Michigan State University
Office of the Registrar
Trend of Student Credit Hours by College
FALL
 
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Agriculture and Natural Resources
 
 
 
 
 
COLLEGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agriculture & Natural Resource Dean
190
403
332
399
391
461
473
672
618
698
Ag & Nat Res Ed & Comm Sys
787
875
794
943
0
0
0
0
0
0
Agricultural Economics
2,855
3,308
2,979
2,674
2,934
2,948
2,556
2,720
0
0
Agricultural, Food, & Resource Econ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,369
4,023
Agricultural Engineering
2,763
3,615
3,482
3,621
0
0
0
0
0
0
Biosystems & Agricultural Engineeri
0
0
0
0
4,228
1,209
1,271
1,444
1,336
1,242
Agricultural Technology Institute
874
447
396
395
412
426
208
143
302
243
Animal Science
3,962
3,915
3,664
3,712
3,972
3,846
4,280
4,550
4,412
4,377
Planning, Design, & Construction
0
0
0
0
0
7,304
7,881
6,528
6,221
6,326
Crop & Soil Science
3,370
3,340
2,967
2,922
2,870
2,699
2,883
3,643
4,213
4,503
Comm Ag Rec & Res Studies
0
0
0
0
2,440
2,095
1,981
1,889
1,955
1,643
Entomology
0
1,104
982
1,056
1,091
958
1,092
1,117
1,137
1,503
Fisheries & Wildlife
2,504
2,147
2,001
1,611
1,741
1,878
1,938
1,856
2,077
2,105
Food Science & Human Nutrition
946
821
894
699
1,054
6,725
7,399
8,107
8,124
7,933
Forestry
847
841
770
629
598
614
619
633
613
680
Horticulture
2,618
2,443
2,152
1,910
2,042
1,765
1,431
1,574
1,690
1,598
Packaging
4,485
4,792
4,868
4,684
4,927
4,781
4,755
4,689
4,841
5,161
Park & Recreation Resources
1,772
1,743
1,609
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Park,Recreation & Tourism Resources
0
0
0
1,210
0
0
0
0
0
0
Plant Pathology
0
0
121
76
150
186
121
129
175
247
Resource Development
1,393
1,262
1,130
1,252
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COURSE LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Technology
3,768
2,238
1,194
1,173
1,026
874
722
681
858
318
Graduate
1,890
2,153
2,190
2,108
2,198
2,000
2,172
2,068
2,078
2,460
Advanced Graduate
918
1,066
959
1,069
1,035
901
870
984
939
932
Graduate Professional
212
206
210
216
216
216
216
216
218
212
Undergraduate
11,400
12,650
11,880
12,127
12,841
18,098
18,241
18,443
18,973
20,172
Advanced Undergraduate
11,178
12,743
12,708
11,100
11,534
15,806
16,667
17,302
18,017
18,188
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Graduate
1,534
1,787
1,706
1,603
1,569
1,444
1,495
1,447
1,488
1,582
Agricultural Technology
4,832
4,229
3,786
4,226
4,681
4,125
3,673
3,668
4,207
3,757
Advanced Undergraduate
15,276
16,804
15,974
14,371
14,839
20,372
21,423
21,339
21,846
22,378
English Language
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
3
0
9
Graduate Certification
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
3
0
Graduate Professional
212
210
223
219
216
221
216
228
230
240
Graduate
1,687
1,861
1,866
1,785
1,754
1,571
1,539
1,597
1,772
1,949
Lifelong MSU Law
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
Lifelong Graduate
222
493
518
483
411
514
534
611
457
545
LifeLong Undergraduate
148
181
150
120
110
123
145
140
114
120
Undergraduate
5,455
5,491
4,918
4,977
5,270
9,525
9,863
10,652
10,966
11,702
Veterinary Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agriculture and Natural Resources Total
29,366
31,056
29,141
27,793
28,850
37,895
38,888
39,694
41,083
42,282
Percent Change
0.0%
5.8%
-6.2%
-4.6%
3.8%
31.4%
2.6%
2.1%
3.5%
2.9%
Arts and Letters
 
 
 
 
 
COLLEGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
American Thought & Language
12,700
12,814
12,908
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Writing,Rhetoric,American Cultures
0
0
0
13,140
14,747
14,835
14,734
14,903
13,109
13,613
Art
4,195
4,357
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Art and Art History
0
0
4,638
3,977
3,879
3,579
3,798
4,059
5,318
5,271
Arts & Letters Dean
572
907
1,206
1,269
1,001
1,246
3,015
2,782
2,515
2,112
Ctr Integrative Std-Arts&Humanities
18,992
19,564
19,776
20,892
20,288
22,500
22,604
21,668
22,120
22,104
English
11,421
10,618
9,440
8,647
8,035
8,246
8,464
8,106
7,431
6,764
History
8,566
8,684
8,538
9,661
9,029
0
0
0
0
0
Linguistic,Germ,Slavic,Asian&Afr Lg
5,711
5,892
7,031
7,932
8,974
10,319
11,446
12,611
16,249
16,401
Music
6,059
5,783
5,967
6,139
6,647
6,732
7,095
0
0
0
Philosophy
3,917
4,406
3,718
3,679
4,137
4,465
3,402
3,962
4,615
4,212
Religious Studies
1,799
1,810
1,650
1,706
1,767
1,554
1,319
1,069
1,132
1,210
French, Classics and Italian
0
0
0
4,466
4,230
3,438
3,171
3,236
2,838
3,434
Romance & Classical Languages
11,386
12,077
11,192
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Spanish and Portuguese
0
0
0
7,455
7,277
7,474
7,458
7,383
7,781
7,705
Theatre
1,611
1,517
1,606
1,429
1,885
1,741
1,994
2,078
2,048
2,050
Women's Studies
428
468
461
518
467
515
534
510
468
451
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COURSE LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
English Language
1,254
1,224
1,116
732
1,293
1,503
1,758
2,076
4,221
4,836
Graduate
2,328
2,321
2,489
2,558
2,255
2,196
2,541
1,508
1,613
1,544
Advanced Graduate
1,514
1,358
1,391
1,364
1,450
1,444
1,557
780
671
764
Non-Credit
269
278
242
213
307
321
311
276
352
391
Undergraduate
61,904
62,884
62,156
63,884
65,490
63,798
64,960
61,035
62,122
61,311
Advanced Undergraduate
20,088
20,832
20,737
22,159
21,568
17,382
17,907
16,692
16,645
16,481
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Graduate
2,445
2,289
2,516
2,622
2,589
2,556
2,964
1,858
1,732
1,707
Agricultural Technology
4
0
0
4
5
8
8
11
11
3
Advanced Undergraduate
33,827
34,613
37,038
38,849
39,509
34,507
35,991
34,055
35,577
35,355
English Language
513
597
348
295
672
879
846
1,071
1,995
1,236
Graduate Certification
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
46
11
22
Graduate Professional
9
20
14
22
20
33
14
19
8
20
Graduate
2,292
2,270
2,335
2,033
1,956
2,111
2,103
1,220
1,425
1,593
Lifelong MSU Law
3
0
9
3
3
7
6
3
0
0
Lifelong Graduate
366
347
345
313
303
304
330
212
179
99
LifeLong Undergraduate
400
295
278
292
483
522
679
383
358
383
Undergraduate
47,498
48,466
45,248
46,477
46,823
45,717
46,079
43,489
44,328
44,909
Veterinary Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arts and Letters Total
87,357
88,897
88,131
90,910
92,363
86,644
89,034
82,367
85,624
85,327
Percent Change
0.0%
1.8%
-0.9%
3.2%
1.6%
-6.2%
2.8%
-7.5%
4.0%
-0.3%
Resdntl Coll Arts and Humanities
 
 
 
 
 
COLLEGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resdntl Coll Arts and Humanit Dean
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,021
1,630
1,830
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
COURSE LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Undergraduate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,009
1,496
1,521
Advanced Undergraduate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
134
309
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Graduate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Agricultural Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advanced Undergraduate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
76
410
English Language
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Graduate Certification
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Graduate Professional
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Graduate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lifelong MSU Law
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lifelong Graduate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LifeLong Undergraduate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Undergraduate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,001
1,551
1,418
Veterinary Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Resdntl Coll Arts and Humanities Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,021
1,630
1,830
Percent Change
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
59.6%
12.3%
Business
 
 
 
 
 
COLLEGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounting
9,851
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Accounting and Information Systems
0
8,689
9,050
9,291
10,251
10,745
10,876
10,348
11,886
12,637
Business Dean
4,470
5,970
6,190
6,709
6,572
6,047
6,609
6,629
4,961
4,873
Economics
16,074
16,975
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Finance
6,863
7,204
7,467
7,366
7,316
7,272
7,333
7,789
8,087
7,330
Hospitality Business
0
0
0
6,276
5,998
6,720
7,076
7,295
7,542
7,783
Hotel, Restaurant & Inst Management
3,408
3,138
4,317
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Management
5,254
5,313
4,976
4,786
4,764
4,500
4,285
4,965
4,739
4,505
Department of Supply Chain Mgt
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13,245
4,643
Marketing & Supply Chain Management
13,047
12,575
13,237
12,457
12,970
13,416
12,583
13,471
0
0
Department of Marketing
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7,662
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COURSE LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graduate
8,083
7,836
7,861
8,147
8,300
8,040
8,361
8,368
8,237
8,165
Advanced Graduate
476
477
410
455
527
571
538
484
511
425
Undergraduate
19,141
19,371
7,816
8,235
8,057
9,160
9,490
9,314
9,325
10,368
Advanced Undergraduate
31,267
32,180
29,150
30,048
30,987
30,929
30,373
32,331
32,387
30,475
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Graduate
1,093
1,077
481
502
584
615
556
491
526
449
Agricultural Technology
0
0
0
6
6
0
3
0
0
0
Advanced Undergraduate
35,519
35,605
31,088
31,893
32,514
33,268
32,992
34,591
34,627
33,116
English Language
8
3
0
0
0
9
0
3
0
0
Graduate Certification
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Graduate Professional
0
0
15
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
Graduate
7,164
7,036
7,587
8,250
8,313
8,132
8,570
8,398
8,319
8,122
Lifelong MSU Law
28
0
14
39
108
76
82
0
0
0
Lifelong Graduate
106
107
84
94
173
114
86
182
111
87
LifeLong Undergraduate
322
405
163
205
507
246
171
200
270
205
Undergraduate
14,727
15,631
5,805
5,896
5,663
6,240
6,302
6,632
6,607
7,451
Veterinary Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Total
58,967
59,864
45,237
46,885
47,871
48,700
48,762
50,497
50,460
49,433
Percent Change
0.0%
1.5%
-24.4%
3.6%
2.1%
1.7%
0.1%
3.6%
-0.1%
-2.0%
Communication Arts and Sciences
 
 
 
 
 
COLLEGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adv, Public Relations, & Retailing
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9,545
9,916
10,782
Adv, Public Reltions, & Retailing
0
0
0
0
0
9,245
9,525
0
0
0
Advertising
7,039
7,445
8,502
7,668
7,344
0
0
0
0
0
Audiology and Speech Sciences
1,357
1,309
1,619
1,582
1,859
1,840
0
0
0
0
Communicative Sciences & Disorders
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,023
2,371
2,511
2,613
Communication Arts & Sciences Dean
722
541
424
461
588
593
1,039
1,006
930
398
Communication
8,733
10,306
10,235
10,327
10,063
9,729
9,327
10,172
9,946
9,820
Journalism
2,869
3,023
3,082
3,456
3,470
3,375
3,512
3,713
3,189
3,175
Telecomm, Info Studies, and Media
0
0
0
5,990
5,346
4,420
4,498
4,292
4,193
5,229
Telecommunication
6,675
6,596
6,397
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COURSE LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graduate
1,684
2,270
2,098
1,896
1,598
1,609
2,020
2,218
2,368
2,354
Advanced Graduate
508
424
510
507
476
343
404
352
407
421
Non-Credit
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Undergraduate
14,699
15,895
16,405
16,303
15,664
15,714
15,198
15,742
15,413
15,695
Advanced Undergraduate
10,504
10,631
11,246
10,778
10,932
11,536
12,302
12,787
12,497
13,547
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Graduate
503
513
490
495
545
459
517
500
526
554
Agricultural Technology
0
0
0
7
0
3
0
0
7
3
Advanced Undergraduate
16,701
18,188
18,513
17,084
16,855
17,048
17,788
18,351
18,243
19,033
English Language
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
10
9
0
Graduate Certification
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
18
21
Graduate Professional
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Graduate
1,852
2,077
2,205
2,074
1,652
1,623
1,862
2,143
2,286
2,372
Lifelong MSU Law
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
Lifelong Graduate
175
155
177
106
97
100
240
227
304
211
LifeLong Undergraduate
73
68
88
75
74
74
82
62
139
115
Undergraduate
8,091
8,216
8,786
9,643
9,447
9,895
9,435
9,798
9,153
9,705
Veterinary Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Arts and Sciences Total
27,395
29,220
30,259
29,484
28,670
29,202
29,924
31,099
30,685
32,017
Percent Change
0.0%
6.7%
3.6%
-2.6%
-2.8%
1.9%
2.5%
3.9%
-1.3%
4.3%
Education
 
 
 
 
 
COLLEGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Educational Administration
2,055
2,009
2,410
2,937
2,718
2,568
2,697
2,493
2,546
2,232
Counseling, Ed Psych & Special Ed
6,007
6,267
6,357
6,533
6,256
5,592
6,383
6,443
7,260
7,594

 
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Education Dean
42
0
0
24
60
72
75
72
240
243
Kinesiology
8,933
9,280
9,834
8,705
8,990
9,077
9,421
9,783
9,783
9,878
Teacher Education
15,324
15,277
16,161
15,807
14,372
14,199
14,303
14,395
14,738
15,002
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COURSE LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graduate
7,768
8,112
8,615
8,555
7,720
7,017
7,084
7,378
7,875
8,060
Advanced Graduate
2,344
2,451
2,899
3,045
3,029
3,097
3,356
3,065
3,428
3,191
Graduate Professional
3,558
3,258
3,564
3,270
3,018
2,748
2,826
2,772
2,886
2,988
Undergraduate
11,271
11,382
11,730
11,114
11,030
10,496
10,936
11,291
11,406
11,806
Advanced Undergraduate
7,420
7,630
7,954
8,022
7,599
8,150
8,677
8,680
8,972
8,904
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Graduate
2,549
2,765
3,084
3,189
3,294
3,297
3,619
3,369
3,594
3,476
Agricultural Technology
1
0
81
70
90
85
90
94
60
33
Advanced Undergraduate
11,018
11,491
11,930
10,947
10,260
10,572
11,241
11,837
12,065
12,503
English Language
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
9
0
0
Graduate Certification
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,691
5,756
6,202
6,421
Graduate Professional
10
4
1
0
5
5
8
0
5
2
Graduate
3,600
3,982
4,649
4,713
4,150
3,884
3,635
3,906
4,252
4,198
Lifelong MSU Law
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lifelong Graduate
7,843
7,522
7,553
7,115
6,515
5,793
429
213
189
181
LifeLong Undergraduate
38
30
49
47
30
56
30
51
49
80
Undergraduate
7,302
7,039
7,415
7,922
8,052
7,816
8,133
7,951
8,151
8,055
Veterinary Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Education Total
32,361
32,833
34,762
34,006
32,396
31,508
32,879
33,186
34,567
34,949
Percent Change
0.0%
1.5%
5.9%
-2.2%
-4.7%
-2.7%
4.4%
0.9%
4.2%
1.1%
Engineering
 
 
 
 
 
COLLEGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chemical Engineering
1,626
1,536
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chemical Engr & Materials Science
0
0
2,485
2,337
2,201
2,307
2,288
2,424
2,724
3,019
Civil & Environmental Engineering
2,585
2,731
2,640
2,676
2,411
2,706
2,772
3,096
2,928
3,220
Computer Science & Engineering
12,628
13,100
12,248
11,757
10,678
10,017
9,990
9,633
9,607
9,071
Electrical and Computer Engineering
5,034
5,258
5,320
4,773
4,997
4,773
4,091
3,608
3,533
3,510
Engineering Dean
1,502
1,101
1,169
1,235
1,114
1,102
941
438
1,312
1,726
Mechanical Engineering
3,805
3,710
7,366
7,279
6,822
5,985
5,464
4,577
4,325
4,575
Materials Science and Mechanics
4,918
4,700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COURSE LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graduate
2,529
2,752
2,766
2,459
1,883
1,805
1,857
1,694
1,890
2,060
Advanced Graduate
747
840
1,012
971
1,094
1,145
1,175
1,212
1,151
1,305
Undergraduate
15,113
14,761
14,179
14,297
13,439
12,642
12,321
11,761
12,535
12,129
Advanced Undergraduate
13,709
13,783
13,271
12,330
11,807
11,298
10,193
9,109
8,853
9,627
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Graduate
1,539
1,736
1,878
1,938
1,940
2,037
1,980
2,038
2,152
2,375
Agricultural Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advanced Undergraduate
19,184
18,323
17,753
17,331
16,498
15,483
14,053
12,547
12,822
13,569
English Language
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Graduate Certification
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
Graduate Professional
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Graduate
2,106
2,304
2,204
1,699
1,180
1,051
1,331
1,142
1,154
1,294
Lifelong MSU Law
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lifelong Graduate
84
118
113
57
50
58
58
30
74
50
LifeLong Undergraduate
232
69
111
18
38
33
17
54
43
42
Undergraduate
8,953
9,582
9,169
9,014
8,517
8,228
8,107
7,965
8,181
7,785
Veterinary Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engineering Total
32,098
32,136
31,228
30,057
28,223
26,890
25,546
23,776
24,429
25,121
Percent Change
0.0%
0.1%
-2.8%
-3.7%
-6.1%
-4.7%
-5.0%
-6.9%
2.7%
2.8%
Human Ecology
 
 
 
 
 
COLLEGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Family & Child Ecology
7,953
8,179
8,043
8,754
8,911
8,467
0
0
0
0
Food Science & Human Nutrition
4,871
4,475
4,658
4,892
4,338
0
0
0
0
0
Human Ecology Dean
150
190
172
160
0
0
0
0
0
0
Human Environment & Design
6,189
7,065
7,395
7,840
7,794
1,585
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COURSE LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graduate
1,023
723
768
943
744
736
0
0
0
0
Advanced Graduate
398
433
372
349
276
159
0
0
0
0
Undergraduate
10,271
10,731
10,911
12,403
12,129
5,526
0
0
0
0
Advanced Undergraduate
7,471
8,022
8,217
7,951
7,894
3,631
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Graduate
650
555
517
488
366
309
0
0
0
0
Agricultural Technology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advanced Undergraduate
10,631
11,190
11,622
11,728
11,555
5,388
0
0
0
0
English Language
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Graduate Certification
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Graduate Professional
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Graduate
607
543
492
726
691
589
0
0
0
0
Lifelong MSU Law
0
0