OU welcomes most diverse incoming class in its history

今年秋天, 韦德体育app官网 is welcoming the most diverse class of first-year students in its history, with more than 26% identifying as underrepresented minorities. It is also the largest incoming class since fall 2020, signaling a resurgence toward pre-pandemic enrollment levels.

总招生人数15人,992 students also includes increases in many demographics, including first-year students, 转学, 研究生, 第一代学生, 荣誉学院 students and international students.

“OU is proud to serve as a destination for incoming first-year, transfer and 研究生 seeking a transformative educational experience. Our ongoing outreach and recruitment efforts in high schools and community colleges have resulted in increased enrollment from some of the most academically talented students,道恩·奥布里说, OU’s vice president for enrollment management.

“奥克兰 continues to be a university of choice for students throughout the state of Michigan, and the significant number of enrolled students from 奥克兰, Macomb and Wayne Counties reflects OU’s commitment to being one of the regional universities best serving Michigan families.”

Fall 2023 Enrollment 突出了:

新学生

• 6% more new under研究生 have enrolled at OU in the fall semester, compared to fall 2022.
  
  
• The number of students coming from high school who have enrolled is up 5.6% from last year, for a total of 2,236.
  
  
• Most diverse incoming first-year class in OU’s history, with 26.2% identifying as underrepresented minority students, compared to 25.2022年秋季为7%.
  
  
• 36.5% of the incoming first-year class identify as first-generation college students, compared to 36.2022年秋季2%.
  
  
• International students comprise 3.6% of the incoming first-year class, compared to 3.在2022年秋季下降1%.
  
  
• The entering first-year class continues to demonstrate strong academic credentials, with the average grade point remaining at 3.50, comparable to the average for the fall 2022. 
  
  
• The number of students enrolling as members of the 荣誉学院 are up 1.7% 与2022年的秋天相比.
  
  
• A new pilot initiative for incoming first-year students from Detroit, 叫做梦想计划, has contributed to an increase of 14.6% in the incoming first-year class enrollment from Wayne County. DREAM is a program designed to support 第一代学生, primarily from the City of Detroit, 缩小毕业差距. Forty-seven students have enrolled in this program, and they will have dedicated support their first two years.

转学

• The number of Transfer students enrolled for Fall are up 0.9%，共计1355人.
  
  
• We continue to maintain the diversity of our incoming transfer student population, with 15.4% identifying as underrepresented minority students.
  
  
• 此外,38.6% of the incoming transfer student population identify as first-generation college students.
  
  
• Enrollment of new 转学 in the 荣誉学院 has nearly doubled compared to the fall 2022. 

研究生

• 3% more new graduate (masters and doctoral) students have enrolled at OU in the Fall semester, 与2022年的秋天相比.
• 事实上, Fall 2023 new Masters student enrollment is at a five-year high for OU, with new Masters student enrollment 4% stronger than it was pre-pandemic (Fall 2019).
  
  
• The increase in new graduate student enrollment is supported by increases in the Master of Science in Public Health, 教育学硕士, and Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, to name a few programs that have seen strong new student enrollment for the fall semester.