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Inside Iowa State
September 25, 1998

Enrollment up 201 from a year ago

Iowa State's fall enrollment is 25,585, an increase of 201 students over fall semester 1997.

The 1998 enrollment figure includes 21,427 undergraduate students, which is 303 more than last year. Graduate enrollment is 4,158, down 102 students from the previous year.

"Our undergraduate enrollment is in line with our goal for the 1998 academic year," said Tom Hill, vice president for student affairs. "We anticipated a decrease in graduate enrollment because of the strong job market in science and technology fields."

Minority enrollment for fall is 1,687, a slight increase over last fall's minority enrollment of 1,678. Minority students make up 6.6 percent of Iowa State's total fall enrollment.

International student enrollment is 2,459, a decrease from last year's enrollment of 2,564.

Fall semester enrollments

	                        undergraduate	     graduate
College 1998 1997 1998 1997

Agriculture 2,907 2,812 631 642

Business 3,114 2,968 216 219

Design 1,650 1,632 138 147

Education 1,834 1,838 391 428

Engineering 4,337 4,205 677 742

Family and Consumer Sciences 1,102 1,141 235 224

Liberal Arts and Sciences 6,091 6,118 1,128 1,157

Veterinary Medicine 392 410 87 98

Interdisciplinary 655 603

Total 21,427 21,124 4,158 4,260

Fall semester minority and international enrollments

1998 1997

American Indian 74 79
or Alaskan Native

African American 657 676

Asian or Pacific Islander 588 550

Hispanic 368 373

Total minority 1,687 1,678
(includes U.S. citizens, permanent residents, refugees and asylees)

International 2,459 2,564
(includes non-resident, alien students, regardless of ethnic affiliation)

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