059 MTSU FALL ENROLLMENT HEADCOUNT OF 22,863

SETS ANOTHR RECORD AND IS 1.4% INCREASE FROM 20005


Date: Sept. 11, 2006

Editorial contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Enrollment contacts: Drs. Bob Glenn, 615-898-2440, or Sherian Huddleston, 898-2828

(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU submitted a final headcount of a record 22,863 students attending fall 2006 semester classes to the Tennessee Board of Regents, Dr. Sherian Huddleston, assistant vice provost, enrollment services, said Sept. 11.
This represents a 1.4 percent increase in the number of students attending this fall, meaning there are 309 additional students, Huddleston said.
“We’re still growing,” said Dr. Bob Glenn, vice provost for enrollment and academic services and vice president for student affairs. “It’s a little lower than what we would’ve liked. For budget purposes, we were hoping for a 3 percent increase. But on a practical basis, we’re happy to be at 1.4 (percent).”
Late spring and early summer projections indicated MTSU would pass 23,000 students.
“Twenty-three thousand is like 22,000, and we did pass 22,000,” Glenn said. “We didn’t pass 23,000 this time, but we’ll pass that milestone by in the near future.”
Huddleston said the late registration process was “tightened” because the university has implemented a new software computer process, meaning students had to “get more signatures and more approvals” to register late. Also, new transfer students did not have to attend CUSTOMS orientation sessions, and could register for classes after being advised.

2006 fall semester totals 2005 fall semester totals

Headcount: 22,863 (1.4% increase/309 students) 22,554
Full-time equivalent: 19,355 (1.1% increase/217 students) 19,138
First-time freshmen: 3,373 3,208
New transfers: 1,991 1,996
Returning students: 15,633 15,475
Re-enrolling students: 1,213 1,258

Freshmen: 5,866 5,367
Sophomores: 4,154 4,022
Juniors: 4,169 4,191
Seniors: 6,357 6,371
College of Graduate Studies: 2,220 2,165

Source: Dr. Sherian Huddleston, MTSU Enrollment Services
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