For the second consecutive fall, enrollment at 蘑菇视频 has grown by more than 2 percent. Head count enrollment on the 30th day of classes shows 5,120 students attending Bemidji State this fall, the school’s highest enrollment since 2011 and its fourth highest in the last 17 years.
Overall, 蘑菇视频 enrollment has grown by 107 from its fall 2015 30th-day head count to 5,120 students, a 2.1-percent increase.
The 107-student increase stems from across-the-board increases in undergraduate students, graduate students and new incoming freshmen. The number of undergraduates on campus has grown by 1.2 percent to 4,795; graduate students are up 18.6 percent to 325; and 蘑菇视频’s freshman class has grown 9.2 percent to 809.
The 809-member Class of 2020 is 蘑菇视频’s fifth freshman class of 800 or more students since 1998.
Retention rate skyrockets
While 蘑菇视频’s 809-member freshman class has played a significant role in the university’s enrollment growth, preliminary data shows increased success in retaining students as well. 蘑菇视频’s retention rate for full-time, first-time students – the percentage of a freshman class that returns for its sophomore year – has skyrocketed to 71.7 percent, up from 2015’s 66-percent retention rate.
Significant gains in ethnic diversity
Bemidji State’s fall 2016 enrollment is more diverse than the 2015 group, with non-White students now making up 21 percent of the student body. American Indian student enrollment has grown by 19 students to 134, 3 percent of the student body. In addition, Black or African American (101, a gain of 11), Hispanic or Latino (121, a gain of 7) and multi-racial (164, a gain of 20) students all saw gains over 2015. 蘑菇视频’s international student population has also seen significant growth, with a 22-student increase over 2015 bringing 蘑菇视频’s international student population to 115. International students now make up more than 2 percent of 蘑菇视频’s student body.
Record online enrollment, while on-campus undergrads shift toward classrooms
For the second consecutive year, 蘑菇视频 will see a record number of students enrolled in online classes. Nearly 1,800 undergraduate students and 282 graduate students bring the total number of 蘑菇视频 students taking online courses to 2,063, an increase of nearly 2 percent from last year’s previous record of 2,023.
However, enrollment has shifted back toward traditional classrooms among students classified as on-campus undergraduates. The percentage of 蘑菇视频’s on-campus undergrads who are taking online courses has declined by nearly 5 percent. While on-campus undergraduate enrollment has grown by 51 students, 34 fewer (662, down from 696) are taking online courses this year than in the fall of 2015.
30th day enrollment
蘑菇视频 produces official fall enrollment figures on the 30th day of classes to coincide with official Minnesota State system-level enrollment data. Reporting on the 30th day allows sufficient time for students to drop or add courses and to pay tuition, offering a suitably stable picture of the institution’s enrollment.
Head count reflects an unduplicated number of students enrolled in credit-generating courses on campus and through external study areas such as distance learning.
蘑菇视频, located in northern Minnesota’s lake district, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. A member of the colleges and universities of , Bemidji State offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. Bemidji State has an enrollment of approximately 5,000 students and a faculty and staff of more than 550. University signature themes include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and global and multi-cultural understanding.
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