Record Enrollment this Fall
The needle on the enrollment scale at the
University of Southern Indiana, hovering at the 10,000 mark the last
four years, moved to 10,126 students this fall. That number marked a
record enrollment for USI. With enrollment gain came an increase in
student quality and growth in diversity.
Freshman enrollment, for the fifth consecutive year, is over 2,100
students. The freshman class has 60 valedictorians and three Lilly
Endowment Community Scholars. This year USI awarded 1,018 departmental
scholarships to academically talented students, a nine percent increase
over last year, and 242 scholars are automatic qualifiers to the
University’s Honors Program, up by 22 percent.
The average standardized test performance of 2039 by new Presidential
Scholars and 2013 by students who earned the Baccalaureate/Doctor of
Medicine (B/MD) scholarships also demonstrates quality.
Minority and international students represent over eight percent of the
student population. African American students, the largest minority
population at USI, represent over five percent of the total number of
students.
The greater number of students (5,025) continues to come from
Vanderburgh, Posey, Gibson, and Warrick counties; 1,301 students come
from counties in southern Indiana.
President H. Ray Hoops said USI serves students who live and work in
Indiana. He said, “These students will impact local economic development
and serve the workforce in this region.”
Full-time students are in the majority (77 percent). Female students
represent 60 percent of the students, a figure that has remained
constant in recent years. Adult students (over 25 years of age)
increased by 4.5 percent.
The enrollment figures by class are seniors, 2,066; juniors, 1,747, and
sophomores, 1,752, an increase for each class. Enrollment for continuing
undergraduate students is up four percent. Graduate students increased
by 12 percent.
This year students are from 91 Indiana counties, 40 other states, and
represent 50 foreign countries.
Dr. Robert Parrent, vice president for Student Affairs, said the
international enrollment increased to 153 students this year. He said,
“The number of international students has doubled over the last four
years. We celebrate and welcome that growth at USI.”
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