Fall 2007 Enrollment

Undergraduate students 6,176
Graduate students 3,367
Professional students (law and theology) 1,286
Total enrollment 10,829
Total new first-year undergraduate students 1,309

Enrollment by Gender

Male 50.3%
Female 49.7%

Undergraduate Students by Gender

Female 53.9%
Male 46.1%

Average Age

Undergraduate 21
Graduate/professional 33

Fall 2007 Minority Enrollment

Hispanics 849
Asian Americans 737
African Americans 615
Native Americans 64
Total minorities 2,265
Total minority percentage 21%

National Diversity – Students come from all 50 states and the District of Columbia; 57 percent of undergraduates list home addresses in Texas. Other leading home states of first-year students, in descending order, are California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Georgia, Missouri, Maryland, Tennessee and Connecticut.

International Diversity – Enrollment includes 747 international students from 82 countries. The largest numbers of students, in descending order, are from India, China, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Korea, Guatemala, Taiwan (Republic of China), Panama, El Salvador and Canada.

Religious Preference – 63.5 percent of undergraduates and 49.8 percent of graduate students report a religious affiliation; 22.5 percent are Catholic; 21.3 percent are Methodist. Also represented are other Protestant denominations and religions such as Judaism, Islam and Hinduism.

Financial Assistance – 79.4 percent of new first-year students receive need- or merit-based financial assistance.

Scholarships – Competitive merit-based scholarships include the President’s Scholars Program, the Hunt Leadership Scholars Program and a scholarship program for outstanding Dallas-area community college students.