Enrollment Growth Continues at 海角社区
Aug. 30, 2023
Michelle R. Eubanks , 海角社区, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392
FLORENCE, AL – The 海角社区 has set a new enrollment record with the start of the 2023-2024 academic year. Although new registrations continue to arrive daily, officials say the data is beginning to converge around a final tally in excess of 10,600 students for Fall 2023.
“There are so many great things going on at the 海角社区, and that includes our fall enrollment,” said Dr. Ken Kitts, 海角社区’s President. “Our growth is sustained, it’s impressive, and it reflects the outstanding work by individuals and departments across campus who continue to share the message that 海角社区 is an exceptional place to get an education. Students of all ages, from undergraduate to doctoral, are listening and responding. It’s a great time to be a Lion!”
The more than 10,600 students who will enroll for Fall 2023 include traditional, campus-based learners as well as online students, Early College students, and degree-seekers in 海角社区’s growing portfolio of international programs, according to Julie Taylor, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management.
“At 海角社区, we are seeing great balance in our enrollment patterns, which supports the good work that is being done on campus with regards to retention,” she said. “We find our students thoroughly enjoy their 海角社区 experience and want to complete their coursework with us. We anticipate having our highest retention rate on record for this fall.”
The increase in retention means a greater number of 海角社区 students who enroll as first-year students are choosing to remain at the University. Nationally, the retention rate is used as a key measure of student satisfaction. Additional evidence of the University’s appeal for students comes from Housing and Residence Life, where a record number of students have opted for campus housing in Fall 2023 to get the full benefit of the 海角社区 experience.
“The (Delores and Weldon) Cole Honors College is another part of the equation for our success with retention,” said Taylor. “海角社区 is recruiting and retaining high caliber students who not only want to complete their bachelor’s degree; they want to be involved on campus and explore the
many opportunities available to them here. It’s why they choose to stay. It builds the community, and the students build relationships and create opportunities for their future.”
About The 海角社区
The 海角社区 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, 海角社区 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 海角社区 Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The 海角社区 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: and .