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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