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New records set for enrollment, credit hours at IU campuses in Bloomington, Indianapolis and New Albany
Sept. 7, 2000
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University President Myles Brand today (Sept. 7) announced that new records have been set for enrollment or credit hours at its Bloomington, Indianapolis and Southeast campuses this fall. Overall, the university has set another record for the number of credit hours taken on all eight campuses.
IU Bloomington also reported a record enrollment for its incoming freshman class. This fall, 6,936 freshmen will begin their academic careers on the Bloomington campus, a 5.4 percent increase over the size of last year's freshman class.
"I am pleased that Indiana University continues to attract more and more well-qualified students," said IU President Myles Brand. "I believe the rising enrollments reflect the strong reputation of our academic programs, the welcoming atmosphere on our campuses and the success of our marketing efforts.
"The record enrollment at IU Bloomington, the record number of credit hours at IUPUI and the continued rapid growth at IU Southeast are all particularly noteworthy, but significant gains also have been realized on several other campuses. Our regional campuses are doing an excellent job of working closely with local residents and providing the programs that their communities need," Brand continued.
At the IU Bloomington campus, enrollment rose to 37,076 students, an increase of 2.4 percent or 875 students over the first semester of the 1999-2000 academic year. Within its overall enrollment, the campus has the largest undergraduate enrollment in its history. The number of credit hours being taken at IU Bloomington also hit a new record, increasing by 2.8 percent to 489,987 hours.
At Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, the number of credit hours increased by 0.3 percent to a new all-time high of 276,790 hours. At IU Southeast, enrollment reached 6,427 -- the most in the campus' 59-year history -- and the number of credit hours also reached a new milestone, 57,562.5 hours.
The number of credit hours at all eight IU campuses was a record for the third straight year, increasing to 1,030, 212.5 credit hours, a 1.7 percent increase. This growth on six of IU's eight campuses reflects an increase in the number of enrollees who are electing to attend as full-time students.
"Our mission is to provide quality higher education for the greatest number of Hoosiers who can benefit from it, and these enrollment figures are a positive sign that we are succeeding in that effort," Brand said.
Overall, IU grew in both students and credit hours, compared to Fall 1999. The number of students on all campuses now totals 93,775, an increase of 1.3 percent over the previous year.
Campuses also experiencing increases in enrollment included IU East, which grew by 3.6 percent; IU Kokomo, 1.8 percent; and IU South Bend, 2.6 percent. Three campuses experienced declines in enrollment: IPFW (IU programs) 2.7 percent; IU Northwest, 2.1 percent; and IUPUI, 0.2 percent.
Highlights about IU Fall 2000 enrollment
• For the second straight year, IU Bloomington campus student enrollment set a new record. IU Bloomington also reported a record enrollment for its incoming freshman class. This fall, 6,936 freshmen will begin their academic careers on the Bloomington campus, a 5.4 percent increase over the size of last year's freshman class. Within its overall enrollment of 37,076, the campus has the largest undergraduate enrollment in its history. The number of undergraduate students increased by 3 percent to 28,292 and the number of undergraduate credit hours rose by 3.3 percent to 412,538.5 hours.
• While IUPUI -- including IUPU Columbus -- experienced a slight 0.2 percent decrease in the number of students enrolled, the number of full-time and graduate students at IUPUI increased significantly. The number of credit hours at IUPUI increased 0.3 percent to a new record of 276,790 hours. The number of full-time students at IUPUI increased 1.7 percent to 14,785 students, and the number of graduate students increased 6.4 percent to 2,827 students.
• IU Southeast in New Albany registered record high enrollments in both students and credit hours. Enrollment increased 5.1 percent to 6,427 and credit hours rose 4.9 percent. While its undergraduate enrollment increased by 3.8 percent, the rise in graduate enrollment increased even more, by 17.4 percent.
• At IU East in Richmond, enrollment increased 3.6 percent to 2,335 students. The number of part-time students at IU East increased 6.3 percent. Both increases resulted from an influx of students from within the state, as indicated by a 5.4 percent increase of in-state students.
• IU Kokomo reported a 1.8 percent increase in enrollment, which now totals 2,682 students, and a 3.4 percent increase in the number of credit hours. Fueling this increase was a 4.4 percent increase in the number of full-time students and an 11 percent increase in the number of first-time students. Undergraduate enrollment rose 2.4 percent to 2,204 students.
• At IU South Bend, enrollment increased 2.6 percent to 7,252 students and the number of credit hours rose 2.5 percent. Included in this increase is a 3.7 percent rise in the number of part-time students at IU South Bend and a 5.6 percent rise in the number of part-time credit hours. The number of graduate students increased 6.1 percent.
(George Vlahakis, 812-855-0846, gvlahaki@indiana.edu)