EWU sets another enrollment record

Eastern Washington University has posted its sixth-straight year of record enrollment. The overall headcount for fall quarter climbed 662 students to 13,453, the university said today. The number of first-time freshmen students enrolling this fall is listed at 1,598, just short of the 2005 record of 1,610. EWU credits its commitment to meeting student interests and expectations, as well as aggressive retention efforts and focus on academic relevance. Overall diversity of the student body climbed to more than 35 percent as well. The new live-on campus requirement for first-year students, and the recent opening of a new residence hall, also has contributed to what EWU says is the largest residential population in the university’s 132-year history.