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November 9, 2000
Contact: Bob Bruce, 503-725-5714
Source: Bob Kieran, 541-346-5758
Record Enrolled at Oregon's Public Universities
EUGENE - It's official. Oregon's public universities have enrolled a record number of students this fall.
Total enrollment for the seven public campuses of the Oregon University System stands at 69,508. That's 2,160 students
more than a year ago and exceeds the previous record set in fall 1980.
OUS officials said resident undergraduate enrollment is up 4.5 percent across the seven public university campuses,
with first-time resident freshmen totaling 7,440 or about 5.1 percent more than one year ago.
"Coupled with last year's growth, we've seen a two-year Oregon resident growth of nearly 10 percent,"
said Bob Kieran, OUS director of institutional research services. Meanwhile, total enrollment among OUS campuses
has increased nearly 7 percent over the same two-year period.
Among the campuses, Oregon State University in Corvallis reported the largest headcount increase with 716 additional
students this fall. Eastern Oregon University, LaGrande, recorded the largest percentile increase with a growth
of 6.6 percent, while the University of Oregon, Eugene, reported the largest increase in first-time resident freshman
(up 14.4 percent) and first-time freshman total enrollment (up 13.6 percent). Only Southern Oregon University,
Ashland, reported a decline in total enrollment from fall 1999, dropping 4.3 percent overall. Portland State University
is the state's largest campus with 19,029 students.
Following is a statistical summary of the official fourth-week headcount enrollment total for all OUS campuses:
Oregon University System Headcount Enrollment
Fall 2000-2001, Fourth Week Totals
| |
Fall 2000 |
|
Fall 1999 |
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Difference |
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Percent Change |
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| Eastern Oregon University |
2,784 |
|
2,611 |
|
173 |
|
6.6 |
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| Oregon Institute of Technology |
2,842 |
|
2,814 |
|
28 |
|
1.0 |
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| Oregon State University |
16,777 |
|
16,061 |
|
716 |
|
4.5 |
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| Portland State University |
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19,029 |
|
18,317 |
|
712 |
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3.9 |
| Southern Oregon University |
5,502 |
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5,751 |
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(249) |
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(4.3) |
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| University of Oregon |
17,843 |
|
17,278 |
|
565 |
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3.3 |
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| Western Oregon University |
4,731 |
|
4,515 |
|
216 |
|
4.8 |
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| OUS System Total |
69,508 |
|
67,347 |
|
2,161 |
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3.2 |
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