The University of Texas at Austin
Office of Institutional Research

Preface

This report contains detailed enrollment and semester credit hour information as of the 12th class day of the fall 2003 semester. As such, it reflects the University's "official" enrollment figures for this session. It is used by Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, and Directors for use in decision-making and planning.

Total enrollment decreased by 835 students (1.6%) from 52,261 last fall to 51,426 in fall 2003. Undergraduate enrollment decreased by 1,278 students (3.2%) from 39,661 last fall to 38,383 in fall 2003, which is consistent with our enrollment management plan. Graduate enrollment (excluding Special Professional) increased by 418 students (3.8%) from 10,879 to 11,297 while Special Professional (Law and Pharm. D.) enrollment increased by 25 (1.5%) from 1,721 to 1,746 (Table I).

University-wide, enrollment increased for African American and Hispanic students. The number of African American students increased by 3.6% (60) and Hispanic by 2.2% (140). Enrollment decreased for Asian American students by 0.2% (14), American Indian by 14.3% (31), foreign by 1.8% (84), and White by 3.0% (950). There were also 535 students for whom ethnicity was not known, an increase of 9.0% (44) from last year (Table I).

The numbers of students from Texas decreased from 42,395 last fall to 41,501 (894 or 2.1%), while out-of-state students increased from 5,136 to 5,279 (143 or 2.8%). Foreign student enrollment decreased from 4,730 to 4,646 (84 or 1.8%). As a group, the largest number of foreign students are from India, followed by the Republic of Korea, the Peopleís Republic of China, Taiwan, and Mexico (Table VII).

Undergraduate enrollment increased or remained stable for all colleges except Architecture, Business Administration, Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, and Natural Sciences. Graduate enrollment increased or remained stable for all colleges except Fine Arts. The largest undergraduate majors were Biology/Biological Sciences, Liberal Arts-Undeclared, and Electrical Engineering (Table V).

Total semester credit hour (SCH) production, which includes ROTC, decreased by 10,331 hours or 1.6%, with decreases at both the undergraduate and Special Professional levels (Table VIII). Proportionally, this decrease is the same as the decrease in enrollment.

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Marsha Kelman
Associate Vice President and Director
Office of Institutional Research
Mail Code/G1100