Fall 2008 Census Enrollment Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo UNIVERSITY HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT Due to a decrease in the state budget, Cal Poly decreased its enrollment in Fall 2008. The 19,471 total students enrolled is a 1.5% decrease from Fall 2007. 25,000 Undergrad Post-Bacc Graduate The decrease in enrollment is entirely in the undergraduate student population. Undergraduate headcount enrollment decreased 1.7% from Fall 2007. 15,000 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Notes: Post-baccalaureate category consists of credential and non-degree-seeking students. Graduate category consists of students who are pursuing master’s degrees. 1999 0 1998 Graduate enrollment rose to 788 students in Fall 2008, an increase of 2.6% from Fall 2007. 1997 5,000 1996 Post-baccalaureate headcount, which is comprised mostly of credential students, stayed the same in Fall 2008 as in Fall 2007. 1995 10,000 1994 Headcount 20,000 Beginning in Fall 2008, second-bachelor’s students are counted as undergraduates to conform with federal reporting standards. Fall Term 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Undergrad Fall Term 14,292 14,943 15,947 15,761 15,347 15,503 15,867 17,066 17,401 17,257 16,636 17,488 17,777 18,842 18,516 Post-Bacc 324 291 320 282 283 293 311 321 277 258 200 197 145 167 167 Graduate 824 788 733 692 666 674 699 692 775 788 746 790 800 768 788 15,440 16,022 17,000 16,735 16,296 16,470 16,877 18,079 18,453 18,303 17,582 18,475 18,722 19,777 19,471 TOTAL AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE LOAD Average Undergraduate Units The Fall 2008 post-baccalaureate average unit load increased slightly over Fall 2007. 14.25 Avg. UG Load The undergraduate average unit load jumped in Fall 2008. The Fall 2008 undergraduate average unit load of 14.27 is the highest in the last four years. 14.50 14.00 13.75 13.50 13.25 The graduate student average unit load has been increasing over the last five years, reaching the 11.29 unit mark in Fall 2008. 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 13.00 Fall Term Fall Term 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Undergrad 13.98 14.02 13.98 14.06 14.12 14.14 14.09 14.09 14.22 14.28 14.38 14.20 14.15 14.10 14.27 Post-Bacc 11.15 11.27 11.86 11.11 11.40 10.81 11.22 11.21 11.32 12.40 13.02 12.87 13.32 13.17 13.24 Graduate 10.12 10.53 10.69 10.44 10.34 10.51 10.17 10.18 10.94 10.58 10.40 10.58 10.82 11.05 11.29 TOTAL 13.71 13.80 13.80 13.86 13.92 13.94 13.87 13.89 14.04 14.09 14.20 14.03 14.00 13.97 14.14 Institutional Planning & Analysis, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Ph.: (805) 756-2204 Fax: (805) 756-2804 http://www.ipa.calpoly.edu/ Fall 2008 Census Enrollment Page 2 TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY GENDER Gender proportions do not change much from year to year. Of Fall 2008 total students, 43.7% are women. This proportion is a slight increase over last Fall but is still 1.6% below the high point in Fall 2001. • 43.6% of Fall 2008 undergraduates are women. • 68.3% of Fall 2008 post-baccalaureate students are women. • 42.0% of Fall 2008 graduate students are women. Gender *High Year Fall 2001 *Low Year Fall 1992 Last Year Fall 2007 Current Year Fall 2008 Women 45.3% 42.1% 43.3% 43.7% Men 54.7% 57.9% 56.7% 56.3% *High and low years are based on the female proportion since 1990. Women Men 56.3% Fall 2008 Enrollment 43.7% TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY ETHNIC ORIGIN Native American 0.8% Unknow n/ Other 9.6% Non-Res Alien 1.2% Fall 2008 Total Enrollment Non-White 24.2% White 65.0% Ethnic Origin Non-White White Non-Resident Alien Unknown/Other African American 1.1% Hispanic/ Latino 11.3% Asian American 11.0% *High Year Fall 1995 30.0% *Low Year Fall 2002 22.1% Last Year Fall 2007 23.9% Current Year Fall 2008 24.2% 59.1% 61.3% 64.6% 65.0% 0.9% 1.4% 1.1% 1.2% 10.0% 15.2% 10.3% 9.6% *High and low years are based on the “Non-White” proportion since 1990. Students with an ethnic origin of “Other” are combined with the “Unknown” category to be consistent with state and federal ethnic groupings. Of Fall 2008 students, 24.2% identify themselves as “Non-White.” This is an increase from last year’s proportion of 23.9%. The proportion of “White” students increased slightly from last year. The proportion of students of Hispanic/Latino origin increased from 10.7% last year to 11.3% in Fall 2008. The “Unknown/ Other” proportion, which includes “No Response” identification, is the lowest since prior to Fall 1995 (before the effects of Prop. 209 were realized). • 24.3% of Fall 2008 undergraduates are “Non-White.” • 12.6% of Fall 2008 post-baccalaureate students are “Non-White.” • 22.5% of Fall 2008 graduate students are “Non-White.” TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE College Ag, Food & Env. Sciences Architecture & Env. Design Education Engineering Liberal Arts Orfalea College of Business Science & Math Other Total Students Undergrad PostBacc Graduate Total Avg. UG Unit Load 3,832 1,954 5,187 3,102 2,367 1,952 122 145 22 118 64 76 286 127 58 59 - 3,950 2,018 221 5,473 3,229 2,425 2,011 144 14.27 14.55 14.27 14.33 14.38 13.93 10.91 18,516 167 788 19,471 14.27 Fall 2008 Total Enrollment CSM 10.3% OCOB 12.5% CLA 16.6% Other 0.7% CAFES 20.3% CAED 10.4% CENG 28.1% COE 1.1% The College of Engineering continues to enroll the largest number of Cal Poly majors, with 28.1% of all Fall 2008 students. The College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts follow with 20.3% and 16.6% of all Fall 2008 students, respectively. The College of Engineering also has the most graduate (master’s) students. The College of Architecture and Environmental Design has the highest average undergraduate unit load. Conversely, the College of Science and Mathematics has the lowest average undergraduate unit load. 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