ERIC Number: ED273207
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Mar-15
Pages: 65
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Enrollment in Higher Education Institutions in the State of Montana, Fall 1985.
Montana State Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Helena.
Enrollment trends for colleges and universities in Montana for fall 1985 and some previous years are summarized. While enrollment in degree credit programs decreased 3.3% from the previous fall, the breakdowm was: 81.3% of the enrolled students attended campuses of the Montana University System, 8.6% attended private colleges, and 10.1% attended community colleges. Enrollments decreased at five of the six campuses of the Montana University System from fall 1983 to fall 1985. Total enrollments decreased 6.2% at the community colleges, and enrollments at the private colleges decreased 6.1%. While the enrollment of first-time beginning freshmen and post-baccalaureate students continued to decrease, there was some increase in the numbers of graduate students. Undergraduates accounted for 87.1% of Montana students, while 6.5% were graduate students, and 6.5% were classified as post-baccalaureate and miscellaneous. In addition to the distribution of enrollment by sex and the average age of the student body, data are provided by campus on: transfer students, in-state and out-of-state students, first-time freshmen, full-time versus part-time enrollments, the distribution of student credit hour load, earned degrees and certificates, and the ethnicity of graduates. (SW)
Descriptors: Age Groups, College Credits, College Graduates, College Students, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Enrollment Trends, Ethnic Groups, Females, Full Time Students, Higher Education, In State Students, Males, Minority Groups, Out of State Students, Part Time Students, Private Colleges, State Colleges, State Surveys
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Montana State Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Helena.
Identifiers - Location: Montana
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A