FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) — Enrollment at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville campus increase by 2% to a total of 26,754 students for the fall semester from 2014, according to preliminary enrollment figures taken Tuesday (Sept. 8).
The enrollment growth continues to show improvement in both academic quality and diversity of the student body, according to university administrators.
“We’ve come a long way since I was in this seat before,” interim Chancellor Daniel E. Ferritor said. “The student body has grown not only in size, but in quality, following a long-term plan put in place to increase the size, quality and academic reputation of the university.”
This fall’s freshman class of 4,916 students is also among the largest seen at the U of A, according to the preliminary numbers, with 345 students more than the 2014 freshman class.
