08 Sep Record Enrollment at Our College: 1209

It’s another record enrollment for Huntington University: 1209 students for the fall 2008 semester.

• 978 traditional undergraduates (a new record).
• 130 students in the EXCEL adult degree programs.
• 101 students in the Graduate School (the first year the grad programs exceeded 100).

The 327 new fulltime traditional undergraduate students is a new record.

The new student residence, Livingston Hall, opened in time for the fall semester. It’s already 97% full. Overall student housing is at 90% capacity.

“The long-range plan,” said HU President G. Blair Dowden, “calls for increasing enrollment to 2000 students by 2016.”

Other tidbits about the HU student body:

• 7% of incoming freshmen represent US ethnic minorities.
• Students come from 36 different states and Puerto Rico (with 56% from Indiana).
• 31 international students represent 17 countries.