Final fall enrollment exceeds 40,600

The university has enrolled 40,610 students this fall, a 1.2 percent increase from the 40,109 students enrolled in fall 1998.

The total includes 28,351 undergraduates, a 2 percent increase over last year, and 8,523 graduate students, up 29 students from last fall. The undergraduate total includes 5,675 new first-year students, up from 5,596 last year. This final tally became available last week.

Among the university’s four professional schools, there are 2,212 students: 859 in the Law School, 583 in the Medical School, 317 in the School of Veterinary Medicine and 363 in the School of Pharmacy. There were 2,069 professional students last fall.

Minority students total 3,776, compared to 3,748 last fall. Of that group, African Americans account for 856 (570 of them undergrads); Hispanic/Latino students, 1,002 (662 undergrads); targeted Asian Americans, 256 (185 undergrads); and American Indians, 224 (142 undergrads)

There are 570 minority students among new first-year undergraduates, compared to 567 last fall, and 364 of this fall’s number are listed among the university’s targeted ethnic minority groups (African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American and Southeast Asian).

Of that group, 135 are African Americans; 148 are Hispanic/Latinos; 36 are Native Americans; and 45 are Southeast Asians.

University officials believe these totals are incomplete because an all-time high of 951 students, about 2.4 percent of all enrollees, did not provide any ethnic designation on their registration materials.

International students total 4,383, compared to 3,349 last fall, a 30.1 percent increase. The number of international students previously had been declining.

There are 21,045 female students on campus this fall, and 19,565 male students.