Records set for enrollment, credit hours at IUB, IUPUI and IUSBy George Vlahakis | ||
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New records have been set for enrollment or credit hours at Indiana University’s Bloomington, Indianapolis and New Albany campuses this fall and another record was set for the number of credit hours taken on all eight IU campuses.
IU Bloomington also reported a record enrollment for its incoming freshman class. There are 6,936 freshmen, a 5.4 percent increase over last year’s IUB freshman class. “I am pleased that Indiana University continues to attract more and more well-qualified students,” said IU President Myles Brand. “I believe the rising enrollments reflect the strong reputation of our academic programs, the welcoming atmosphere on our cam puses and the success of our marketing efforts. “The record enrollment at IUB, the record number of credit hours at IUPUI and the continued rapid growth at IU Southeast are all particularly noteworthy, but significant gains also have been realized on several other campuses. Our regional campuses are do ing an excellent job of working closely with local residents and providing the programs that their communities need,” he said. Total enrollment at IUB rose to 37,076 students, an increase of 2.4 percent, or 875 students, over the first semester of the 1999-2000 academic year. Within its overall enrollment, the campus has the largest undergraduate enrollment in its history. The nu mber of credit hours being taken at IUB also hit a new record, increasing by 2.8 percent to 489,987 hours. At IUPUI in Indianapolis, the number of credit hours increased by 0.3 percent to a new all-time high of 276,790 hours. At IUS in New Albany, enrollment reached 6,427—the most in the campus’ 59-year history—and the number of credit hours also reached a new milestone, 57,562.5 hours. The number of credit hours at all eight IU campuses was a record for the third straight year, increasing to 1,030,212.5 credit hours, a 1.7 percent increase. This growth on six of IU’s eight campuses reflects an increase in the number of enrollees who are electing to attend as full-time students. “Our mission is to provide quality higher education for the greatest number of Hoosiers who can benefit from it, and these enrollment figures are a positive sign that we are succeeding in that effort,” Brand said. Overall, IU grew in both students and credit hours, compared to Fall 1999. The number of students on all campuses now totals 93,775, an increase of 1.3 percent over the previous year. Campuses also experiencing increases in enrollment included IU East, which grew by 3.6 percent; IU Kokomo, 1.8 percent; and IU South Bend, 2.6 percent. Three campuses experienced declines in enrollment: IPFW (IU programs), 2.7 percent; IU Northwest, 2.1 p ercent; and IUPUI, 0.2 percent. | |
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