Washington State University reported a record fall semester enrollment of 23,330 at its four campuses statewide when official 10th day figures were released Tuesday, Sept. 13.That represents a 0.9 percent increase over last fall’s total. Enrollment increased on three of WSU’s campuses and remained steady on the fourth. Pullman’s incoming class continued the trend of […]
Harvard recently topped the Ivy League list as the university with the lowest student acceptance rate, according to an article in Newsweek. Coming in at only 9.1 percent, with a record 22,796 applications, its selectivity — and competitiveness — has never been tougher … or so it seems. To get a better understanding of what […]
Washington State University students began their fall semester classes Monday (Aug. 22) with more than 23,000 students coming back to school at four WSU campuses.Among those students are about 2,900 first-time freshmen who are starting classes on the Pullman campus.The incoming freshman class in Pullman again appears to be a highly qualified group. Preliminary estimates […]
College and university enrollment will likely increase for years to come. According to new statistics, a record 49.6 million students filled U.S. schools in 2003, breaking a mark set by their baby-boomer parents and grandparents and giving educators a new generation of challenges.The growth is largely due to all the children who were born in […]
Vicki McCracken is an unabashed number cruncher. A data wizard whose challenge is to help Washington State University’s administration navigate a course to achieve its enrollment and strategic goals. In late January, she was named WSU’s associate vice president and associate vice provost for enrollment services, with a primary reporting line to Student Affairs and […]
The number of students attending classes on the campuses of Washington State University is up by 4.1 percent at the beginning of spring semester 2005 over comparable figures from last spring. Total spring enrollment is 21,894. The Pullman, Vancouver, Tri-Cities and Spokane campuses all report increases in headcount enrollment and numbers of full-time equivalent (FTE) […]
The annual open enrollment period for 2005 flexible spending accounts continues through Nov. 30. Those wishing to participate in calendar year 2005 must submit the completed enrollment form by the deadline to the WSU Benefits Office, 232 French Administration, Pullman, WA 99164-1024, campus zip 1024. Enrollment forms and information about how a flexible spending account […]
Rebecca Larsen knows first hand the pitfalls involved in transferring to Washington State University. The senior sociology major, who transferred from Olympic Community College in Bremerton two years ago, now works in the WSU Transfer Center, where she confronts similar problems among students on a daily basis. Like many transfer students, Larsen arrived at WSU […]
Washington State University has welcomed another large and highly qualified class of freshmen to its Pullman campus for the 2004-2005 academic year. The incoming first-time freshman class at Pullman is comprised of 3,108 students with an average high school grade point average of 3.46. Last year’s freshman class, which was cited as the best qualified […]
The 2004 WSU Enrollment Management Conference will be held on the WSU Pullman campus June 9-11.The Enrollment Management Conference is for anyone who participates in recruiting or retaining undergraduate students at Washington State University or who wishes to gain a greater knowledge of the university’s academic programs and enrollment management activities.The conference will include a […]