Graduate School

Design (Twin Cities)

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Fall Term Enrollment

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

Design (Twin Cities)

Enrolled 73 73 64 62 63 59 58 46 60 59
  MA 7 10% 4 6% 1 2% 3 5% 3 5% 5 9% 6 10% 3 7% 3 5% 3 5%
  M F A 14 19% 14 19% 9 14% 5 8% 5 8% 6 10% 9 16% 7 15% 5 8% 5 9%
  MS 13 18% 14 19% 11 17% 10 16% 9 14% 10 17% 12 21% 7 15% 14 23% 16 27%
  PhD 39 53% 41 56% 43 67% 44 71% 46 73% 38 64% 31 53% 29 63% 38 63% 35 59%
  Female 59 81% 60 82% 56 88% 52 84% 50 79% 50 85% 47 81% 38 83% 44 73% 44 75%
  Male 14 19% 13 18% 8 13% 10 16% 13 21% 9 15% 11 19% 8 17% 14 23% 15 25%
  International 26 36% 25 34% 24 38% 27 44% 25 40% 23 39% 21 36% 14 30% 22 37% 28 48%
  Minority 8 11% 7 10% 10 16% 11 18% 10 16% 9 15% 9 16% 8 17% 13 22% 8 14%
  Parttime(<6cr) 18 25% 15 21% 9 14% 9 15% 10 16% 7 12% 5 9% 4 9% 8 13% 6 10%
  Fulltime 55 75% 58 80% 55 86% 53 86% 53 84% 52 88% 53 91% 42 91% 52 87% 53 90%
    Includes enrollments for merged and/or renamed programs:
  • Design, Housing, and Apparel (Twin Cities)

College of Design

Enrolled 300 285 271 261 262 253 244 222 227 236
  Nondegree 1 0% 1 0% 4 2% 2 1% 1 0% 2 1% 0 0% 1 1% 3 1% 1 0%
  Cert/Other 1 0% 2 1% 2 1% 4 2% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
  Masters 254 85% 234 82% 213 79% 198 76% 203 78% 202 80% 202 83% 179 81% 175 77% 186 79%
  Doctoral 44 15% 48 17% 52 19% 57 22% 58 22% 49 19% 42 17% 42 19% 48 21% 49 21%
  Female 166 55% 167 59% 160 59% 160 61% 155 59% 151 60% 150 62% 130 59% 135 60% 152 64%
  Male 134 45% 117 41% 110 41% 101 39% 105 40% 99 39% 94 39% 91 41% 89 39% 84 36%
  International 68 23% 74 26% 68 25% 65 25% 67 26% 63 25% 63 26% 48 22% 49 22% 61 26%
  Minority 31 10% 31 11% 38 14% 41 16% 37 14% 38 15% 43 18% 39 18% 41 18% 42 18%
  Parttime(<6cr) 51 17% 35 12% 27 10% 39 15% 22 8% 18 7% 15 6% 17 8% 22 10% 18 8%
  Fulltime 249 83% 250 88% 244 90% 222 85% 240 92% 235 93% 229 94% 205 92% 205 90% 218 92%
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

Design (Twin Cities)

Enrlld | AvgCr 73 7.1 73 6.9 64 7.2 62 7.5 63 7.3 59 7.9 58 7.8 46 8.4 60 7.5 59 7.7
  zero credits 3 4% 0 0% 4 6% 1 2% 0 0% 1 2% 0 0% 0 0% 6 10% 2 3%
  0.1 - 2.999 6 8% 9 12% 2 3% 4 7% 6 10% 4 7% 4 7% 2 4% 1 2% 1 2%
  3.0 - 5.999 9 12% 6 8% 3 5% 4 7% 4 6% 2 3% 1 2% 2 4% 1 2% 3 5%
  6.0 - 8.999 28 38% 36 49% 30 47% 23 37% 25 40% 25 42% 30 52% 21 46% 25 42% 31 53%
  9.0 - 11.999 21 29% 18 25% 23 36% 28 45% 23 37% 20 34% 14 24% 12 26% 21 35% 15 25%
  12 or more 6 8% 4 6% 2 3% 2 3% 5 8% 7 12% 9 16% 9 20% 6 10% 7 12%

College of Design

Enrlld | AvgCr 300 10.8 285 11.8 271 11.6 261 11.0 262 11.7 253 11.7 244 11.8 222 11.5 227 11.2 236 11.3
  zero credits 24 8% 6 2% 9 3% 9 3% 4 2% 3 1% 2 1% 7 3% 12 5% 5 2%
  0.1 - 2.999 9 3% 13 5% 5 2% 12 5% 9 3% 8 3% 7 3% 5 2% 4 2% 4 2%
  3.0 - 5.999 18 6% 16 6% 13 5% 18 7% 9 3% 7 3% 6 3% 5 2% 6 3% 9 4%
  6.0 - 8.999 41 14% 44 15% 42 16% 36 14% 35 13% 42 17% 40 16% 40 18% 38 17% 53 23%
  9.0 - 11.999 36 12% 33 12% 39 14% 42 16% 55 21% 44 17% 45 18% 40 18% 48 21% 32 14%
  12 or more 172 57% 173 61% 163 60% 144 55% 150 57% 149 59% 144 59% 125 56% 119 52% 133 56%

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

    Design (Twin Cities)

    Enrolled 73 73 64 62 63 59 58 46 60 59
      7 County Metro 29 40% 22 30% 16 25% 12 19% 13 21% 12 20% 16 28% 12 26% 16 27% 16 27%
      Other MN location 7 10% 10 14% 8 13% 6 10% 6 10% 4 7% 4 7% 5 11% 5 8% 6 10%
      WI,ND,SD,IA,NE 4 6% 6 8% 5 8% 5 8% 3 5% 4 7% 4 7% 4 9% 4 7% 2 3%
      Other US location 8 11% 9 12% 7 11% 8 13% 12 19% 13 22% 11 19% 9 20% 9 15% 5 9%
      Foreign country 25 34% 26 36% 28 44% 31 50% 29 46% 26 44% 23 40% 16 35% 26 43% 30 51%
      no data 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

    College of Design

    Enrolled 300 285 271 261 262 253 244 222 227 236
      7 County Metro 120 40% 97 34% 92 34% 92 35% 91 35% 87 34% 90 37% 87 39% 83 37% 85 36%
      Other MN location 27 9% 26 9% 24 9% 27 10% 17 7% 19 8% 16 7% 27 12% 25 11% 29 12%
      WI,ND,SD,IA,NE 41 14% 45 16% 43 16% 33 13% 31 12% 28 11% 30 12% 26 12% 29 13% 31 13%
      Other US location 48 16% 44 15% 42 16% 40 15% 50 19% 48 19% 38 16% 30 14% 33 15% 26 11%
      Foreign country 64 21% 72 25% 67 25% 69 26% 73 28% 71 28% 70 29% 52 23% 57 25% 65 28%
      no data 0 0% 1 0% 3 1% 0 0% 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

    Design (Twin Cities)

    Enrlld | AvgAge 73 35 73 34 64 34 62 32 63 33 59 34 58 35 46 34 60 32 59 33
      less than 21 0 0% 0 0% 1 2% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
      21 - 25 7 10% 6 8% 6 9% 8 13% 7 11% 8 14% 7 12% 8 17% 13 22% 12 20%
      26 - 30 20 27% 27 37% 24 38% 23 37% 23 37% 20 34% 15 26% 9 20% 16 27% 19 32%
      31 - 35 20 27% 18 25% 14 22% 14 23% 15 24% 19 32% 21 36% 18 39% 20 33% 14 24%
      36 - 45 15 21% 12 16% 12 19% 14 23% 12 19% 5 9% 7 12% 5 11% 5 8% 8 14%
      over 45 11 15% 10 14% 7 11% 3 5% 6 10% 7 12% 8 14% 6 13% 6 10% 6 10%
      no data 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

    College of Design

    Enrlld | AvgAge 300 30 285 30 271 29 261 29 262 29 253 29 244 29 222 28 227 28 236 29
      less than 21 0 0% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 2 1% 1 1% 1 0% 0 0%
      21 - 25 97 32% 109 38% 112 41% 100 38% 101 39% 103 41% 107 44% 107 48% 105 46% 106 45%
      26 - 30 109 36% 91 32% 74 27% 82 31% 88 34% 84 33% 70 29% 58 26% 65 29% 72 31%
      31 - 35 38 13% 36 13% 34 13% 35 13% 37 14% 37 15% 36 15% 29 13% 31 14% 27 11%
      36 - 45 35 12% 32 11% 35 13% 31 12% 22 8% 16 6% 17 7% 18 8% 14 6% 20 9%
      over 45 21 7% 17 6% 14 5% 13 5% 13 5% 13 5% 12 5% 9 4% 11 5% 11 5%
      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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