Enrollment increases three percent at UI
By Carrie Loudy Argonaut Staff Writer
It is growing.
Enrollment at the University of Idaho is going up in many aspects,
according to the tenth-day enrollment survey required by the
Idaho State Board of Education.
Although the numbers prove positive growth, they often fluctuate.
"It's like a river. People come and go," Hal Godwin,
vice president of student affairs, said.
Fall semester enrollment grew 3 percent from 1999 with a total
of 11,634 students. The number of freshman enrolled directly
out of high school, 1,618 students, is up 7 percent from the
fall of 1999.
UI continues to recruit a large freshman class.
Of the total undergraduate enrollment, 2,003 are freshman, 1,889
are sophomores, 1,807 are juniors, and 2,507 are seniors. Undergraduate
students are also taking more classes.
Credit numbers grew 2.58 percent in the past year. The number
of graduate students grew 5.5 percent.
Minority students are now 8 percent of the UI student body. Minority
enrollment numbers are up 11.74 percent from 1999.
International student enrollment grew 15.6 percent from last
year. Non-resident enrollment grew 3.7 percent.
The number of prestigious students at UI is also increasing.
Seventy new UI Scholars enrolled this year.
These students scored in the top one percentile of the ACT exam
and received a $3,000 scholarship.
Only five National Merit Scholars were enrolled at UI last year.
This year, 12 National Merit Scholars are enrolled.
"This growth is welcome and exciting," UI President
Bob Hoover said. "It is the result of some very hard work
on the part of our faculty and staff, who have made a concerted
effort to grow our enrollment. It is also the result of providing
the financial incentives, such as scholarships, that students
need to pursue a college education today."
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