Michigan State University
Office of the Registrar
Comparison of Student Enrollments
FALL 2009
COLLEGE/UNIT
Students Enrolled
Full Time Students
Fiscal Year Equated
Teaching College Course
 
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Agriculture and Natural Resources
3,880
8.2%
3,416
8.2%
2,937
7.2%
14,747
7.7%
Arts and Letters
2,512
5.3%
2,235
5.4%
5,815
14.3%
22,827
11.9%
Resdntl Coll Arts and Humanities
259
0.5%
249
0.6%
122
0.3%
632
0.3%
Business
6,772
14.3%
6,389
15.4%
3,458
8.5%
18,456
9.6%
Communication Arts and Sciences
4,034
8.5%
3,610
8.7%
2,210
5.4%
10,079
5.3%
Education
3,765
8.0%
2,831
6.8%
2,713
6.7%
13,284
6.9%
Engineering
3,473
7.3%
3,257
7.8%
1,836
4.5%
8,479
4.4%
Human Ecology
1
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Human Medicine
692
1.5%
618
1.5%
770
1.9%
5,028
2.6%
James Madison College
1,230
2.6%
1,172
2.8%
527
1.3%
1,920
1.0%
Lyman Briggs College
1,871
4.0%
1,804
4.3%
554
1.4%
2,664
1.4%
Music
617
1.3%
552
1.3%
514
1.3%
3,591
1.9%
Natural Science
5,849
12.4%
5,297
12.7%
8,664
21.3%
42,782
22.3%
Nursing
1,204
2.5%
955
2.3%
397
1.0%
1,643
0.9%
Osteopathic Medicine
1,001
2.1%
941
2.3%
966
2.4%
4,486
2.3%
Social Science
7,170
15.2%
6,118
14.7%
8,240
20.3%
35,654
18.6%
Assoc Prov Undergraduate Education
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
138
0.3%
1,297
0.7%
Veterinary Medicine
974
2.1%
865
2.1%
638
1.6%
3,863
2.0%
Assoc Provost Academic Services
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
91
0.2%
110
0.1%
Assoc Provost Lifelong Education
810
1.7%
148
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Assoc Prov Acad Stdnt Svc & Multicu
1,164
2.5%
1,145
2.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total University
47,278
 
41,603
 
40,589
 
191,542
 
CLASS/LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Doctoral
3,372
7.1%
3,144
7.6%
2,618
6.5%
6,637
3.5%
Masters
4,090
8.7%
2,340
5.6%
2,624
6.5%
11,759
6.1%
Total Graduate
7,462
 
5,484
 
5,242
 
18,396
 
Freshman
8,949
18.9%
8,725
21.0%
8,267
20.4%
39,543
20.6%
Junior
8,871
18.8%
8,382
20.1%
8,079
19.9%
39,599
20.7%
Senior
10,131
21.4%
8,466
20.3%
8,447
20.8%
41,846
21.8%
Sophomore
7,920
16.8%
7,607
18.3%
7,371
18.2%
35,595
18.6%
Total Undergraduate
35,871
 
33,180
 
32,165
 
156,583
 
Graduate Professional
1,993
4.2%
1,934
4.6%
1,993
4.9%
11,860
6.2%
Total Graduate Professional
1,993
 
1,934
 
1,993
 
11,860
 
Non-Degree
1,952
4.1%
1,005
2.4%
1,190
2.9%
4,703
2.5%
Total Non-Degree
1,952
 
1,005
 
1,190
 
4,703
 
Grand Total
47,278
 
41,603
 
40,589
 
191,542
 
Percent of Total Students
 
100.0%
 
88.0%
 
85.9%
 
 
Average Student Course: 4.1 Course Enrollments
Full-Time Students column: A head count of students who are carrying minimum credits for full-time status: Undergraduate-12; Masters-9; Doctoral-6; and Graduate Professional-12. Fiscal Year Equated students column: Calculated by dividing the total number of credit hours by the number of credits carried by a full-time student (full-time status: Undergraduate-15 (prior to FS99, 15 1/2 credits); Masters-12 credits; Doctoral-8 credits; and Graduate Professional-head count).