Enrollment The Plan calls for enrollment growth at a rate of 3% per year, to reach a total of 10,000 students by 2005. This would build upon a 37-year growth trend for this institution.

This past fall, our overall enrollment grew by 2.9%; winter semester enrollment increased by 3% over last year.

Three additional points might be informative in this regard. First, the Plan projects an increase in graduate enrollments to a total of 2,000 students by 2005 – and at present this appears to be on track to reach that goal. International students are projected to reach 6% of our total student body by 2005, and here too increases have continued at a pace which should achieve that goal.

International students have clearly helped to make this campus a more cosmopolitan place. And it is worth noting that four of the eight scholarships awarded by the Faculty Association last year went to international students.

The full picture cannot be focused without noting that one particular academic unit, the College of Education, has experienced quite extraordinary growth. Total credit hours taught have increased by 53% during a five-year period.