Fall Semester 2003

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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 2003
Student Headcount	7725
Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)	7092.4

Enrollment by Student Class - Fall 2003
Student Class	Male	Female	Part-time	Full-time	Totals
Frosh	646	839	164	1321	1485
Sophomore	378	513	51	840	891
Junior	768	879	153	1494	1647
Senior	1242	1417	367	2292	2659
Total Undergrads	3034	3648	735	5947	6682
Graduate	420	623	376	667	1043
Totals	3454	4271	1111	6614	7725

Student Ethnicity - Fall 2003
	Male	Female	Totals	Percentage
Asian	112	135	247	3.2%
Black	116	96	212	2.7%
Hispanic	255	359	614	7.9%
Native American	84	115	199	2.6%
Pacific Is	20	14	34	0.4%
White	2114	2672	4786	62.0%
Other	126	136	262	3.4%
Unknown	627	744	1371	17.7%
Totals	3454	4271	7725	100.0%

Students by Classification and Age Groups - Fall 2003
	<20	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-59	>60	Total
Undergrad	1693	3381	965	260	123	87	69	63	41	6682
Grad	0	165	367	147	82	56	56	63	107	1043
Totals	1693	3546	1332	407	205	143	125	126	148	7725

Fall 2003 Full/Part Time Counts
	Male	Female	Totals
Undergrad - FT	2689	3258	5947
Undergrad - PT	345	390	735
Grad - FT	259	408	667
Grad - PT	161	215	376
Totals	3454	4271	7725

Average Unit Loads
	Male	Female	Totals
Undergrad - FT	14.83	15.22	15.04
Undergrad - PT	7.44	7.28	7.36
Grad - FT	14.06	14.91	14.58
Grad - PT	4.84	4.73	4.78
Totals	13.57	13.94	13.77

Geographic Origin of Current Students (based on prior institution)
	Undergrad	Graduate	Totals	Percentage
California Regions:
Humboldt County	1403	509	1912	24.8%
Northern CA	1008	45	1053	13.6%
Bay Area	1061	71	1132	14.7%
Central CA	822	56	878	11.4%
Los Angeles	1034	55	1089	14.1%
San Diego	354	22	376	4.9%
Other State	956	270	1226	15.9%
Foreign	42	14	56	0.7%
Unknown	2	1	3	0.0%
Totals	6682	1043	7725	100.0%

 

Average Class Sizes by Type and Course Level
Instruction Type	Lower Div	Upper Div	Graduate
Lecture	33	24	12
Lab/Activity	21	20	13
Other Activity	35	15	4

Student Type at Start of Fall 2003 Term
	Frosh	Soph	Jr	Sr	Grad	Totals
Continuing Student	436	667	1051	2545	532	5231
New Student	861	5	1	0	354	1221
Returning Student	2	14	22	35	50	123
Transfer	66	201	476	68	0	811
Transitory	120	4	97	11	107	339
Totals	1485	891	1647	2659	1043	7725

Average Annual Headcount
College	99/00	00/01	01/02	02/03
CAHSS	2028	2014	2068	2232
CNRS	3093	3006	2907	3053
CPS	1444	1423	1375	1375
All University	875	871	928	893
Totals	7440	7314	7278	7553

Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)
College	99/00	00/01	01/02	02/03
CAHSS	2960.7	2939.7	3020.0	3133.4
CNRS	2675.7	2587.1	2506.8	2563.0
CPS	1370.8	1297.7	1232.2	1274.9
All University	12.5	14.0	16.5	20.9
Totals	7019.7	6838.5	6775.5	6992.1

Full-Time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF)
College	99/00	00/01	01/02	02/03
CAHSS	155.7	160.5	156.3	156.9
CNRS	172.1	173.1	168.0	166.5
CPS	78.2	82.4	82.7	84.8
All University	1.9	2.1	1.6	1.5
Totals	407.9	418.1	408.6	409.7

Student Faculty Ratio (SFR)
College	99/00	00/01	01/02	02/03
CAHSS	19.0	18.3	19.3	20.0
CNRS	15.5	14.9	14.9	15.4
CPS	17.5	15.7	14.9	15.0
All University	6.6	6.8	10.1	14.0
Totals	17.2	16.4	16.6	17.1