Fall Semester 2000

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Humboldt State University Statistical Profile
Affiliation	Part of 23-campus California State University system
President	Alistair W. McCrone
Where we are located	Located in Arcata, 270 miles north of San Francisco and 95 miles south of the Oregon border, on 144 acres of land, it is nestled in a spectacular setting of redwood forests, rushing rivers, solitary ocean beaches and mountain ranges.
Average temperature and rainfall	Temperatures average 63 degrees during the summer and 57 degrees year round. Overall, Humboldt County receives an average of 37.5 inches of rain per year.
Academics	There are many study options available to Humboldt students. With 47 baccalaureate degrees, 69 minors, 63 concentrations or areas of emphasis, 10 graduate programs, 25 credential programs, 15 certificates of study, and 4 pre-professional programs.
Facilities	- 144 acres main campus - Plus an additional 5091 acres which HSU owns, leases or has use agreements to (marine lab, observatory, natural history museum, salt water marsh, freshwater marsh, small lakes and ponds, forest lands, sand dune preserve, research vessel, First Street Gallery and the 4500 acre Galbreath Wildlands Center). - 963,127 square feet  - in 90 buildings
Carnegie Classification	-Master's Universities and Colleges I (Comprehensive I)

Student Information - Fall 2000
Student Headcount	7433
Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)	6901.1

Enrollment by Student Class - Fall 2000
Student Class	Male	Female	Part-time	Full-time	Total
Freshman	560	763	122	1201	1323
Sophomore	383	474	58	799	857
Junior	738	917	132	1523	1655
Senior	1280	1354	401	2233	2634
Total Undergrads	2961	3508	713	5756	6469
Graduate	399	565	325	639	964
Totals	3360	4073	1038	6395	7433

Student Ethnicity - Fall 2000
	Male	Female	Total	Percentage
Asian	92	123	215	2.9%
Black	89	76	165	2.2%
Hispanic	236	343	579	7.8%
Native American	83	114	197	2.7%
Pacific Is	17	17	34	.5%
White	2252	2711	4963	66.8%
Other	99	132	231	3.1%
Unknown	492	557	1049	14.1%
Totals	3360	4073	7433

Students by Classification and Age Groups - Fall 2000
	<20	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-59	>60	Total
Undergrad	1512	3387	910	274	133	93	73	50	37	6469
Grad	0	163	291	166	68	59	69	59	89	964
Totals	1512	3550	1201	440	201	152	142	109	126	7433

Fall 2000 Full/Part Time Counts
	Male	Female	Total
Undergrad - FT	2597	3159	5756
Undergrad - PT	364	349	713
Grad - FT	255	384	639
Grad - PT	144	181	325
Totals	3360	4073	7433

Average Unit Loads
	Male	Female	Total
Undergrad - FT	14.99	15.37	15.20
Undergrad - PT	7.35	7.37	7.36
Grad - FT	13.37	15.18	14.46
Grad - PT	4.67	4.86	4.78
Totals	13.60	14.20	13.93

Geographic Origin of Current Students (based on address at time of application)
	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	Percentage
Humboldt County	1842	632	2474	33.3%
Northern CA	932	78	1010	13.6%
Bay Area	1082	66	1148	15.4%
Central CA	801	41	842	11.3%
Southern	1289	59	1348	18.1%
Out of State	505	85	590	7.9%
Foreign	18	3	21	.3%
Totals	6469	964	7433

Average Class Sizes by Type and Course Level
Instruction Type	Lower Div	Upper Div	Graduate
Lecture	31	22	10
Lab/Activity	20	16	9
Other Activity	29	16	7

Student Type at Start of Fall 2000 Term
	Frosh	Soph	Jr	Sr	Grad	Total
Continuing Student	403	637	1043	2482	474	5039
New Student	778	0	0	0	345	1123
Returning Student	4	11	32	61	49	157
Transfer	55	194	478	79	0	806
Transitory	83	15	102	12	96	308
Totals	1323	857	1655	2634	964	7433

Average Annual Headcount
College	97/98	98/99	99/00
CAHSS	1966	1982	2028
CNRS	3312	3186	3093
CPS	1317	1420	1444
All University	825	821	875
Totals	7420	7409	7440

Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)
College	97/98	98/99	99/00
CAHSS	2925.2	2932.2	2960.7
CNRS	2804.4	2774.6	2675.7
CPS	1282.5	1368.7	1370.8
All University	18.5	16.1	12.5
Totals	7030.5	7091.5	7019.6

Full-Time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF)
College	97/98	98/99	99/00
CAHSS	152.7	158.4	155.7
CNRS	169.2	168.8	172.1
CPS	78.8	76.6	78.2
All University	1.2	1.1	1.9
Totals	401.8	404.9	407.9

Student Faculty Ratio (SFR)
College	97/98	98/99	99/00
CAHSS	19.2	18.5	19.0
CNRS	16.6	16.4	15.5
CPS	16.3	17.9	17.5
All University	15.3	14.1	6.6
Totals	17.5	17.5	17.2