Research Notes
| Volume 11, Number 3 |
December, 1996 |
FALL 1996 ON-CAMPUS ENROLLMENT SUMMARY
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On-campus headcount enrollment increased to
12,963 in Fall 1996, up 1,036 students (8.7%) from 11,927 in
Fall 1995. This was the largest on-campus enrollment ever.
Enrollment in Fall 1996 included 11,737 full-time and 1,226
part-time students, of which 11,643 were undergraduates, 759
were graduate students, and 561 were special students
enrolled in regular credit courses. There was an increase of
1,066 full-time and a decrease of 30 part-time students from
Fall 1995. Full-time undergraduate enrollment increased by
1,126 (11.2%). There was a record number of 3,258 entering
class students, up from 2,539 in Fall 1995. Transfers
increased from 533 in Fall 1995 to 536 in Fall 1996. The
number of enrolled students returning increased, with 7,344
full-time undergraduates returning in Fall 1996, up from
6,922 returning in Fall 1995 and 6,816 in Fall 1994. A large
proportion of the increase in enrollment consisted of
full-time entering class students.
Applications for admission as entering
class students increased 8.2% to 13,322 in Fall 1996 from
12,314 in Fall 1995. Overall, the University accepted 8,434
(63.3%) of its applicants for the entering class, up from
6,989 (56.8%) in Fall 1995. This was the highest acceptance
rate since Fall 1972. The yield rate (the percentage of those
offered admission who accepted the offer and enrolled)
increased from 36.3% in Fall 1995 to 38.6% in Fall 1996. The
percentage of Virginia applicants accepted increased from
60.2% in Fall 1995 to 62.3% in Fall 1996. The yield rate for
Virginia applicants increased from 40.4% in Fall 1995 to
44.4% in Fall 1996. The percentage of out-of-state applicants
accepted increased from 52.5% in Fall 1995 to 64.6% in Fall
1996, while the out-of-state yield increased from 30.6% in
Fall 1995 to 31.8% in Fall 1996. The percentage of non-white
entering class students in Fall 1996 was 11.3%, down from
14.0% in 1995. The number of African-American entering class
students in Fall 1996 was 133, down 27 students from Fall
1995. The Fall 1996 African-American entering class
enrollment continues a declining trend from the 1989 peak of
247 students. In-state African-American entering class
students decreased from 119 to 104. The greatest percentage
increases in non-white entering class students since 1987
(ten years) have been Non-Resident Aliens and
Asian-Americans. Non-Resident Alien students have increased
by 400% to 35 since Fall 1987, when Non-Resident Alien
entering class students numbered only 7. Asian-American
students have increased from 30 in Fall 1987 to 137 in Fall
1996. Entering African-American students are down 30% from
the 1987 level of 189.
Mean SAT scores, using the current
recentered values, for entering class students in Fall 1996
were 585 verbal, 587 math, and 1,172 composite. The 1996
composite is slightly lower than the recentered composite of
1,179 for Fall 1995. The 1996 national average SAT composite
score was 1,013, while the average for Virginia was 1,003.
The percentage of males in the
undergraduate student body (45.1%) decreased slightly from
Fall 1995 (45.7%). The percentage of entering class students
from out-of-state increased from 34.9% in Fall 1995 to 37.8%
in Fall 1996. In-state entering class students increased by
374 while out-of-state entering class students increased by
345. Out-of-state students accounted for 30.1% of JMU's total
on-campus enrollment in Fall 1996, compared with 28.0% in
Fall 1995.
Graduate enrollment decreased from 859 in
Fall 1995 to 759 in Fall 1996. Full-time graduate enrollment
decreased from 462 in Fall 1995 to 416 in Fall 1996. Graduate
students account for 5.9% of on-campus enrollment, down from
7.2% in Fall 1995.
Ten-year summary tables appear on the
reverse side of this page. More detailed enrollment tables
will be published in the 1996-97 James Madison University Statistical
Summary. Copies of the Statistical Summary are
placed on reserve in Carrier Library. Also, the Statistical
Summary will be available through the
Internet on the Campus Wide Information System.
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TABLE 1
Total Fall On-Campus Headcount Enrollment
1987-1996
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Fall
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Special
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Total
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1987
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9,060
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605
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461
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10,126
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1988
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9,434
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600
|
491
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10,525
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1989
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9,557
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628
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524
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10,709
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1990
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9,680
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713
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618
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11,011
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1991
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9,946
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766
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552
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11,264
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1992
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9,787
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815
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601
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11,203
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1993
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9,927
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811
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616
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11,354
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1994
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10,152
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795
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592
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11,539
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1995
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10,503
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859
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565
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11,927
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1996
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11,643
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759
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561
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12,963
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TABLE 2
Entering Class Acceptances and SAT Scores
1987-1996
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Fall
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Applied
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Accepted
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Enrolled
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Percent
Accepted
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Mean SAT
Composite
(Recentered)
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1987
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11,582
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4,128
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1,957
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35.6
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1,173
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1988
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13,550
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4,202
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2,034
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31.0
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1,182
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1989
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12,061
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4,332
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1,923
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35.9
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1,183
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1990
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11,198
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4,845
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1,912
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43.3
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1,179
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1991
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11,726
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5,225
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2,123
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44.6
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1,187
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1992
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11,832
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5,201
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2,042
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44.0
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1,187
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1993
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11,223
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5,285
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2,082
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47.1
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1,192
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1994
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11,712
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6,167
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2,289
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52.7
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1,192
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1995
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12,314
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6,989
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2,539
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56.8
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1,179
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1996
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13,322
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8,434
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3,258
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63.3
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1,172
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TABLE 3
Entering Class Enrollment by Ethnic Origin
1987 - 1996
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Fall
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African
American
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American
Indian
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Hispanic
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Asian
American
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White
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Non-Resident
Alien
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Total
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1987
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189
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3
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16
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30
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1,712
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7
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1,957
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1988
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246
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2
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50
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47
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1,685
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4
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2,034
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1989
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247
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0
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19
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54
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1,597
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6
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1,923
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1990
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223
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4
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18
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57
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1,598
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12
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1,912
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1991
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211
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3
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22
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66
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1,807
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14
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2,123
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1992
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187
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2
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26
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80
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1,734
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13
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2,042
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1993
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167
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5
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29
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70
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1,790
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21
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2,082
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1994
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167
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4
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34
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95
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1,963
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26
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2,289
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1995
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160
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7
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41
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111
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2,183
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37
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2,539
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1996
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133
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11
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52
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137
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2,890
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35
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3,258
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