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ATLANTA—A record number of students will start classes at Georgia State University this fall. Fall enrollment numbers released today (Aug. 18) by Georgia State University officials show enrollment has topped 32,000 students for the first time ever.
“The extraordinary demand for admission to Georgia State is a testimony to the success of our various academic and student initiatives,” said Timothy Renick, associate provost for academic programs.
After receiving 31,000 total applications for its fall semester, GSU has accepted 2,800 freshmen, which is among the largest first-year classes in the university’s history.
GSU’s freshman class has an average high school GPA of 3.39 (out of 4.0) and an average SAT score of 1,110 (out of 1,600), which is up seven points from last year.
“Both are records. In fact, over the past three years, average SAT scores for Georgia State freshmen have increased by 29 points,” Renick said.
More than 200 freshmen have been admitted into the new GSU Honors College, which will provide students access to individualized advisement, small classes and seminars and priority registration. Those students have an average high school GPA of 3.8 and an average SAT score of almost 1,300.
Besides being the university’s strongest academically, the freshman class will also be the school’s most diverse ever. Forty-one percent of the freshmen class are white, 34 percent African-American, 16 percent Asian, and 9 percent Hispanic.
Renick said other highlights of this year’s enrollment numbers include the university’s largest transfer class, with over 2,600 students. GSU students are also investing more time in their education with this year’s student body registering for 381,640 hours.
Fall classes at GSU start Monday, Aug. 21. More than two weeks of events have been planned across campus to welcome Georgia State’s record-breaking student body.
“Georgia State is the place to be—and our data show that we are increasingly the first choice of our applicants,” Renick said.
Aug. 18, 2011