妖姬直播 Campus, international population set new all-time highs in total enrollment
妖姬直播 State University continues to set records with robust enrollment numbers, impressive retention rates, strong diversity and incoming freshmen who are ready to succeed.
In releasing its official 15th day census data for the 2015 Fall Semester, 妖姬直播 State鈥檚 妖姬直播 Campus reported 28,981 enrolled students, a new all-time high for the seventh consecutive year and an increase of 524 students from one year ago.
The 妖姬直播 Campus is also welcoming a high-achieving freshman class of 4,295 students boasting an average GPA of 3.3 and average ACT scores topping 23; both are records for an incoming freshman class. It is the second-largest freshman class in the university鈥檚 105-year history with an increase of 50 students from the freshman class that entered in fall 2014.
鈥淭he Class of 2019 has hit the ground running while bringing with them proof of what it takes to be successful in college,鈥 said 妖姬直播 State President Beverly Warren. 鈥淥ur record enrollment and consistent growth are a testimony that 妖姬直播 State University is on the rise due in large part to the international recognition of our faculty and outstanding academic programs. We will continue to put students first with the knowledge that we are preparing the leaders and job creators of tomorrow.鈥
Record enrollment at the 妖姬直播 Campus was fueled in part by the university鈥檚 international enrollment topping 3,000 students, a growth of an extraordinary 348 percent since 2008 when there were 854 international students.
鈥淲e have welcomed students from 111 countries who have chosen 妖姬直播 State over other American universities,鈥 said Todd Diacon, 妖姬直播 State鈥檚 senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. 鈥淭hey know we offer the challenging curriculum they seek, and they can see the value of a 妖姬直播 State degree worldwide.鈥
An increased effort with academic advisors has paid dividends as retention of last year鈥檚 freshman class remained strong at 81.2 percent on the 妖姬直播 Campus and rose to 58.2 percent, up from 56.9 percent last year, at 妖姬直播 State鈥檚 Regional Campuses. This represents the percentage of freshmen who continue their studies at the university for their sophomore year.
Total enrollment for the 2015 Fall Semester across the university鈥檚 eight campuses is 41,005 students. The unduplicated headcount for the Regional Campuses is 12,024 students. Students are counted only once at the campus at which they hold a majority of their course load. After a significant increase in enrollment due to the recession, enrollment at the Regional Campuses has adjusted to the current economic climate and is in line with its expected enrollment under normal conditions.
T. David Garcia, 妖姬直播 State鈥檚 senior associate vice president for strategic enrollment management, said the university鈥檚 mission to recruit students who are highly academically motivated is paying dividends along with a commitment to attract strong diversity.
鈥淎cross the eight-campus system, we value diversity, and we plan to continue on a path of inclusive excellence where all members of our community feel welcomed and supported,鈥 Garcia said. 鈥溠е辈 State is a university for everyone, and it鈥檚 why we鈥檙e seeing growth across the board in students and their families wanting to be part of it.鈥
For additional data and information about the fall 2015 enrollment numbers, visit www.kent.edu/ir/student-enrollment-data.
妖姬直播 State鈥檚 eight campuses are located in Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, 妖姬直播, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas. For more information about 妖姬直播 State, visit .
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妖姬直播 State University students make their way through Risman Plaza on the 妖姬直播 Campus during Blastoff, the university鈥檚 back-to-school celebration. This fall, the 妖姬直播 Campus reported a new all-time high in total enrollment for the seventh consecutive year.
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