The University of Texas at Austin
Office of Institutional Research

Preface

This report contains detailed enrollment and semester credit hour information as of the 4th class day of the summer 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 increased by 207 students (1.1%) from 18,399 last summer to 18,606 in summer 2003. Undergraduate enrollment decreased by 72 students (0.6%) from 12,614 last summer to 12,542 in summer 2003. Graduate enrollment (excluding Special Professional) increased from 5,325 to 5,526 (201 students or 3.8%). Special Professional (Law and Pharm. D.) enrollment increased from 460 to 538 (78 or 17.0%) (Table I).

Total enrollment increased for all racial/ethnic groups except American Indian and White students. The number of American Indian students decreased by 12.2% (10), while the number of White students decreased by 0.4% (46). Asian American enrollment increased by 7.1% (172), African American enrollment by 4.6% (32), and Hispanic enrollment by 0.2% (4). There were also 199 students for whom ethnicity was not known, a decrease of 2.5% (5) from last year (Table I).

The number of students from Texas increased from 14,345 last summer to 14,417 (72 or 0.5%), while out-of-state students increased from 1,892 to 1,967 (75 or 4.0%). Foreign student enrollment increased from 2,162 to 2,222 (60 or 2.8%). As a group, the largest number of foreign students are from the Peopleís Republic of China, followed by India, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan (Table VII).

Undergraduate enrollment increased or remained stable for Business Administration, Communication, Education, Engineering, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work; and decreased for all other areas. Graduate enrollment increased or remained stable for Architecture, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Information, Law, Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Public Affairs, Social Work, and Intercollegial Programs (Table III).

Total semester credit hour (SCH) production increased by 492 hours or 0.4%, with increases at all levels with the exception of Undergraduate and Masterís hours (Table VIII).

If you have any questions concerning this report, please contact this office.

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