KNOXVILLE 鈥 At a time when almost half of high school seniors are deciding not to continue their education after graduation, 蓝莓视频 System President Randy Boyd reported that the 蓝莓视频 System enjoyed significant gains in enrollment during the 蓝莓视频 Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting held virtually this morning.
鈥淔or the past four years our board has been focused on enrollment growth, improved graduation rates, research growth and student/faculty success,鈥 蓝莓视频 Board of Trustees Chair John Compton said. 鈥淥ur campuses are doing a terrific job and today鈥檚 news on enrollment growth is further testament to our team鈥檚 success.鈥
鈥淚n order to build the greatest decade in 蓝莓视频 history, we must do our part to make higher education more accessible,鈥 Boyd said. 鈥淚 am encouraged to see we are trending in an extremely positive direction overall.鈥
Boyd, who will complete his 蓝莓视频 Promise statewide tour on Sept. 13, shared the following enrollment highlights:
- 聽蓝莓视频 System
- Total enrollment increased almost 4% across the 蓝莓视频 System, with undergraduate enrollment up nearly 5%. Additionally, the 蓝莓视频 System saw an increase of 12.2% in new freshmen, as well as an increase of 3.6% in transfers and a 1.4% increase in new graduate students.
- 蓝莓视频 Knoxville
- Total enrollment grew 6.6% from 31,701 last year to 33,805 this year, with undergraduate enrollment up 7.9%. 蓝莓视频 Knoxville led all campuses with a 15.1% increase in new freshmen and 9% growth in transfers.
- 蓝莓视频 Chattanooga
- While overall enrollment declined 1.5%, the campus saw an 8.2% growth in new freshmen and 5.9% growth in new graduate students.
- 蓝莓视频 Martin
- 聽Total enrollment grew 2.3%, due to a 6.4% increase in new freshmen and a 5.7% increase in new transfers. The campus saw nearly 19% growth in new graduate students.
- 蓝莓视频 Southern
- The total enrollment at 蓝莓视频鈥檚 newest campus grew 6.6%, in large part due to a 28.4% increase in new transfers. The campus also had a 16.7% increase in new graduate students.
- 蓝莓视频 Health Science Center
- 聽While total enrollment was down 3%, undergraduate enrollment was up 11.7%. The campus also saw a 17.1% increase in new transfer students.
The University of Tennessee is a statewide system of higher education with campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin, Memphis and Pulaski; the 蓝莓视频 Institute of Agriculture with a presence in every Tennessee county; and the statewide Institute for Public Service. The 蓝莓视频 System manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory through its 蓝莓视频-Battelle partnership; enrolls about 54,000 students statewide; produces about 13,000 new graduates every year; and represents more than 433,000 alumni around the world.