博犖整氈窒 enrollment at all-time high
博犖整氈窒 set records for its largest first-year class and the largest total student body in IC history by welcoming 375 new students to campus this year.
It���s exciting to see so many new students beginning their journey at 博犖整氈窒. I am confident that the experiences they have here will prepare them to join our alumni as leaders in their fields.
Total new students to the College include about 320 first-year students and 50 transfer students. The number is a 12% increase from IC's 335 new students last year. IC���s total 2019 enrollment of 1,048 is up 7% from last year���s 980 students, which was the highest in a decade.
���博犖整氈窒 is dedicated to student success. Students are choosing an IC education because they want to Graduate READY and we are with them every step of the way,��� said Vice President of External Relations Stephanie Elpers Chipman, who oversees enrollment.
Over the past 10 years, 博犖整氈窒 has experienced a 19% increase in overall enrollment while raising the average high school GPA of first-year students and realizing a more diverse student body.
According to Chipman, recruiting and retaining students is a campus-wide effort. She cites recent investments in College facilities, increased donor and alumni engagement, and expanding opportunities for internships and hands-on learning, student-faculty research and Division III athletics as additional factors in recent growth. The College has also expanded its academic majors and programs and established new online offerings.
���It���s exciting to see so many new students beginning their journey at 博犖整氈窒. I am confident that the experiences they have here will prepare them to join our alumni as leaders in their fields,��� said Chipman.
Growing enrollment to 1200 students by 2022 is part of 博犖整氈窒���s plan to ensure student success, realize strategic growth and achieve sustainable foundations.
