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\nThursday, May 20, 2021<\/p>\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 For the first time in its 122 years, Tarleton State University\u2019s summer enrollment will exceed 7,000, breaking last year\u2019s record and setting an all-time high for the fourth consecutive semester.<\/p>\n
As of May 20, more than 7,300 students will take summer courses at Tarleton, up more than 600 from a year ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are exciting times at Tarleton as more and more students see our university as a first-choice destination,\u201d said President James Hurley. \u201cFrom the moment they arrive, our students know they are part of the Tarleton family, with faculty and staff ready to help them succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n
If projections hold, Tarleton\u2019s summer 2021 enrollment could top 7,600 \u2014 nearly 60 percent more than what it was just eight years ago \u2014 with a 16 percent jump in master\u2019s and doctoral programs and a 16 percent increase in students reporting an ethnicity other than white over summer 2020.<\/p>\n
The record summer enrollment is expected to push fall numbers higher, too, as Tarleton prepares for the 2021-2022 academic year and a traditional college experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important to know that Tarleton will return to normal operations \u2014 like those prior to the pandemic,\u201d Dr. Hurley said. \u201cEnrollment is open, and scholarships are available. We\u2019re looking forward to another record fall enrollment in August. Students need to register as soon as possible to make sure they get the classes they want.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tarleton\u2019s spring enrollment was up 6.46 percent over spring 2020. Fall 2020 enrollment increased 6.42 percent from the previous year, and summer 2020 saw a 10.19 percent growth over 2019.<\/p>\n
Several reasons underscore Tarleton\u2019s record-breaking enrollment:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dozens of programs to ensure student success, including personalized advising and outreach; support for first-generation and transfer students; advanced hands-on learning opportunities; supplemental instruction, mentoring and tutoring; and programs focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) curriculum<\/p>\n
\u2022 Rigorous management of the pandemic to safely provide a full college experience, complete with in-person learning, graduation ceremonies and a full-scale spring Homecoming, with another planned for the fall<\/p>\n
\u2022 Agreements with nearly 70 area school districts to provide annual scholarships and guarantee admission to seniors who graduate in the top 25 percent of their class<\/p>\n
\u2022 Partnerships with nine two-year colleges and college districts to provide annual scholarships and boost educational opportunities for transfer students<\/p>\n
\u2022 Academic programs that meet professional workforce needs, like the school\u2019s first PhD \u2014 a Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice \u2014 a new concentration to the Doctorate in Educational Leadership (ed technology), the university\u2019s first master\u2019s degree in engineering (computer engineering), and a bachelor\u2019s in communication sciences and disorders<\/p>\n
\u2022 A move last July to NCAA Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference<\/p>\n
\u2022 Infrastructure development that keeps pace with student needs, including a state-of-the-art Aquatics Center, complete renovation of the field house on the south end of Memorial Stadium, a new home for the university\u2019s storied rodeo program, increased campus housing, and plans for a research and economic development center and second and third buildings on the Fort Worth campus<\/p>\n
\u2022 Continued support and confidence of alumni, donors and friends<\/p>\n
For more information on how to become a Tarleton Texan, visit\u00a0www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/index.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n Contact: Cecilia Jacobs For the first time in its 122 years, Tarleton State University’s summer enrollment will exceed 7,000, breaking last year’s record and setting an all-time high for the fourth consecutive semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":49676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423,425,427],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","category-campus-community","category-science-health"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/10\/Spring-Flowers-Admin-Gates_7545-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Academics & Research<\/a>","Campus & Community<\/a>","Science & Health<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academics & Research<\/span>","Campus & Community<\/span>","Science & Health<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 7 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on May 21, 2021","modified":"Updated on September 22, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on May 21, 2021 12:00 am","modified":"Updated on September 22, 2025 4:44 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"Tarleton State University entrance with flags and flowers.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53812,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25471\/revisions\/53812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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