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Autumn 2009 UW Tacoma Fast Facts

Developed from various data sources, IRP has compiled "snapshots" of our student and faculty populations as well as information about general institutional facts.

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2009 General Campus Facts

Autumn 2009
2009 Student State Reported FTE 2671.5
2009 Student State Reported Autumn Headcount 3111
   
Faculty : Autumn 2009
Total faculty 202
Full-time faculty 135
Part-time faculty 52
Administrative faculty 15
Student/faculty ratio (CDS methodology) 16.5
Total faculty FTE 159.5
Average class size - all students (lecture, seminar, and studio classes) 23.0
Average class size - Undergraduates 27.3
Average class size - Graduate Students 16.2
Total student credit hours 38,503
   
Finances : Autumn 2009
In-state tuition per quarter 10-18 credits $2,551
Out-of-state tuition per quarter 10-18 credits $8,110
 
 

2009 All Students Demographics

 
All Student Headcount : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Undergraduates [More] 2568 82.5
Freshmen, Sophomores 626 20.1
Juniors, Seniors, Fifth-year, Non Matriculated 1942 62.4
Graduate Students [More] 543 17.5
Total Students (as of Census Day 2009) 3111 100.0
   
All Student Gender : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Female 1878 60.4
Male 1233 39.6
   
All Student Attendance : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Full-time 2213 71.1
Part-time 898 28.9
   
Age of All Students : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
17 And Under 6 0.2
18 - 20 631 20.3
21-24 985 31.7
25-29 635 20.4
30-39 484 15.6
40-49 245 7.9
50 and older 125 4.0
Average Age 28
Youngest Age 16
Oldest Age 72
   
All Students Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
African American / Black 232 7.55
American Indian / Native American 24 0.8
Asian American 474 15.2
Caucasian / White 1853 59.6
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 22 0.7
Hispanic / Latino 212 6.8
Not Indicated 294 9.5
   
All Students Resident Status : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Resident 3048
98.0
Non-resident 38
1.2
International 25 .8
   
Top Seven Counties of Residence for
All Students : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Pierce 1957 63.4
King 704 22.8
Thurston 209 6.8
Kitsap 143 4.6
Lewis 18 .6
Mason 17 .6
Snohomish 9 .3
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2009 Undergraduates

Autumn 2009
Undergraduate Adjusted FTE 2247.75
Undergraduate Average Class Size 26
Undergraduate Total Student Credit Hours 34004
 
Undergraduate Population by Class : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Freshmen [More] 270 10.5
Sophomores 356 13.8
Juniors 1034 40.3
Seniors 829 32.3
Fifth-year/Non matriculated 79 3.1
Total Undergraduate Students 2568 100.0
 
Undergraduate Attendance : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Full-time students 2006 78.1
Part-time students 562 21.9
   
Undergraduate Gender : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Female 1471 57.3
Male 1097 42.7
   
Undergraduate Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
African American / Black 202 7.9
American Indian / Native American 21 .8
Asian American 436 17.0
Caucasian / White 1458 56.8
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 20 .8
Hispanic / Latino 177 6.9
Not Indicated 254 9.9
   
Age of Undergraduates : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
17 And Under 6 .2
18 - 20 631 24.6
21-24 919 35.8
25-29 464 18.1
30-39 343 13.4
40-49 149 5.8
50 and older 56 2.2
Average Age 26
Youngest Age 16
Oldest Age 72
   
Undergraduate Programs : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 887 34.5
Undeclared 688 26.8
Business 425 16.5
Institute of Technology 236 9.2
Nursing 148 5.8
Urban Studies 91 3.5
Social Work 93 3.6
   
Top Eight Counties of Residence for
Undergraduate Students : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Pierce 1633 64.1
King 605 23.8
Thurston 145 5.7
Kitsap 107 4.2
Lewis 13 .5
Mason 12 .5
Grays Harbor 7 .3
Snohomish 6 .2
   
Top Undergraduate Transfer Institutions : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
High School 555 21.6

Pierce College

450 17.5

Tacoma Community College

 364 14.2

Green River Community College

206 8.0

Highline Community College

166 6.5

Olympic College

107 4.2

South Puget Sound Community College

99 3.9

Bellevue Community College

37 1.4

Western Washington University

 35 1.4

Seattle Central Community College

28 1.1

South Seattle Community College

 25 1.0

Pacific Lutheran University

24 .9

Washington State University

24 .9
NOTE: Undergraduate students who attended more than one college or university are assigned to the last institution they attended. Percentages are valid percentages; they do not include students with missing institutional data.
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2009 Graduate Students

Autumn 2009
Graduate Student Adjusted FTE 423.80
Graduate Student Average Class Size 15
Graduate Student Total Student Credit Hours 4499
Average GMAT 568
Average GRE V 478
Average GRE Q 527
Average GRE A 603
 
Graduate Student Population : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Full-time students 207 38.1
Part-time students 336 61.9
Total Graduate Students 543 100.0
 
Graduate Student Gender : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Female 407 75.0
Male 136 25.0
   
Graduate Student Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
African American / Black 30 5.5
American Indian / Native American 3 .6
Asian American 38 7.0
Caucasian / White 395 72.7
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 .4
Hispanic / Latino 35 6.5
Not Indicated 40 7.4
   
Age of Graduate Students : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
21 - 24 66 12.2
25 - 29 171 31.4
30 - 39 141 26.0
40 - 49 96 17.7
50 and older 69 12.7
Average Age 35
Youngest Age 21
Oldest Age 63
   
Where Graduate Students Come From : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
University of Washington 158
29.2
Pacific Lutheran University 40
7.4
Evergreen State College 26
4.8
Central Washington University 25
4.6
Western Washington University 22
4.1
Washington State University 21
3.9
Seattle Pacific University 17
3.1
Saint Martins College 13
2.4
University of Puget Sound 12
2.2
   
Declared Graduate Student Majors : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Education 203 37.4
Social Work 126 23.2
Nursing 82 15.1
Business 49 9.0
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 47 8.7
Computer Science 36 6.6
   
Top Six Counties of Residence of
Graduate Students : Autumn 2009
Count Percent
Pierce 324 59.8
King 99 18.2
Thurston 64 11.8
Kitsap 36 6.6
Lewis 5 .9
Mason 5 .9
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