Fall Semester 2002

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Humboldt State University Statistical Profile
Affiliation	Part of 23-campus California State University system
President	Rollin Richmond
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	Summer temperatures average 63 degrees in Arcata and 92 degrees just 40 miles inland in Willow Creek. Year round temperature averages 57 degrees.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 49 baccalaureate degrees, 76 minors, 12 graduate programs, 18 credential programs, and 17 certificates of study.
Facilities	- 144 acres main campus - Plus an additional 591 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 Wildlife Care Facility). - 963,127 square feet  - in 90 buildings
Carnegie Classification	-Master's Universities and Colleges I (Comprehensive I)

Student Information - Fall 2002
Student Headcount	7611
Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)	7006.5

Enrollment by Student Class - Fall 2002
Student Class	Male	Female	Part-time	Full-time	Totals
Frosh	596	824	160	1260	1420
Sophomore	415	531	76	870	946
Junior	814	919	163	1570	1733
Senior	1143	1324	358	2109	2467
Total Undergrads	2968	3598	757	5809	6566
Graduate	442	603	371	674	1045
Totals	3410	4201	1128	6483	7611

Student Ethnicity - Fall 2002
	Male	Female	Totals	Percentage
Asian	101	121	222	2.9%
Black	106	85	191	2.5%
Hispanic	249	354	603	7.9%
Native American	79	120	199	2.6%
Pacific Is	13	15	28	0.4%
White	2111	2685	4796	63.0%
Other	120	130	250	3.3%
Unknown	631	691	1322	17.4%
Totals	3410	4201	7611	100.0%

Students by Classification and Age Groups - Fall 2002
	<20	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-59	>60	Total
Undergrad	1631	3412	898	253	117	89	75	60	31	6566
Grad	0	196	331	162	82	61	55	50	108	1045
Totals	1631	3608	1229	415	199	150	130	110	139	7611

Fall 2002 Full/Part Time Counts
	Male	Female	Totals
Undergrad - FT	2616	3193	5809
Undergrad - PT	352	405	757
Grad - FT	273	401	674
Grad - PT	169	202	371
Totals	3410	4201	7611

Average Unit Loads
	Male	Female	Totals
Undergrad - FT	14.94	15.27	15.12
Undergrad - PT	7.48	7.22	7.34
Grad - FT	14.17	15.29	14.84
Grad - PT	4.57	4.55	4.56
Totals	13.59	13.98	13.81

Geographic Origin of Current Students (based on prior institution)
	Undergrad	Graduate	Totals	Percentage
California Regions:
Humboldt County	1389	509	1898	24.9%
Northern CA	969	56	1025	13.5%
Bay Area	1084	79	1163	15.3%
Central CA	799	60	859	11.3%
Los Angeles	964	46	1010	13.3%
San Diego	344	16	360	4.7%
Other State	974	264	1238	16.3%
Foreign	42	15	57	0.7%
Unknown	1	0	1	0.0%
Totals	6566	1045	7611	100.0%

 

Average Class Sizes by Type and Course Level
Instruction Type	Lower Div	Upper Div	Graduate
Lecture	30	22	10
Lab/Activity	20	17	10
Other Activity	30	15	8

Student Type at Start of Fall 2002 Term
	Frosh	Soph	Jr	Sr	Grad	Totals
Continuing Student	368	673	1109	2331	537	5018
New Student	846	2	0	0	337	1185
Returning Student	4	12	37	51	64	168
Transfer	79	224	521	61	1	886
Transitory	123	35	66	24	106	354
Totals	1420	946	1733	2467	1045	7611

Average Annual Headcount
College	98/99	99/00	00/01	01/02
CAHSS	1982	2028	2014	2068
CNRS	3186	3093	3006	2907
CPS	1420	1444	1423	1375
All University	821	875	871	928
Totals	7409	7440	7314	7278

Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)
College	98/99	99/00	00/01	01/02
CAHSS	2932.2	2960.7	2939.7	3020.0
CNRS	2774.6	2675.7	2587.1	2506.8
CPS	1368.7	1370.8	1297.7	1232.2
All University	16.1	12.5	14.0	16.5
Totals	7091.5	7019.7	6838.5	6775.5

Full-Time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF)
College	98/99	99/00	00/01	01/02
CAHSS	158.4	155.7	160.5	156.3
CNRS	168.8	172.1	173.1	168.0
CPS	76.6	78.2	82.4	82.7
All University	1.1	1.9	2.1	1.6
Totals	404.9	407.9	418.1	408.6

Student Faculty Ratio (SFR)
College	98/99	99/00	00/01	01/02
CAHSS	18.5	19.0	18.3	19.3
CNRS	16.4	15.5	14.9	14.9
CPS	17.9	17.5	15.7	14.9
All University	14.1	6.6	6.8	10.1
Totals	17.5	17.2	16.4	16.6