Enrollment Up at the ‘Ville

[Link]The final enrollment numbers for the fall are in, and Millersville is up in all categories. Overall enrollment by headcount increased from 6,752 last fall to 7,009 this fall.

• Graduate enrollment hit an all-time high of 1,157 - up 15% from last fall's 1,009.
• First-time students are up from 1,179 last fall to 1,218 this fall.
• The enrollment in Undergraduate Online Programs increased from 430 to 555, or 29%, from last fall.

"We're pleased to see our numbers increase," says Dr. Daniel A. Wubah, president of Millersville University. "Our Enrollment Management team developed a cohesive strategy and deployed new tactics for recruitment. We had a robust applicant pool that led to increased selectivity and yielded a strong first-year class."

The enrollment management team at Millersville is led by Dr. Douglas Zander, associate vice president and dean of admissions. "Building enrollments requires a strategic, long-term approach, committed hard work on the front lines, and an educational experience that resonates with students," says Zander. "Innovation is also key, as demonstrated by exceptional results with online and graduate enrollments. We're clearly a valuable resource to our region, and we are benefitting from the added value our region provides to the student experience."

Millersville University will continue its work on recruitment and enrollment. Wubah says the University will do that by expanding graduate and adult learner enrollments in addition to leveraging new partners. "Knowing that traditional age undergraduate enrollments will be challenging as we approach the projected "demographic cliff," graduate and adult learners are crucial segments for sustaining our enrollments," says Wubah. "In addition, we will strengthen and expand international student recruitment. Millersville has a wealth of academic programs, state-of-the-art facilities and connections between faculty and students that make a 'Ville education a very smart choice. We're glad that more and more students are choosing to attend Millersville University."