Growth of Faculty and Student Body
| Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students | Academic Council* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Includes tenure-line faculty, non-tenure-line faculty and senior fellows at specified policy centers and institutes. Academic staff–teaching, center fellows and Medical Center-line faculty are not members of the Academic Council. | |||
| 1900 | 1,055 | 114 | 75 |
| 1910 | 1,498 | 157 | 112 |
| 1920 | 2,165 | 283 | 150 |
| 1930 | 3,103 | 1,530 | 271 |
| 1940 | 3,460 | 1,782 | 309 |
| 1950 | 4,805 | 2,907 | 372 |
| 1960 | 5,648 | 4,208 | 619 |
| 1970 | 6,221 | 5,217 | 1,029 |
| 1980 | 6,630 | 6,236 | 1,230 |
| 1990 | 6,555 | 6,886 | 1,340 |
| 2000 | 6,548 | 7,700 | 1,368 |
| 2001 | 6,637 | 7,536 | 1,384 |
| 2002 | 6,731 | 7,608 | 1,377 |
| 2003 | 6,654 | 7,800 | 1,396 |
| 2004 | 6,753 | 8,093 | 1,410 |
| 2005 | 6,705 | 8,176 | 1,398 |
| 2006 | 6,689 | 8,201 | 1,418 |
| 2007 | 6,759 | 8,186 | 1,428 |
| 2008 | 6,812 | 8,328 | 1,459 |
| 2009 | 6,878 | 8,441 | 1,475 |
| 2010 | 6,887 | 8,779 | 1,468 |
| 2011 | 6,927 | 8,796 | 1,492 |
| 2012 | 6,999 | 8,871 | 1,542 |
