9-11-98

Contacts:
Thomas Hill, Student Affairs, (515) 294-4420
David Bousquet, Enrollment, (515) 294-2232
John McCarroll, University Relations, (515) 294-6136

ISU FALL ENROLLMENT UP BY 201 STUDENTS

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University's fall enrollment is 25,585, an increase of 201 students compared to 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, which is 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.

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Iowa State University

Fall 1998 Enrollment


                       Undergraduate        Graduate

                      1997       1998      1997    1998 


Agriculture              2,812      2,907      642     631 


Business                 2,968      3,114      219     216 


Design                   1,632      1,650      147     138 


Education                1,838      1,834      428     391 


Engineering              4,205      4,337      742     677 


Family and               1,141      1,102      224     235

Consumer Sciences


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

and Sciences


Interdisciplinary                              603     655 


Veterinary Medicine        410        392       98      87 


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


Difference                           +303             -102


Total


1997      25,384


1998      25,585


Difference   201


Minority and International Enrollment


Fall Semester              1997     1998


American Indian or

Alaskan Native                  79       74


African American               676      657


Asian or Pacific Islander      550      588 


Hispanic                       373      368


Total Minority        
                             1,678    1,687


(Includes only U.S. citizens, permanent residents, refugees and 
asylees.)


International
                             2,564    2,459


(Includes all international -- non-resident alien -- students 
regardless of ethnic group affiliation.)

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