ETSU has record enrollment for fall

With an overall record enrollment of 12,117 this fall semester, ETSU also marks a 10 percent increase in new freshmen and a 5.9 percent increase in new transfer students, according to ETSU President Dr. Paul E. Stanton Jr.
Stanton emphasizes that the increases speak to the commitment of ETSU to provide excellent academic programs and exemplary student services. ETSU’s strong record of service to incoming freshmen and the institution’s well-designed efforts to partner with community colleges are reflected in this enrollment.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Bert C. Bach comments that this fall semester brought a strengthened focus on students with exceptional ability along with several major new scholarship programs.
He notes that this marks the first semester for the new ETSU Honors College, and, subsequently, the addition of more Honors Scholars and the initiation of the Arts Scholars program.
Also for the first time, ETSU welcomed 64 James H. Quillen Scholars among the undergraduate, graduate and College of Medicine programs. The Academic Officers Scholarship was also initiated this semester, bringing more of “the best and brightest” of the state’s community college students to ETSU.Further, the university inducted a new class of outstanding students into its prestigious Roan Scholars Leadership Program.
While the total headcount represents the highest enrollment in the university’s history, up slightly over last year’s 12,111 record enrollment, the fall 2005 full-time equivalency (FTE) is also the highest ever achieved, up 1.2 percent over the record last fall.
The overall university headcount for fall 2005 includes the James H. Quillen College of Medicine’s 232 medical students and 236 physicians enrolled in residency and fellowship programs.
This fall term, approximately 1,800 new and returning ETSU students are recipients of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship.This annual award ranging from $3,300 to $4,800 is a major factor in funding the cost of higher education for college students in Tennessee.