Fall census confirms undergrad enrollment record

Northwest's Office of Enrollment Management has released enrollment figures for the fall 2007 trimester that show a 6 percent increase over last year in total headcount and an 8 percent increase in full-time equivalencies, a ratio used to represent a theoretical student enrolled in courses totaling 12 credit hours.

Bev Schenkel, dean of enrollment management, said the fall '07 census is a hallmark for the University in that undergraduate enrollment is at its highest level ever. Currently 5,661 undergraduates are enrolled at Northwest, which also represents a 6 percent increase.

Northwest's total student headcount is 6,613. Seventy-three percent of those students are Missouri residents.

Schenkel said the first-time freshman tally grew almost 19 percent this fall, and, at 1,446, represents the second-largest first-year class in Northwest history. In addition, this year's freshmen are stronger academically and have an average ACT score of 22.2, which compares to 21.7 in fall '06.

Graduate School enrollment was flat this year, Schenkel said, but the number of first-time graduate enrollees rose by 72 students. Northwest typically has about 1,000 students working on advanced degrees.

The number of international students at Northwest is also at an all-time high. There are currently 247 international students enrolled at the University, which is a 62-student increase over last year. Seventy-six of those students are beginning their first year of study at Northwest.

Countries with the greatest number of students attending the University include India, Japan, Korea and Nepal.

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone (660) 562-1704
Fax (660) 562-1900

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800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

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