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Student Characteristics
Fall 2007 - 2008
High School
1,208
7%
First-time Freshmen
2,186
12%
Other Freshmen
3,069
17%
Sophomores
3,265
18%
Juniors
2,881
16%
Seniors
5,007
28%
Masters
464
2%
Unclassified
1
0%
Total
18,081
100%
Female
9,226
51%
Male
8,888
49%
Full-time
9,593
53%
Part-time
8,521
47%
Asian & Pacific Islander
369
2%
African American
191
1%
Caucasian
11,039
61%
Hispanic
720
4%
Native American
113
1%
Non-U.S. Citizen
142
1%
Other & Unknown
5,547
30%
Average age
26
Median age
23
Residents
16,719
92%
Non-residents
1,395
8%
Utah counties
29
States
50
Foreign countries
35
Weber county
5,634
31%
Davis county
5,594
31%
First-time Freshmen ACT
21
Freshmen high school GPA
3.49
Freshman High School Rank
Top quarter
75%
Second quarter
22%
Third quarter
2%
Bottom quarter
1%
Average Credit Hour Load
Undergraduate
10
Graduate
7
Annualized FTE 2006 - 2007
10,906
Major by College
Applied Science & Technology
2,339
13%
Arts & Humanities
1,289
7%
Business & Economics
2,166
12%
Education
1,995
11%
Health Professions
3,487
19%
Science
993
6%
Social & Behavioral Sciences
1,514
8%
General Studies
4,331
24%
Total
18,081
100%
High School
1,208
6%
First-time Freshman
2,186
12%
First-time Transfer
3,069
8%
Work Obligations
Full time off campus
37%
37%
Part time off campus
43%
43%
Full time on campus
2%
2%
Part time on campus
5%
51%
Not employed
13%
13%
Faculty with terminal degrees
85%
Student to faculty ratio
22 to 1
Freshman Graduation Rates
4 years
5 years
6 years
Fall 1997
15%
29%
42%
Fall 1998
17%
34%
44%
Fall 1999
27%
31%
39%
Fall 200
12%
27%
40%
(first-time full-time freshman cumulative)
Retention Rates
1 year
2 years
3 years
Fall 2003
70%
52%
51%
Fall 2004
72%
54%
44%
Fall 2005
72%
56%
Fall 2006
67%
(first-time full-time freshman fall to fall)
Marital Status
Single
68%
Married
30%
Other (divorced, separated, widowed)
2%
Veterans
7%
Weber State University, Institutional Research
Ogden, Utah 84408-1031
mthompson@weber.edu
, (801) 626-7168, fax (801) 626-8504