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October 11, 2001

Enrollment, standards continue to climb here

Total enrollment at Pitt has increased for the fifth straight year — 33,544 students are enrolled for the fall 2001 term, an increase of 884 (2.7 percent) over last fall.

Since fall 1996, Pitt's total enrollment has increased by 2,149 students (6.8 percent).

Undergraduates accounted for nearly all of the gain in student numbers since last year, with an increase of 877 students (3.7 percent) University-wide and an increase of 374 students (7.9 percent) at Pitt's four regional campuses. The Bradford campus had the largest gain in enrollment, with an increase of 263 students (up 22 percent over last fall).

The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) students rose by 839.6 (2.9 percent), from 28,773.2 last fall to 29,612.8 currently.

The number of FTE students is calculated by adding the number of full-time students to 40 percent of the number of part-time students. The conversion is used for budgeting purposes.

Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg said: "Since 1996, when the University's trustees adopted as their top priority the aggressive pursuit of excellence in undergraduate education, we have met the challenge to enhance in substantial ways the overall student experience.

"We can now say that the reputation for the quality of our academic programs, both statewide and nationally, and the value that an investment in a Pitt degree provides have drawn not only greater numbers of students, but more accomplished students who perform here at the highest levels."

For example, Pitt students have won Marshall Scholarships in the last two years, accomplishments that "cemented Pitt's position as the commonwealth's leading producer of Rhodes and Marshall scholars," Nordenberg said.

Filed under: Feature,Volume 34 Issue 4

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