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9/25/2003
Contact: K.E. Schwab --
724-738-2199; e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu
SRU ENROLLMENT AT 13-YEAR HIGH; New
Freshman Number 1,487
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – For the fourth straight year enrollment
at Slippery Rock University has increased to now stand at 7,789,
the highest figure since 1991.
Last
year’s fall semester enrollment as of the official
15th day of classes was 7,530.
“A
multitude of factors are part of our increase,” said Dr.
Amanda Yale, interim associate provost of enrollment services,
explaining “additional recruitment programs with special
efforts targeting our areas of distinction, improved advertising
and university branding, increased efforts in retaining upperclass
students and nationwide recognition of the increased value of
a college education are all reasons for our
growth.”
While
enrollment was up 3.3 percent, students are also taking increased
academic loads. This year, students have signed up for a total
106,334 hours, compared with 101,790 credit hours a year ago, which
represents a 4.5 percent increase.
African-American
student enrollment up 12 percent over a year ago, and Hispanic
student enrollment is up nearly 31 percent from the previous
year.
Enrollment
figures show there are 7,055 undergraduates and 734 graduate
students at SRU. A class breakdown finds 2,199 freshmen (new and
returning), 1,452 sophomores, 1,347 juniors and 1,696 seniors. The
report finds 7,291 current students are from Pennsylvania, with 357
from out-of-state students, and 141 international students are
attending classes.
Ohio
leads the out-of-state list with 86, followed by New York (62), New
Jersey (38) and Maryland (26). The top three international counties
are represented by 22 students from Nepal, 17 students from Sri
Lanka and 16 students from Japan. There are five students each from
the Republic of Korea, Tinidad and Tobago, and
Turkey.
The
overall count shows 3,308 men and 4,481 women for the
semester.
Figures
are taken from the official 15th day of classes set by
the Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education.
PN, PgN, WPN, PR
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