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from the issue of September 13, 2007
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Freshman enrollment largest in 24 years
BY KELLY BARTLING, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
With 4,235 first-time, full-time freshmen, UNL has its largest freshman class since 1982.
The new-freshmen number marks a 10 percent increase - or 386 students - over 2006-07.
"We are heartened by the turnaround that our enrollment has seen over the last few years," said Harvey Perlman, UNL chancellor. "UNL's new freshman class has increased in size by 30 percent - 969 students - since 2004. More than ever we are seeing evidence that students are attracted by UNL's first-year experience and are finding greater success throughout their educational careers here. I know that everyone at the university will be more than pleased by this news."
Total enrollment at UNL for 2007-08 on the official census day was 22,973, an increase of 867 students, or 3.9 percent, over last year.
In addition to its increased size, this year's freshman class is the most academically talented in the history of the university, as measured by ACT scores and high school class ranks. The average ACT score for this year's freshman class is 25.0, breaking the previous high of 24.9 set last year.
"It's clear students and parents throughout Nebraska and across the nation are taking notice of all the extraordinary opportunities we have to offer at UNL," said Alan Cerveny, dean of Admissions.
In addition to the surge in the freshman class, UNL saw increases in all enrollment sectors: total undergraduate (increase of 682 students or 3.9 percent over last year); graduate (increase of 161 students, or 3.8 percent over last year); and professional (increase of 24 students, or 5 percent over last year).
UNL's student body this year is also the most diverse, according to the enrollment data. In fall 2006 8.8 percent of undergraduate students were from minority populations, and in fall 2007 that percentage has increased to 9.1.
The three largest-growing colleges at UNL in the fall enrollment data were Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (11.7 percent), General Studies (11.3 percent) and Education and Human Sciences (5.3 percent).
The fall semester registrations are reported annually to the provost of the University of Nebraska system, based on six-day census figures from the campus Institutional Research and Planning offices. For more details, see www.nebraska.edu.
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