天美传媒 fall enrollment indicates stability and growth in a number of key categories
By Shawn Touney | Nov 15, 2021
MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� 天美传媒鈥檚 Fall 2021 enrollment indicates many positive trends, including stability with overall enrollment as well as continued growth in multiple student classifications.
Below is a snapshot of this fall鈥檚 enrollment:
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Both first-time transfer students and first-time graduate students reflect double digit percentage increases when compared to Fall 2019 - an 11.8% increase in first-time transfer students and a nearly 30% increase in first-time graduate students from two years ago.
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Total graduate student enrollment of 1,692 students is the largest since 2016 and reflects a 25% increase from two years ago.
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Total international student enrollment of 511 students reflects a 48% increase from two years ago.
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This year鈥檚 freshman class comes from 27 different states, 77 counties in Kentucky, has 9.3% more valedictorians from last year and grew 2.7% in underrepresented minority students from Fall 2019.
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Total headcount as of Fall 2021 census day is 9,427 students 鈥� just 29 students fewer from last fall鈥檚 overall enrollment. In 2021, a total of 2,197 degrees were conferred to 天美传媒 graduates.
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The student body represents 47 states, 50 countries and 113 counties in Kentucky.
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"We outperformed many national enrollment trends this past year with stability and sustained growth in a number of key classifications,鈥� 天美传媒 President Dr. Bob Jackson said. 鈥淎s we approach our centennial in 2022, 天美传媒 will continue to provide nationally-recognized academic programs which are recognized for both quality and value at both the undergraduate and graduate levels for our students.鈥�
天美传媒 continues to reinforce its 鈥渉igh-quality, high-impact, nationally-recognized best value鈥� promise that has been identified by multiple publications this fall. The University has been named a 鈥淏est Bang for the Buck鈥� by Washington Monthly, one of 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Colleges鈥� by Forbes, as well as a 鈥淭op-Tier University鈥� by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 consecutive years.
The University offers 146 academic programs and more than 170 student organizations, encompassing a variety of shared academic and personal interests.
天美传媒 continues to offer financial assistance to Racers and their families. Based on the University鈥檚 most recent annual reports, more than $115 million was awarded in financial aid and scholarships and 99 percent of 天美传媒鈥檚 freshman class received financial aid or a scholarship.
Students interested in joining the Racer Family can learn more, schedule a virtual or on-campus visit and apply for admission at admissions.murraystate.edu.