Missouri State University

Spring 2007 Data Digest

 HEADCOUNT AND STUDENT CREDIT HOUR ENROLLMENT
SPRINGFIELD CAMPUS OF MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

SPRING 2007


Of the six tables that follow, the first three contain enrollment data and the latter three, student credit hour data, for the Springfield campus of Missouri State University on the Spring 2007 census date.  With two exceptions (Tables 3 and 5), they also contain the corresponding data from the preceding year, for comparison.  
Enrollment Overview

In Table 1, enrollment figures are displayed by on-campus/off-campus status and year.  From Spring 2006 to Spring 2007, student enrollment rose by 275 students to 17,386, an increase of 1.6%.

In Table 2, enrollment figures are displayed by student level and year.  From Spring 2006 to Spring 2007, the number of undergraduate students increased by 126 (0.9%)and the number of graduate students increased by 149 (5.3%).

In Table 3, enrollment and full-time equivalent (FTE) figures are displayed by student level and full-time/part-time status.  In Spring 2007, 12,821 full-time students and 4,565 part-time students attended the University.  These numbers translate into an FTE enrollment of 14,118, an increase of 347 FTEs over the preceding Spring.

Student Credit Hour (SCH) Overview

In Table 4, SCH are arrayed by course level, on-campus/off-campus status, and year.  The SCH total for Spring 2007 was 206,341, an increase of 4,730 over the preceding year.  Undergraduate SCH increased by 2,872 and graduate SCH by 1,858.

In Table 5, SCH are shown by department and college and on-campus/off-campus status.  In Spring 2007, the College of Natural & Applied Sciences produced the largest number of SCH, followed by the Colleges of Arts & Letters, Business Administration, Humanities & Public Affairs, and Health & Human Services.

In Table 6, SCH are displayed by department and college and year.  The leading numerical increase was seen in the College of Health & Human Services (1,862), followed by the College of Business Administration (1,363), and the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (1,362).  Percentage increases of over 10% were found in the departments of Industrial Management, Marketing, Counseling, Educational Administration, Library Science, Biomedical Sciences, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Physical Therapy, Defense & Strategic Studies, and Military Science.