Oregon State University has released its fall term enrollment summary, and the numbers remain fairly consistent with the 2004 figures — a trend also reflected in the Oregon University System’s overall enrollment report.

OSU had 19,236 students this fall, up 0.4 percent from 2004. OSU’s full-time equivalent students numbered 17,845.8, a decline of 0.7 percent.

OSU totaled 252,894 student credit hours this fall term, 0.9 percent less than last year.

Women accounted for 48.2 percent of students, up 2 percent from 2004. U.S. minorities were 14.2 percent of the student population, a 3.8 percent increase.

Full-time students far outnumbered their part-time peers at 84.1 percent.

Undergraduate students comprised 81.9 percent of enrollment figures, graduate students made up 15.5 percent and students in professional programs accounted for 2.7 percent.

Oregon residents made up 81.8 percent of the student body. Students from other states in the nation accounted for 13.5 percent, and international students were 4.7 percent.

The Colleges of Engineering, Science, Liberal Arts, Health and Human Sciences, and Business had the highest enrollment numbers. The most popular majors were business administration, general science, exercise and sport science, biology, and human development and family sciences.

Students at all seven of Oregon’s public universities and one branch campus totaled 80,888, up 1 percent from fall 2004.

Eastern Oregon University saw the largest percentage increase of the OUS institutions, increasing 5.8 percent to 3,533 students. Portland State University saw a 2.3 percent increase. Western Oregon University rebounded from the 5.2 percent decline in enrollment seen in 2004 to an increase of 2.2 percent in 2005.

The University of Oregon’s enrollment remained relatively flat, increasing 0.3 percent. The OSU-Cascades campus in Bend increased enrollment by 12.1 percent to 491 students. The Oregon Institute of Technology saw a 0.7 percent decrease in students, and Southern Oregon University saw a 3.3 percent decrease in enrollment.

Mary Ann Albright covers higher education. She can be reached at 758-9518 or maryann.albright@lee.net.

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