T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
friday
september 11, 2009
volume 91, no.
13
www.
theshorthorn.
com
since 1919
INDEX
News 2, 3, 4, 8
Opinion 5
Sports 6
By Sarah Lutz
The Shorthorn’s assistant news editor
The university...
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T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
friday
september 11, 2009
volume 91, no.
13
www.
theshorthorn.
com
since 1919
INDEX
News 2, 3, 4, 8
Opinion 5
Sports 6
By Sarah Lutz
The Shorthorn’s assistant news editor
The university announced Thursday a
record-breaking 28,084 enrollment with
a 12 percent increase.
The preliminary enrollment numbers
show an increase of 3,003 students.
The
School of Nursing received the highest
gain with a 65 percent enrollment increase after gaining 1,244 students.
The
College of Science and the College of
Education and Health Professions saw
the second and third highest increases
respectively.
Provost Donald Bobbitt said the university’s growth acould be attributed to
an increase in freshmen and transfers,
student retention and distance education, and hybrid delivery programs.
Of the 8,326 new students, 2,674 are
first time undergraduates, up 16 percent, and 3,850 are new undergraduate
transfers, up 23 percent.
Bobbitt said the
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