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Campus Overview

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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All Students : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
First-year Core Freshmen 197 7.4%
Returning Freshmen and All Sophomores 237 8.9%
Transfer and Returning Undergraduates* 1737 65.5%
Graduate Students 482 18.2%
Total Students (as of Census Day 2007 ) 2653 100.0%
* Returning Undergraduates include Juniors, Seniors, Fifty-year, and Non Matriculated students.
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Age of All Students : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
17 And Under 8 0.3%
18 - 20 555 20.9%
21-24 689 26.0%
25-29 515 19.4%
30-39 457 17.2%
40-49 294 11.1%
50 and older 135 5.1%
Average Age 29
Youngest Age 14
Oldest Age 76
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Student Race & Ethnicity : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
African American / Black 159 6.0%
American Indian / Native American 34 1.3%
Asian American 352 13.3%
Caucasian / White 1609 60.6%
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 28 1.1%
Hispanic / Latino 164 6.2%
Not Indicated 307 11.6%
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Attendance : Autumn 2007
Count Percent
Full time 1560 58.8%
Part time 1093 41.2%
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Faculty : Autumn 2007
Total faculty 191
Full-time faculty 136
Total faculty FTE 148.28
Student/faculty ratio 14.7:1
Average class size 22
Student credit hours to faculty ratio 213:1
Total student credit hours 31,129
Full Time Faculty holding doctorate or terminal degrees 90%
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Finances : Autumn 2007
In-state tuition per quarter 10-18 credits $2,101
Out-of-state tuition per quarter 10-18 credits $7,349
Total budget (2006-2007) in millions 29.7
State appropriations (2006-2007) in millions 19.9
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Core Freshmen
Undergraduates
Graduate Students
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