Student Body Profile Fall 2011
Student Headcount
- Approximately 16,800 students enrolled at UMSL in fall 2011
- 12,476 (74.2%) are on the main campus
- First time freshmen: 508
- Undergraduate students: 9,321 ( 74.7%) [on-campus]
- Graduate students: 2,983 ( 23.9%) [on-campus]
- Professional degree students: 172 (1.4%)
- 96.2% of students enrolled on the main campus identify as degree seeking
Degrees Conferred – July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011
- Baccalaureate degrees: 2,092
- Master’s degrees: 868
- Education specialist degrees: 22
- Doctoral degrees: 50
- Professional degrees: 44
- Graduate certificates: 71
Enrollment Status
- Freshmen full time: 94.5%
- Undergraduates full time: 63.2% [on-campus]
- Undergraduates part time: 36.8% [on-campus]
- Graduate students full time: 30.2% [on-campus]
- Graduates students part time: 69.8% [on-campus]
- Professional students full time: 100%
- All students, all UMSL locations full time: 42.2%
- All students, all UMSL locations part time: 57.8%
Credit Load
- Average freshmen credit load: 13.6 hours
- Average undergraduate credit load: 11.0 hours
- Average graduate student credit load: 6.1 hours
- Average professional degree credit load: 20.2 hours
Freshmen Characteristics
- 63.1% ranked in the top half of their high school class
- 74.0% of degree seeking first-time freshmen come from St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County
- 6.4% come from other Missouri areas
- 10.7% come from other states
- 8.9% come from other countries
The following data is from first-time, full-time freshmen from Missouri high schools
- Average core GPA: 3.302 on 4.0 scale
- Half had a core GPA ranging from 2.970 to 3.690
- Half had an ACT composite ranging from 21-26
Transfer Students
- 77.4% of new undergraduates enrolled at UMSL main campus are transfers
- Most come from a Missouri Community College, especially those in the St. Louis metro area
Gender
- Women: 60.5%
- Men: 39.5%
- Undergraduates: 57.3% Women
- Graduate students: 65.6% Women
- Professional degree seeking students: 61.0% Women
Age
- Average age: 27.6
- Average first-time freshmen age: 18.4
- Average undergraduate age: 25.9
- Half of undergraduates range from 21-28
- Average graduate student age: 32.0
- Average professional student age: 25.1
Ethnicity
- Caucasian: 75.1%
- African American: 17.3%
- Other: 7.6%
Financial Assistance
- Undergraduate students receiving some form of financial assistance: 76.7%
- Graduate students receiving some form of financial assistance: 61.5%
- Professional students receiving some form of financial assistance: 98.2%
Geographic Origin
- Students from the St. Louis metro area: 82.7% ( 85.6% of undergraduates, 77.4% of graduate students, 19.7% of professional students)
- Missouri residents on main campus: 88.1%
- Missouri residents – graduate students: 84.7%
- Missouri residents – professional students: 37.8%
- UMSL students come from 48 states, besides Missouri
- Most frequently represented states (besides Missouri): Illinois, Kansas, California, Wisconsin, Texas
- Non-immigrant international students: 592
- International students come from 72 countries.
- Most frequently represented countries: People’s Republic of China, South Korea, India, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam
Class Size/Faculty: Student Ratio
- Student to Faculty ratio: 18 to 1 (2011 data)
- Undergraduate classes enrolling 29 or fewer students: 71.2%
- Undergraduate classes enrolling 19 or fewer students: 44.8%