When classroom doors opened Sept. 27, the UW had exactly 34,000 students, slightly down from last year’s enrollment of 34,598.
The 1993-94 student body has 24,938 undergraduates, 7,796 graduate students and 1,266 enrolled in medicine, law, pharmacy and dentistry. The record UW enrollment was in 1979 when 37,547 attended.
Of current UW students, 83.3 percent are residents, 11.7 percent are non-residents and 5 percent are international students. Almost 24 percent are from ethnic minorities, with 16.1 percent Asian American, 3.3 percent Hispanic American, 3.2 percent African American and 1.1 percent Native American.
This year a near-record number of freshmen applications came into Schmitz Hall. Out of 12,749 applicants, the UW was able to admit only 3,343 new freshmen.
The UW is becoming particularly attractive to out-of-state students, says UW Registrar W.W. “Tim” Washburn. “It’s a good sign that we’re increasingly visible nationally.”
However, the chances of a non-resident student getting in are slim. Out of the 6,305 applicants, only 482 are enrolled.
The Class of 1998 has an average high school GPA of 3.56 and average SAT score of 1,053. Resident undergraduate tuition for the year is $2,532 while non-residents pay $7,134.