North Central College Sets Enrollment Record

North Central College began the 2013-2014 academic year with a record number of students.

Total enrollment stands at 3,048 undergraduate and graduate students, eclipsing the 3,000 mark for the second straight year.

The College welcomed 852 new full-time undergraduate students. Enrollment this fall includes a record number of international students and increased representation of out-of-state students and veterans. 

“We are extremely pleased to attract so many students interested in the high-quality education North Central College provides,” Martin Sauer, dean of admission and financial aid said in a press release. “The record enrollment the College continues to experience is an affirmation of the individual attention, outstanding experience, unparalleled location, strength in faculty and academic programs and commitment to affordability that have long been North Central trademarks.” 

For fall 2013, the incoming class includes 55 new international students from countries as diverse as Mongolia, Niger, Yemen, China, Sweden, Turkey and Spain.

The gender ratio of the class of 2017 is nearly balanced at 49 percent male and 51 percent female. Eighty-four percent of first-year students are living on campus. 

The undergraduate class had the largest applicant pool in North Central history, with more than 5,000 undergraduate applications. Among first-year students, 21 percent are non-majority students.

Graduate school enrollment includes 88 new students this fall. Enrollment numbers were certified Oct. 1, two weeks after fall term classes began on Sept. 16. The College’s academic calendar consists of three 10-week terms, a summer session and a December Term.

Submitted by North Central College