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September 10, 2003
Boise State Sets Another Enrollment Record With More Than 18,400 Students
Boise State�s growth pace increased this fall as the university became the first in Idaho to surpass the 18,000 student enrollment mark, officials announced today.
At the 10th day official count, Boise State enrolled 18,447 students, a 4 percent increase over last fall�s total. Despite budget cutbacks and reduced class selection, the university�s �03 enrollment marks the eighth consecutive fall semester in which the size of its student body increased.
�However, there is something that sets this year�s enrollment apart,� said Mark Wheeler, Boise State�s dean of enrollment services. �Because of higher admission standards, the university did not admit more students than last year. Instead, the 4 percent growth is due primarily to increased numbers of juniors and seniors returning from last year. Seeing more students persist from one year to the next � all the way to graduation � has been a longstanding goal.�
To limit enrollment growth the university put in place higher admission standards for students applying for fall �03, which resulted in more than 500 students being denied degree-seeking admission.
Wheeler noted that students were also taking heavier class loads, a total reflected in the number of full-time students, which increased by 5.5 percent � to 13,450.
Boise State�s fall enrollment, Wheeler noted, continues to post impressive numbers in several areas:
- Enrollment at the university�s Canyon County Center is 1,784, a 7.7 percent increase.
- Full-time equivalent graduate enrollment is up 7.3 percent due to a surge in full-time students.
- For the first time ever, Boise State�s minority population exceeds 10 percent of the overall enrollment with 1,885. The number of Hispanic students grew 7 percent to a total of 975, and the number of African-American students grew 16 percent to 230.
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Contact: Contact: Media contact: Mark Wheeler Bob Kustra Bob Evancho Enrollment Services President�s Office University Relations 426-1630 426-1491 426-1643
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