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
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College 1998 1997 1998 1997Agriculture 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 NativeAfrican 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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