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University of Tampa enrollment continues to grow, despite recession-led pressures on colleges nationwide to maintain and expand student counts.
The latest example: The college has 7,343 graduate and undergraduate students this academic year, up 5.5% from 6,958 in 2012-2013, according to a press release. The 2013-2014 tally triples the total enrollment from two decades ago, say UT officials. It's also the 17th consecutive year the school set an enrollment record.
Beyond enrollment, mere student interest in the school is on the rise. For example, UT received more than 103,000 inquiries and nearly 18,000 applications for this year's freshman class, which totals 2,061 students. The student body at the school, a private college on about 100 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa, comes from every state and more than 130 countries, according to the release.
UT President Ronald Vaughn says the enrollment success stems from the school's ability to retain its personal attention and community feel while upgrading the technology and facilities. Vaughn, in the release, says UT hired 16 full-time faculty and additional staff for the current year. The school also recently completed new academic facilities.
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