UMD: Student Profile

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The total student enrollment was 11,366.
The student body included 5,822 men and 5,490 women.
9,516 students were undergraduates.
16.7 percent of UMD students came from northeastern Minnesota.
38 percent came from the Twin Cities metro area.
708 students stated they were minority. Minorities represented included Hispanic, African American, American Indian, and Asian American.
205 international students attended UMD.
918 students enrolled through Continuing Education.
96 percent of undergraduates enrolled full time.
The average age of UMD students with known birthdates is 21; 11 percent are 25 or older.
27 percent of students live in university housing.
Approximately 200 students will participate in the Undergraduate Research Opportunties Program (UROP) during 2008-2009, receiving funding of approximately $250,000.
909 students were in graduate or professional programs.

32 percent of the total enrollment were new students at UMD.
Of the new high school students for which a high school rank was provided (2,216):
- 17 percent graduated from the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class.
- 64 percent graduated from the top 35 percent of their high school graduating class.
- 88 percent graduated in the top half of their class.
- The average high school rank is 70.5.
The average ACT composite score for freshmen completing the enhanced ACT is 23.5.
68 percent of students living in university housing are new students.

1545 students earned bachelors degrees.
- Labovitz School of Business and Economics: 372 graduates
- College of Education and Human Service Professions: 368 graduates
- School of Fine Arts: 114 graduates
- College of Liberal Arts: 399 graduates
- Swenson College of Science and Engineering: 292 graduates
214 students earned masters degrees.
- College of Education and Human Service Professions: 47 graduates
- College of Liberal Arts: 17 graduates
- Swenson College of Science and Engineering: 23 graduates
- Graduate School: 127 graduates
In 2006-2007, 53 students completed their second year of medical school at UMD.
In the spring of 2007, the College of Pharmacy, Duluth graduated its first class of 47 students who earned the Pharm.D. degree.