Marshall University
Institutional Research
Enrollment Information
Fall 1950 - 2002
Fall Semester	Headcount	% Change	FTE	% Change
1950	2,632		N/Av
1955	3,340	26.9%	N/Av
1960	4,053	21.3%	N/Av
1965	6,293	55.3%	N/Av
1970	8,945	42.1%	N/Av
1971	9,467	5.8%	8,150
1972	9,164	-3.2%	7,900	-3.1%
1973	9,694	5.8%	7,676	-2.8%
1974	9,675	-0.2%	7,802	1.6%
1975	10,834	12.0%	8,108	3.9%
1976	11,149	2.9%	8,306	2.4%
1977	11,193	0.4%	8,256	-0.6%
1978	11,144	-0.4%	8,208	-0.6%
1979	11,530	3.5%	8,217	0.1%
1980	11,883	3.1%	8,304	1.1%
1981	11,857	-0.2%	8,463	1.9%
1982	11,741	-1.0%	8,369	-1.1%
1983	11,767	0.2%	8,269	-1.2%
1984	11,318	-3.8%	8,062	-2.5%
1985	11,350	0.3%	8,092	0.4%
1986	11,425	0.7%	8,306	2.6%
1987	12,018	5.2%	8,723	5.0%
1988	12,350	2.8%	9,218	5.7%
1989	12,576	1.8%	9,582	3.9%
1990	12,406	-1.4%	9,430	-1.6%
1991	13,121	5.8%	9,675	2.6%
1992	13,093	-0.2%	9,841	1.7%
1993	12,717	-2.9%	9,576	-2.7%
1994	12,659	-0.5%	9,738	1.7%
1995	12,461	-1.6%	9,715	-0.2%
1996	13,164	5.6%	10,265	5.7%
1997 *	15,690	19.2%	11,312	10.2%
1998	16,009	2.0%	11,807	4.4%
1999	15,635	-2.3%	11,622	-1.6%
2000	15,643	0.1%	11,749	1.1%
2001	16,038	2.5%	11,899	1.3%
2002	16,551	3.2%	12,465	4.8%
*WV Graduate College (WVGC) merged with Marshall University. WVGC is now
called Marshall University Graduate College (MUGC).