Institutional Research & Planning

Quick Facts

Current - Fall 2008


President
  • Andrea J. Lee, IHM
Fall 2008 Enrollment
  • 5,201
Undergraduate Enrollment
  • 3,727 Undergraduate Students and 3,208 FTE
  • 2,000 Day Students and 1,890 FTE
  • 832 Weekend Students and 684 FTE
  • 895 Associate Students and 634 FTE
Graduate Enrollment
  • 1,474 Graduate Students and 1,228 FTE
Student:faculty ratio
  • 12:1 - baccalaureate program (Fall 2007)
Average Class Size
  • 19 - Day
  • 14 - Weekend
  • 21 - Associate
Faculty
  • 261 ranked faculty
Student body (undergraduate)
  • 24.3% is multicultural or international
  • 48.4% of students are 22 and under
  • 17% of students are parents
  • 92.6% from Minnesota
  • 96.8% Women
  • 80.7% Day First-Time First-Year Students (FFs) live on campus
Characteristics of seniors who graduated in 2008
  • 14% studied abroad
  • 6% completed double majors
  • 35% enrolled in an internship
Most popular majors (day)
  • Nursing (37.8%)
  • Deciding (10.8%)
  • Psychology (5.8%)
  • Biology (4.7%)
  • Elementary Ed. (4.7%)
  • Business Admin (4.1%)
  • ASL/Interpreting (2.8%)
  • English (2.8%)
  • Exercise Science (2.8%)
  • Chemistry (2.5%)
New Degree Programs
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice
Full-Time Day FF retention rate
  • Fall 2007 (N=350) is 75.7%
Honor societies
  • 24
Location
  • The St. Paul campus is 5 miles from downtown St. Paul, 7 miles from downtown Minneapolis, and sits on 110 wooded acres
  • The Minneapolis campus is located in the heart of Minneapolis and is in close proximity to major health-care facilities
Rank & classification
  • In 2008, by US News and World Report as #14 among Regional Universities-Masters level
  • The college is classified as a Carnegie Masters I institution



Demographics Data - Fall 2008



Degree Program
%
from MN
% Multicultural
%
*Parents
% *1st Generation
%
Full Time
Average Age
Day
89.4%
23.2%
5.7%
25.7%
88.1%
22
Day - FF
87.0%
27.6%
1.7%
29.0%
99.7%
18
Weekend
95.8%
16.2%
28.0%
23.0%
60.3%
35
Associate
96.8%
34.4%
32.2%
36.1%
16.6%
30
Graduate
88.2%
8.0%
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7.8%
52.4%
34
* based on available financial aid data