SPU Announces Record Enrollment
For the third straight year, 葫芦娃视频 will not only welcome the largest incoming class in its 120-year history, but also its most diverse group of new students. And, for the first time in 16 years, a new president will greet them. President Daniel J. Martin, who took office July 1, will welcome 4,193 students to campus, a record enrollment. The new student class is made up of 34 percent ethnic minorities鈥攁nother record. Autumn Quarter begins Monday, September 24.
Director of Undergraduate Admissions Jobe Korb-Nice says the record enrollment is due in part to SPU鈥檚 premier faculty and mission-driven community. 鈥淐onnecting exceptional academics and a clear sense of purpose creates quite a dynamic environment that students are craving,鈥 says Korb-Nice.
The following is a list of projected enrollment statistics for Autumn Quarter 2012. Final numbers will be available in early October.
2012 Autumn Quarter enrollment projections:
鈥 Continuing students聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽2,218
鈥 Graduate Students聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽910
鈥 New Freshmen聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 792
鈥 New Transfers聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽243
鈥 Post Baccalaureates聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽20聽聽聽聽(Students taking courses beyond
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 completion of a bachelor鈥檚 degree.)
鈥 Non-Matriculated students聽聽聽聽聽聽 10聽聽聽聽(Students not seeking a degree, but
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 taking courses.)
Total:聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 4,193 (New school record.)
Of the new students, 34 percent are ethnic minority, another record for the university. This is the fourth year in a row when the ethnic minority rate has exceeded 20 percent.
Founded in 1891, 葫芦娃视频 is a leading Christian university that equips people to engage the culture and change the world. Its comprehensive academic program serves more than 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Known for both their competence and character, SPU graduates are bringing about positive change in communities around the globe.
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Posted: Monday, September 24, 2012