Wiess School of Natural Sciences

Facts & Data

Undergraduate Admissions

YEAR APPLIED ACCEPTED ENTERING
2001-2002 1,758 512 (29%) 205 (12%)
2002-2003 1,909 493 (26%) 197 (10%)
2003-2004 2,165 592 (27%) 230 (11%)
2004-2005 2,371 602 (25%) 213 (9%)
2005-2006 2,532 669 (25%) 215 (9%)
2006-2007 2,447 673 (27%) 210 (8%)
2007-2008 2,556 709 (28%) 205 (8%)
 

Ethnicity of Undergraduate Enrollment - 2007-2008

African-American

58

8%

Asian-American

153

20%

Caucasian

334

45%

Foreign National

54

7%

Hispanic

91

12%

Native American

2

2%

Unknown

50

6%

TOTAL

742

100%

 

Enrollment in School of Natural Sciences - Spring 2008
Undergraduate Students

Biochemistry & Cell Biology

 140

 22%

Chemistry

 38

6% 

Earth Science

 19

 3%

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

 41

 6%

Mathematics

 53

 8%

Physics & Astronomy

 50

 7%

Natural Sciences

 320

 48%

TOTAL

661

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrollment in School of Natural Sciences - Spring 2008
Graduate Students

Biochemistry & Cell Biology

56

15%

Chemistry

107

29%

Earth Science

40

11%

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

20

5%

Mathematics

33

8%

Physics & Astronomy

103

28%

Professional Masters

16

4%

TOTAL

375

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty Facts

118

full-time faculty members, 100% hold PhDs

1

Nobel Laureate

3

National Academy of Science Members

12

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Recipients

7

American Academy of Arts and Science Fellows

11

Americal Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows

4

American Geophysical Union Fellows

8

American Physical Society Fellows

13

Sloan Foundation Fellows

3

Packard Foundation Fellows