University of Central Missouri
FALL 2010 ENROLLMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Total Enrollment
 As of the census date, a total of 11,351 students were enrolled at the University of Central
Missouri. This is the largest number of students the university has seen since fall 2001 with
an enrollment of 11,631. There were 160 more students enrolled this fall than were enrolled
last fall, a 1.4% increase. Although this increase is minimal, the fall 2010 enrollment
represents the sixth year in a row that UCM enrollment has increased.
 Of the 160 students who comprise the fall 2010 enrollment increase, 80 are undergraduates
and 80 are graduate students. The increase in enrollment was driven for the most part by
minority/non-resident aliens (international students). It is interesting to note that new transfer
student admissions increased from 836 in fall 2009 to 945 in fall 2010. The 13% increase in
transfer students this year compensated for the decline in sophomore enrollment.
 Women continued to increase their share of total enrollment. Fifty–six percent of the students
are female, with 44% male. The student body is diverse — 78% of the students are white
(down from 80% last fall), 8% are African-American, 2% are Hispanic, 4% are non-resident
alien, 1% are Asian/Native Hawaiian/American Indian, and 7% didn’t specify their ethnic
origins. The average age of UCM students is 24.4. Twenty-nine percent are over 24 years of
age.
 It is worth noting that white student enrollment decreased from 8,911 in fall 2009 to 8,802 in
fall 2010. The decrease in white student enrollment was for the most part counterbalanced by
increases in enrollments among other ethnic groups. Enrollment of African-American students
increased by 4% between fall 2009 and fall 2010. The number of Hispanic students increased
from 199 in fall 2009 to 239 in fall 2010 — representing a substantial increase of 20%.
 The students come from 41 different states with the top five being Missouri, Kansas, Illinois,
Iowa and California. The number of students from out-of-state increased from 1,311 in fall
2009 to 1,378 in fall 2010, representing a 5% increase. In terms of county of origin, UCM
students come from 112 Missouri counties. Jackson County is the residence of most UCM
students (1,812). The next largest feeders are Johnson (1,268), St. Louis (576), Cass (454) and
Lafayette (360).
 Enrollment of international students increased from 432 in fall 2009 to 477 in fall 2010, an
increase of 10%. This is the largest number of international students the university has seen in
five years. International students come from 56 countries. The countries with the largest
enrollment are India (133), Saudi Arabia (60), South Korea (35), China (35), Kenya (35), Japan
(34) and Taiwan (17). A sizable majority (60%) of international students are men. International
student enrollment includes 269 students enrolled in undergraduate degree programs, 195
enrolled in master’s degree programs, and 13 students enrolled in International Exchange
Programs (IEP).
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 Overall, UCM recorded 132,058 credit hours as of the fall 2010 census date. This represents an
increase of more than 3,000 hours (2.6%) between fall 2009 and fall 2010. Most of this
increase occurred at the undergraduate level. Distribution of student credit hours (SCH) varies
by college with Health and Human Services generating the most credit hours, followed by Arts,
Humanities, and Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Education, and Business. Full–
time equivalent (FTE) enrollment increased by about 3% from 8,794 in fall 2009 to 9,032 in
fall 2010. Seventy-four percent of UCM students were enrolled full time.
Undergraduate Enrollment
 Of the 11,351 students enrolled, approximately 81% (9,168) are undergraduate students.
Fall 2010 marks the sixth consecutive year of undergraduate enrollment growth at UCM.
Sources of undergraduate enrollment consists of different types of students: freshmen (26%),
sophomores (18%), juniors (21%), seniors (28%) and other undergraduate category (7%). All
but one source of undergraduate enrollment (sophomore) contributed to the net enrollment
increase in fall 2010.
 The freshman class for fall 2010 (2,369) increased by about 4% from fall 2009 (2,281). The
top feeder high schools are Warrensburg, Lee’s Summit, Lee’s Summit North, Lee’s Summit
West and Jefferson City. Of the declared program areas by incoming freshmen, nursing is the
largest, followed by criminal justice, elementary education, early childhood and elementary
education, biology, accountancy, graphic design, psychology and professional pilot.
 Women continued to increase their share of total undergraduate enrollment. In fall 2010
women comprised 54% of the undergraduate enrollment, compared to 56% in fall 2009. The
average age of undergraduate students is 22.6. About 17% are over 24 years of age. Seventyeight percent of undergraduates are Caucasian, compared to 81% a year ago. The proportion
of minorities among the undergraduate population is increasing. Among all minority groups,
the largest increase in fall 2010 has been among African-American students, growing from
656 in fall 2009 to 781 in fall 2010, representing a 19% increase.
 The majority of UCM’s undergraduate students (90%) come from Missouri. The number of
undergraduate students from Missouri increased from 8,198 in fall 2009 to 8,254 in fall 2010.
Non-resident undergraduate enrollment increased from 890 in fall 2009 to 914 in fall 2010.
Enrollment of international undergraduate students increased by 27students in fall 2010.
 Credit hours taken by undergraduate students increased from 115,882 in fall 2009 to
118,383 in fall 2010, an increase of 2%. A vast majority (83%) of undergraduate
students were enrolled full time, compared with 80% a year ago. Average credit hours
per undergraduate student rose slightly to 10. Undergraduate full-time equivalent
(FTE) enrollment increased from 7,725 in fall 2009 to 7,892 in fall 2010, representing a
2% increase. A total of 3,423 undergraduate students (37%) take at least one class
off campus. A total of 240 online courses are available to undergraduate students.
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Graduate Enrollment
 The total number of graduate (master’s and education specialist) students enrolled at UCM
this fall is a decade high. Graduate enrollment increased marginally from a headcount of
2,103 in fall 2009 to 2,183 in fall 2010. A sizable majority of graduate students (78%) come
from Missouri. Enrollment of non-resident graduate students increased from 421 in fall 2009
to 464 in fall 2010.
 The average age of graduate students is 32.2. Sixty-two percent of graduate students are
women. The vast majority (77%) are over 24 years of age. Seventy-one percent of graduate
students are white, compared to 73% a year ago. Enrollment of international graduate
students increased from 170 in fall 2009 to 195 in fall 2010, representing an increase of 15%.
 Twenty-eight percent of graduate students enrolled full time. Credit hours taken by graduate
students increased from 12,824 in fall 2009 to 13,675 in fall 2010, a 7% increase. At the
graduate level, the College of Education reported the highest student credit hours, followed
by the College of Health and Human Services, the Harmon College of Business, the College
of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and the College of Science and Technology.
 The average number of credit hours taken by graduate students is 6. Full-time equivalent (FTE)
enrollment increased from 1,069 in fall 2009 to 1,140 in fall 2010, a 7% increase. Seventy-one
percent (n=1,547) of graduate students take at least one class off campus. UCM offers 107
graduate level courses online.
Fall 2010 Enrollment Highlights, prepared by the Office of Institutional Research.
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