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Classification
| Freshman | 13.7 % |
| Sophomore | 15.8 % |
| Junior | 18.3 % |
| Senior | 26.8 % |
| Law | 2.9 % |
| Graduate | 22.5 % |
Residency
The proportion of students from Texas decreased slightly from 2002. Out-of-state student enrollment increased slightly.
The largest number of out-of-state students are from California, followed by New York, Louisiana, Illinois, and Florida.
The largest number of foreign students are from India, followed by the Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China,
Taiwan, and Mexico.
- Texas — 80.7 %
- Out of state — 10.3 %
- International — 9.0 %
Ethnicity
Undergraduate Ethnicity
| Ethnicity |
N
2002-2003 |
%
2002-2003 |
N
2003-2004 |
%
2003-2004 |
| White |
24,453 |
61.7 |
23,254 |
60.6 |
| American Indian |
175 |
0.4 |
148 |
0.4 |
| African American |
1,372 |
3.5 |
1,400 |
3.6 |
| Asian American |
6,616 |
16.7 |
6,541 |
17.0 |
| Hispanic |
5,459 |
13.8 |
5,505 |
14.3 |
| Foreign |
1,411 |
3.6 |
1,362 |
3.5 |
| Unknown |
175 |
0.4 |
173 |
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| Total |
39,661 |
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38,383 |
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Trends in Fall Undergraduate
Enrollment by Ethnicity
| Ethnicity |
1999-2000 |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
| White |
24,007 |
24,341 |
24,199 |
24,453 |
23,254 |
| American Indian |
166 |
175 |
164 |
175 |
148 |
| African American |
1,277 |
1,298 |
1,335 |
1,372 |
1,400 |
| Asian American |
5,372 |
5,695 |
6,124 |
6,616 |
6,541 |
| Hispanic |
5,106 |
5,152 |
5,236 |
5,459 |
5,505 |
| Foreign |
1,158 |
1,364 |
1,339 |
1,411 |
1,362 |
| Unknown |
73 |
137 |
212 |
175 |
173 |
Graduate Ethnicity
| Ethnicity |
N
2002-2003 |
%
2002-2003 |
N
2003-2004 |
%
2003-2004 |
| White |
5,931 |
55.0 |
6,223 |
53.9 |
| American Indian |
35 |
0.3 |
32 |
0.3 |
| African American |
248 |
2.2 |
263 |
2.3 |
| Asian American |
586 |
5.3 |
647 |
5.6 |
| Hispanic |
797 |
7.2 |
853 |
7.4 |
| Foreign |
3,270 |
29.4 |
3,239 |
28.0 |
| Unknown |
247 |
2.2 |
294 |
2.5 |
| Total |
11,114 |
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11,551 |
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National Merit and National Achievement Scholars Enrolled
| Year |
New Nat. Merit Scholars |
Total Nat. Merit Scholars |
New Nat. Ach. Scholars |
Total Nat. Ach. Scholars |
| 1998 |
202 |
877 |
6 |
30 |
| 1999 |
238 |
893 |
14 |
37 |
| 2000 |
245 |
871 |
15 |
43 |
| 2001 |
231 |
855 |
11 |
41 |
| 2002 |
266 |
912 |
9 |
44 |
| 2003 |
259 |
937 |
7 |
38 |
International Students
International students make up about 9.0% of the campus population. The following countries enrolled at
least 99 students in the 2003 fall semester. In all, students from a total of 122 foreign countries were
enrolled during the semester.
International Students
| Country |
# Enrolled |
| India |
793 |
| Republic of Korea |
779 |
| People's Republic of China |
653 |
| Taiwan |
244 |
| Mexico |
231 |
| Pakistan |
121 |
| Japan |
109 |
| Indonesia |
108 |
| Canada |
99 |
Gender
For the first fall semester since World War II, there were more female than male students enrolled in the University.
The UT Austin student population is 50.5 percent women and 49.5 percent men.
Gender
| Class |
Women |
Men |
| Freshman |
53.4% |
46.6% |
| Sophomore |
51.4% |
48.6% |
| Junior |
50.9% |
49.1% |
| Senior |
50.5% |
49.5% |
| Graduate |
47.9% |
52.1% |
| Law |
47.9% |
52.1% |
Age
- The average age of undergraduates is 20.7 years.
- Nontraditional-age students, those 25 years old and over, comprise 6.5 percent of all undergraduates.
- In the Graduate Schools (Graduate School, Graduate School of Business, and Pharm. D.), the average age is 29.4 years; 7.8 percent are more than 40 years old.
- The average age in Law School is 25.3 years.
Official numbers regarding student populations are available from the Office of Institutional Research
Statistical Handbook: 2003-2004 and from the
Common Data Set: 2003-2004.
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