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IU FALL ENROLLMENT INCREASES;
IUB SETS RECORD HIGH NEW FRESHMEN ENROLLMENT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University President Myles Brand today (Sept. 18) announced official Fall 1998 enrollment numbers for all IU campuses. During his announcement, Brand highlighted the following points:
Total IU enrollment for Fall 1998 is 92,479 -- an increase of 1,264 students or a 1.4 percent increase compared to Fall 1997.
This is the first time in the history of the university that IU student credit-hour enrollment has surpassed the one million mark. Credit hours total 1,001,362.5 -- a 2.4 percent increase compared to Fall 1997.
Both IU Bloomington and IUPUI (Indianapolis) reported record high credit-hour enrollments.
The IU Bloomington campus has posted an all-time high enrollment of new freshmen beginning classes this fall. Numbers indicate that 6,735 new freshmen began classes this fall -- an increase of 640 compared to Fall 1997. The total freshman enrollment (which includes beginning freshmen, current freshmen and transfer students) totals 7,706 -- an increase of 720 students compared to Fall 1997.
The IUPUI campus has posted an all-time high enrollment of new freshmen for the fall. Numbers indicate that 3,186 new freshmen began classes there this fall -- an increase of 474 students. The total freshman enrollment (which includes beginning freshmen, current freshmen and transfer students) totals 7,091 -- an increase of 477 students compared to Fall 1997.
IU South Bend, IU Southeast (New Albany) and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne all posted significant increases in new freshmen.
OFFICIAL ENROLLMENT FIGURES
First Semester, 1998-99
| NUMBER OF STUDENTS
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| Official First Semester 1997-98 |
Official First Semester 1998-99 |
Change | Percent Change |
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| Bloomington | 34,937 | 35,600 | 663 | 1.9% |
| Indianapolis | 27,036 | 27,821 | 785 | 2.9% |
| East | 2,345 | 2,280 | -65 | -2.8% |
| Fort Wayne | 6,025 | 5,990 | -35 | -0.6% |
| Kokomo | 2,927 | 2,796 | -131 | -4.5% |
| Northwest | 5,256 | 4,792 | -464 | -8.8% |
| South Bend | 7,169 | 7,387 | 218 | 3.0% |
| Southeast | 5,520 | 5,813 | 293 | 5.3% |
| Total | 91,215 | 92,479 | 1,264 | 1.4% |
| CREDIT HOURS
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| Bloomington | 453,698.0 | 466,219.5 | 12,521.5 | 2.8% |
| Indianapolis | 266,338.0 | 275,071.0 | 8,733.0 | 3.3% |
| East | 20,764.0 | 20,392.0 | -372.0 | -1.8% |
| Fort Wayne | 54,667.0 | 55,644.5 | 977.5 | 1.8% |
| Kokomo | 24,534.0 | 24,192.0 | -342.0 | -1.4% |
| Northwest | 47,135.0 | 43,904.0 | -3,231.0 | -6.9% |
| South Bend | 61,231.0 | 63,465.0 | 2,234.0 | 3.6% |
| Southeast | 49,084.5 | 52,474.5 | 3,390.0 | 6.9% |
| Total | 977,451.5 | 1,001.362.5 | 23,911.0 | 2.4% |
(DeAnna J. Hines, executive director of communications, 812-855-4343, djhines@indiana.edu)
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