Michigan State University
Office of the Registrar
Trend of Student Credit Hours
FALL
 
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
COLLEGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agriculture and Natural Resources
29,366
31,056
29,141
27,793
28,850
37,895
38,888
39,694
41,083
42,282
Arts and Letters
87,357
88,897
88,131
90,910
92,363
86,644
89,034
82,367
85,624
85,327
Resdntl Coll Arts and Humanities
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,021
1,630
1,830
Business
58,967
59,864
45,237
46,885
47,871
48,700
48,762
50,497
50,460
49,433
Communication Arts and Sciences
27,395
29,220
30,259
29,484
28,670
29,202
29,924
31,099
30,685
32,017
Education
32,361
32,833
34,762
34,006
32,396
31,508
32,879
33,186
34,567
34,949
Engineering
32,098
32,136
31,228
30,057
28,223
26,890
25,546
23,776
24,429
25,121
Human Ecology
19,163
19,909
20,268
21,646
21,043
10,052
0
0
0
0
Human Medicine
11,935
12,580
12,501
12,582
12,531
13,986
12,821
13,833
15,327
17,331
James Madison College
6,331
6,289
6,285
6,478
7,277
7,419
7,846
8,099
7,506
7,899
Lyman Briggs College
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8,807
8,304
Music
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6,848
6,710
6,515
Natural Science
121,007
121,311
121,833
119,803
123,809
127,652
131,461
134,697
127,051
125,554
Nursing
2,627
2,674
2,661
2,770
3,107
4,676
5,513
4,936
5,261
5,575
Osteopathic Medicine
7,981
9,403
9,245
8,401
8,329
9,621
12,009
12,494
13,557
14,935
Social Science
84,852
86,124
108,934
108,148
108,861
116,810
122,314
120,036
117,054
118,429
Assoc Prov Undergraduate Education
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,921
2,022
2,072
Asst Prov Undergraduate Education
0
0
0
863
1,509
1,391
1,856
0
0
0
Veterinary Medicine
8,866
8,735
9,032
9,319
9,543
9,863
10,166
9,802
9,299
9,853
Assoc Provost Academic Services
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,883
1,930
1,494
1,330
Asst Provost Academic Services
2,543
2,357
2,494
1,814
1,909
1,697
0
0
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COURSE LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural Technology
3,768
2,238
1,194
1,173
1,026
874
722
681
858
318
English Language
1,254
1,224
1,116
732
1,293
1,503
1,758
2,076
4,221
4,836
Graduate
34,965
36,397
38,115
38,401
36,284
35,793
36,800
37,482
38,129
40,828
Advanced Graduate
10,838
10,839
11,737
11,983
12,401
12,425
13,016
12,943
13,496
13,113
CIC-Home
15
28
12
24
14
33
19
13
22
30
Non-Credit
269
278
242
213
307
321
311
276
352
391
Graduate Professional
30,912
31,972
32,250
31,192
30,491
32,961
34,194
35,740
37,963
41,169
Undergraduate
293,413
297,224
299,135
297,922
304,432
304,425
308,548
310,094
308,160
306,905
Advanced Undergraduate
157,415
163,188
168,210
169,319
170,043
175,671
175,534
176,931
179,365
181,166
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT LEVEL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Graduate
17,211
17,806
18,619
18,793
19,262
19,686
20,513
20,285
20,731
20,947
Agricultural Technology
4,944
4,288
3,954
4,417
4,867
4,273
4,103
3,972
4,357
3,825
Advanced Undergraduate
218,603
222,893
231,202
233,251
235,230
237,799
239,341
241,058
244,110
247,889
English Language
521
613
348
301
672
888
853
1,102
2,004
1,251
Graduate Certification
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,726
5,849
6,318
6,597
Graduate Professional
27,360
28,683
28,740
27,875
27,468
30,158
31,399
33,003
35,011
38,230
Graduate
26,821
27,749
29,777
29,892
27,761
27,539
28,045
28,343
29,360
31,486
Lifelong MSU Law
43
0
26
85
126
91
94
10
0
3
Lifelong Graduate
9,952
9,946
9,960
9,468
8,801
8,177
2,894
2,833
2,529
2,280
Lifelong Undergraduate
2,068
1,712
1,659
1,426
1,873
2,093
1,846
1,524
1,586
1,425
Undergraduate
225,172
229,495
227,530
225,233
230,033
233,100
235,874
238,141
236,454
234,579
Veterinary Technology
154
203
196
218
198
202
214
116
106
244
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
532,849
543,388
552,011
550,959
556,291
564,006
570,902
576,236
582,566
588,756
Percent Change
0.0%
2.0%
1.6%
-0.2%
1.0%
1.4%
1.2%
0.9%
1.1%
1.1%
Prior to Fall 2006, Graduate Certification students were reported under the Lifelong Graduate student level.