FER By The Numbers

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Faculty, Staff & Alumni:

52 Fulltime Teaching and Research Faculty (not including emeritus and adjunct faculty)
32 Research Associates, Assistants, and Technicians
23 Support Staff
4070 living alumni representing all 50 states and 24 countries

Students, Support & Programs:

Student Support in the 2006-07 Academic Year:

Over $240,000 in Undergraduate Scholarships (most academic awards are $4,000-$5,000/yr)
Over $150,000 in Graduate Teaching Assistantships (including tuition, health & stipend)
Over $1,000,000 in Graduate Research Assistantships (including tuition, health & stipend)

Student Enrollment for Fall 2007 (including part-time and double majors):

354 Undergraduate Students - Freshmen 23%, Sophomores 21%, Juniors 21%, Seniors 35%
116 Graduate Students - Masters (thesis & non-thesis) 55%, PhD 45%

Fall 2007 Enrollment by Major:

Undergraduate:
7 Environmental Sciences-Watershed Hydrology (ESH)
95 Environmental Technology (ET)
83 Forest Management (FOM)
21 Natural Resources - Ecosystem Assess (NRE)
14 Natural Resources - Policy & Admin (NRP)
29 Fisheries & Wildlife Sci., Fisheries (SFF)
105 Fisheries & Wildlife Sci., Wildlife (SFW)

Graduate:
20 Masters, Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences (FWF)

7 PhD, Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences (FWF)

22 Masters, Forestry (FOR)
45 PhD, Forestry (FOR)

   2 Masters, Natural Resources - Assessment & Analysis (NRA)
   8 Masters, Natural Resources - Ecological Restoration (NRB)
   2 Masters, Natural Resources - Forest Economics & Mgt (NRF)
   3 Masters, Natural Resources - Forest Policy & Admin (NRP)
   3 Masters, Natural Resources - International Resources (NRW)
   4 Masters, Natural Resources - Spatial Information Systems (NRS)

Research & Extension:

90,000 acres of teaching, demonstration and research forests
Over $4¼ million in total external funding for research
5 internationally renowned Research Cooperatives
257 K-12 teachers participating in the Annual Sustainable Forestry Teachers’ Tour over a 5 year span

820 professionals reached and 2500 CFEs delivered by the Forestry Issues Forum Teleconference Series