Purdue University Data Digest 2004-05 : Students : Fall Semester Full-Time Equivalency and Credit Hours

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Fall Semester Full-Time Equivalency and Credit Hours
(for Academic Years 1995-96 through 2004-05)

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		1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05

Full-Time Equivalency:
	Undergraduate	27,416	28,043	28,743	29,802	30,526	30,579	30,774	30,600	30,641	30,506
	Professional	371	509	683	785	881	934	972	993	988	1,028
	Graduate	5,122	4,996	4,830	4,899	5,022	5,081	5,199	5,576	5,842	5,747
	Total	32,909	33,548	34,256	35,486	36,429	36,594	36,945	37,169	37,471	37,281

Credit Hours:
	Undergraduate	411,238	420,650	431,138	447,033	457,889	458,675	461,601	458,992	459,620	457,589
	Professional	5,560	7,636	10,246	11,778	13,209	14,004	14,581	14,893	14,816	15,420
	Graduate	61,459	59,947	57,964	58,782	60,259	60,975	62,384	66,912	70,098	68,968
	Total	478,257	488,233	499,348	517,593	531,357	533,654	538,566	540,797	544,534	541,977

Average Credit Hours per Student Headcount:
	Undergraduate	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9
	Professional	18.2	17.7	17.1	16.7	16.7	16.5	16.6	16.6	16.5	16.7
	Graduate	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	10.0	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9
	Total	13.8	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	14.0

Enrollment Headcount:
	Undergraduate	27,982	28,567	29,122	30,159	30,835	30,899	30,987	30,908	30,851	30,747
	Professional	306	432	599	706	790	851	878	899	900	924
	Graduate	6,397	6,157	5,994	6,013	6,137	6,121	6,343	6,757	7,096	6,982
	Total	34,685	35,156	35,715	36,878	37,762	37,871	38,208	38,564	38,847	38,653

Note: Full-time equivalent enrollment is calculated by dividing total credit hours by 15 for undergraduates, professional, and certificate students, and by 12 for graduate students.

Source: Office of Enrollment Management