A record number of  new freshmen helped push Auburn University’s fall semester enrollment to an all-time high, according to numbers released by AU.
AU’s total enrollment of 23,333 exceeds its previous record of 23,276 set in the fall semester of the 2002-03 academic year. The record 4,197 new freshmen eclipses the old record of 4,184, also set in fall semester 2002.
In addition, Auburn’s freshman class totals exceeded last year’s totals in almost every demographic. AU enrolled 2,468 new freshmen from in-state compared with 2,178 last fall; 1,729 out-of-state new freshmen compared to last fall’s 1,416; and 398 new African-American freshmen, up 15 percent from last year’s 347.
“These numbers make it very clear there is an exceptional demand for an Auburn University education,” said Ed Richardson, interim president of AU. “We are excited about our record enrollment and, particularly, about our outstanding new freshman class. They enter Auburn exceedingly well-prepared for their collegiate experience.”
AU’s freshman class averages a 24.1 ACT test score and a 3.52 high school grade-point average.
“With regard to our new freshman class, we’re up in almost all ethnic groups, in out-of-state and in-state students and in most of our larger feeder states, including Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and North Carolina,” said John Fletcher, AU’s assistant vice president for enrollment management services. “All of this is tremendously exciting for us – both as a reward for our hard work and a harbinger of a bright future.”
Fletcher credited both his staff and Auburn students for the University’s successful recruiting year. In particular, he mentioned the efforts of Auburn’s student Camp War Eagle Counselors, who hosted 4,155 campers, also a record, at Auburn’s award-winning orientation sessions.
The numbers reported are official enrollment numbers, calculated after the 15th class day of every fall semester.
Richardson pointed out the enrollment numbers are the latest in a series of good news for Auburn.
“This is more good news in what’s becoming a very exciting fall,” Richardson said. “A record number of students, a ranking at 38th among public universities by U.S. News & World Report and being named among the ‘best colleges’ by Princeton Review. But we can’t rest; we will work to continue our progress.”
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