0.9%. Three schools/colleges posted a positive gain in graduate headcount and credit hours: College of Engineering, Law School, and School of Social Work.
Key Enrollment Changes Headcount -15 -0.2% Credit Hours 441 0.9%
Page 30 Graduate Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 Graduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Fall 2014 Graduate Enrollment by Age
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Fall 2010 to 2014 Graduate Enrollment by Time Status Comparison
Graduate School Fall 2014 1 Year %
Applications 10,761 10.8%
Admitted 3,522 16.3%
Enrolled 1,704 8.6% Selectivity: Admits to Applicants 32.7% 4.9% Yield: Enrolled to Admits 48.4% -6.6%
Fall 2014 Graduate Student Credit Hour Load Distribution
Fall 2014 Graduate Admissions Profile
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The students taking zero credit hours include graduate doctoral students who have completed four semesters of candidate status and continue to work on their dissertations.
Page 32 Graduate Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 Graduate Enrollment by Geographic Origin
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Michigan Residents Detroit 307
Wayne County-excl Detroit 1,754
Oakland County 1,519
Macomb County 860
Other Counties 864
Non-Residents—Domestic
Ohio 68
Illinois 50
California 38
Other States 392
Non-Residents—International
India 516
China 263
Canada 138
Other International 432
Michigan Total Students 5,304
Total Non-Residents—Domestic 548
Total Non-Residents—International 1,349
Professional Fall Enrollment Page 33
Professional Fall Enrollment
Fall 2014 Professional Headcount and Credit Hours by School/College
Fall 2012 to 2014 Professional Student Comparison
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Note: Enrollments have been adjusted to remove students who withdrew during open registration.
The Professional level headcount decreased by 49 students (-2.4%) since fall 2013 and credit hours decreased by 318 (-0.8%). Pharmacy and the School of Medicine increased enrollment and credit hours.
Key Enrollment Changes Headcount -49 -2.4% Credit Hours -318 -0.8%
1 Year Change Credit 1 Year Change
School/College of Student Headcount Number Percent Hours Number Percent
Law 422 -67 -13.7% 5,474 -801 -12.8%
School of Medicine 1,220 1 0.1% 29,332 268 0.9%
Pharmacy & Health Sciences 388 17 4.6% 5,215 215 4.3%
Grand Total 2,030 -49 -2.4% 40,021 -318 -0.8%
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Fall 2014 Professional Enrollment by Age
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Fall 2010 to 2014 Professional Enrollment by Time Status Comparison
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Law (J.D.) Medicine (M.D.)
Fall 2014
1 Year % Change
Fall 2014
1 Year % Change
Fall 2014
1 Year % Change
Applications 702 -13.0% 4588 -7.4% 365 -2.7%
Admitted 337 -12.9% 527 -2.6% 142 -7.8%
Enrolled 121 -12.9% 290 0.0% 100 3.1%
Selectivity: Admits to Applicants 48.0% 0.1% 11.5% 5.1% 38.9% -5.3%
Pharmacy (PharmD)
Yield: Enrolled to Admits 35.9% 0.0% 55.0% 2.7% 70.4% 11.8%
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Michigan Residents Detroit 38
Wayne County-excl Detroit 442
Oakland County 596
Macomb County 222
Other Counties 439
Michigan Total Students 1,737
Non-Residents—Domestic
California 45
Illinois 26
New York 11
Other States 87
Total Non-Residents—Domestic 169
Non-Residents—International
Canada 119
Lebanon 2
China 2
Other International 1
Total Non-Residents—International 124
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Historical Fall Enrollment
Historical Fall Total Enrollment by School/College
Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Five Yr Change
Five Yr % Change
School of Business Admin 3,474 3,346 3,234 3,056 2,971 -503 -14.5%
College of Education 3,764 3,434 3,279 2,996 2,836 -928 -24.7%
College of Engineering 1 1,864 2,148 2,437 2,653 3,115 1,251 67.1%
Fine, Performing, & Comm Arts 2,391 2,433 2,454 2,298 2,190 -201 -8.4%
School of Library and Info Science 600 558 541 486 492 -108 -18.0%
Liberal Arts and Sciences 1, 2 13,540 13,046 12,300 11,807 11,422 -2,118 -15.6%
Law School 653 600 555 504 444 -209 -32.0%
School of Medicine 2 1,658 1,618 1,639 1,633 1,618 -40 -2.4%
College of Nursing 700 701 658 594 596 -104 -14.9%
Pharmacy and Health Sciences 972 986 1,012 975 965 -7 -0.7%
School of Social Work 894 916 829 895 929 35 3.9%
Total 30,510 29,786 28,938 27,897 27,578 -2,932 -9.6%
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Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Five Yr Change
Five Yr % Change
School of Business Admin 31,298 30,128 29,954 28,638 28,280 -3,018 -9.6%
College of Education 31,383 28,592 27,104 24,658 23,553 -7,831 -25.0%
College of Engineering 1 17,137 20,028 23,408 25,527 30,742 13,605 79.4%
Fine, Performing, & Comm Arts 25,921 26,205 26,440 24,888 23,959 -1,963 -7.6%
School of Library and Info Science 3,575 3,292 3,313 2,938 2,858 -717 -20.0%
Liberal Arts and Sciences 1, 2 149,151 141,845 134,005 128,541 124,507 -24,644 -16.5%
Law School 8,069 7,629 7,080 6,351 5,643 -2,426 -30.1%
School of Medicine 2 32,909 32,188 32,459 32,195 32,277 -632 -1.9%
College of Nursing 5,920 5,882 5,753 5,559 5,626 -295 -5.0%
Pharmacy and Health Sciences 11,602 11,897 12,054 11,957 11,979 378 3.3%
School of Social Work 10,111 10,532 9,819 10,789 11,047 936 9.3%
Total 327,074 318,216 311,386 302,038 300,469 -26,605 -8.1%
2 Graduate School enrollment has been moved to other schools and colleges, depending on student major.
Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Five Yr Change
Five Yr % Change
Michigan Residents 27,829 27,155 26,189 25,043 24,323 -3,506 -12.6%
Detroit 5,266 4,645 3,958 3,362 3,010 -2,256 -42.8%
Wayne County-excl Detroit 8,242 8,385 8,120 7,930 7,919 -323 -3.9%
Oakland County 6,667 6,394 6,222 6,065 5,922 -745 -11.2%
Macomb County 4,701 4,865 4,966 4,935 4,763 62 1.3%
Illinois 115 116 114 97 92 -23 -20.0%
California 82 79 90 86 96 14 17.1%
Other States 664 696 797 687 671 7 1.1%
International 1,677 1,610 1,631 1,877 2,275 598 35.7%
Canada 637 594 568 576 573 -64 -10.0%
India 304 228 224 346 523 219 72.0%
China 233 265 298 332 280 47 20.2%
Other International 503 523 541 623 899 396 78.7%
Other Counties 2,953 2,866 2,923 2,751 2,709 -244 -8.3%
Non-Residents—Domestic 1,004 1,021 1,118 977 980 -24 -2.4%
Ohio 143 130 117 107 121 -22 -15.4%
Total 30,510 29,786 28,938 27,897 27,578 -2,932 -9.6%
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Historical Fall Total Enrollment by Geographic Origin
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Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Five Yr Change
Five Yr % Change
American Indian or Alaska Native 126 112 104 100 82 -44 -34.9%
Asian 2,223 2,194 2,182 2,110 2,057 -166 -7.5%
Black or African American 7,590 6,880 5,772 5,772 4,881 -2,709 -35.7%
Hispanic of any race 763 828 867 867 983 220 28.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 25 24 24 35 28 400.0%
Non-Resident Alien 1,677 1,610 1,631 1,631 2,275 598 35.7%
Two or more races* 153 292 400 400 689 536 350.3%
Unknown 2,511 2,244 2,934 2,934 1,572 -939 -37.4%
White 15,460 15,601 15,024 15,024 15,004 -456 -2.9%
* The race/ethnicity reporting changed in fall 2010 to add the categories “Two or more races” & “Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander”.
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Historical Fall Total Enrollment by Age
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Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Five Yr Change
Five Yr % Change
Undergraduate- Full Time 13,561 12,909 12,471 12,221 12,030 -1,531 -11.3%
Undergraduate- Part Time 6,547 6,968 6,871 6,381 6,317 -230 -3.5%
Undergraduate - Total 20,108 19,877 19,342 18,602 18,347 -1,761 -8.8%
Graduate- Full Time 3,928 3,743 3,879 3,943 3,905 -23 -0.6%
Graduate- Part Time 4,259 4,029 3,609 3,273 3,296 -963 -22.6%
Graduate - Total 8,187 7,772 7,488 7,216 7,201 -986 -12.0%
Professional - Full Time 2,006 1,985 1,964 1,932 1,902 -104 -5.2%
Professional - Part Time 209 152 144 147 128 -81 -38.8%
Professional - Total 2,215 2,137 2,108 2,079 2,030 -185 -8.4%
Total Full Time 19,495 18,637 18,314 18,096 17,837 -1,658 -8.5%
Total Part Time 11,015 11,149 10,624 9,801 9,741 -1,274 -11.6%
Grand Total 30,510 29,786 28,938 27,897 27,578 -2,932 -9.6%
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Five Yr Change
Five Yr % Change
Under 18 478 484 489 510 636 158 33.1%
18 - 19 4,808 4,415 4,234 4,020 3,921 -887 -18.4%
20 - 21 4,791 4,892 4,703 4,492 4,576 -215 -4.5%
22 - 24 6,598 6,749 6,958 7,096 7,045 447 6.8%
25 - 29 6,094 5,892 5,853 5,582 5,570 -524 -8.6%
30 - 34 2,854 2,725 2,498 2,390 2,253 -601 -21.1%
35 - 39 1,678 1,555 1,402 1,278 1,258 -420 -25.0%
40 - 49 2,065 1,884 1,755 1,579 1,419 -646 -31.3%
50 - 64 1,065 1,081 958 870 809 -256 -24.0%
65 and older 79 79 79 76 86 7 8.9%
Age Unknown 0 30 9 4 5 5 n/a
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Definitions Credit Hour—A credit hour is defined as one class hour per week or its equivalent.
First Time in Any College (FTIAC) - A full– time or part– time student attending any institution for the first time. Includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended a postsecondary institu-tion for the first time at the same level in the prior summer term. Also includes students who en-tered with advanced standing (college credit earned before graduation from high school).
Full Time Student (Fall/Winter Semester): A student at the following level must be enrolled in the following amount of credit hours per term, regardless of the level of the course: Undergradu-ate, 12 or more credit hours; Graduate, 8 or more credit hours; Professional (excluding Medical students), 10 or more credit hours.
Graduate Student—A student who holds a bachelor’s or first professional degree, or equivalent, and is enrolled in a graduate program.
Headcount (Enrollment)—Number of students enrolled at the institution as of census date of the term, the tenth day of classes. Each student equals one headcount, regardless of the credit hours taken.
Non-Resident Student—A student present in Michigan for educational purposes, who has not established residency by presence in the State of Michigan, nor attendance in Michigan high schools, nor military service.
Professional student-- A student enrolled in either the Medical Doctor program, Doctor of Pharmacy program, or Juris Doctor program.
Resident Student—A student having established residence in Michigan by presence in the State of Michigan, or established attendance in Michigan high schools, or established military service.
Transfer Student—A student entering the reporting institution for the first time but known to have previously attended a postsecondary institution at the same level. Excludes FTIACs who attended postsecondary institutions in the prior summer term.
Undergraduate student—A student enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program or post-bachelor certificate program; includes non-degree-seeking students who do not have a bachelor’s degree.
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