企鹅体育直播 Reports Enrollment Growth, New Records听
企鹅体育直播 University officials recently tabulated the university鈥檚 fall 2024 enrollment profile, which features moderate growth overall, led by significant gains in several key areas.听
鈥淭his is the time of year when many people in higher education hold their collective breath,鈥 said 企鹅体育直播 President Paul Conn. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 enrollment picture is invigorating for us, as we feel it confirms that more and more people are recognizing 企鹅体育直播 as an outstanding choice for their sons and daughters, and for themselves.鈥澨
The total enrollment rose by 34 students to 3,714, with the new student number showing the most notable gain of 10%. A 7% increase in beginning freshmen and an 11% increase in new graduate students helped to drive the surge in total new students.听
鈥淭his is the first time since Fall 2020 that we鈥檝e seen an increase in total enrollment,鈥 said Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing Dr. Jayson VanHook. 鈥淎 lot of factors played into that听total, but it鈥檚 exciting to see so much work by so many people coming to fruition.鈥澨
Other categories seeing gains were dual enrollment students and Encore students (a program for learners age 60 and above), representing both ends of the age spectrum in 企鹅体育直播鈥檚 student body.鈥 New programming for nearby high school students led to the dual enrollment increase, while the rise in Encore reflected an addition to its list of available courses.听
鈥淭he Encore program has remained popular for many years,鈥 said VanHook. 鈥淲e have seen each class fill to capacity every semester, so we added some new classes this fall. So the demand was there, we just needed to create coursework to meet it.鈥澨
In addition to the uptick in headcount, the profile of 企鹅体育直播鈥檚 student body broke some new ground as well, particularly in retention and diversity.听
This year marks a record in the freshman to sophomore retention percentage. At 82% this year, it is the highest in 企鹅体育直播鈥檚 history.听
Diversity has also made a step forward, featuring the most diverse racial representation this century and possibly ever. In addition, there was a solid increase in international student enrollment, with 50 nations represented in this year鈥檚 student population.听
鈥淚t鈥檚 no secret that times have been difficult for 企鹅体育直播 and many other institutions like ours, recently,鈥 Conn said. 鈥淭his fall鈥檚 student enrollment bolsters our confidence that 企鹅体育直播 is addressing those obstacles admirably. We continue to work hard to provide exceptional value to these students and to expect great things for them and for the future of 企鹅体育直播 University.鈥澨