▁annual ▁numbers ▁of ▁applications ▁for ▁fresh man ▁ad mission ▁have ▁exceed ed ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁are ▁admitted ▁ann ually , ▁with ▁a ▁target ▁fresh man ▁class ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁students . ▁Stud ents ▁come ▁from ▁all ▁ 5 0 ▁U . S . ▁states ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁countries . ▁Full - time ▁students ▁make ▁up ▁about ▁ 9 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body . ▁Among ▁full - time ▁students , ▁the ▁university ▁has ▁a ▁first - time ▁student ▁ret ention ▁rate ▁of ▁ 9 7 ▁percent . ▁ ▁En roll ment ▁In ▁Fall ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁university ▁had ▁an ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁ 4 4 , 7 1 8 ▁students : ▁ 2 8 , 9 8 3 ▁under grad uate ▁students , ▁ 1 2 , 5 6 5 ▁gradu ate ▁students ▁and ▁ 2 , 6 6 5 ▁first ▁professional ▁students ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 ▁academic ▁programs . ▁Of ▁all ▁students , ▁ 3 7 , 9 5 4 ▁( 8 4 . 9 %) ▁are ▁U . S . ▁citizens ▁or ▁permanent ▁residents ▁and ▁ 6 , 7 6 4 ▁( 1 5 . 1 %) ▁are ▁international ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁under grad u ates ▁were ▁en rolled ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁schools ▁or ▁colleg es : ▁About