So why so few new students this year?
Noelle Garcia
Issue date: 9/27/07 Section: News
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How many new NDNU students are there? Where are they?
Returning students have been wondering why the presence of new students is so low.
Chief of Public Safety David M. Mefford said that there are only 190 residents parking permits on campus. Compare that number to last year's of 215.
Although there are fewer numbers on campus, the noise level is the same as previous years.
When asked why choosing NDNU versus other colleges, freshman Brendan Jin said, "I really like the small class sizes. It makes it easier for me to learn and I don't get distracted as much.
"Also the professors are able to help you one on one, other colleges my professors wouldn't even know who I am".
The Admissions Office wasn't able to provide an exact number of newly enrolled freshmen and transfer students even though the stat date was last week which finalized all the numbers.
Brian O'Rourke, director of undergraduate admissions, said, "There are probably 100 new freshmen and between the day and night student transfers, there are close to 80."
These numbers are down significantly from previous years.
The students who didn't choose NDNU were surveyed as to why they made their decision; the results weren't consistent according to O'Rourke.
Karen Schornstein, director of enrollment and marketing, said there were a huge number of transfer students this year.
When asked if this year's enrollment will affect next year's tuition, O'Rourke said, "Generally a university's tuition is not affected by how many students there are."
Admissions is optimistic about more students transferring in during spring semester.
Returning students have been wondering why the presence of new students is so low.
Chief of Public Safety David M. Mefford said that there are only 190 residents parking permits on campus. Compare that number to last year's of 215.
Although there are fewer numbers on campus, the noise level is the same as previous years.
When asked why choosing NDNU versus other colleges, freshman Brendan Jin said, "I really like the small class sizes. It makes it easier for me to learn and I don't get distracted as much.
"Also the professors are able to help you one on one, other colleges my professors wouldn't even know who I am".
The Admissions Office wasn't able to provide an exact number of newly enrolled freshmen and transfer students even though the stat date was last week which finalized all the numbers.
Brian O'Rourke, director of undergraduate admissions, said, "There are probably 100 new freshmen and between the day and night student transfers, there are close to 80."
These numbers are down significantly from previous years.
The students who didn't choose NDNU were surveyed as to why they made their decision; the results weren't consistent according to O'Rourke.
Karen Schornstein, director of enrollment and marketing, said there were a huge number of transfer students this year.
When asked if this year's enrollment will affect next year's tuition, O'Rourke said, "Generally a university's tuition is not affected by how many students there are."
Admissions is optimistic about more students transferring in during spring semester.
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