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Spring enrollment sees steady increase

February 4, 2014 by Marissa Jones

The university's spring retention rate is slightly higher than last year's rate, an upward trend that has been evident in recent years. The total number of students reduced from 4,461 to 4,168. The 93.4 percent retention rate, compared to last year's 92.3 percent rate, is an upward trend that can be attributed to several factors, said Bart ... [Read More…]

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Retention and graduation rates at all-time high

September 12, 2013 by Marissa Jones

The university's freshman-to-sophomore retention rate and five-year graduation rate is the highest in ACU history, barely missing a goal made five years ago. Kevin Campbell, chief enrollment officer, said 79.4 percent of last year's freshman returned this semester compared to 75.1 percent the year before. This year's percentage was .6 percentage ... [Read More…]

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Online, summer classes hit record enrollment numbers

August 23, 2013 by Rachel Fritz

Summer semester enrollment was at an all-time high for the summer of 2013, as was the number of students who stayed in Abilene. End-of-summer statistics reveal a 61 percent overall increase in undergraduate enrollment from last year. There were 1,689 students enrolled in the summer semester of 2012, whereas the 2013 summer semester had 2,719 ... [Read More…]

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Online, summer classes hit record enrollment numbers

August 23, 2013 by Rachel Fritz

Summer semester enrollment was at an all-time high for the summer of 2013, as was the number of students who stayed in Abilene. End-of-summer statistics reveal a 61 percent overall increase in undergraduate enrollment from last year. There were 1,689 students enrolled in the summer semester of 2012, whereas the 2013 summer semester had 2,719 ... [Read More…]

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Spring enrollment dips slightly

February 15, 2013 by Josh Garcia

Enrollment for the spring is only slightly down from the fall semester, with the total number of students being reduced to 4,037 from 4,371. The retention rate for the 2012 freshmen cohort, initially consisting of 958 students, is similarly high at 90.1%. Bart Herridge, director of student retention and services, said 75.8% of these freshmen are ... [Read More…]

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Spring enrollment shows typical retention

February 3, 2012 by Mark Smith

Spring freshman retention rate continues to climb as the latest university report shows more than 91 percent of freshmen returned to the university for the spring semester, according to 12th-day numbers released by the university Thursday. Kevin Campbell, chief enrollment officer, said last year's retention rate of 89.6 percent was one of the ... [Read More…]

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Budget plan to affect recruiting, scholarships

November 30, 2011 by Taylor Langston

Budget cuts threaten to slow down ACU success on the sports field. As the university continues to make cuts campus-wide, the athletic department will have approximately $180,000 cut from its budget. While some departments are losing staff and resources, this department is losing those who have not yet called ACU home because they are losing their ... [Read More…]

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Students report an increase in religious diversity

October 4, 2011 by Christina Burch

As the religious makeup of the student body continues to diversify, the university has experienced a steady decline in the enrollment of students with a Church of Christ heritage. The percentage of students who reported having a background in Churches of Christ has dropped 13 percent from 2006 to 2010, according to the university's annual ... [Read More…]

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Graduate, freshmen declines hit enrollment

September 15, 2011 by Mark Smith

Overall fall enrollment fell by 170 students, much of that attributed by university officials to a sharp decline in the total number of graduate students. In addition, freshmen enrollment fell by about 12 percent year-to-year, the largest decline in more than 20 years, according to 12th-day numbers released by the university this week. Despite the ... [Read More…]

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Student Success Program shuttered

September 14, 2011 by Hannah Barnes

In the wake of lower enrollment numbers, the university during the summer closed down the Student Success Program, an academic division designed to provide remedial courses and specialized assistance to students struggling in their standard university courses. The program offered up to four credit hours in two courses, Learning Strategies ... [Read More…]

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