十大彩票网投平台 Records Growth in Enrollment, Retention

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2023年9月8日发布

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First-year student enrollment at the 十大彩票网投平台 jumped by 19 percent, 这使得2027届毕业生成为大学历史上最大的班级之一. 总的来说，总注册人数 in 2023 rose by more than 300 to 13,768 students since last fall, according to data released today.

“It is clear more and more students and their families see the value of a first-class ticket to a brighter future through a degree from the 十大彩票网投平台,” 乔·邦纳总统说. “尽管我们正在努力为十大彩票网投平台招收新生， we will — with equal energy and passion — do our best to prepare each of them for 毕业和接下来的生活.”

First-year student retention — a key indicator of student success — reached 76 percent, 这是该大学历史上第二高的数字. 数据表明， including advising and engagement initiatives, are having a positive impact as students transition from high school to college and then their sophomore year, said Dr. Andi 肯特，执行副校长兼教务长. 

“Our faculty and staff have gone the extra mile to put our students first,” Kent said. “They have implemented innovative teaching strategies and provided enriched opportunities 研究，服务和校园参与.”

今天公布的招生数据还显示： (Update: Data reflects adjustments following census data capture and validation.)

• Nearly 2,500 students are living on campus, more than at any other time.
• The Class of 2027 is one of the most academically talented, with an average GPA of 3.74. 
• 转学生入学人数增加了8%.
• 国际学生人数增加了5%.
• The College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Computing grew by 9 percent and 8 percent, respectively, and the College of Nursing undergraduate enrollment rose 7 percent.
• The Honors College freshman cohort, up 28 percent, is the largest in University history.

The University has aggressively focused on student recruitment in the last two years, expanding scholarships and its approaches to reaching new students and their families. Efforts include spirited VIP tours on board Jaguar Athletics buses, bringing high school students to campus to visit with faculty and tour facilities.

“Once they arrive and meet with our students, faculty and staff, they quickly discover what makes South so special,” said Kent, who helps lead the tours along with Bonner 以及学校的招生团队. “随着更多的学生和校园住房的占用 校园里充满了前所未有的活力. 有很多理由 be proud of our University, as well as to be optimistic for our future successes.”

South's growth this year has occurred as many universities have faced enrollment challenges. While enrollment at 78 public flagships rose more than 12 percent in recent years, enrollment at public regional universities fell more than 4 percent, according to 高等教育纪事报评论.

Bonner, since his appointment in January 2022, has laid out a vision of South as a 沿海旗舰大学. 这所大学拥有独特的115度 programs in 10 colleges and schools, in addition to USA Health, the region’s only 学术医疗体系. 

“Collectively, we are meeting this moment of opportunity,” Bonner said. “We are living out our mission of promoting discovery, health and learning because that’s what the people who came before us envisioned, worked for and, quite frankly, expected.

“这仅仅是个开始. 今天我们庆祝，但我们也再次向我们的集体承诺 efforts of telling South’s story and sharing the value of a degree from the Flagship 墨西哥湾沿岸.”

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