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Undergrad enrollment highest Since 1983
Four new technology-rich classrooms dedicated
College and Division exceed campaign goal
Bumpers College recruiting videos available in January
Bumpers College sweeps NASULGC Southern Region Teaching Awards
Emmert named to Poultry Federation Chair
Purcell named to Altheimer Soybean Chair
Sen. Lincoln speaks at charity luncheon
Discovery journal features student scientists
Seminar explores 'Human Dimensions of Teaching'
CSES honors Outstanding Alumni
Horticulture honors alumni and friends
Poultry grad students donate 300 turkeys to food bank
Debate addresses environmental policies in agriculture
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November-December 2004 • Vol. 30, No. 6
Undergrad Enrollment Highest Since 1983
Undergraduate enrollment in Bumpers College is up 5.2 percent over last fall to a total of 1,150 students, according to the campus-wide 11th-day-of-class report, including 27 students with undeclared majors at that time. Campus-wide enrollment was a record 17,269, which was a 5.0 percent increase over last fall. A major growth area was the freshman class, which was 6.7 percent bigger than last fall.
This is the first year since 1983 that our undergraduate enrollment has exceeded 1,100. The increase for the College this fall follows an increase of 8.9 percent in undergraduate enrollment last fall.
Graduate student enrollment was stable after an 11.3 percent gain last fall. However, the number of graduate students attributed to Bumpers College is lower because our students in the interdisciplinary Cell and Molecular Biology program are now counted in the Graduate School rather than in our College. The change contributed in a fall 2004 total of 283 graduate students compared to 336 last fall.
Total enrollment, based on the 11th-day-of-class report, was 1,439, which was an increase of 0.2 percent compared to last fall.
Official campus-wide enrollment data are posted by the Registrar’s Office online at http://www.uark.edu/admin/ensvinfo/reports/er.htm
The College continues to work toward the goal of 2,000 undergraduates and 500 graduate students by the year 2010.
No official breakdown of 11th-day-of-class enrollment by major was provided by the campus, but unofficial numbers were calculated later based on a query of the ISIS database, which indicated a higher total enrollment of 1,459 in Bumpers College classes at that time.
The number of students and change from last fall for each major was as follows.
Undergraduate. AGBS: 93, +1. AECT: 72, -13. AFLD (undeclared): 11, -19. ANSC: 137, +10. BAEG: 69, -24. CPMG: 24, +3. ESWS: 45, +14. ENTO (pest mgmt.): 3, -3. FDSC: 46, +10. HORT: 30, -3. TLHT: 52, +10. POSC: 54, -13; APST: 197, +56; FHNH: 127, +36. GHES: 12, +4. HDFS: 82, +31. IDES: 110, -29.
Graduate. AGEC: MS 25, +1. AEED: MS 21, +5. AGED-MAT: MS 0, -1. ANSC: MS 12, -3; PhD 13, +2. CEMB: (no longer counted) MS -17, PhD -31. CSES: MS 34, +5; PhD 16, -5. ENTO: MS 13, -1; PhD 5, +1. FDSC: MS 19, -4; PhD 20, -1; GNAG: MS 19, +2; HORT: MS 10, -5. PLPA: MS 10, +6. PTSC: PhD 18, +3; POSC: MS 16, -3; PhD 20, -4. HESC. MS 19, -1. AFLD (undeclared): 5, +3.