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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, 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

Many study options are available to Humboldt students. There are 49 baccalaureate degree majors within which are 86 options/concentrations. There are also 73 minors, 12 graduate programs, 14 credential programs including 6 single subject credentials, and several 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 Public Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

 

Fall 2011 Student Information

Student Headcount

8046

Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)
(15 units = 1 FTES except for master's students where 12 units = 1 FTES)

7617.6

 

Fall 2011 Enrollment by Student Class

Student Class

Male

Female

Total

% Full-Time

Frosh

871
1018
1889
95.5%

Sophomore

498
622
1120
96.3%

Junior

922
1042
1964
92.9%

Senior

1160
1253
2413
87.5%

Total Undergraduates

3451
3935
7386
92.3%

Masters

162
251
413
69.3%

Credential

38
77
115
93.9%

2nd Bachelors

23
26
49
49.0%
Post-Baccalaureate
49
34
83
2.4%

Total Post-Baccalaureate

272
388
660
63.64%

Totals

3723
4323
8046
90.0%

 

Fall 2011 Student Ethnicity

 

Male

Female

Totals

Percentage

African American

156
124
280
3.5%

American Indian

43
60
103
1.3%

Asian American

104
119
223
2.8%

Hispanic/Latino

668
890
1558
19.4%

Non Resident Alien

32
58
90
1.1%

Pacific Islander

14
10
24
0.3%

Two or More Races

199
263
462
5.7%

Unknown

403
469
872
10.8%

White

2104
2330
4434
55.1%

Totals

3723
4323
8046
100.0%

 

Fall 2011 Students by Classification and Age Groups

<20

20-24

25-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

>60

Total

Undergraduate

2375
3822
735
305
90
32
27
7386

Post-Baccalaureate

0
125
205
163
47
35
85
660

Totals

2375
3947
940
468
137
67
112
8046

 

Fall 2011 Full/Part Time Counts

Male

Female

Totals

Undergraduate - Full Time

3165
3653
6818

Undergraduate - Part Time

286
282
568

Post-Baccalaureate - Full Time

156
264
420

Post-Baccalaureate - Part Time

116
124
240

Totals

3723
4323
8046

 

Fall 2011 Average Unit Loads

Male

Female

Overall Average

Undergraduate - Full Time

14.63
14.94
14.79

Undergraduate - Part Time

8.45
8.08
8.59
Credential - Full Time
20.73
26.30
24.44
Credential - Part Time
8.00
7.20
7.43

Masters - Full Time

12.40
12.56
12.50

Masters - Part Time

4.88
5.05
4.98

Overall Average

13.82
14.28
14.07

 

Fall 2011 Geographic Origin of Current Students
(based on prior institution)

  Region

Undergrad

Post-Bacc

Totals

Percentage

Local
840
310
1150
14.3%

Northern CA

859
39
898
11.2%

SF Bay Area

1042
44
1086
13.5%

Sacramento

213
6
219
2.7%

Coast

331
32
363
4.5%

Central CA

420
7
427
5.3%

Los Angeles

2064
34
2098
26.1%

San Diego

540
13
553
6.9%

WUE States

654
54
708
8.8%

Other States

323
93
416
5.2%
Foreign
66
11
77
1.0%
Unknown
34
17
51
0.6%

Totals

7386

660

8046

100.0%

 

   

 

Student Type at Start of Fall 2011 Term

Freshmen

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

Post-
Baccalaureate

Totals

Continuing Student

562
947
1198
2296
337
5340

New Student

1235
46
1
0
241
1523

Returning

7
21
32
45
5
110

Transfer

46
102
720
65
0
933

Transitory

39

4
13
7
77
140

Totals

1889
1120
1964
2413
660
8046


Fall 2011 Students Living in Campus Housing
All Students in Campus Housing / Percent of Total Students
1910
23.7%
New Freshman in Campus Housing / Percent of New Freshman
1083
84.4%


Average Annual College Summaries for 5 years

Average Annual Headcount

 College

06/07
07/08
08/09
09/10
10/11

CAHSS

2192
2277
2217
2161
2124

 CNRS

2241
2355
2479
2676
2822

 CPS

2156
2220
2260
2310
2279

All University

702
774
706
466
444

University Wide

7291
7626
7661
7612
7669

Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)

 College

06/07
07/08
08/09
09/10
10/11

CAHSS

2990.5
3082.8
3013.9
3013.7
2949.6

 CNRS

2002.6
2049.9
2168.1
2328.6
2387.7

 CPS

1782.3
1893.7
1910.8
1889.1
1874.3

All University

19.1
20.7
34.4
15.7
11.8

University Wide

6794.4
7047.1
7127.2
7247.0
7223.5

Full-Time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF)

 College

06/07
07/08
08/09
09/10
10/11

CAHSS

141.2
134.5
134.4
125.7
124.1

 CNRS

120.2
111.3
115.4
115.1
114.1

 CPS

89.2
82.3
82.4
80.9
76.4

All University

1.0
0.8
1.15
0.3
0.1

University Wide

351.8
328.90
333.3
322.1
314.7

Student Faculty Ratio (SFR)

 College

06/07
07/08
08/09
09/10
10/11

CAHSS

21.2
22.9
22.4
24.0
23.8

 CNRS

16.7
18.4
18.8
20.2
20.9

 CPS

20.0
23.0
23.2
23.3
23.0

All University

19.5
26.0
29.9
57.8
94.3

University Wide

19.3
21.4
21.4
22.5
23.0

FTEF is from the CDPS Course Section Report. This represents the FTEF used to teach courses in each subject and may not match the FAD report which summarizes FTEF by department of appointment. Therefore, the Student /Faculty Ratios indicate the actual instructional experience in each subject area.

The historical data is portrayed according to the current college configuration of departments.

CAHSS = College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
CNRS = College of Natural Resources & Sciences
CPS = College of Professional Studies
AU = All University (General Studies)

 

Fall 2011 Faculty Data

 

M

F

Total

Tenured/Tenure Track

142

89

231

Lecturer (Temporary)

109

177

286

University Totals

251

266

517

 

Fall 2011 Faculty Data
(by position type)

 

M

F

Total

Professor

82

52

134

Associate Professor

41

21

62

Assistant Professor

19

16

35

Lecturer (Temporary)

109

177

286

University Totals

251

266

517

 

Fall 2011 Faculty Ethnicity Data

 

Tenured/Tenure Track

Lecturer

 

M

F

M

F

American Indian

4

2

3

6

Asian

9

2

2

6

Black

3

2

0

3

Hispanic

3

3

6

4

Pacific Islander

0

0

2

1

White

121

77

89

142

Two or More
1
0
0
4

Unknown

1

3

7

11

Subtotal

142

89

109

177

University Totals

231

286

 

 

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