Enrollment at Ģtv is at 14,310 students for fall 2008, which includes two all-time highs: freshman and other new-student enrollment of 3,204 and graduate enrollment of 2,382.
Enrollment in 2007 totaled 14,018, which included 2,673 freshmen and new students and 2,294 graduate students.
“We have worked diligently to secure our enrollment goal of 14,250 students for this academic year,” said Dr. Tony Atwater, Ģtv president. “This was very much a team effort throughout the university, and I am particularly pleased with our continued increase in graduate student enrollment and new and first-year students.”
Currently, Ģtv's out-of-state enrollment is at 6.9 percent of its overall student population.
In August 2007, the Pennsylvania State System Board of Governors approved, at Ģtv's request, a tuition differential for academically strong students outside of Pennsylvania. This new policy allows Ģtv to admit out-of-state students with a 3.0 grade-point average at 150 percent of in-state tuition.
Ģtv has also seen an overall increase in the number of freshman minority students; 17.9 percent of Ģtv freshmen are minorities.
“This increase reflects the university's continued commitment to diversity,” Atwater said.
Overall, 15.6 percent of Ģtv students (a total of 2,233) are minority and 4.7 percent (668 total) are international. Both these numbers are up for the second year in a row. Ģtv had minority enrollment of 1,574 in 2006 and 1,811 in 2007. International student enrollment was 551 in 2006 and 626 in 2007.
More than 65 countries are represented within Ģtv's international student population.
Enrollment continues to be strong at both Ģtv's Punxsutawney and Northpointe (Armstrong County) campuses, with 294 students at Punxsutawney and 159 undergraduate and graduate students at Northpointe.
“Ģtv has an outstanding academic product at a highly competitive price,” Atwater said. “Our ongoing recruitment efforts are significantly enhanced by our unique academic strengths.”