013 MTSU SUMMER ENROLLMENT (9,080) IS 16

Date: July 28, 2006



Editorial contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Enrollment Services contact: Dr. Sherian Huddleston, 615-898-2828



(MURFREESBORO) — On July 16, MTSU reported a summer enrollment headcount of 9,080 students to the Tennessee Board of Regents, 16 students less than 2005, Dr. Sherian Huddleston, associate vice provost, enrollment services, said July 27.
“Enrollment for the summer is flat (a small decrease),” Huddleston said of the less than 1 percent decrease in enrollment compared to summer ’05 when the headcount totaled 9,096 students — a 0.76 percent increase from 2004 when 9,027 students attended summer sessions.
Huddleston said this summer’s 75 first-time freshmen was “holding steady” with 2005’s 77 first-time freshmen. There were 229 new transfers this summer – 31 fewer than the 260 who attended last year, she said.
MTSU did observe an increase in graduate students: 274 this summer, compared to 201 a year ago, Huddleston said.
“Even though overall we were flat, we are showing an increase in graduate students,” Huddleston said.

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