September 21, 2001 UNT Inhouse publication: Enrollment reaches record high

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Enrollment reaches record high

According to the headcount after the 12th day of Fall 2001 classes, UNT reports the highest unofficial fall enrollment numbers in its 111-year history: 27,909 students.

Enrollment figures are not considered official until they are certified by the state later in the semester.

This year UNT enrollment is 3.2 percent ahead of the 27,054 enrolled during Fall 2000. A concentrated team effort in the area of student recruitment since 1997 (involving individuals from many university departments) has guided UNT to a fifth consecutive year of increased enrollment. Last year enrollment was up 2.1 percent, in Fall 1999 enrollment was up 3.8 percent and in Fall 1998 enrollment increased by 2 percent in the fall of 1998 enrollment increased by 2 percent, and in the fall of 1997 enrollment increased by 0.2 percent. These increases reverse modest declines in enrollment between 1991 and 1996. kids going to school

Previously, the university had its biggest enrollment in Fall 1990 with 27,160 students.

A look at the total undergraduate enrollment — up 3 percent at 21,710 — indicates UNT's sustained ability to recruit and retain students.

Breaking the undergraduate enrollment down by classification shows that freshmen were essentially flat with just 14 fewer students than last fall. However, sophomores increased by 476 students, or 11 percent. The numbers were up 2.3 percent for juniors and 1 percent for seniors. Student classification is based on the number of semester hours passed. At the graduate level, master's degree students were up 4 percent, and doctoral students were up 1 percent.