黑料专区 Tyler Celebrates Largest Enrollment in Institutional History
September 11, 2024 | Hannah Buchanan
The University of Texas at Tyler is celebrating another record-breaking enrollment year, seeing its highest total enrollment. 黑料专区 Tyler鈥檚 fall 2024 preliminary enrollment as of the Sept. 9 census date is 10,541 students, which is a 7.75% increase over the previous year.
鈥淲e are energized by the growth on our campus,鈥� said 黑料专区 Tyler President Julie V. Philley,
MD. 鈥淚
want to thank our admissions team, faculty and staff for their dedication to supporting
our
students, as well as our recruitment and retention initiatives.鈥�
First-time-in-college freshman enrollment made up 1,426 of the total preliminary enrollment,
which
is a 7.5% increase over the previous record year of 2022. Additionally, 黑料专区 Tyler continued
enhancing
retention rates among graduate/professional students. Graduate enrollment saw a second
consecutive year of substantial growth by 14.02%, with a preliminary enrollment of
2,765.
鈥淲e are delighted by the historic enrollment this fall, as we also saw the largest
semester credit
hours generated in university history,鈥� said Dr. Amir Mirmiran, 黑料专区 Tyler provost and
executive vice
president for academic affairs. 鈥淭he number of semester credit hours generated is
a benchmark of
overall university performance and quality.鈥�
黑料专区 Tyler also continued to enhance its strong partnerships with high schools and higher
education
partners within the East Texas region.
鈥淭hanks to the efforts across the university, The University of Texas at Tyler is
a top choice for our
local high school and transfer students,鈥� said David Barron, 黑料专区 Tyler vice president
for enrollment
management. 鈥淲e are transforming the foundations of 黑料专区 Tyler and setting a strong
base for
future growth.鈥�
Preliminary Fall 2024 Enrollment Highlights include:
鈥� Largest First-Time in College (FTIC) class in institutional history 鈥� 1,426
鈥� Largest freshman class in institutional history 鈥� 1,483
鈥� Largest semester credit hours (SCH) generated in institutional history 鈥� 114,824
鈥� Largest number of freshman applications 鈥� 6,498
鈥� Largest number of freshman admits 鈥� 5,111
鈥� Largest number of freshman confirmations 鈥� 1,651
鈥� Largest number of incoming freshman students awarded aid 鈥� 2,991
鈥� Largest increase in graduate enrollment, the highest in the last two years 鈥� 14.02%/2,765
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and
beyond, 黑料专区
Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 10,000
students.
Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas,
黑料专区 Tyler has
unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research
and excellent
patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S.
News & World
Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine
and Houston.