Tarleton Experiences Enrollment Increase
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 13, 2018
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University’s 2018 enrollment remains on pace to support student success, improve the first-year experience and increase applied-learning and research opportunities. Based on the 12th day of class report, 13,122 students are enrolled for the fall semester compared with 13,011 a year ago.
“This year’s slight increase in enrollment follows a steep growth trend of 5 to 8 percent annually for the past several years — still up 20 percent from 2013,” said Tarleton President F. Dominic Dottavio. “It is the result of a conscious decision to slow enrollment growth, giving us the opportunity to ensure we have everything in place to meet the needs of our students and ensure their success.”
Based on preliminary numbers, this year’s freshmen class will be the second largest in university history — 2,500 students compared with 2,738 in fall 2016 and 2,445 last year.
Fall enrollment of Hispanic students is up 4.3 percent, and the number of native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students is up almost 7 percent. Reports also show an increase in the number of female students enrolled at Tarleton — 8,154 at the Stephenville campus and outreach centers in Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and the university’s online Global Campus.
Of the 5,559 students enrolled to study online as part of the university’s Global Campus, 2,253 plan to take all their classes via computer — a 17.15 percent increase from 2017.
For more information about Tarleton, visit www.tarleton.edu.
Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.
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Contact: Cecilia Jacobs, Assistant Vice President of Marketing & Communications
254-968-1620
cjacobs@tarleton.edu
