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Enrollment by Gender - Fall 2011 (Degree-seeking)

   Men  Women  Total 
Undergraduate 1,908 1,760 3,668
Professional1  13 27 40
Master 694 371 1,065
Doctoral 838 471 1,309
Undergraduate Total 1,921 1,787 3,708
Graduate Total 1,532 842 2,374
Grand Total  3,453   2,629  6,082  

1 Professional students are those who have already earned a four-year baccalaureate degree and currently are pursuing either a Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Students enrolled in other professional programs (such as nonthesis doctorates) are counted as graduate students.  

 Enrollment by Degree Program - Fall 2011 (Degree-seeking)

   Undergraduate*  Graduate    
  Number  Percent  Master   Percent  Doctoral  Percent 
Architecture 131 3.5% 80 7.5% --- ---
Engineering 1,167 31.5% 119 11.2% 532 40.6%
Humanities 613 16.5% 10 1.0% 191 14.6%
Business --- --- 615 57.8% 20 1.5%
Music 104 2.8% 142 13.3% 35 2.7%
Natural Sciences 887 23.9% 48 4.5% 379 29.0%
Social Sciences 805 21.7% 1 0.0% 152 11.6%
Interdisciplinary 1 0.1% --- --- --- ---
Continuing Studies --- --- 50 4.7% --- ---
Grand Total  3,708    100%   1,065  100%  1,309   100% 

*Includes intended and declared; also includes undergraduate professionals

 Enrollment by Ethnicity - Fall 2011 (Degree-seeking)

   Undergraduate*  Graduate    
  Number  Percent  Master   Percent  Doctoral  Percent 
African-American 257 7.6% 42 5.0% 32 4.5%
Asian-American 762 22.8% 127 15.2% 68 9.5%
Hispanic 492 14.7% 65 7.8% 71 9.9%
Native American 10 0.3% 2 0.2% 1 0.1%
Multiracial 208 6.2% 22 2.6% 27 3.8%
White 1,567 46.8% 514 61.6% 457 63.9%
Not Reported/Not Designated 52 1.6% 63 7.6% 59 8.3%
Domestic Total  3,348   100%  835   100%  715  100% 
International 360 --- 230 --- 594 ---
Grand Total  3,708    ---    1,065     ---   1,309    ---  

*Includes undergraduate professional students

 Enrollment by Geographic Origin - Fall 2011 (Degree-seeking)2

   Undergraduate*  Graduate    
  Number  Percent  Master   Percent  Doctoral  Percent 
Texas 1,782 48.1% 578 54.3% 306 23.4%
Other U.S. 1,547 41.7% 253 23.7% 404 30.9%
International 360 9.7% 234 22.0% 599 45.7%
U.S./Dual Citizens Living Abroad 19 0.5% --- --- --- ---
Grand Total  3,708    100%    1,065      100%   1,309    100%  

*Includes undergraduate professional students 

 2 Reflects home location as reported by students which may differ from home location at time of admission.

U.S. Students

All 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and U.S. military bases abroad represented  

 State   Number   Percent   State   Number   Percent 
Alabama
37
0.8%
Nevada
13
0.3%
Alaska
5
0.1%
New Hampshire
9
0.2%
Arizona
51
1.0%
New Jersey
90
1.8%
Arkansas
19
0.4%
New Mexico
42
0.9%
California
347
7.1%
New York
135
2.7%
Colorado
61
1.2%
North Carolina
43
0.9%
Connecticut
39
0.8%
North Dakota
3
0.1%
Delaware
8
0.2%
Ohio
72
1.5%
Florida
140
2.8%
Oklahoma
46
0.9%
Georgia
73
1.5%
Oregon
36
0.7%
Hawaii
8
0.2%
Pennsylvania
56
1.1%
Idaho
9
0.2%
Puerto Rico
4
0.1%
Illinois
109
2.2%
Rhode Island
4
0.1%
Indiana
17
0.3%
South Carolina
17
0.3%
Iowa
17
0.3%
South Dakota
4
0.1%
Kansas
30
0.6%
Tennessee
43
0.9%
Kentucky
24
0.5%
Texas
2,666
54.7%
Louisiana
71
1.5%
Utah
26
0.5%
Maine
7
0.1%
U.S. Virgin Islands
2
0.0%
Maryland
80
1.6%
Vermont
6
0.1%
Massachusetts
72
1.5%
Virginia
65
1.3%
Michigan
41
0.8%
Washington
67
1.4%
Military APO/FPOs 
0
0.0%
Washington, D.C.
11
0.2%
Minnesota
43
0.9%
West Virginia
5
0.1%
Mississippi
13
0.3%
Wisconsin
30
0.6%
Missouri
35
0.7%
Wyoming
2
0.0%
Montana
4
0.1%
Guam
1
0.0%
Nebraska
12
0.2%
U.S./Dual Citizens
19
0.6%
      Total  4,889   100% 

International Students

82 Countries Represented

 Country   Number   Percent   Country    Number   Percent 
Afghanistan 1 0.1% Kenya 1 0.1%
Albania 2 0.2% Lebanon 4 0.3%
Algeria
3
0.2%
Lesotho
1
0.1%
Andorra 4 0.3% Macedonia 1 0.1%
Antigua and Barbuda 
1
0.1%
Madagascar
1
0.1%
Argentina
8
0.7%
Malaysia
9
0.7%
Australia
3
0.2%
Mexico
39
3.3%
Austria
1
0.1%
Morocco
3
0.2%
Azerbaijan 
2
0.2%
Nepal
2
0.2%
Bangladesh 2 0.2% Netherlands 1 0.1%
Barbados
2
0.2%
New Zealand
2
0.2%
Bolivia
1
0.1%
Nicaragua
2
0.2%
Bostwana 
1
0.1%
Nigeria
8
0.7%
Brazil
6
0.5%
Norway
1
0.1%
Bulgaria
9
0.7%
Pakistan
5
0.4%
Cameroon
2
0.2%
Panama
2
0.2%
Canada
49
4.1%
Peru
5
0.4%
Chile
5
0.4%
Poland
7
0.6%
China
490
41.1%
Portugal
1
0.1%
Colombia
11
0.9%
Romania
10
0.8%
Costa Rica
2
0.2%
Russia
11
0.9%
Croatia
1
0.1%
Rwanda
1
0.1%
Cyprus
1
0.1%
Saudi Arabia
3
0.2%
Egypt
4
0.3%
Serbia
3
0.2%
El Salvador
1
0.1%
Singapore
10
0.8%
France
3
0.2%
Slovenia
1
0.1%
Germany
13
1.1%
South Africa
1
0.1%
Ghana
2
0.2%
South Korea
104
8.7%
Greece
3
0.2%
Spain
2
0.2%
Guatemala
3
0.2%
Sri Lanka
2
0.2%
Honduras
2
0.2%
Taiwan, R.O.C.
37
3.1%
Hong Kong, SAR of PRC 
4
0.3%
Tajikstan
1
0.1%
India
140
11.7%
Thailand
5
0.4%
Indonesia 4 0.3% Trinidad and Tobago 1 0.1%
Iran
25
2.1%
Turkey
32
2.7%
Ireland
4
0.3%
Ukraine, CIS
3
0.2%
Israel
2
0.2%
United Kingdom
14
1.2%
Italy
8
0.7%
Uruguay
1
0.1%
Jamaica
2
0.2%
Venezuela
8
0.6%
Japan
11
0.9%
Vietnam
7
0.6%
Jordan
2
0.2%
West Bank
1
0.1%
 
 
 
 Total  1,193   100% 
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