Fall Semester 1999

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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 1999
Student Headcount	7545
Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)	7060

Enrollment by Student Class - Fall 1999
Student Class	Male	Female	Part-time	Full-time	Total
Freshman	561	705	74	1192	1266
Sophomore	354	464	49	769	818
Junior	815	1010	152	1673	1825
Senior	1319	1342	390	2271	2661
Total Undergrads	3049	3521	665	5905	6570
Graduate	410	565	348	627	975
Totals	3459	4086	1013	6532	7545

Student Ethnicity - Fall 1999
	Male	Female	Total	Percentage
Asian	98	131	229	3.0%
Black	84	69	153	2.0%
Hispanic	259	326	585	7.8%
Native American	81	129	210	2.8%
Pacific Is	14	15	29	.4%
White	2321	2742	5063	67.1%
Other	107	122	229	3.0%
Unknown	495	552	1047	13.9%
Totals	3459	4086	7545

Students by Classification and Age Groups - Fall 1999
	<20	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-59	>60	Total
Undergrad	1476	3493	935	252	146	103	96	43	26	6570
Grad	0	173	289	150	73	73	82	69	84	975
Totals	1476	3666	1224	402	219	158	178	112	110	7545

Fall 1999 Full/Part Time Counts
	Male	Female	Total
Undergrad - FT	2704	3201	5905
Undergrad - PT	345	320	665
Grad - FT	266	361	627
Grad - PT	144	204	348
Totals	3459	4086	7545

Average Unit Loads
	Male	Female	Total
Undergrad - FT	15.07	15.32	15.20
Undergrad - PT	7.85	7.84	7.85
Grad - FT	13.95	15.37	14.77
Grad - PT	4.83	4.71	4.76
Totals	13.84	14.21	14.04

Geographic Origin of Current Students (based on institution last attended)
	Undergrad	Graduate	Total	Percentage
Humboldt County	1793	666	2459	32.59%
Northern CA	955	81	1036	13.73%
Bay Area	1141	59	1200	15.90%
Central CA	856	44	900	11.93%
Los Angeles	952	29	981	13.00%
San Diego	393	22	415	5.50%
Out of State	443	62	505	6.69%
Foreign	37	12	49	0.65%
Totals	6570	975	7545	100%

Average Class Sizes by Type and Course Level
Instruction Type	Lower Div	Upper Div	Graduate
Lecture	32	22	10
Lab/Activity	21	16	10
Other Activity	31	17	4

Student Type at Start of Fall 1999 Term
	Frosh	Soph	Jr	Sr	Grad	Total
Continuing Student	402	616	1097	2487	438	5041
New Student	760	0	0	0	349	1115
Returning Student	8	18	43	50	58	171
Transfer	60	158	622	105	0	944
Transitory	36	26	63	19	130	274
Totals	1266	818	1825	2661	975	7545

Average Annual Headcount
College	96/97	97/98	98/99
CAHSS	1904	1966	1982
CNRS	3407	3312	3186
CPS	1361	1317	1420
All University	873	825	821
Totals	7545	7420	7409

Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)
College	96/97	97/98	98/99
CAHSS	2971.6	2925.2	2932.2
CNRS	2848.5	2804.4	2774.6
CPS	1322.2	1282.5	1368.7
All University	15.8	18.5	16.1
Totals	7158.1	7030.6	7091.5

Full-Time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF)
College	96/97	97/98	98/99
CAHSS	152.66	152.68	158.4
CNRS	167.39	169.17	168.8
CPS	79.39	78.79	76.6
All University	.48	1.21	1.1
Totals	399.91	401.85	404.9

Student Faculty Ratio (SFR)
College	96/97	97/98	98/99
CAHSS	19.47	19.16	18.5
CNRS	17.02	16.58	16.4
CPS	16.65	16.28	17.9
All University	33.26	15.29	14.1
Totals	17.90	17.50	17.5