Marshall University
Office of Institutional Research
Table 14: Profile of Credit Headcount Students
Fall Semester 1997-98
 
          Undg Total   Grad Adv Total 1st
  Fresh Soph Junior Senior Unclass Undg Grad Unclass Deg Grad Prof
Number of Students 3,895 2,561 2,182 2,511 194 11,343 1,636 374 43 2,053 200
 
Full-Time 2,875 2,150 1,683 1,793 30 8,531 732 23 20 775 200
Female 1,442 1,207 933 949 17 4,548 424 12 10 446 66
Male 1,433 943 750 844 13 3,983 308 11 10 329 134
Part-Time 1,020 411 499 718 164 2,812 904 351 23 1,278 0
Female 425 231 217 318 68 1,259 614 274 17 905 0
Male 595 180 282 400 96 1,553 290 77 6 373 0
 
Ethnic Background
White, not Hisp 2,852 2,152 1,870 2,223 148 9,245 1,421 303 31 1,755 170
Black, not Hisp 167 115 81 85 5 453 46 5 0 51 3
Hispanic 15 14 13 10 1 53 8 0 0 8 2
Asian or Pacif Isl 32 17 18 24 1 92 12 2 6 20 20
Amer Ind or Alask 14 10 13 4 0 41 4 0 1 5 1
Unknown 815 253 187 165 39 1,459 145 64 5 214 4
 
Residency*
In-State 3,174 2,187 1,864 2,152 162 9,539 1,297 343 28 1,668 191
Out-of-State 721 374 318 359 32 1,804 339 31 15 385 9
 
Average Age 23.02 22.95 24.86 26.43 34.64 24.31 31.84 40.91 38.98 33.64 27.40
 
*Residency indicates the state reported by the student in the most recent permanent address change. Territory/foreign country is determined by the student's visa and is included in the out-of-state figures.
Adv Deg = Advanced Degrees and includes students enrolled in the following programs: Education EdS, Biomedical Science PhD, and Education EdD (a cooperative degree program).