UT Tyler Exceeds Projected Enrollment for Fall 2004

Official enrollment figures for the fall 2004 semester total 5,308 full-time students at The University of Texas at Tyler, President Rodney H. Mabry announced.

This is an 11 percent increase over last fall’s total of 4,783. This figures also is 15 percent more than the University’s projected enrollment for 2004.

“According to our projected growth pattern, we were to see an enrollment of about 4,600students in 2004, and we didn’t anticipate reaching 5,300 students until 2008. At this rate, we will reach our target goal of 6,000 students ahead of schedule,” said Jim Hutto, dean of enrollment management.

Full-time student enrollment at UT Tyler has increased a total of 62 percent over the last four years.
The 6,000-student target enrollment is a part of UT Tyler’s New Millennium Vision, which outlines the university’s strategic plan for growth by 2010.

At 52,742, the fall 2004 total semester credit hours are up 14 percent over last fall’s 49,768.

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“This is certainly a milestone for UT Tyler. It’s one that we’ve reached because our faculty are extremely successful in providing the highest quality academic programs, comparable to any in The University of Texas System,” President Mabry added.

UT Tyler student population represents 52 nations, 31 states and 14 Texas counties. There are 158 out-of-state students and 95 international students enrolled this fall.

The fall 2004 enrollment includes students at UT Tyler’s Longview and Palestine campuses. The UT Tyler Palestine Campus shows a 42 percent increase, while enrollment at the UT Tyler Longview University Center is down 9 percent.

UT Tyler is an exciting component of the UT System that offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. The university offers 77 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

The university is ranked among the very best master’s-level public universities in the Western U.S. according to the latest US News and World Report college rankings.