PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

New Freshman Profile

FALL 1998

Total Enrollment

1,017

Fee Status

Student Type

Enrolled for 9 or More Credits

Resident

827

81.3%

GED

49

4.8%

Non-Resident

107

10.5%

Directly from HS

790

77.7%

Staff

1

0.1%

With College Credits

61

6.0%

Graduate Assistant

--

0.0%

1 to 11 Transfer Hrs

34

3.3%

12 to 29 Transfer Hrs

83

8.2%

Enrolled for 8 or Fewer Credits

Part-time Fee Policy

82

8.1%

Gender

Staff

--

0.0%

Graduate Assistant

--

0.0%

Men

480

47.2%

Women

537

52.8%

Full-Time/Part-Time

Average Carrying Load

13.1

Full-Time*

850

83.6%

Ethnic Origin

Part-Time**

167

16.4%

White, Non-Hispanic

646

63.5%

Average Age

19.3

Declined to Respond/Other

112

11.0%

International Student

27

2.7%

GED

22.6

Asian/Pacific Islander

130

12.8%

Directly from HS

18.8

Black, Non-Hispanic

46

4.5%

With College Credits

18.6

Hispanic

41

4.0%

1 to 11 Transfer Hrs

21.6

Native American

15

1.5%

12 to 29 Transfer Hrs

22.5

* Full-time = undergraduates enrolled for 12 or more credits.

** Part-time = undergraduates enrolled for 11 or fewer credits.