Graduate School

Biological Sciences (Twin Cities)

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Fall Term Enrollment

ItemFall 2013Fall 2014Fall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022

Biological Sciences (Twin Cities)

Enrolled 71 92 93 93 92 89 91 69 61 50
  M B S 71 100% 92 100% 93 100% 93 100% 92 100% 89 100% 91 100% 69 100% 61 100% 50 100%
  Female 47 66% 62 67% 53 57% 56 60% 58 63% 51 57% 50 55% 34 49% 34 56% 36 72%
  Male 24 34% 30 33% 40 43% 37 40% 34 37% 38 43% 41 45% 35 51% 27 44% 14 28%
  International 7 10% 4 4% 6 7% 6 7% 7 8% 6 7% 5 6% 2 3% 1 2% 3 6%
  Minority 9 13% 14 15% 23 25% 22 24% 23 25% 20 23% 20 22% 18 26% 16 26% 13 26%
  Parttime(<6cr) 54 76% 55 60% 59 63% 60 65% 64 70% 49 55% 54 59% 43 62% 40 66% 30 60%
  Fulltime 17 24% 37 40% 34 37% 33 36% 28 30% 40 45% 37 41% 26 38% 21 34% 20 40%

College of Continuing and Professional Studies

Enrolled 606 652 636 648 556 582 532 528 518 554
  Nondegree 74 12% 62 10% 54 9% 76 12% 50 9% 84 14% 34 6% 22 4% 14 3% 22 4%
  Cert/Other 86 14% 82 13% 68 11% 16 3% 2 0% 0 0% 16 3% 16 3% 12 2% 26 5%
  Masters 446 74% 508 78% 514 81% 556 86% 504 91% 498 86% 482 91% 490 93% 492 95% 506 91%
  Doctoral 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
  Female 408 67% 452 69% 416 65% 434 67% 380 68% 398 68% 342 64% 364 69% 360 70% 406 73%
  Male 182 30% 178 27% 208 33% 192 30% 168 30% 170 29% 174 33% 158 30% 152 29% 140 25%
  International 42 7% 42 6% 34 5% 40 6% 36 7% 48 8% 48 9% 26 5% 12 2% 34 6%
  Minority 76 13% 80 12% 90 14% 92 14% 92 17% 96 17% 90 17% 102 19% 120 23% 112 20%
  Parttime(<6cr) 382 63% 398 61% 390 61% 414 64% 330 59% 330 57% 280 53% 232 44% 248 48% 266 48%
  Fulltime 224 37% 254 39% 246 39% 234 36% 226 41% 252 43% 252 47% 296 56% 270 52% 288 52%
Enrollment by college is derived from the current college of the individual graduate programs. This data will differ from historical college enrollments where graduate programs have changed colleges.

All University of Minnesota graduate enrollment

Enrolled 13,978 13,744 13,603 13,704 13,559 13,210 12,914 12,687 12,732 12,373
  Nondegree 372 3% 318 2% 292 2% 312 2% 276 2% 247 2% 188 2% 190 2% 195 2% 184 2%
  Cert/Other 369 3% 366 3% 294 2% 275 2% 306 2% 313 2% 318 3% 292 2% 303 2% 248 2%
  Masters 7,579 54% 7,463 54% 7,463 55% 7,631 56% 7,424 55% 7,159 54% 6,860 53% 6,547 52% 6,584 52% 6,327 51%
  Doctoral 5,658 41% 5,597 41% 5,554 41% 5,486 40% 5,553 41% 5,491 42% 5,548 43% 5,658 45% 5,650 44% 5,614 45%
  Female 7,143 51% 7,136 52% 7,150 53% 7,163 52% 7,208 53% 7,110 54% 7,027 54% 6,964 55% 7,012 55% 6,881 56%
  Male 6,741 48% 6,522 48% 6,359 47% 6,417 47% 6,238 46% 6,014 46% 5,807 45% 5,516 44% 5,438 43% 5,305 43%
  International 3,163 23% 3,187 23% 3,225 24% 3,438 25% 3,366 25% 3,255 25% 3,240 25% 2,963 23% 3,144 25% 3,265 26%
  Minority 1,643 12% 1,646 12% 1,780 13% 1,893 14% 1,965 15% 2,068 16% 2,114 16% 2,352 19% 2,466 19% 2,382 19%
  Parttime(<6cr) 3,699 27% 3,430 25% 3,295 24% 3,277 24% 3,052 23% 2,901 22% 2,710 21% 2,756 22% 2,697 21% 2,740 22%
  Fulltime 10,279 74% 10,314 75% 10,308 76% 10,427 76% 10,507 78% 10,309 78% 10,204 79% 9,931 78% 10,035 79% 9,633 78%
  UM Duluth 756 5% 706 5% 642 5% 651 5% 648 5% 645 5% 582 5% 572 5% 511 4% 549 4%
  UM Rochester 163 1% 142 1% 138 1% 141 1% 161 1% 175 1% 198 2% 209 2% 216 2% 219 2%
  UM Twin Cities 13,059 93% 12,896 94% 12,823 94% 12,912 94% 12,750 94% 12,390 94% 12,134 94% 11,906 94% 12,005 94% 11,605 94%
    Notes:
  • These tables show graduate-level enrollment for the given Fall terms.
  • For each category (e.g. Male), the percentage shown is the percentage of the total enrollment for the group.
  • Gender is self-reported and optional, so males+females may not equal the total.
  • "International" means students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
  • "Minority" includes U.S. citizens and permanent residents of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Chicano/Latino, American Indian, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ethnicity. Ethnicity is self-reported.
  • The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) broad disciplinary field is based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code that has been assigned to the graduate program.
  • Source of the data is the Official 10th Day Fall Registration Statistics (STIX). See http://dw.umn.edu and http://www.oir.umn.edu/student/enrollment. Note that non-degree-seeking graduate students (i.e. enrolled in the GRAD academic career) are counted here, whereas on the OIR website they are counted in a separate academic level with all non-degree students.
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Fall Term Credit Load

ItemFall 2013Fall 2014Fall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022

Biological Sciences (Twin Cities)

Enrlld | AvgCr 71 4.0 92 4.8 93 5.0 93 4.6 92 4.2 89 5.0 91 4.7 69 4.6 61 4.7 50 5.0
  zero credits 3 4% 4 4% 1 1% 2 2% 2 2% 3 3% 1 1% 1 1% 2 3% 1 2%
  0.1 - 2.999 9 13% 14 15% 11 12% 11 12% 13 14% 6 7% 8 9% 1 1% 2 3% 1 2%
  3.0 - 5.999 42 59% 37 40% 47 51% 47 51% 49 53% 40 45% 45 50% 41 59% 36 59% 28 56%
  6.0 - 8.999 15 21% 25 27% 21 23% 25 27% 22 24% 33 37% 34 37% 22 32% 18 30% 17 34%
  9.0 - 11.999 2 3% 9 10% 8 9% 6 7% 5 5% 4 5% 3 3% 4 6% 2 3% 3 6%
  12 or more 0 0% 3 3% 5 5% 2 2% 1 1% 3 3% 0 0% 0 0% 1 2% 0 0%

College of Continuing and Professional Studies

Enrlld | AvgCr 606 4.7 652 4.8 636 5.0 648 4.8 556 5.0 582 4.9 532 5.6 528 5.8 518 5.6 554 5.7
  zero credits 15 3% 8 1% 6 1% 11 2% 5 1% 8 1% 4 1% 3 1% 5 1% 3 1%
  0.1 - 2.999 36 6% 55 8% 42 7% 47 7% 37 7% 48 8% 22 4% 15 3% 22 4% 18 3%
  3.0 - 5.999 140 23% 136 21% 147 23% 149 23% 123 22% 109 19% 114 21% 98 19% 97 19% 112 20%
  6.0 - 8.999 85 14% 95 15% 82 13% 79 12% 81 15% 92 16% 80 15% 102 19% 96 19% 101 18%
  9.0 - 11.999 24 4% 27 4% 32 5% 27 4% 25 5% 28 5% 33 6% 40 8% 27 5% 34 6%
  12 or more 3 1% 5 1% 9 1% 11 2% 7 1% 6 1% 13 2% 6 1% 12 2% 9 2%

All University of Minnesota graduate enrollment

Enrlld | AvgCr 13,978 8.1 13,744 8.2 13,603 8.3 13,704 8.3 13,559 8.5 13,210 8.5 12,914 8.5 12,687 8.4 12,732 8.5 12,373 8.4
  zero credits 1,289 9% 1,101 8% 1,048 8% 1,090 8% 1,045 8% 992 8% 921 7% 934 7% 830 7% 835 7%
  0.1 - 2.999 514 4% 608 4% 570 4% 580 4% 551 4% 533 4% 420 3% 510 4% 522 4% 517 4%
  3.0 - 5.999 1,896 14% 1,721 13% 1,677 12% 1,607 12% 1,456 11% 1,376 10% 1,369 11% 1,312 10% 1,345 11% 1,388 11%
  6.0 - 8.999 3,951 28% 3,985 29% 3,913 29% 4,031 29% 3,940 29% 3,971 30% 3,971 31% 4,092 32% 4,037 32% 3,883 31%
  9.0 - 11.999 2,233 16% 2,327 17% 2,375 18% 2,361 17% 2,341 17% 2,246 17% 2,199 17% 2,067 16% 2,061 16% 2,047 17%
  12 or more 4,095 29% 4,002 29% 4,020 30% 4,035 29% 4,226 31% 4,092 31% 4,034 31% 3,772 30% 3,937 31% 3,703 30%
    Notes:
  • These tables show the average credit load and distribution for students enrolled at the graduate level for the given Fall terms.
  • The full-time equivalency courses (i.e. 8333 and 8444) count as 6 credits.
  • Source of the data is the Official 10th Day Fall Registration Statistics (STIX). See http://dw.umn.edu and http://www.oir.umn.edu/student/enrollment. Note that non-degree-seeking graduate students (i.e. enrolled in the GRAD academic career) are counted here, whereas on the OIR website they are counted in a separate academic level with all non-degree students.
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    Home Location, Enrolled Students

    ItemFall 2013Fall 2014Fall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022

    Biological Sciences (Twin Cities)

    Enrolled 71 92 93 93 92 89 91 69 61 50
      7 County Metro 39 55% 55 60% 58 62% 59 63% 53 58% 53 60% 56 62% 48 70% 43 71% 33 66%
      Other MN location 11 16% 16 17% 13 14% 11 12% 9 10% 10 11% 10 11% 5 7% 3 5% 5 10%
      WI,ND,SD,IA,NE 10 14% 11 12% 7 8% 6 7% 10 11% 11 12% 12 13% 9 13% 10 16% 4 8%
      Other US location 4 6% 6 7% 9 10% 11 12% 13 14% 9 10% 8 9% 5 7% 4 7% 5 10%
      Foreign country 7 10% 4 4% 6 7% 6 7% 7 8% 6 7% 5 6% 2 3% 1 2% 3 6%
      no data 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

    College of Continuing and Professional Studies

    Enrolled 606 652 636 648 556 582 532 528 518 554
      7 County Metro 205 34% 203 31% 203 32% 209 32% 171 31% 181 31% 161 30% 162 31% 168 32% 164 30%
      Other MN location 40 7% 55 8% 47 7% 44 7% 39 7% 43 7% 29 6% 28 5% 25 5% 40 7%
      WI,ND,SD,IA,NE 27 5% 36 6% 29 5% 23 4% 30 5% 34 6% 35 7% 34 6% 35 7% 24 4%
      Other US location 14 2% 13 2% 18 3% 22 3% 24 4% 21 4% 22 4% 28 5% 26 5% 37 7%
      Foreign country 10 2% 7 1% 10 2% 7 1% 14 3% 12 2% 19 4% 12 2% 5 1% 12 2%
      no data 7 1% 12 2% 11 2% 19 3% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

    All University of Minnesota graduate enrollment

    Enrolled 13,978 13,744 13,603 13,704 13,559 13,210 12,914 12,687 12,732 12,373
      7 County Metro 5,288 38% 5,074 37% 4,959 37% 4,853 35% 4,686 35% 4,548 34% 4,421 34% 4,456 35% 4,413 35% 4,163 34%
      Other MN location 1,905 14% 1,812 13% 1,732 13% 1,633 12% 1,596 12% 1,569 12% 1,478 11% 1,469 12% 1,401 11% 1,342 11%
      WI,ND,SD,IA,NE 1,595 11% 1,519 11% 1,408 10% 1,389 10% 1,362 10% 1,277 10% 1,203 9% 1,213 10% 1,223 10% 1,133 9%
      Other US location 2,387 17% 2,421 18% 2,502 18% 2,518 18% 2,556 19% 2,534 19% 2,511 19% 2,545 20% 2,473 19% 2,394 19%
      Foreign country 2,615 19% 2,752 20% 2,864 21% 3,164 23% 3,359 25% 3,282 25% 3,301 26% 3,004 24% 3,222 25% 3,341 27%
      no data 188 1% 166 1% 138 1% 147 1% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
      Notes:
    • The above tables show the home location for students enrolled at the graduate level for the given Fall terms, based on their address at time of application.
    • The "7 County Metro" area is Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Anoka, Dakota, Carver, and Scott counties in Minnesota.
    • Source of the data is the Official 10th Day Fall Registration Statistics (STIX). See http://dw.umn.edu and http://www.oir.umn.edu/student/enrollment. Note that non-degree-seeking graduate students (i.e. enrolled in the GRAD academic career) are counted here, whereas on the OIR website they are counted in a separate academic level with all non-degree students.
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    Age Distribution, Enrolled Students

    ItemFall 2013Fall 2014Fall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022

    Biological Sciences (Twin Cities)

    Enrlld | AvgAge 71 30 92 29 93 29 93 29 92 30 89 30 91 30 69 30 61 30 50 30
      less than 21 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
      21 - 25 18 25% 29 32% 32 34% 30 32% 29 32% 31 35% 26 29% 19 28% 22 36% 20 40%
      26 - 30 27 38% 30 33% 31 33% 30 32% 35 38% 31 35% 35 39% 33 48% 22 36% 17 34%
      31 - 35 17 24% 25 27% 23 25% 21 23% 10 11% 13 15% 17 19% 8 12% 9 15% 6 12%
      36 - 45 4 6% 6 7% 5 5% 9 10% 15 16% 12 14% 8 9% 5 7% 4 7% 3 6%
      over 45 5 7% 2 2% 2 2% 3 3% 3 3% 2 2% 5 6% 4 6% 4 7% 4 8%
      no data 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

    College of Continuing and Professional Studies

    Enrlld | AvgAge 606 34 652 33 636 34 648 35 556 34 582 35 532 34 528 33 518 33 554 34
      less than 21 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0%
      21 - 25 61 10% 73 11% 84 13% 66 10% 61 11% 70 12% 67 13% 71 13% 69 13% 67 12%
      26 - 30 82 14% 90 14% 88 14% 83 13% 82 15% 77 13% 82 15% 79 15% 77 15% 84 15%
      31 - 35 70 12% 68 10% 51 8% 58 9% 39 7% 39 7% 42 8% 35 7% 40 8% 41 7%
      36 - 45 39 6% 51 8% 44 7% 58 9% 51 9% 54 9% 35 7% 40 8% 44 9% 42 8%
      over 45 51 8% 44 7% 51 8% 59 9% 45 8% 51 9% 40 8% 38 7% 29 6% 43 8%
      no data 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

    All University of Minnesota graduate enrollment

    Enrlld | AvgAge 13,978 30 13,744 30 13,603 30 13,704 30 13,559 30 13,210 30 12,914 30 12,687 30 12,732 30 12,373 30
      less than 21 14 0% 8 0% 12 0% 19 0% 10 0% 13 0% 19 0% 23 0% 15 0% 13 0%
      21 - 25 4,218 30% 4,383 32% 4,415 33% 4,497 33% 4,550 34% 4,508 34% 4,446 34% 4,252 34% 4,375 34% 4,231 34%
      26 - 30 4,762 34% 4,678 34% 4,667 34% 4,672 34% 4,669 34% 4,547 34% 4,444 34% 4,250 34% 4,135 33% 4,019 33%
      31 - 35 2,342 17% 2,210 16% 2,175 16% 2,164 16% 2,053 15% 1,959 15% 1,899 15% 1,921 15% 1,886 15% 1,848 15%
      36 - 45 1,707 12% 1,595 12% 1,538 11% 1,584 12% 1,562 12% 1,489 11% 1,455 11% 1,527 12% 1,566 12% 1,540 12%
      over 45 927 7% 861 6% 785 6% 763 6% 707 5% 685 5% 646 5% 712 6% 753 6% 721 6%
      no data 8 0% 9 0% 11 0% 5 0% 8 0% 9 0% 5 0% 2 0% 2 0% 1 0%
      Notes:
    • The above tables show the age distribution for students enrolled at the graduate level for the given Fall terms.
    • Source of the data is the Official 10th Day Fall Registration Statistics (STIX). See http://dw.umn.edu and http://www.oir.umn.edu/student/enrollment. Note that non-degree-seeking graduate students (i.e. enrolled in the GRAD academic career) are counted here, whereas on the OIR website they are counted in a separate academic level with all non-degree students.
    • Age, in years, is as of the date the STIX file was created (generally the 10th day of the term).

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