Michigan State University
Office of the Registrar
Student Credit Hours - Percentages of Change by Student Level
FALL 2009
 
Total
 
Undergraduate
 
Graduate
 
Grad. Prof.
Teaching College/Unit
FALL 2008
FALL 2009
% of Change
 
FALL 2008
FALL 2009
% of Change
 
FALL 2008
FALL 2009
% of Change
 
FALL 2008
FALL 2009
% of Change
Agriculture and Natural Resources
41,083
42,282
2.9%
 
37,133
37,966
2.2%
 
3,720
4,076
9.6%
 
230
240
4.3%
Arts and Letters
85,624
85,327
-0.3%
 
82,269
81,886
-0.5%
 
3,347
3,421
2.2%
 
8
20
150.0%
Resdntl Coll Arts and Humanities
1,630
1,830
12.3%
 
1,630
1,830
12.3%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Business
50,460
49,433
-2.0%
 
41,504
40,772
-1.8%
 
8,956
8,658
-3.3%
 
0
3
0.0%
Communication Arts and Sciences
30,685
32,017
4.3%
 
27,551
28,856
4.7%
 
3,134
3,158
0.8%
 
0
3
0.0%
Education
34,567
34,949
1.1%
 
20,325
20,671
1.7%
 
14,237
14,276
0.3%
 
5
2
-60.0%
Engineering
24,429
25,121
2.8%
 
21,046
21,402
1.7%
 
3,383
3,719
9.9%
 
0
0
0.0%
Human Ecology
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Human Medicine
15,327
17,331
13.1%
 
1,490
1,634
9.7%
 
468
625
33.5%
 
13,369
15,072
12.7%
James Madison College
7,506
7,899
5.2%
 
7,502
7,891
5.2%
 
4
8
100.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Lyman Briggs College
8,807
8,304
-5.7%
 
8,807
8,304
-5.7%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Music
6,710
6,515
-2.9%
 
4,766
4,669
-2.0%
 
1,944
1,846
-5.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Natural Science
127,051
125,554
-1.2%
 
118,917
117,145
-1.5%
 
7,324
7,532
2.8%
 
810
877
8.3%
Nursing
5,261
5,575
6.0%
 
4,149
4,304
3.7%
 
1,112
1,271
14.3%
 
0
0
0.0%
Osteopathic Medicine
13,557
14,935
10.2%
 
149
142
-4.7%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
13,408
14,793
10.3%
Social Science
117,054
118,429
1.2%
 
106,544
106,700
0.1%
 
10,504
11,716
11.5%
 
6
13
116.7%
Honors College
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Assoc Prov Undergraduate Education
2,022
2,072
2.5%
 
2,022
2,068
2.3%
 
0
4
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Veterinary Medicine
9,299
9,853
6.0%
 
1,343
1,685
25.5%
 
781
961
23.0%
 
7,175
7,207
0.4%
Assoc Provost Academic Services
1,494
1,330
-11.0%
 
1,470
1,288
-12.4%
 
24
42
75.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Assoc Provost Lifelong Education
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Assoc Prov Acad Stdnt Svc & Multicu
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
MSU Dubai
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
 
0
0
0.0%
Total University
582,566
588,756
1.1%
 
488,617
489,213
0.1%
 
58,938
61,313
4.0%
 
35,011
38,230
9.2%
The Undergraduate column include Agricultural Technology, Veterinary Technology, English Language, Lifelong Undergraduate and Undergraduate levels. The Graduate column includes Lifelong Graduate, Lifelong Detroit College of Law, Graduate, Graduate Certification, and Post-Doctoral levels.