The fall enrollment is up again at SIU-Carbondale.
Overall enrollment for fall 2024 grew 3.8% to 11,790, or 431 more students than last year. The University reports this is the highest overall boost in the number of students since 1991 and the highest percentage increase since 1987.
Officials say enrollment increased for the second year in a row for the first time since 2000. And the freshman class increased for the fifth consecutive year.
Chancellor Austin Lane said the university exceeded its goal for fall 2024 and is on track to enroll 15,000 students by 2030, set in the Imagine 2030 strategic plan.
The university welcomed 1,758 new freshmen this fall, 8.45% more than last year.
The school says there are about 9% more Black students, about 12% more Hispanic students and about 2.5% more international students. Undergraduate enrollment rose about 4.5%, and enrollment in graduate and professional programs is up about 2.3%. New transfer student enrollment increased about 2%.
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