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DRIFTWOOD The community newspaper of University of New Orleans
Volume: 58 Issue: 4
September 10, 2014
www.driftwood.uno.edu
Getting to know UNO
Ten statistics that support diversity claims
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ith around 8,000 students hailing from not only the greater New Orleans area, but from across the state, country and all corners of the world, the University of New Orleans’ officials have good reason to boast about campus diversity. The following stats (unless stated otherwise) are based upon the Spring 2014 semester as posted on
listed as other. Liberal arts has the most graduate students with 582.
3. Minority students make up nearly half of the student body at 44 percent. Of those, African Americans account for 15 percent. Other minority races are Hispanic, ten percent); Asian, eight percent; American Indian, less than one percent; no race association, four percent; other, four
8. UNO awarded 1,430 undergraduate degrees in the spring 2014 semester, 447 from the college of business administration. The number
How long did it take you to get from home to UNO? Ann Hackett Graduate Student, Creative Writing “I am from Chicago, and I drove in from New York. It was supposed to take 20 hours, but it took me longer – like two days.”
Chelsey Zeringue Junior, Marketing
“I commute daily from St. Rose, it’s 30 minutes, give or take.”
Diego Castellanos Junior, Film “I drove from Guadalajara, Mexico. It took three days because we rested. It shouldn’t have taken more than two.”
students with 80. Others include China with 51; Nepal with 32; Saudi Arabia with 28; and Honduras with 22.
the UNO Office of Institutional Research’s website. 1. A total of 8,355 students were enrolled in spring 2014 — 6,402 undergrads and 1,953 graduate. That number has declined by about 800 per year. In spring 2013, enrollment was at 9,015. In 2012, it was 9,825. 2. The ladies outnumber the men on, campus but not by much. In spring 2014, 4,353 females (51 percent) were enrolled as compared to the 4,002 males (49 percent).
percent; Hawaiian/Pacific islander, less than one percent; and two or more races, three percent. 4. Louisiana students make up most of the UNO population, but from other states, Texas leads with 57 students, followed by California with 47; Florida with 46; Mississippi with 39 and Alabama with 33. 5. Nearly six percent of the student body calls places other than the United States home. Of the 469 nationalities, India claims the most
6.Age-wise, UNO is just as diverse. Eighteen to 24 year olds account for 4,685 students (56 percent of the student body). Twenty percent of the student body is 25 to 29 and 14 percent are 30 to 39. The under 18 crowd includes 186 students while 81 students are 61 and older. 7. For undergrads, sciences accounted for the most enrollment per college with 1,807 students. Business administration totaled 1,620 followed by liberal arts with 1,279. Education had 339; interdisciplinary studies had 375; and 221 were
of degrees awarded included education, 68; engineering, 141; 346, liberal arts; science, 291; and interdisciplinary studies, 137. 9. Instructors make up the majority of the staff. In 2013, 420 instructors, including eight post-doctorate researchers, accounted for 27 percent of staff. Management included 229 positions. Graduate assistants held 386 spots. 10. Incoming freshman for the fall of 2014 had an average high school grade point average of 3.42 — up from 3.14 in fall 2013. Official enrollment numbers for fall 2014 were unavailable as of press time. Compiled by Kristi Martin
Tevin Broyles Sophomore, Undecided “I drove from Gautier, Mississippi. It takes an hour and 25 minutes” in a heavy Cobalt.
Laura Digiovanni Freshman, Film
“I drove from Houston, Texas. It took seven hours, I think.”