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Table 1: Student Enrollment by Ethnicity for Biological Sciences Department (Year: 2006)
Ethnicity Category Number Percent
Undergrad Students Post-Bac & Grad Students Total Students Undergrad Students Post-Bac & Grad Students Total Students
American Indian 5 1 6 0.3 1.1 0.4
African American 84 1 85 5.3 1.1 5.1
Latino-Hispanic 367 11 378 23.2 11.8 22.5
Asian 344 11 355 21.7 11.8 21.2
Pacific Islander 15 1 16 0.9 1.1 1.0
Filipino 151 1 152 9.5 1.1 9.1
White 426 51 477 26.9 54.9 28.4
Undetermined 131 8 139 8.3 8.6 8.3
Visa, Non-US Citizen 62 8 70 3.9 8.6 4.2
GRAND TOTAL 1,585 93 1,678 100 100 100



Table 2: Number of Degrees by Ethnicity for Biological Sciences Department – All Students (Graduation Years: 2004-2005 and 2005-2006)
Ethnicity Category 2004-2005 2005-2006
BA BS MA MS ALL BA BS MA MS ALL
American Indian na 0 na 0 0 na 0 na 0 0
African American na 5 na 0 5 na 7 na 0 7
Latino-Hispanic na 21 na 1 22 na 25 na 1 26
Asian na 27 na 0 27 na 31 na 0 31
Filipino na 8 na 1 9 na 8 na 0 8
White na 55 na 8 63 na 50 na 11 61
Undetermined na 16 na 0 16 na 23 na 1 24
Visa, Non-US Citizen na 3 na 0 3 na 5 na 1 6
GRAND TOTAL 0 135 0 10 145 0 149 0 14 163

na: non-applicable


Table 3: Number of Students Engaged in Undergraduate Research by Department – Biological Sciences, Chemistry/Biochemistry and RISE Program (Years: 2004-2005 and 2005-2006)
Academic Year Biological Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry CNSM Biological Sciences, Chem/Biochem & CNSM RISE students
BIOL 496 & MICR 496 Directed Research Courses CHEM 496 Directed Research Course RISE Program Student Totals
2004-2005 170 (20.3% UM) 53 (44.4% UM) ~30 ~253
2005-2006 143 (42.4% UM) 69 (30.2% UM) ~30 ~242

UM: Underrepresented Minority Students


Table 4: Student Enrollment by Ethnicity in the Master's Program (MS) in Biology by Year (Spring Semesters 2002-2006)
Ethnicity Category 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
American Indian 1 - 1 1 2
African American - - - - -
Mexican American 2 3 1 2 4
Other Latino 1 1 2 2 3
Asian American 2 - - 3 3
Filipino & Pacific Islander 3 4 2 - -
White, Non-Latino 25 22 22 28 27
Unknown 1 2 2 4 5
Visa, non-U.S. citizen 1 1 2 3 4
ALL Bio (MS) Students 36 33 32 43 48

Note: There was a 33% net increase in student enrollment in the MS Bio degree program from 2002 to 2006. There was a 29% net increase in the number of underrepresented minority students in the MS Bio degree program from 2002 to 2006. The percentage of underrepresented minority students climbed to 19% in the Biology MS Program in 2006.


Table 5: Student Enrollment by Ethnicity in the Master's Program (MS) in Microbiology (Spring Semesters 2002-2006)
Ethnicity Category 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
American Indian - - - - -
African American - - - - -
Mexican American - - - - 1
Other Latino - - - - -
Asian American - - - - 2
Filipino - - - - -
White, Non-Latino 1 2 1 2 3
Unknown 1 1 1 1 1
Visa, non-U.S. citizen - - - 1 1
ALL MicroBio (MS) Students 2 3 2 4 8

Note: There was a 300% net increase in student enrollment in the MS Microbiology degree program from 2002 to 2006.

Last update: 7/19/07

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