Trends in student characteristics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus, are reported for day students. In most cases fall 1986 data are compared with historical data from fall 1981. Data and brief narrative analysis are provided on: headcount enrollments for fall quarters by collegiate unit, level, and registration status, 1977-1986; selected student demographic characteristics (sex, age, ethnicity, place of residence categories, credit load, school class), 1981 and 1986; geographic distribution by Minnesota county and state, fall 1986; new freshmen demographic characteristics (sex, age, ethnicity, place of residence, high school rank, verbal and math aptitude test scores), 1981 and 1986; selected student lifestyle characteristics (e.g., marital status, living arrangement, distance from campus, commuter status, hours working), 1981 and 1986; degrees conferred by degree level, 1976-1977 and 1985-1986; sex and ethnicity of degree recipients, 1980-1981 and 1985-1986; top 10 major fields of bachelor's degrees, 1980-1981 and 1985-1986; and persistence of fall 1977 freshmen and transfer students. (SW)