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School of Law reaches record enrollment

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Buoyed by a record enrollment in programs for graduate and law students, fall enrollment at Valparaiso University is the highest in 25 years.

A total of 3,980 students are enrolled, the highest total since 4,190 were enrolled in 1983. Included are 499 students enrolled in graduate programs, an increase of more than 100 compared to the record 392 enrolled last fall, and 596 students in the School of Law, topping the school’s previous high of 572 in 2003. Enrollment in undergraduate colleges totals 2,885, including 816 new students.

A record number of international students is included in the enrollment total. There are 245 students with U.S. student visas registered this fall compared to 157 a year ago.

Gender balance among students remains the same as a year ago with women making up 52 percent of the student body.

The typical freshman had a score of 1145 on the SAT, which is 128 points higher than the national average of 1017 for high school seniors taking the test last year, and a 3.33 high school grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Thirteen percent of Valparaiso’s freshmen are members of an ethnic minority.

Freshmen come from 34 states and 14 countries in addition to the United States. The Midwest is the most highly represented region of the country, and 36 percent of first-year students come from Indiana.

 

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