This report contains detailed enrollment and semester credit hour information as of the 12th class day of the 2001 spring semester. As such, it reflects The University's "official" enrollment figures for this session. It is distributed to Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, and Directors for use in decision-making and planning.

Total enrollment increased by 120 students (0.3%) from 46,462 last spring to 46,582 in spring 2001. Undergraduate enrollment increased by 110 students (0.3%) to 35,184. Special Professional (Law and Pharm. D.) enrollment increased from 1,632 to 1,678 (46 or 2.8%) (Table I). Graduate enrollment (excluding Special Professional) decreased from 9,756 to 9,720 (36 students or 0.4%).

The number of African American students increased by 1.9% (28), Asian American by 3.4% (192), and foreign enrollment by 4.6% (177). White enrollment declined by 1.0% (282), Hispanic enrollment by 1.4% (76), and American Indian enrollment by 6.2% (13). There were also 367 students for whom ethnicity was not known, an increase of 34.4% (94) from last year.

The number of students from Texas increased to 37,755 from 37,850 (95 or 0.3%), and out-of-state students decreased from 4,892 to 4,740 (152 or 3.1%). Foreign student enrollment increased from 3,815 to 3,992 (177 or 4.6%). As a group, the largest number of foreign students is from India, followed by the Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China, and Taiwan.

Undergraduate enrollment increased for Business Administration, Communication, Engineering, Liberal Arts, and Pharmacy; and decreased or remained stable for all other areas. Graduate enrollment increased for Business Administration, Fine Arts, Law, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, and Intercollegial Programs (Table V).

Total semester credit hour (SCH) production increased by 3,896 hours or 0.7%. Undergraduate, doctoral, and Law SCH's increased from last spring. Return to a longstanding policy on the classification of new graduate students resulted in a decrease in master's level semester credit hour production (Table VIII).

If you have any questions concerning this report, please contact this office.

Marsha K. Moss
Assistant Vice President and Director
Office of Institutional Research
Mail Code/G1100